You’re reading a copy of this week’s edition of the New Cannabis Ventures weekly newsletter, which we have been publishing since October 2015. The newsletter includes unique insight to help our readers stay ahead of the curve as well as links to the week’s most important news. Friends, Four... Read more
“After eight years of using the same thing with great results, I don’t want her to have to go seek something else.” By Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury Before many people even knew what CBD was, a particular group of families was asking Virginia lawmakers to legalize it. At the... Read more
The Senate committee also defeated legislation that would have required businesses to add a warning label to cannabis packaging directed specifically at pregnant women. By Max Savage Levenson, Montana Free Press On Tuesday, one day after a hearing that drew pointed opposition from representatives of the cannabis and media... Read more
An Oregon marijuana business challenging the state’s ban on interstate cannabis commerce asked a federal judge last week to allow the case to be heard in court, arguing that the company has a “right to operate its business—federally legal or not—free of unconstitutional state laws such as the export... Read more
A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators have filed a bill to reduce regulations on farmers that grow industrial hemp for non-extraction purposes. Sens. Jon Tester (D-MT) and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced the Industrial Hemp Act on Thursday—the latest piece of congressional legislation focused on the crop, which was federally... Read more
A new study shows that four years after Canada legalized marijuana for adult use, nearly six out of every ten neighborhoods in the country is located within a five-minute drive of a cannabis dispensary, demonstrating the level of access afforded to consumers. The study, which was a collaborative effort... Read more
Nevada senators held a hearing on a bill to legalize the possession of psilocybin on Thursday, discussing a proposed amendment to remove therapeutic use provisions and taking extensive testimony from advocates and experts—including from an Assembly lawmaker who shared his own experience with ketamine treatment. The Senate Health and... Read more
“Increasing the THC level to 5 percent would hinder our successful hemp program and undermine enforcement of our drug laws.” By Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight Gov. Kristi Noem (R) vetoed a bill Thursday that would increase the amount of THC that industrial hemp processors can have in their... Read more
