Month: December 2018 (Page 22)

Cannabis legalization has happened in three main waves. First, there were the outlaws, people who grew cannabis outside the realm of legal protection and risked jail time in order to be close to this transformative plant. Then came the next wave of cannabis activists, who demanded changes to America’s failedContinue Reading

Connecticut regulators approved nine medical marijuana dispensary licenses, doubling the current number. The new dispensaries were selected from 73 applications as part of a competitive scoring process. The additional licenses come at a time when the state’s MMJ program is growing steadily, from 8,228 patients in January 2016 to 30,478 asContinue Reading

Nevada issued 61 additional provisional recreational marijuana retail licenses, which would nearly double the number of stores serving the fast-growing market, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. But not everyone was happy with the process, which was only open to businesses that already had medical marijuana permits. Cannabis consultant Jason Sturtsman saidContinue Reading

There has been a flurry of business activity this year by several multibillion-dollar companies in the alcohol and tobacco space looking to capitalize on opportunities in legal marijuana. Marijuana sector needn’t fear Big Alcohol, Tobacco – yet is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news forContinue Reading

On Election Day, voters in Utah approved a measure legalizing medical marijuana, only to have lawmakers replace the voter-approved plan with a watered-down version. It was a turnaround that left us wondering: Is the state is a theocracy run by the Mormon church, an anti-democratic sham government, or a combinationContinue Reading

Whether you’re shopping for a coffee connoisseur or a late-night insomniac, these CBD products are perfect for everyone on your shopping list. The post CBD Stocking Stuffers for Every Kind of Consumer appeared first on Leafly. Read More: CBD Stocking Stuffers for Every Kind of ConsumerContinue Reading

The federal government recently issued its intent to study the effects of minor cannabinoids and terpenes to investigate their effectiveness for treating pain. The post The US Government Is (Finally) Funding More Cannabinoid Research appeared first on Leafly. Read More: The US Government Is (Finally) Funding More CannabinoidContinue Reading