Day: May 7, 2018

A Loblaws spokesperson said the cannabis would be sold behind the counter in small, existing tobacco shops ‘adjacent but separate’ to the grocery stores. The post Loblaws Announces Plans to Sell Cannabis in Newfoundland & Labrador appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Loblaws Announces Plans to Sell CannabisContinue Reading

The High Times Cannabis Cup made its first trip to California’s state capital this weekend, and the cultivators of Sacramento did not disappoint for the state’s first legal pot party ever. While Lauryn Hill and Lil Wayne put on spectacular performances in their own right, the cannabis produced by localContinue Reading

Paul LePage, the governor of Maine, has done nearly everything in his power to sabotage marijuana legalization. He’s lied, calling marijuana a gateway drug, that also happens to be deadly. He’s obfuscated, vetoing a bill to regulate cannabis sales — which, again, a majority of voters in his state wantContinue Reading

When it launches this month, the Massachusetts Cannabis Business Association aims to focus on issues that marijuana industry stakeholders can unite around, rather than issues that divide them. The trade group, scheduled to launch May 15, was conceived by Boston law firm Smith, Costello and Crawford, according to The Boston Globe.Continue Reading

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco last week turned down a bid by producers of CBD extracts to prevent the Drug Enforcement Administration from classifying their preparations as illegal drugs. In the litigation, the Hemp Industries Association challenged a DEA rule issued in December 2016 that established aContinue Reading

Take a look inside Colorado’s Holistic Cannabis Academy, where physicians can learn about cannabis as a medical treatment option and healing tool. The post This Program Wants to Teach Your Doctor About Cannabis appeared first on Leafly. Read More: This Program Wants to Teach Your Doctor About CannabisContinue Reading

One of Canada’s biggest supermarket operators plans to enter the business of selling recreational marijuana products pending legalization late this summer. Loblaw, a leader in the country’s supermarket industry, said some of its locations in Newfoundland are among 23 selected as “qualified applicants” to become licensed cannabis retailers. “While peopleContinue Reading

Proponents of a Missouri medical marijuana ballot initiative, who failed in a similar effort in 2016, are confident they have enough valid signatures this time around to put the issue before voters in November. New Approach Missouri said in a news release it turned in 372,483 signatures to the MissouriContinue Reading