With Illinois poised to begin adult-use cannabis sales Jan. 1, 2020, some of Chicago’s aldermen and public stakeholders are concerned that a program designed to improve social equity access for minority business owners won’t live up to its promise. A photo depicting a room full of white men participating... Read more

While cultivating hemp is now fully legal at the federal level, recent actions from the FDA may have the booming cannabidiol (CBD) product market pumping its brakes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a revised Consumer Update, titled “What You Need to Know (And What We’re... Read more

While cultivating hemp is now fully legal at the federal level, recent actions from the FDA may have the booming cannabidiol (CBD) product market pumping its brakes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a revised Consumer Update, titled “What You Need to Know (And What We’re... Read more

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, Dec., 2, 2019–PRESS RELEASE– The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced Monday it will add chronic pain and age-related macular degeneration as new qualifying conditions for the state’s medical cannabis program. Under state law, the new conditions will take effect in August 2020. MDH also... Read more

While cultivating hemp is now fully legal at the federal level, recent actions from the FDA may have the booming cannabidiol (CBD) product market pumping its brakes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a revised Consumer Update, titled “What You Need to Know (And What We’re... Read more

While cultivating hemp is now fully legal at the federal level, recent actions from the FDA may have the booming cannabidiol (CBD) product market pumping its brakes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a revised Consumer Update, titled “What You Need to Know (And What We’re... Read more

Editor’s note: We’ll continue to update this page as Democratic presidential candidates formally announce their campaigns and provide greater insight into their cannabis stances. Last updated Dec. 3, 2019. There’s no doubt that cannabis will play a major role in the 2020 elections, and it’s almost certain to be... Read more

CannAmerica appointed Diana Angling to chief operating officer, a move that will allow her to take what she’d learned in the higher education world and apply it to the growing company’s goals in the burgeoning U.S. cannabis industry. Anglin Anglin comes to her position at CannAmerica following a career... Read more

Michigan launched adult-use sales on Sunday, Dec. 1, but the small number of licensed retailers limited first-day sales to less than a quarter million dollars. Three licensed dispensaries, all located in Ann Arbor, generated $221,000 in sales during the state’s first day of recreational cannabis sales, according to the... Read more

On Oct. 31, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) established the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program through an interim final rule that will dictate how hemp farmers carry out business for the next two years. The 161-page document provides guidance on applying for licenses, sampling, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) testing and... Read more