A new law decriminalizing possession of marijuana in Virginia is set to go into effect next week, and the state legislature’s black caucus is already pushing colleagues to go further by fully legalizing cannabis in an upcoming special session this summer.
A campaign to decriminalize drugs and expand substance misuse treatment in Washington State will no longer pursue an effort to place the policy change on the November ballot.
Portland, Ore, June 18, 2020 -PRESS RELEASE- At its regular monthly meeting on June 18, 2020, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission moved to extend the ability of licensed cannabis retailers to continue curbside delivery, and took the first step towards adopting rules that would ban non-cannabis additives from inhalable cannabis products. Commissioners also approved... Read more
Hardly a day goes by without a report of another lawsuit—almost invariably one that claims to be a class action—against another cannabis-related business for allegedly violating the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), most often through the business’s text-based marketing. Not surprisingly, the bulk of these cases are being... Read more
EDMONTON, Alberta, June 23, 2020 /CNW/ -PRESS RELEASE- Aurora Cannabis Inc., one of Canada’s largest cannabis producers, provided on June 23 a progress update on its Business Transformation Plan that was previously announced Feb. 6, 2020. “Across our organization we continue to take decisive action and execute on our... Read more
EDMONTON, Alberta, June 23, 2020 /CNW/ -PRESS RELEASE- Aurora Cannabis Inc., one of Canada’s largest cannabis producers, provided on June 23 a progress update on its Business Transformation Plan that was previously announced Feb. 6, 2020. “Across our organization we continue to take decisive action and execute on our... Read more
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, June 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -PRESS RELEASE- Delta 9 Cannabis Inc., announced on June 23, 2020 it entered into a master cannabis supply agreement with Ontario Cannabis Store. The agreement will see Delta 9 supply branded cannabis products and accessories to OCS for sale in retail cannabis... Read more
Multistate marijuana operator Acreage Holdings is getting $100 million to shore up a hemp-focused subsidiary, part of a restructuring announced Thursday with Canadian marijiana giant Canopy Growth Corp. Canopy announced plans to acquire Acreage last year. The restructuring includes a loan from Canopy so that Acreage’s hemp subsidiary, called... Read more
A Canadian biotechnology hemp company is entering an agreement with a Spanish company to produce and distribute a THC-free, high -CBG variety of the plant in Canada. Ottawa-based Cannabis Orchards’ partnership with Hemp Trading to get the hemp variety, called Panakeia, into the Canadian market comes after “successful distribution”... Read more
Canopy Growth & Acreage Holdings Agree to Modify Plan of Arrangement as Canopy Growth’s U.S. Expansion Continues Canopy Growth and Acreage agree to amend plan of arrangement to provide potential additional upside for all shareholders Amended arrangement provides for up-front cash payment to Acreage shareholders and certain convertible security... Read more
