SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers are expected to meet Monday night to consider changes to the state’s medical marijuana law, an issue that has faced fierce criticism from people on both sides of the debate. The proposed changes include scrapping plans for an unusual state-run dispensary system... Read more
An Oregon analytic laboratory is offering a new test for cannabis products to detect the presence of vitamin E acetate, an additive that has been implicated in the rash of vaping-related lung illnesses that have sickened hundreds and led to at least six deaths. Pixis Labs in Portland began... Read more
Cresco Labs to Acquire Tryke Companies Including the Reef Dispensary Portfolio – Consistent With Stated Plan to Establish Market Leading Positions in Both Nevada and Arizona and Build Brand and Wholesale Capabilities Announces C$73.5 Million Underwritten Public Unit Offering Tryke generated US$70.4 million in Revenue and US$24.6 million in EBITDA in fiscal 20181,... Read more
Medicine Man Technologies Highlights Landmark Consolidation Strategy To Create One Of North America’s Largest Vertically Integrated Cannabis Operators. Projected Annual Revenues From The Previously Disclosed Proposed Acquisitions Total Approximately $170 Million In 2019 DENVER, Sept. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Medicine Man Technologies, Inc. (OTCQX: MDCL) (“Medicine Man Technologies” or the “Company”) announced a... Read more
The worsening outbreak of vape-linked illnesses and deaths has spurred lawmakers across the U.S. to take action, with officials in New Jersey and Massachusetts the latest to propose bans and other measures to curb vaping. In New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders are looking at a phased-in... Read more
Two members of Florida’s delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill on Thursday that would expand research into the medicinal use of marijuana. The measure, titled the Expanding Cannabis Research and Information Act, was filed by Democratic Rep. Donna Shalala and her Republican colleague Rep. Matt... Read more
Pharmacies across Michigan will be giving away free naloxone kits on Saturday in an effort to stem the tide of overdose deaths resulting from the ongoing opioid crisis. More than 50,000 of the emergency overdose-reversing drug kits, sold under the brand name Narcan, will be distributed free of charge... Read more
On Thursday, Congressman Greg Steube, who represents Florida’s 17th district, introduced a bill that would downgrade the controlled substance scheduling for marijuana. Steube’s bill, the Marijuana 1-to-3 Act of 2019, would reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III controlled substance. Currently, the federal government considers cannabis a Schedule I drug... Read more
KushCo Holdings, Inc. Reconfirms Fiscal 2019 Revenue Guidance GARDEN GROVE, CA / ACCESSWIRE / September 13, 2019 / KushCo Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX:KSHB) (“KushCo” or the “Company”), today announced that it is reconfirming its annual revenue guidance for its fiscal year ended August 31, 2019 of between $145 million and... Read more
Exclusive Interview with Zenabis CEO Andrew Grieve In January, Zenabis Global (TSX: ZENA) (OTC: ZBISF) was formed as the result of the reverse takeover of Bevo Agro by Sun Pharm Investments. In less than a year, the company has increased its licensed production capacity from five tons to more... Read more
