Day: February 25, 2019

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In yet another instance of Canadian companies setting their sights south towards the American Green Rush, cannabis company Tilray announced Feb. 20 that it agreed to acquire U.S.-based hemp food manufacturer Manitoba Harvest for $419 million. This buy represents an apparent effort by Tilray to dip into the freshly legalContinue Reading

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All cannabis growers perform some light pruning, but extreme defoliation techniques take the practice to a new level. Read more on these high-risk, high-reward training practices. The post Extreme Defoliation: High-Risk Ways to Boost Cannabis Yields and Bag Appeal appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Extreme Defoliation: High-RiskContinue Reading

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In what is perhaps a potential teaching moment for other marijuana entrepreneurs as they attempt to navigate a plethora of environmental rules, three California cannabis farmers were recently hit with nearly a quarter million dollars in fines related to water-regulation infractions. They failed to comply with orders issued in 2016Continue Reading

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Over 8,000 marijuana-related convictions were erased or reduced using an approach that prosecutors nationwide should adopt, San Francisco’s district attorney announced Monday. The post Tech Helps San Francisco Erase 8,000 Cannabis Convictions appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Tech Helps San Francisco Erase 8,000 Cannabis ConvictionsContinue Reading

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Former Mexican President Vicente Fox has expanded his participation in the global legal cannabis industry, joining the board of directors for Denver-based Helix TCS. Former Mexican president Fox appointed to board of marijuana infrastructure firm is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneursContinue Reading

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Sen. Bobby Zirkin, the lead sponsor on 11 of the 18 bills, says the objective of pushing so many pieces of legislation is to normalize medical marijuana as medication. The post Maryland Sets Sights on Cannabis Bills—18 of Them appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Maryland Sets SightsContinue Reading

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The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) will not vote on the World Health Organization’s cannabis recommendations at its March session in Vienna. That news comes after the release of the recommendations, which had been expected in December, was delayed. The proposal, made by the World Health Organization’s Expert CommitteeContinue Reading