Bumps Ahead: The U.S. Border After Canada Cannabis Legalization
Medical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized October 16, 2018
Canada’s cannabis legalization creates yet another wrinkle in the relations between the U.S. and its northern neighbor. U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Sessions harbors a well known hatred towards anything cannabis and he clearly has no love for Canada’s Cannabis Act either. What will this mean though for Canadians who... Read more
Canopy Growth to acquire Colorado hemp researcher for up to CA$125 million
Industrial Hemp NewsInternational NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics October 15, 2018 0
A Colorado research firm that is working on THC-free hemp cultivars is the first U.S. acquisition by Canadian cannabis giant Canopy Growth Corp. Canopy has agreed to acquire Evergreen-based Ebbu for $25 million Canadian dollars ($19.3 million) and 6.2 million shares, the Ontario company announced Monday, and will pay another... Read more
Marijuana is emerging among California’s vineyards, offering promise and concern
CaliforniaUncategorized October 15, 2018
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY, Calif. — It is the fall harvest here in this fertile stretch of oaks and hills that produces some of the country’s best wine. This season, though, workers also are plucking the sticky, fragrant flowers of a new crop. Marijuana is emerging among the vineyards, not... Read more
After 5 code officers lawyer up, city probes whether top officials protected cannabis businesses
CaliforniaUncategorized October 15, 2018
ADELANTO — Five current city code enforcement officers, including the department’s supervisor, say Mayor Rich Kerr and new City Manager Jessie Flores have illegally shielded commercial cannabis cultivators from inspection and enforcement. The protection, they add, goes beyond stand-down orders. It extends into the more serious charges of making... Read more
North Coast cannabis marketplace sees surge among health and wellness users
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized October 15, 2018
The legalization of cannabis for recreational use this year has brought new consumers into the fold of the multibillion-dollar retail marketplace in California — but not all are looking to get high. In fact, the easing of the stigma over cannabis has caused a surge this year of people... Read more
How Cannabis is Already Replacing Opioids for Pain Management
October 15, 2018
Lukas Barfield October 15th, 2018 It has long been known medical cannabis helps with pain management. From acute sharp short term pain, to chronic, deeper more long lasting pain, multiple studies have shown cannabis can replace opioids for pain management and help suffering patients live more normal lives.... Read more
Marguerite Arnold October 15th, 2018 Cannabis has now entered the highest levels of the European Union’s political debate. So much so that production (albeit of the illicit kind) in one country, Albania, is now being used by some members of the EU in Brussels to refuse the country’s... Read more
TerrAscend Expands into the US Market
October 15, 2018
Ryan Allway October 15th, 2018 TerrAscend Corp. (CSE: TER) (“TerrAscend” or the “Company”) today announced that the Company intends to explore and pursue growth opportunities in the US, including potential acquisitions of operators in states that have legalized cannabis for therapeutic or adult-use. The Company has identified acquisition... Read more
Cresco Labs Looks to Go Public via Reverse Takeover
October 15, 2018
Ryan Allway October 15th, 2018 Randsburg International Gold Corp. (“Randsburg” or the “Company”) announced that, on October 9, 2018, it entered into a binding letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) with leading Chicago-based cannabis company Cresco Labs, LLC (“Cresco”). The Letter Agreement outlines the proposed terms and... Read more
Green Acre Capital Looks to Deploy $75M GACF II Fund
October 15, 2018
Disclaimer: Matters discussed on this website contain forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Emerging Growth LLC dba TDM Financial, which owns CannabisFN, is not... Read more
