Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says the top federal prosecutor in Oregon has assured her that he will not target legal marijuana business in the state. The post Oregon’s Top Federal Prosecutor Holds Cannabis Summit appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Oregon’s Top Federal Prosecutor Holds Cannabis SummitContinue Reading
The grassroots campaign Sensible Ontario is challenging Ontario’s cannabis legislation, pushing for both licensed cannabis lounges and private cannabis stores. The post ‘Sensible Ontario’ Brings the Fight for Ontario Cannabis Lounges to the People appeared first on Leafly. Read More: ‘Sensible Ontario’ Brings the Fight for Ontario CannabisContinue Reading
Explore cannabis strains recently added to Leafly’s database including Boss OG, Confidential Cookies, Heatwave, and more. The post New Strains Alert: Heatwave, Confidential Cookies, Boss OG, and More appeared first on Leafly. Read More: New Strains Alert: Heatwave, Confidential Cookies, Boss OG, and MoreContinue Reading
Singapore is investing millions of dollars in a medical cannabis research program that will explore treatments for a range of diseases, including those related to metabolism, reproduction and the age-related diseases Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Cannabis genetics would have to be imported, probably from Australia or Canada, to carry out theContinue Reading
Scotts Miracle-Gro says California’s slow implementation of marijuana regulations is hurting sales, Arizona considers medical cannabis testing, and Maine’s governor delays MMJ regulations. Here’s a closer look at some notable developments in the marijuana industry over the past week. Scotts’ sales decline Scotts Miracle-Gro CEO James Hagedorn said California’s slowContinue Reading
This whimsical book is filled with smells alongside tidbits of cannabis history. Cannabis fans and curious readers are both going to have a lovely time smelling their way through the world’s first “Scratch & Sniff Book of Weed.” Released globally right before 420 this year, the 22-page board book isContinue Reading
In what’s believed to be a first for the U.S. medical marijuana industry, Ohio regulators have awarded a contract to a private company for an MMJ patient call center. The three-year contract went to Direct Success, an Ohio-based company that has two subsidiaries working in the ancillary cannabis field. TheContinue Reading
In this week’s podcast: Toronto cops try edibles and discover they’re not Seth Rogen; Ben defends LA’s cannabis appetite; Dave hallucinates about pirates. The post The Roll-Up #19: Canada Has Its Maureen Dowd Moment appeared first on Leafly. Read More: The Roll-Up #19: Canada Has Its Maureen DowdContinue Reading
Rob Kampia, the embattled former chief of the Marijuana Policy Project, was removed from the board of directors of the National Cannabis Industry Association this week, Marijuana Business Daily has learned. Kampia’s ouster adds to recent turmoil at the NCIA and raises questions about the organization’s future. “NCIA’s Board ofContinue Reading
Dennis Peron, who helped pass California’s medical marijuana law and who lawmakers recognize as the “father of medical marijuana,” died on Jan. 21 in a San Francisco hospital. Last Saturday, Dennis Peron passed away at the age of 71 due to respiratory failure, and San Francisco lost one of theContinue Reading
