Month: October 2018 (Page 25)

Cannabis harvest season is upon us. Charge up your iPhone and make time for #croptober on social media. The post Cannabis Harvest in Photos: The 31 Days of #Croptober appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Cannabis Harvest in Photos: The 31 Days of #CroptoberContinue Reading

A Montana district judge ruled that the state improperly revoked a Billings medical marijuana provider’s license by not giving the dispensary owner time to correct violations. Yellowstone County District Judge Don Harris reinstated Montana Organic Medical Supply owner Steven Palmer’s license this week, according to the Billings Gazette. Palmer hadContinue Reading

If you are a major beverage company right now, it is almost expected that your board of directors is eyeballing the cannabis industry for opportunities to increase profits. Several of the biggest drink-slinging companies in the world have already dropped substantial sums of money on the development of cannabis-infused beverages,Continue Reading

On Sept. 27, the Drug Enforcement Administration for the first time rescheduled a cannabis-derived product: Epidiolex, a treatment for epileptic seizures. The DEA placed Epidiolex in Schedule V of the 1970 Controlled Substances Act, the classification for drugs with accepted medical applications and a low potential for abuse. But muchContinue Reading

A White House panel had asked 14 federal agencies and the DEA to submit “data demonstrating the most significant negative trends” about marijuana and its national “threats.” The post Senator: White House Drug Office Promises Objective Cannabis Study appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Senator: White House DrugContinue Reading

Los Angeles-based MedMen announced its second acquisition of the week to expand its national footprint – this time into the Illinois medical marijuana market. The multistate marijuana business agreed to acquire Seven Point, a licensed medical cannabis dispensary in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, butContinue Reading

A licensed producer was suspended by Health Canada for the first time in four years, a sign that the government agency is keeping a closer eye on companies for potential violations ahead of this month’s launch of the nation’s recreational marijuana market. Health Canada notified Ontario-based Agrima Botanicals on Sept. 26Continue Reading