Month: March 2018 (Page 32)

Curious about CBD tinctures, but don’t know where to start? You’re in good company. Here’s what you should know when shopping for products featuring cannabidiol, or CBD, a non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in hemp and other cannabis plants. The post CBD Tincture for Beginners appeared first on Leafly. ReadContinue Reading

A hospital in Virginia has stopped treatment of a boy suffering from Niemann-Pick disease after his mother used CBD oil to help with his seizures, even though it is legal in the state. Kaden Hartman has been denied life-saving medical treatment after his mother used legal CBD oil to help withContinue Reading

One year after legalizing medical cannabis, the number of patients registered in Puerto Rico has surpassed 20,000, signaling that the industry has regained the momentum lost after last year’s devastating hurricane season. The American territory’s MMJ market is now “growing exponentially,” said Secretary of Health Rafael Rodríguez Mercado, and isContinue Reading

The honeymoon is over for Weedmaps and California’s gray-market marijuana businesses. The California Bureau of Cannabis Control sent a cease-and-desist letter last month to Irvine-based Ghost Management Group, the owner of popular marijuana dispensary finder Weedmaps.com, ordering the company to stop advertising unlicensed operators or face unspecified “criminal and administrative penalties.”Continue Reading

Despite some growing pains, California’s recreational companies are looking greener. California’s $21 billion commercial cannabis industry went legal this January, when the state must issue first-ever licenses for farms, kitchens, labs and stores. All across the state, tens of thousands of operators are working overtime to come into compliance withContinue Reading

Massachusetts got closer Tuesday to making recreational marijuana sales in the state a reality this summer after the approval of final regulations for MJ companies. The state Cannabis Control Commission voted unanimously in support of the rules, Boston radio station WBUR reported. The regulations have been in the works for months.Continue Reading

Several Vietnamese immigrants who had been living legally for many years in the United States have been detained by the federal government and are facing possible deportation back to Vietnam — where they may face persecution. They’ve launched suit against the government over their detention and state of “legal limbo.”Continue Reading

A Kentucky House committee has been hearing comments from supporters and opponents of a measure to legalize medical cannabis. The post Kentucky Lawmakers Review Medical Marijuana Bill appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Kentucky Lawmakers Review Medical Marijuana BillContinue Reading