At the International Cannabis Policy Conference organized by FAAAT, we got to interview Dr. Jonathan Newman. Dr. Jonathan Newman is a social anthropologist at the University of Sussex, where he researches the cannabis industry in Europe. You may have heard about the Paris Agreement before, as Trump famously said heContinue Reading
Marijuana is used for medicinal purposes by millions of people all over the United States, but exactly for which ailments are permitted under these programs depends strictly on the laws established in each individual state. Of course, some of these arrangements are better than others. Two decades ago, when CaliforniaContinue Reading
The next state to legalize recreational marijuana, which would become the eleventh state in the country to buck federal prohibition and allow adults to use cannabis, might be Maryland. Then again the next domino to fall could also be New York. Yet another good prediction is New Jersey. All threeContinue Reading
A New Orleans-based company is suing the state of Louisiana, claiming that its application to be an independent medical cannabis testing laboratory was improperly rejected. The lack of an independent testing lab is the latest development to delay Louisiana’s medical marijuana program, which was initially expected to become operational inContinue Reading
An international standards organization has added two new specifications to assist in the processing and handling of marijuana. Because the cannabis industry is in its early stages, it lacks many established, commonly accepted standards, leaving businesses without clear guidelines or ground rules found in other industries. According to a newsContinue Reading
The Clark County Commission in Nevada postponed deliberations on cannabis consumption lounges, saying it will let the state take the lead on the issue. Despite the county’s decision, Las Vegas, which is located in Clark County, plans to continue its discussions about social consumption spaces when the City Council’s recommendingContinue Reading
Local sheriff’s deputies raided a sizable cannabis grow in Santa Barbara County, California, after the law enforcement agency concluded an owner lied on an application for a local cultivation license. According to a Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office news release, deputies targeted Power Farms in Carpinteria and seized more thanContinue Reading
When you think of embroidery hoop art, you are probably more likely to imagine a grandmother stitching old sayings like “home is where the heart is” than a tattoo artist stitching images of cannabis plants. But Chloe O’Malley, a 28-year-old artist from Leeds, England, might change the way you thinkContinue Reading
Bolstered by the Farm Bill’s passage, U.S. hemp companies are starting to flex their fundraising muscles. Investors are taking note as well – boosted by the protections afforded by the industry’s new federally legal status. Weekly Deal Watch: Capital raises for hemp firms ramp up post-Farm Bill is a postContinue Reading
Cannabis entrepreneurs say they’re facing jail time and hefty legal fees because of the plant’s complicated biology, with the vaunted 2018 Farm Bill only muddling the picture for interstate commerce. A pair of cases in Idaho and Oklahoma raised questions about how state and local law enforcement are supposed to tell the difference betweenContinue Reading
