Month: March 2018 (Page 37)

A burgeoning cannabis producer with aspirations of being a global leader has appointed a longtime Coke and Molson Coors executive as its new CEO. Torsten Kuenzlen took the helm of Alberta-based Sundial Growers this week. The move illustrates how Canadian cannabis companies are luring top international talent to fill C-SuiteContinue Reading

Drug charges against 19 business owners selling CBD products in the Nashville suburbs have been dismissed in what hemp advocates are calling a huge win for the state’s new cannabidiol industry. The business owners were accused of selling illegal drugs, and 23 shops were padlocked on Feb. 12. But accordingContinue Reading

A new bill in the UK could give hope to millions of people suffering unnecessarily, allowing them to choose their medical path. But was sabotaged. Sabotaged MP’s took so long to discuss other private members’ bills, they ran short of time to address the medicinal cannabis reform bill he broughtContinue Reading

The most conservative state to approve legal cannabis in 2016 is already facing problems. Just five growers will produce the marijuana for 32 dispensaries — and it may take another year for the first patient to receive a dose medicine. Most government meetings don’t attract attention. They certainly don’t attractContinue Reading

Massachusetts defers recreational marijuana delivery and onsite consumption, Arkansas approves five medical cannabis cultivators, and Washington state grants its floundering hemp program a reprieve. Here’s a closer look at some notable developments in the marijuana industry over the past week. An ‘elegant’ solution The decision by Massachusetts regulators to delayContinue Reading

In a sure sign of changing times, the first cannabis-industry business has been listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange — raising questions about how long federal prohibition can hang on in the face of a burgeoning economic sector. On Feb. 26, a Toronto-based medical marijuana investment group won approval from theContinue Reading

Its government is fighting the federal home-grow mandate, its landlords want the right to ban cannabis, and its top-ranking officials are peddling easily disproven lies. What is Quebec’s problem? The post Quebec Battles Federal Law and Facts En Route to Legalization appeared first on Leafly. Read More: QuebecContinue Reading