Pomona business owners denounce initiative to allow marijuana shops in city’s historic core
CaliforniaUncategorized August 6, 2018
A group of property owners in downtown Pomona is making it very clear: Despite a proposed measure on the November ballot that could usher marijuana businesses into town, they don’t want them in their neighborhood. Earlier this year, proponents of an initiative that aims to overturn Pomona’s ban on... Read more
With actress Lake Bell gracing the cover and cannabis-infused cooking recipes inside, the second issue of cannabis and culture journal EMBER will be at select MedMen stores starting today. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180806005105/en/ EMBER Magazine Cover Featuring Lake Bell (Photo: Business Wire) Published... Read more
MARTINEZ — In a raucous meeting that saw everything from Cheech and Chong jokes to concerns about kids having easy access to pot, the city’s Planning Commission took the first step toward establishing a medical cannabis dispensary here. The planning commission voted unanimously in favor of two measures that... Read more
TORONTO, August 2, 2018 /CNW/ – PRESS RELEASE – FSD Pharma Inc. has announced the appointment of Dr. Raza Bokhari to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Dr. Bokhari currently serves as the Chairman & CEO of PCL, a global diagnostic provider of addiction screening and opioid prescription medication monitoring,... Read more
TORONTO, August 2, 2018 /CNW/ – PRESS RELEASE – FSD Pharma Inc. has announced the appointment of Dr. Raza Bokhari to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Dr. Bokhari currently serves as the Chairman & CEO of PCL, a global diagnostic provider of addiction screening and opioid prescription medication monitoring,... Read more
PORTLAND, Ore. — One of the highest federal law enforcement officials in Oregon had strong words on Thursday for the state’s handling of legalized marijuana, following the release of a new interstate report on the legal marijuana industry. “The recent HIDTA Insight Report on marijuana production, distribution, and consumption... Read more
Entrepreneurs see Santa Cruz as fertile ground for cannabis startups
CaliforniaUncategorized August 6, 2018
SANTA CRUZ — Entrepreneurs hoping to make it big in California’s new cannabis marketplace are planting roots in Santa Cruz County, looking to bring new meaning to the term “high tech.” Area initiatives include an online pot marketplace, a smart-growing solution that harnesses big data and an app that... Read more
Sonoma County Set to Consider Cannabis Policy Changes to Ease Dispute Between Growers, Neighbors
August 6, 2018
With legal adult-use cannabis sales set to launch in Canada this fall, the global industry is watching intently to see what market trends emerge. When it comes to extraction and extracted products, quality and consistency will be key, according to Joel Sherlock, co-founder and chairman of Vitalis Extraction Technology,... Read more
Georgia Might Allow Medical Marijuana Growing and Dispensing
August 6, 2018
To pass state-mandated pesticide testing and ensure that their products are safe for sale and consumption, it is advantageous for cultivators to understand the common regulations and science behind pesticide use and testing. With states like California and Colorado recently rolling out new testing regulations, growers must understand pesticide... Read more
California Cannabis Leasing: The Normalization of Cannabis Landlords
CaliforniaUncategorized August 6, 2018
…In a good way, for cannabis landlords. Almost two years after the passage of Proposition 64, the 2016 California voter initiative to legalize and regulate medicinal and adult-use cannabis, California has begun to finalize its regulations that will govern the largest cannabis market in the country, though that effort... Read more
