Pennsylvania regulators approved the state’s final medical cannabis regulations Oct. 20, ushering in permanent rules for an industry that has been operating under temporary guidelines since sales launched in early 2018. The final regulations, adopted by the Independent Regulatory Review Commission in a 4-0 vote, have raised some concern... Read more

Pennsylvania regulators approved the state’s final medical cannabis regulations Oct. 20, ushering in permanent rules for an industry that has been operating under temporary guidelines since sales launched in early 2018. The final regulations, adopted by the Independent Regulatory Review Commission in a 4-0 vote, have raised some concern... Read more

The National Industrial Hemp Council (NIHC) sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Nov. 3, urging the federal agency to approve hemp as an animal feed ingredient.  In the letter, the NIHC referred to a virtual webinar it co-hosted with the American Association of Feed... Read more

When Jackson McLeod and his team were scouting possible locations for their cannabis dispensary in 2018, they stumbled on an unlikely storefront: a six-pump gas station squatting on a main commercial strip of Portland, Maine. It seemed like the perfect fit for Atlantic Farms. The dispensary opened in December... Read more

Cannabis stocks quickly rallied after President Joe Biden’s surprise announcement on Oct. 6 that the federal government will pardon simple cannabis possession offenses and that Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra will review cannabis’s current status as a Schedule I drug in... Read more

With more than 900 applicants vying for an adult-use dispensary license in New York, the state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) released guidance for adult-use retailers Oct. 28 that sets the expectations for those ultimately awarded retail licenses. The regulations cover employee training, testing, preparing for inspections, waste disposal,... Read more

Cannabis stocks quickly rallied after President Joe Biden’s surprise announcement on Oct. 6 that the federal government will pardon simple cannabis possession offenses and that Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra will review cannabis’s current status as a Schedule I drug in... Read more

Various hemp cannabinoid products in the marketplace may not have the same cannabinoid content as their labels state, and they may contain harmful contaminants, sources tell Cannabis Business Times. As CBT has reported, “lab shopping” is an issue that occurs in state-legal cannabis markets. There is evidence that some... Read more

In January 2022, an official at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) quietly confirmed that, yes, cannabis seeds fall under the legal definition of hemp and, yes, they can be sold openly and without criminal liability. Breeders and growers haven’t exactly taken the administration up on that suggestion yet,... Read more

In January 2022, an official at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) quietly confirmed that, yes, cannabis seeds fall under the legal definition of hemp and, yes, they can be sold openly and without criminal liability. Breeders and growers haven’t exactly taken the administration up on that suggestion yet,... Read more