Day: September 16, 2019

In October 2018, Canada legalized cannabis for adult use nationwide. Under Canada’s Cannabis Act, adults are allowed to cultivate up to four cannabis plants per household, either indoors or outdoors. Now, almost a year into legalization, more Canadians are taking advantage of this freedom — and are pushing to expandContinue Reading

Some operators are cashing in on the CBD craze by substituting cheap and illegal synthetic cannabinoids for natural CBD in vapes and edibles such as gummy bears, an AP investigation has found. The post Vapes Spiked With Synthetic Drugs Show Dark Side of CBD Craze appeared first on Leafly. Continue Reading

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing to enact a statewide ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes amid growing health concerns connected to nicotine and marijuana vaping. New York would be the second state after Michigan to take such action. Cuomo announced Sunday that the state health commissioner wouldContinue Reading

Chicago-based Cresco Labs said it is buying Tryke, a vertically integrated private cannabis company active in Nevada and Arizona, for $282.5 million. Here are the basics around the announcement: The $282.5 million price tag is made up of $55 million in cash and the balance in stock. Tryke posted revenueContinue Reading

A cannabis testing facility in Massachusetts agreed to pay a $225,000 fine for improper disposal of marijuana products. The state Cannabis Control Commission approved the settlement with MCR Labs, MassLive.com reported. As part of the settlement agreement, the Framingham facility admitted that an employee put marijuana waste in an unlockedContinue Reading