Their marijuana industry has been rapidly changing over the course of the past several years, but new updates in legislation and the changing public sentiment have all combined to make the market broader than ever. As most eyes have been on Canada given the new bill is known as... Read more
A former field representative for Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn during her days in Congress was sentenced this week to 18 months in prison for bribery and attempted extortion after demanding and accepting $5,000 to prevent the closure of a Compton marijuana shop. Michael Kimbrew, 45, of Santa... Read more
Thailand considers allowing medical marijuana use — even as harsh penalties continue for recreational users
Medical MarijuanaUncategorized July 17, 2018
Thailand, known for its tough policies against drug trafficking, is taking a page from Canada and other countries and is seeking to lead the way in Asia in legalizing medical marijuana. The reason? It’s largely economic. Thailand, which in the 1980s was one of the world’s top exporters of... Read more
Pittsburg approves Contra Costa County’s first cannabis manufacturing plant
Uncategorized July 17, 2018
Pittsburg’s first plant for manufacturing and distributing medical and recreational cannabis could soon be operating in an industrial park at the former U.S. Army’s Camp Stoneman site. The City Council voted 4-1 Monday to approve a commercial cannabis permit and an operating agreement with Canyon Laboratories, a subsidiary of... Read more
Tree of Knowledge Goes Public on the CSE Backed by Strong Management Team and Advisory Board
Uncategorized July 17, 2018
Ryan Allway July 17th, 2018 Uncategorized Tree of Knowledge International Corp. (CSE: TOKI) (OTC: TRKWF) recently began trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange, or CSE, following the reverse merger of Courtland Capital Inc. by private Nevada company Tree of Knowledge Inc. Investors interested in capitalizing on the growing... Read more
From Forbes.com: The marijuana industry is growing so fast that if the government legalized it nationally it would outsell ice cream. A new report from Marijuana Business Daily estimates that the total demand for marijuana, including the black market, is $45-$50 billion. Annual ice cream sales are only $5.1 billion. Total... Read more
Aphria plans for global cannabis leadership with international expansion acquiring leading assets in Latin America and the Caribbean
Uncategorized July 17, 2018
Aphria Inc. (TSX: APH and US OTC: APHQF) is proud to announce the Company’s planned expansion into Latin America and the Caribbean with the proposed acquisition of industry-leading companies in Colombia, Argentina, Jamaica and a right of first offer and refusal in respect of Brazil through a definitive share purchase agreement with Scythian Biosciences Inc.. Aphria will acquire 100% of the issued... Read more
Khiron Appoints Former Mexican President Vicente Fox to Board of Directors
Uncategorized July 17, 2018
Khiron Life Sciences Corp. (TSXV: KHRN), a Canadian integrated medical cannabis company with its core operations in Colombia, announced today that the Company has appointed former President of Mexico Mr. Vicente Fox Quesada to its board of directors, effective immediately. Mr. Fox will be a strategic advisor and brand ambassador for the... Read more
Hemp-Derived CBD Not Allowed in Food (or Pretty Much Anything Else) in California
CaliforniaUncategorized July 17, 2018
Last week, the California Department of Public Health’s Food and Drug Branch (CDPH-FDB) issued a revised FAQ on cannabidiol (CBD) in food products that will likely block the sale of hemp-derived CBD products in California — which if you’ve been in the state lately, are pretty much already everywhere.... Read more
National Cannabis Industry Association to Host Southwest Quarterly Caucus in Las Vegas
July 17, 2018
BOULDER, Colo. — July 16, 2018 — PRESS RELEASE — BDS Analytics, a cannabis market intelligence and consumer research company, has announced that the company has added the Arizona market to its GreenEdge Retail Sales Tracking Platform. In addition to existing data from Colorado, California, Oregon and Washington, GreenEdge will... Read more
