Cannabis Sativa Enters Into Letter of Intent to Acquire Lacuna Botanicals CBD Company
Marijuana Industry News June 4, 2019
Competitors in the burgeoning cannabis industry, like any fast-growing industry, should endeavor to protect their trade secrets—namely the recipes, formulas, methodologies and other information that gives them a competitive edge over the competition. Each proprietor should have a basic understanding for what a trade secret is, how to protect... Read more
Connecticut Misses Legalization Opportunity as Legislative Session Ends
Marijuana Industry News June 4, 2019
COLUMBUS, OH, June 4, 2019 /CNW/ PRESS RELEASE – Green Growth Brands, Inc. announced that on Monday, June 3, 2019, it executed an arm’s length definitive agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Spring Oaks Greenhouses, Inc. Spring Oaks holds a medical marijuana dispensary... Read more
Shoppers Drug Mart may have yet to receive its medical cannabis license from Health Canada, but it is moving full steam ahead to make sure it has secured multiple Canadian cannabis suppliers to provide its customers with products, pending approval of the licensed producer application submitted by its parent... Read more
California City Police Continue Marijuana Crackdown
CaliforniaMarijuana Industry News June 4, 2019 0
Police in California City are continuing to crack down on illegal marijuana grows in the city; in total, over 21,000 plants have been seized. Read more
Vermont Weighs Saliva Tests to Screen Drivers for Marijuana
Marijuana Industry NewsVermont June 4, 2019 0
A bill that would allow police to test a driver’s saliva for marijuana is being considered by Vermont lawmakers as the state prepares to legalize the drug. The roadside saliva test would not determine whether a driver was impaired, but motorists who test positive could be asked to submit... Read more
Tennessee House Speaker Helps Break Tie on Medical Cannabis Bill
ColoradoMarijuana Industry NewsTennessee June 4, 2019 0
Efforts to legalize medical cannabis in Tennessee have gotten some unexpected support from state House Speaker Beth Harwell. On Feb. 27, 2018, Harwell voted to break a tie in the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee in favor of HB 1749 / SB 1710, also known as the Medical Cannabis Act.... Read more
Charlottetown, PE, Feb. 28, 2018 /Weed Wire/ —The Prince Edward Island Liquor Control Commission has announced new details regarding the province’s model for cannabis retail outlet sales. The province will have four dedicated, government-owned retail locations in 2018, as well as an e-commerce platform with direct-to-home delivery. Retail sites... Read more
For those hoping to get in on the cannabis stock game, a Canadian company has gotten approval to start trading on the NASDAQ. It’s the U.S. Stock Exchange’s first listed marijuana company, according to VICE. Read more
Alaska proposes bi-level THC testing fees in long-delayed hemp rule draft
Industrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics June 4, 2019 0
Alaska wants to reward hemp farmers who use certified varieties with lower THC testing fees, a national first in the state’s long-delayed proposal for regulating commercial production. The proposed regulations – issued more than a year after Alaska authorized hemp cultivation – gives would-be entrepreneurs a first look at how... Read more
Canadian CBD company taps Kellogg’s executive for global expansion
Industrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics June 4, 2019 0
A Toronto-based hemp and CBD investment company has tapped the former president of Kellogg North America Co. to lead its planned expansion. Heavenly Rx, a subsidiary of Sol Global Investments, announced Monday that Paul Norman, former President of North America for the $13 billion food giant Kellogg’s, will be its new CEO. The announcement comes... Read more
