Month: June 2019 (Page 4)

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Switzerland is looking to give physicians the ability to prescribe cannabis-based medicines, which would significantly boost access and, if approved, create one of Europe’s newest regulated markets. A proposed legal amendment would put the cultivation, processing, manufacture and sale of medical marijuana under the regulatory wing of Swiss Agency forContinue Reading

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At an industry conference in Canada, some of North America’s leading cannabis companies announced the formation of a new body to establish “social responsibility” standards and mechanisms for the burgeoning economic sector.   The Global Cannabis Partnership, prominently including Ontario licensed producer Canopy Growth, was formally unveiled at the second annual World Cannabis CongressContinue Reading

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Marijuana laws can be tricky. Most of these statutes have strict possession limits and an offense can lead to legal struggles up to and including jail. The language of these laws might also allow some pot consumers to grow two plants, four plants, zero plants, and some, admittedly the strictestContinue Reading

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Massachusetts regulators gave preliminary approval to rules that would permit marijuana cafes and delivery services in the state, paving the way for the creation of two new types of cannabis businesses. The state’s Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) approved draft regulations – along with some restrictions – for the two new types ofContinue Reading

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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu vetoed legislation that would have opened the state’s heavily regulated medical marijuana industry to for-profit MMJ businesses, dealing a setback to cannabis entrepreneurs who might have been interested in launching a moneymaking operation there. The bill would have allowed MMJ licensees, called Alternative Treatment CentersContinue Reading

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Changes to California’s marijuana packaging regulations will require all vaporizer cartridges to display the state’s version of the universal symbol, a move that will cause manufacturers to adjust practices and spend considerable money to comply. The symbol is a triangle bordering a marijuana leaf and an exclamation point with CAContinue Reading

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This morning, surrounded by lawmakers and activists in a community center on the west side of Chicago, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a bill that makes Illinois the 11th state in America to legalize adult-use cannabis. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020Continue Reading

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In these brave new times when cannabis is being dissected by popular culture as a means for separating themselves from the supposed evil that is getting high, cannabidiol (CBD), the non-intoxicating part of the cannabis plant, is gaining popularity for a variety of therapeutic purposes. First, it was pegged asContinue Reading