Month: September 2019 (Page 18)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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(This story has been corrected from a previous version to reflect that CannTrust’s license has not been suspended.) Another cannabis company has been penalized by Health Canada for alleged regulatory violations. British Columbia-based Evergreen Medicinal Supply was sanctioned Aug. 9 over noncompliance with federal law and regulations, according to HealthContinue Reading

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Author’s Note: This piece was written by a germaphobe. Forget about the illegal vapes that are putting Americans in early graves, there is another serious health issue taking place across the United States right now that cannabis users should be concerned about. Call us paranoid, call it propaganda, hell, stop what you’reContinue Reading