Day: April 4, 2019 (Page 2)

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Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero signed the Cannabis Industry Act into law Thursday, clearing the final legislative hurdle for the creation of a new industry for entrepreneurs on the Western Pacific U.S. island. The law will regulate the consumption, sale and production of adult-use cannabis. The nearby Northern Mariana Islands, another U.S.Continue Reading

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An Illinois Senate committee voted to advance a placeholder bill that lawmakers can amend later to legalize a recreational marijuana market in the state. The so-called “shell bill” – approved in a 12-4 party line vote by the Senate Executive Committee – is expected to be significantly changed through private negotiationsContinue Reading

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Diversified Canadian cannabis company LGC Capital is shuffling its leadership ranks and filling management positions by dipping into other heavily regulated industries, such as agrochemical biotechnology. The moves are in line with a trend among fast-growing cannabis corporations – especially those with international aspirations – that are increasingly luring senior managersContinue Reading

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Why did legalization fail in New York? Many factors. But chief among them: The cannabis industry ignoring social equity. That’s got to stop. The post How the Cannabis Industry Defeated Legalization in New York appeared first on Leafly. Read More: How the Cannabis Industry Defeated Legalization in NewContinue Reading

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A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate reintroduced legislation Thursday to protect states’ ability to enact their own marijuana policies while resolving long-standing banking and taxation issues. The States Act – which is expected to face tougher sledding in the Republican-controlled Senate versus the Democratic-controlled House – wouldContinue Reading

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Whether sprinkled in a spliff or used as papers for a blunt, tobacco has been marijuana’s closest companion for millennia. The interaction between the two substances seems to vary from person to person nearly as much as cannabis alone. Anecdotally, people report a variety of interactions, with some people sayingContinue Reading