Poll: Marijuana more moral than gay relations; Iowa House defeats psilocybin decrim measure; VA sells hemp shoes to veterans 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 day. Your support makes... Read more
If Kentucky Rep. Charles Booker (D) wins his primary race for U.S. Senate—and initial voting returns from Tuesday’s election put him in the lead so far—the general election matchup heading up to November will see the pro-marijuana legalization candidate face off against one of the most powerful obstacles to... Read more
This is a sponsored post by Larry Sandell of Mei & Mark LLP. This post was updated on May 22, 2019 to reflect recent policy developments. Marijuana industry leaders stay busy developing business plans, building brands, inventing technologies, creating supply chains, cultivating new strains, hiring employees, securing funding, and obtaining... Read more
Cannabis supply chain agreements (e.g., manufacturing agreements, distribution agreements, license agreements, supply agreements) can be difficult enough to draft and negotiate when there are just two parties. The immense amount of over-regulation in the cannabis world can make contract drafting a headache, and even more difficult for attorneys who are not well-versed in cannabis. That […]
Even though Virginia has decriminalized cannabis as of first thing next month, the state’s Black caucus would like to see things move to full legalization. Their plan is to try and push that through in a special legislative session this summer. “The Commonwealth is past the point for studies... Read more
Seven out of ten Americans believe that smoking marijuana is morally acceptable, according to a poll that tracks values and beliefs in the United States. Results of the poll that surveys American’s views on the moral acceptability of 21 different social issues were released this week by Gallup. When... Read more
Regulators in the United Kingdom have rescheduled the cannabidiol drug Epidyolex as a Schedule 5 drug, moving the medicine approved to treat severe forms of epilepsy from the much more restrictive Schedule 2 classification. GW Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of the medication, announced on Tuesday that the move by the... Read more
Dr. Lester Grinspoon, one of the most vocal champions of marijuana legalization in the United States who promoted his advocacy in both best-selling books and Congressional testimony, died on Thursday. He was 92. A native of Massachusetts, Grinspoon studied at Harvard Medical School, and later joined the faculty there... Read more
When Cannabis Business Times published its first “State of the Cannabis Cultivation Industry Report” in 2016, a vast majority of participants reported that they cultivated cannabis in warehouses/ indoors (80%.) The fifth annual study, made possible each year with the support of Nexus Greenhouse Systems, revealed more diversity in... Read more
Cleveland, Ohio (June 23, 2020) – GIE Media’s Cannabis Group received six national Azbee Awards of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) during the 2020 award period, including national gold awards for Cannabis Business Times (CBT) and Hemp Grower (HG). ASBPE honored HG Art Director Andrea... Read more
