Day: August 2, 2019 (Page 2)

The compassion society would love to reopen under legal terms, but Health Canada’s strict regulations make it hard to imagine the VICS as part of the legal cannabis stream. The post Vancouver Island Compassion Society Closes After 20 Years appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Vancouver Island CompassionContinue Reading

Over the course of this summer, prosecutors across Texas have dismissed hundreds of marijuana possession charges — all because the crime labs they rely on don’t have the capacity to distinguish between THC and CBD. This means they cannot accurately determine if a substance seized by police is newly legal hempContinue Reading

Utah dismissed appeals from six companies that were denied licenses to grow medical marijuana, a move that at least temporarily keeps the program on track to launch next year. Utah’s Division of Purchasing announced the dismissal of the appeals just days after the July 26 deadline to file the challenges. Purchasing Director ChrisContinue Reading

Troubled CannTrust hires an adviser to explore a possible sale, Cresco rebrands its dispensaries, Harvest Health & Recreation hits some regulatory snags in Pennsylvania and Ohio – and more of the week’s top marijuana business news. Amid turbulence, CannTrust seeks ‘strategic alternatives’ To cap off a rough-and-tumble month for Canadian marijuana producerContinue Reading