On Oct. 6, President Joe Biden rolled out a three-part plan to bring cannabis reform into his administration. The news of the day led with Biden’s plan to pardon all individuals previously convicted by the federal government of simple possession of cannabis. The second part of Biden’s announcement urged... Read more

Verano Holdings Corp. is entertaining an entrance into Virginia’s exclusive medical cannabis market, but company officials made no mention of that intention during their most recent earnings call with investors. The Chicago-based multistate cannabis operator entered into a $5 million cash agreement July 7 to acquire all of the... Read more

Nearly a century ago, U.S. federal lawmakers began to examine cannabis legislation, which eventually led to its prohibition in 1937. The reason? At that time, an influx of Mexican immigrants were entering the country following the Mexican Revolution, bringing with them bits of their culture, which included “marihuana,” according... Read more

Gavin Newsom’s Unified Enforcement Task Force (UCETF) seized 11,260 illicit cannabis plants and destroyed 5,237 pounds of processed illegal cannabis flower in an investigation targeting unlicensed outdoor cultivation operations Oct. 4. The task force, led by the Department of Cannabis Control’s (DCC) Law Enforcement Division and the California Department... Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 17, 2022 – PRESS RELEASE – Veteran cannabis industry executive and entrepreneurial venture capital/investment expert Deborah Johnson will take the reins of Council for Federal Cannabis Regulation (CFCR) as Interim Executive Director Sarah Chase transitions to a new leadership position. Chase helped guide the organization from infancy to its position... Read more

The adult-use cannabis industry in Canada has officially graduated. After four years of legal cannabis sales in The Great North, the industry has evolved and adapted and grown, but, like any recent graduate, still has a lot of maturing to do. That’s why the Canadian government in September launched... Read more

Nearly a century ago, U.S. federal lawmakers began to examine cannabis legislation, which eventually led to its prohibition in 1937. The reason? At that time, an influx of Mexican immigrants were entering the country following the Mexican Revolution, bringing with them bits of their culture, which included “marihuana,” according... Read more

Nearly a century ago, U.S. federal lawmakers began to examine cannabis legislation, which eventually led to its prohibition in 1937. The reason? At that time, an influx of Mexican immigrants were entering the country following the Mexican Revolution, bringing with them bits of their culture, which included “marihuana,” according... Read more

Nearly a century ago, U.S. federal lawmakers began to examine cannabis legislation, which eventually led to its prohibition in 1937. The reason? At that time, an influx of Mexican immigrants were entering the country following the Mexican Revolution, bringing with them bits of their culture, which included “marihuana,” according... Read more

Nearly a century ago, U.S. federal lawmakers began to examine cannabis legislation, which eventually led to its prohibition in 1937. The reason? At that time, an influx of Mexican immigrants were entering the country following the Mexican Revolution, bringing with them bits of their culture, which included “marihuana,” according... Read more