Because pot remains illegal on the federal level, it cannot be sent through the mail. But people can get it delivered to their doors in California. LOS ANGELES — California has entered a potentially landmark legal fight against some of its own cities over one of the most basic... Read more
Deep inside Northern California’s Shasta-Trinity National Forest, wildlife ecologist Mourad Gabriel is dressed in camouflage, waiting for the raid. He’s accompanied by more than a dozen armed officers with the U.S. Forest Service, local sheriff’s office, and other agencies on a hot August afternoon. Their plan: to seize and... Read more
Late Friday, Missouri officials released drafts of medical marijuana rules for physicians who will write certifications so patients can access medical marijuana, along with proposed rules for transportation facilities handling marijuana. Missouri’s medical marijuana system was approved by voters in November 2018. By a wide margin, they chose Amendment 2 among three rival... Read more
Gary Storck has been here before. For decades, Storck, a longtime medical marijuana advocate from Madison, has been pushing the state Legislature to legalize his medicine. Storck suffers from glaucoma. He uses cannabis to slow progression of the disease, which is gradually robbing him of his sight. The first... Read more
Andy Graves, Joe Hickey and David Spalding / Photo by Media Collaboratory It was no ordinary White House news conference. It started with a video from the 2006 Emmy Awards of President Donald Trump singing the theme song from the 1960s sitcom “Green Acres,” which showcased a wealthy New... Read more
Hemp production is incredibly hot right now in Oregon. Since 2015 the number of licensed hemp growers has climbed from 13 to 584 (with much of that in the past two years) and hemp acreage has rapidly expanded to 11,000 acres. In 2019, we expect to see this dramatic escalation continue for several reasons, including: 1) recent…
Ryan Allway April 8th, 2019 TORONTO & SEATTLE — POSaBIT Systems Corporation (“POSaBIT” or the “Company”), a leading financial technology company delivering unique blockchain-enabled payment processing and point-of-sale (POS) systems for cash-only businesses with a focus on the cannabis industry, today announced that following the completion of its reverse... Read more
Ryan Allway April 9th, 2019 Exclusive, News, Top Story Concentrates are the fastest growing segment of the cannabis industry, according to Arcview Market Research, with sales growing nearly 50 percent to about $3 billion last year in the US. As consumers seek out discreet and healthier consumption methods, the... Read more
As a lab technician in a white coat slides a marijuana sample underneath a microscope, a magnified image of dozens of sparkling crystals appears on a computer screen. They’re trichomes, oozing with therapeutic cannabinoids, meaning it’s probably some pretty good bud. But the tiny bugs found among the crystals are…
CannTrust Holdings Inc. (TSX: TRST, NYSE:CTST) is pleased to announce that its cultivation and processing permit under Health Canada Cannabis Regulations was amended to include the final 20% of its Phase 2 expansion.
