On Nov. 1, medical cannabis became available with a doctor’s prescription in the United Kingdom — at least legally. As for cannabis in patients’ hands, there is none, aside from what the black market will provide. It’s early yet — less than a week in — but there’s already aContinue Reading
Medical marijuana patients and growers across Oregon are abandoning the state’s MMJ program, according to reports. Licensed medical marijuana companies are increasingly up against a combination of legislative red tape and a different kind of market force: the convenience of recreational retail sales. The number of patients registered with theContinue Reading
Consultants seeking to guide Maine state agencies as they craft adult-use cannabis regulations and review the medical marijuana program now have until Nov. 8 to turn in their applications. The previous deadline was Nov. 1 Mainers in 2016 voted to allow adult-use possession and retail sales of marijuana. But salesContinue Reading
A recent Supreme Court ruling and newly elected government suggest Mexico could soon follow Canada down the road of cannabis legalization. Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Oct. 31 – for the fifth time since Nov. 2015 – that a total prohibition of recreational marijuana consumption is unconstitutional. By reaching five similarContinue Reading
Law enforcement officials in Santa Barbara County, California, seized a whopping 400,000 marijuana plants from an illegal cultivation site. That’s the “largest to date” found in the county since the launch of the regulated market, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office and a report from The Tribune News ofContinue Reading
Michael Pollan is best known for his groundbreaking, best-selling books on food — which collectively have helped spark a revolution in the way we think about what we eat and where it comes from — but he also has a longstanding interest in cannabis. As far back as 1995, heContinue Reading
Surterra Wellness, an Atlanta-based medical marijuana company, has raised nearly $55 million as part of a funding round that ultimately aims to drum up $165.5 million. The $54.6 million raise – comprised of debt and options or warrants – included investments from 17 accredited investors, according to filings with theContinue Reading
Voters in Utah and Missouri will go to the polls Tuesday to decide on legalizing marijuana in their states for the first time, while ballot initiatives in Michigan and North Dakota – if successful – would increase the percentage of the U.S. population living in a state with recreational marijuanaContinue Reading
The Prohibition Party, founded in 1869 on the single issue of alcohol prohibition, is the oldest still-active third party in the United States (sorry Whig party, no one is interested in powdered wigs anymore). While single-issue parties can be very effective, as evidenced by the passage of the 18th AmendmentContinue Reading
Illinois has been progressing nicely as of late when it comes to statewide cannabis reform. Patient applications for the state’s medical marijuana are reportedly surging since Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill over the summer allowing the herb as an alternative to opioid painkillers. Some of the latest numbers show the program isContinue Reading
