Month: December 2018 (Page 10)

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

Ohio regulators awarded the state’s first certificate of operation to a laboratory to test medical cannabis, clearing the last obstacle to medical marijuana sales. North Coast Testing Laboratories of Streetsboro had its inspection on Wednesday and was deemed fully compliant with the state’s rules and the lab’s application, according toContinue Reading

Austria’s Minister of Health ordered businesses to immediately stop selling CBD food and cosmetics because the products fall under the European Union’s definition of “novel food.” Cannabidiol is explicitly included in the EU’s novel food catalog, which means individual member countries may limit the marketing and sale of it without specificContinue Reading