A Riverside County couple who leased a San Ysidro storefront to an illegal marijuana dispensary was ordered to pay $388,000 in civil penalties to the city of San Diego this week, city officials said. Quirino and Bertha Gutierrez, who live in Menifee, were ordered to pay the equivalent of... Read more
MILPITAS — Milpitas residents likely will be asked to consider approving a November ballot measure that would levy a tax on marijuana sales. The Milpitas City Council last week directed staff to prepare the ballot measure as a way to raise more money. The measure’s wording will need to... Read more
HAYWARD — Eleven commercial cannabis businesses have been given the OK to open in Hayward, including businesses specializing in cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, delivery or testing. None are dispensaries. The majority of Hayward City Council members expressed excitement over the new businesses at their Tuesday meeting where they approved the... Read more
Robin Lefferts June 29th, 2018 Exclusive, News, Top News Legalization of adult-use cannabis in Canada is coming October 17, 2018. Licensed Producers have been steadily ramping up production for the last year or so in anticipation of a projected shortfall in dried cannabis supply. At the same time,... Read more
California’s move to open up its cannabis market to recreational users has had an unexpected result: A growing segment of the industry may be moving back into the shadows. Thousands of manufacturers, growers and retailers have lost their licenses amid tighter regulations on marijuana and more oversight from local... Read more
Ryan Allway June 29th, 2018 Feature Stories, News, Press Releases Tree of Knowledge Inc., better known as TOK, is gearing up to go public on the Canadian Stock Exchange (CSE). The company has made an application for listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange, through a reverse merger with Courtland... Read more
In recent laboratory testing, Lexaria’s breakthrough discovery evidenced greatly enhanced drug delivery to brain tissue. Nicotine in-vivo (animal) studies showed that up to 560% more nicotine was delivered to brain tissue utilizing DehydraTECHTM than concentration-matched controls lacking DehydraTECHTM enhancements. The study provided evidence of surprising effectiveness in crossing the blood-brain barrier (“BBB”) which the... Read more
Organigram Holdings Inc. (TSX VENTURE: OGI) (OGRMF), the parent company of Organigram Inc. (the “Company” or “Organigram”), a leading licensed producer of medical marijuana based in Moncton, New Brunswick , is pleased to announce that it has been approved as a supplier of cannabis for the province of Manitoba... Read more
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BlissCo Cannabis Corp. (CSE:BLIS) (FRA:GQ4B), (“BlissCo”) is pleased to announce its first quarter 2018 financial results. “Q1 was a breakthrough quarter for the BlissCo’s ecosystem. We closed our RTO transaction and had an oversubscribed $5.6m investment round, started trading on the... Read more
Our thoughts on the new Senate cannabis bill. Yesterday, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) introduced the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act (“MFOA”). The MFOA is also co-sponsored by Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL). Coming on the heels of the STATES Act, the MFOA... Read more
