White House meets with hemp groups on CBD enforcement; McConnell says marijuana banking ‘non-germane’ to COVID bill; Senators press USDA on hemp regs Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the... Read more
Zscaler Inc Is Trumping the Market, But More Gains Coming Zscaler Inc (NASDAQ:ZS) is an excellent cybersecurity stock that has been trouncing its peers and the broader market. Zscaler stock is up 48% year-over-year, 177% since the start of 2020, and 275% since the stock market crashed in March.... Read more
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc Has Bright Future as Medical Testing Costs Fall A key player in the molecular diagnostic solutions space is GenMark Diagnostics, Inc (NASDAQ:GNMK). Here we are, about six months living with the COVID-19 pandemic, and the rush to find a vaccine is relentless. While this virus will eventually be... Read more
Also, pandemic-frazzled Americans are simply getting stoned more often. “It’s understandable that people may be more hesitant to get their products from sources that are unregulated,” said Kris Krane, CEO of 4Front Ventures, which operates dispensaries in multiple states. “They may not want to go to their dealer’s house,... Read more
August 3, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment Fifty days out from a national referendum, cannabis legalisation campaigners in New Zealand are fearful a lack of public advocates could cost them a chance at carefully crafted law reform. And many want the country’s most popular politician, Prime Minister Jacinda... Read more
The U.S. House of Representatives is planning a floor vote on the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, legislation that would federally decriminalize cannabis by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act, and cannabis industry stakeholders are taking notice. “It’s a fairly comprehensive piece of legislation, talking about... Read more
Rocked by a global pandemic and its resulting economic havoc, thousands of CBD companies in the United States will likely shutter in 2020 – but the CBD market will remain flooded with some 1,500 brands jostling for market share, according to cannabis research firm Brightfield Group. The top 20... Read more
Hemp businesses using temporary foreign workers are going to see changing fee schedules for visas starting this fall. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a series of fee changes for visas on Monday. Visa programs are funded by user fees, which must be updated to cover costs. The... Read more
