Ice Cube’s BIG3 basketball league allows players to use CBD for pain relief, recovery
Culture & LifestyleHealth & FitnessMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics June 27, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) — The BIG3 says players in the 3-on-3 league of former NBA players are allowed to use cannabidiol, or CBD, for pain management and recovery. Under the change announced Wednesday, the BIG3 becomes what’s believed to be the first professional sports league in the United States... Read more
Kern County maintains medical marijuana dispensary ban
CaliforniaDispensaries & RetailIndustryMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsMedical MarijuanaUS Marijuana News June 27, 2018
The current ban on medicinal marijuana dispensaries will remain in place in Kern County for the time being after the Kern County Board of Supervisors took no action on a proposal that could have led to the establishment of seven legal medicinal dispensaries throughout the county at a meeting... Read more
This Marijuana Stock is Poised to Benefit from Legal Cannabis Boom!
Marijuana Stocks, Finance, & Investing June 26, 2018
Unless you’ve been in a deep sleep, the marijuana industry has gotten a huge boost this year, which could spell huge first mover advantage right now. Canada’s recent nationwide legalization for recreational marijuana has posed a massive opportunity and marijuana stocks are in the spotlight for good reason right... Read more
California Cannabis Countdown: City of Antioch (Hearing Today!)
CaliforniaMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsUS Marijuana News June 26, 2018
California has 58 counties and 482 incorporated cities across the state, each with the option to create its own rules or ban marijuana altogether. In this California Cannabis Countdown series, we cover who is banning cannabis, who is embracing cannabis (and how), and everyone in between. For each city... Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Epidiolex, First Non-Synthetic Cannabis Drug, Approved
Health & FitnessMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsMedical MarijuanaNational & Federal Marijuana NewsUS Marijuana News June 25, 2018
Big win today for GW Pharma. In a previous post, we discussed GW Pharmaceuticals, the leading developer of cannabis-based pharmaceuticals. Today, the FDA announced the approval of GW Pharmaceutical’s drug Epidiolex (cannabidiol), an oral solution for treatment of seizures associated with two rare forms of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and... Read more
Will California Cannabis Businesses Be Ready for July 1?
CaliforniaIndustryUS Marijuana News June 19, 2018
When California was getting ready to legalize adult-use and medically commercial cannabis sales on January 1, 2018, we all knew it would be a bumpy ride. Going from the collective, cooperative, and non-profit models that governed marijuana operators (and I use the term “governed” loosely) prior to 2018, to... Read more
