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
Pennsylvania Rep. Jake Wheatley filed a bill, HB 50, on Monday that marks his second attempt to legalize recreational marijuana through the state legislature. The bill would amend the state’s Medical Marijuana Act, passed in 2016, and add adult-use protections. If the bill passes, anyone ages 21 and up will be allowed toContinue Reading
Health Canada suspended Bonify Medical Cannabis’ authority to sell marijuana after an investigation found the Winnipeg-based firm possessed, distributed and sold product purchased from an illegal source, the regulatory agency confirmed to Marijuana Business Daily. “Following a review of recent activities by Bonify Medical Cannabis, Health Canada suspended the company’sContinue Reading
If you paid any attention to the tweeter-in-chief, Donald Trump, last week, you are aware that the United States added 304,000 new jobs in January. But the truth is these jobs are not really new at all. It’s just more of the same low-paying occupations that have been used forContinue Reading
