Month: February 2019 (Page 20)

Colorado’s legal marijuana market hit a milestone at the end of 2018, going over $6 billion in combined recreational and medical sales since the adult-use market launched on New Year’s Day in 2014. But since 2016, recreational sales have continued to climb as medical sales have taken a serious dip.Continue Reading

Following initial progress in the statehouse, proponents are hoping the Aloha State will this year become the 11th state to legalize adult use of “recreational” cannabis. The Hawaii State Senate’s Judiciary Committee on Feb. 7 unanimously recommended a bill to legalize cannabis, clearing its first hurdle to becoming law. The text of the bill declares “that theContinue Reading

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced during his state of the state address on Tuesday that the National Guard has been tasked with eliminating unlicensed cannabis farms, a move welcomed by the state’s legal marijuana growers. “We applaud (Newsom) for allocating resources to eliminate very destructive and dangerous trespass grows,” TerraContinue Reading

The nascent Oklahoma medical marijuana program continues to post strong initial numbers, with retail sales topping $4.3 million in January, a fourfold increase from the previous month, according to state Tax Commission figures. That jump is for a program that was approved by voters only last June. The Oklahoma MedicalContinue Reading

In a move to get more clarity on what medical marijuana is, the European Parliament passed a resolution Wednesday calling on the European Commission and EU countries to provide a legal definition and draw a clear distinction between cannabis-based medicines approved by regulatory bodies, MMJ not supported by clinical trials and other applications of theContinue Reading

Grab marijuana aphrodisiac sprays, edibles, lubes, and more for Valentine’s Day with this product guide to California. The post Hot Cannabis Valentine’s Day Gifts of California appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Hot Cannabis Valentine’s Day Gifts of CaliforniaContinue Reading

Greece has received as many as 30 foreign investment applications for medical and industrial cannabis production worth approximately 350 million euros ($400 million), potentially setting up the country to be the European Union’s top supplier of medical cannabis in coming years. While few of the licenses have yet to beContinue Reading

From Colombia to Italy, international cannabis firms are attracting investments from Canadian companies looking to further develop their international footprints. Weekly Deal Watch: International, adult-use markets attract marijuana money is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs Read More: Weekly DealContinue Reading