Month: May 2018 (Page 10)

A measure to legalize recreational cannabis will be on the ballot in New Zealand in 2019 or 2020, a government official said this week. Lawmakers are deciding whether to hold a stand-alone referendum next year or concurrently with the country’s elections in 2020, according to Radio New Zealand. New Zealand voters soon willContinue Reading

A first-of-its-kind medical cannabis research program was halted at least temporarily when a Pennsylvania court issued an injunction preventing eight universities from solidifying deals with companies that want to grow and dispense MMJ. Pennsylvania court hits pause on medical marijuana research program is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, LegalContinue Reading

Face it, it’s too late to go back and live your life out loud like late-night cable TV show host Action Bronson. But at least you can party with the barbarian when you get home from work. The voluminous, 34-year-old Queens, New York chef-turned-rapper-turned-late-night-variety-show-host is having more fun in 2018Continue Reading

Industry observers have predicted more moves by Big Alcohol into the Canadian marijuana market. And that business forecast continues to prove on point with the groundbreaking announcement that North America’s largest wine and spirits distribution company signed an agreement to become the exclusive product distributor for one of Canada’s largest licensedContinue Reading

It only seems logical that cannabis has what it takes to be a salvation’s wing for those people suffering from depression. Anyone who has ever slumped into a depressive state after running out of weed fully understands the happiness that comes once that all-important high supply is replenished back toContinue Reading

Ohio medical marijuana dispensary applicants will have to wait until June, at the earliest, to find out if they will be licensed, even though applications have been scored. Ohio delays awarding medical cannabis dispensary licenses is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneursContinue Reading

After being confronted last week over his fear of the corporate side-effects of cannabis legalization, given that his city saw close to 18,000 marijuana arrests last year, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has ordered the creation of a task force to prepare the city for legalization and directContinue Reading

A major investment company is putting 1 million Canadian dollars ($780,000) on the table for aspiring cannabis entrepreneurs in Canada. Canopy Rivers Corp.’s program is open to entrepreneurs looking to access Health Canada’s proposed new licenses for micro-cultivation, nurseries, industrial hemp, processing, analytical testing, retailers and other emerging segments. “ThisContinue Reading

Pleading guilty to assault, a Toronto lawyer blamed his actions on “cannabis-induced psychosis.” Does such a thing exist? The post Cannabis-Induced Psychosis: Real or Reefer Madness? appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Cannabis-Induced Psychosis: Real or Reefer Madness?Continue Reading