A bill establishing a structure for regulating the production and sale of marijuana failed in the State House Thursday. State Rep. Edward Osienski’s (D-Newark) bill would have imposed a 15% tax on marijuana sales and created a limited number of licenses for sale, cultivation and testing. Osienski underscored he... Read more
Although marijuana remains strictly forbidden by federal law, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Congress quietly amended the statute in 2018 to legalize cannabis cigarettes and vaping products that have similar intoxicants but are made from hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill, signed by President Donald Trump, included provisions... Read more
Exclusive Interview with Leafly CEO Yoko Miyashita For the past 12 years, Leafly (NASDAQ: LFLY) has been on a mission to help consumers navigate the cannabis industry. The platform provides educational content, strains data and connections with licensed retailers and brands to guide consumers through their cannabis shopping experience.... Read more
Last summer, I wrote a post called “Fire Season is Coming.” Given the massive expected California droughts, it’s pretty safe to assume that fire season is coming, again. Today, I want to recap some of the issues that we’re likely to see in the coming months. As we learned in prior fire seasons, the cannabis
Speaking to a congressional panel on Thursday, the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acknowledged that his agency has taken little regulatory action on CBD products in recent years despite the federal legalization of hemp and its derivatives. “It looks pretty much the same in terms of... Read more
“There are a lot of people who don’t want to take opioids for their long-term PTSD and pain management because of the high possibility of addiction to opioids.” By Piper Hutchinson, Louisiana Illuminator The Louisiana House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations unanimously advanced a bill Thursday that would... Read more
The Delaware House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a bill to legalize and regulate marijuana sales, even though it got a majority of votes in support. The move comes one week after lawmakers sent the governor separate legislation to simply legalize cannabis possession. The broader measure providing for a... Read more
JFrog Ltd Has Opportunities in $25-Billion Market With the technology and growth sectors of the stock market getting slammed in 2022, I’m beginning to see numerous opportunities to pick up severely beaten-down growth stocks. While the selling of technology stocks might not be over yet, contrarian traders should take... Read more
Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Cartagena in Spain have come to an interesting conclusion. Recently, the amount of cannabis pollen in the air has increased dramatically. It is not unreasonable to postulate, as the polytech scientists have now done, that the total amount of illicit cultivation in the... Read more
Legislative panels in the Rhode Island Senate and House of Representatives voted to approve a bill to legalize cannabis for use by adults on Wednesday after an updated version of the measure was released by lawmakers the night before. On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill with... Read more
