Day: December 20, 2018

The California Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) this week identified 29 separate companies that have been told to recall marijuana products after Sacramento-based Sequoia Analytical Labs’ said its former lab director falsified pesticide test results. The BCC also released a list of 848 product batches that were tested by Sequoia after June 30Continue Reading

Maine cannabis companies hope a new law that allows medical marijuana firms to sell MMJ to one another will help the state’s industry by opening new opportunities to do business. Here are the basics: The law, which went into effect last week, allows businesses to sell up to 30% of their harvestContinue Reading

Canada’s health department unveiled its draft regulations for edible cannabis and infused beverages, extracts and topicals, to establish parameters for a new wave of businesses and entrepreneurs aiming to capitalize on the country’s marijuana industry. The formal draft regulations will be published in the Canada Gazette, the government’s official newspaper, onContinue Reading

This afternoon, President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law. Hidden within the 807 pages of the massive spending bill, which primarily funds the nation’s food assistance program and subsidies for farmers, is an amendment to remove hemp from the Controlled Substances List and build a legal systemContinue Reading

Some expected Bill de Blasio to give tepid support, but he came out fiery in favor of ending prohibition and righting past wrongs. The post New York Mayor Comes Out Strong for Legalization With Equity appeared first on Leafly. Read More: New York Mayor Comes Out Strong forContinue Reading

The joint venture will be geared towards the creation of a variety of non-alcoholic beverages containing THC and CBD. The post A-B Inbev Teams With Tilray to Develop Cannabis-Infused Beverages appeared first on Leafly. Read More: A-B Inbev Teams With Tilray to Develop Cannabis-Infused BeveragesContinue Reading

Today, President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill, thereby removing hemp from the Controlled Substances List and making it clear that the federal government considers industrial hemp to be a legal substance. But only one criteria determines what makes a plant hemp and not its still-illegal cousin marijuana: whetherContinue Reading