Month: March 2020 (Page 5)

Click on the video below to see Marijuana Business Daily’s Bart Schaneman discussing how COVID-19 is affecting the worldwide marijuana supply chain. The health crisis has revealed fragility in the cannabis supply chain – from vape hardware to marijuana packaging – but it also has shown that MJ companies can shift quicklyContinue Reading

British Columbia has designated cannabis retailers and producers as essential services, meaning regulated cannabis businesses can keep operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Essential services are those daily services essential to preserving life, health, public safety and basic societal functioning,” wrote B.C.’s Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General in aContinue Reading

Health Canada says it will continue reviewing applications for new cannabis licenses and security-clearance applications during the COVID-19 pandemic, but applicants might face some delays. That news could come as some consolation to would-be Canadian cannabis businesses who are awaiting their licenses and security clearances during a time of acuteContinue Reading

Insurance reimbursements for medical cannabis in Germany reached a new high during the October-December period, propelling total reimbursements last year up nearly 70% from 2018, according to new data from the German National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-Spitzenverband). Despite some supply issues toward the end of 2019, reimbursements for medical marijuanaContinue Reading

Josh Khankhanian walks barefoot through his Mendocino cannabis farm, pulling up pointed dark green leaves of comfrey and dropping them back on the soil. It’s the first day of October, which is an active time at any outdoor cannabis farm, but Khankhanian exudes an air of lucid calm as heContinue Reading

Whatever your questions about 420, Leafly has the answers. Find out what cannabis strains to smoke, where to get the best deals on marijuana and accessories, and how to celebrate cannabis this year. The post Leafly Canada’s Guide to 420 appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Leafly Canada’sContinue Reading

KushCo Holdings, a cannabis company specializing in ancillary products such as packaging, on Thursday said it laid off 49 employees this month as the California company’s CEO noted that “the COVID-19 pandemic creates ever-increasing uncertainty in the cannabis industry.” The layoffs will save the company about $4 million, according to aContinue Reading

Health Canada is working to identify lab capacity across the country to assist with COVID-19 testing, and the agency has reached out to certain federal cannabis license holders for help, Marijuana Business Daily has learned. Canada is currently experiencing a COVID-19 testing backlog. In Ontario alone, 10,965 people have coronavirusContinue Reading