Day: May 7, 2020

A Montana group, rebuffed in its effort to collect digital signatures for a recreational marijuana legalization campaign, said Thursday it will begin collecting signatures in person while following strict public health protocols. New Approach Montana plans to start the signature drive May 9 and hopes to collect the necessary 25,468Continue Reading

Two vacant Iowa medical marijuana dispensary licenses have attracted 18 pre-applications, or letters of intent. The dispensary licenses have been available since Have a Heart Compassionate Care, based in Washington state, closed its dispensaries in Council Bluffs and Davenport in March. Final applications are due June 8, and the identities of applicantsContinue Reading

Nancy Whiteman, CEO of Boulder, Colorado-based infused product company Wana Brands, will join an Instagram Live Chat on Thursday afternoon with Marijuana Business Daily senior reporter John Schroyer. Whiteman will be taking questions during the session, which begins at 4:30 ET/1:30 PT. Despite the uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Whiteman believes theContinue Reading

The Florida Supreme Court heard arguments via teleconference Wednesday on two issues that could significantly alter the state’s marijuana industry. One case is a longstanding issue of whether the vertically integrated structure of the Florida’s medical marijuana industry violates the state constitution. So far, lower courts have agreed with the assertionContinue Reading

Approvals of medical cannabis prescriptions in Australia held steady as the country hunkered down for its battle with the COVID-19 pandemic, new data shows. The Therapeutic Goods Administration approved more than 7,300 Special Access Scheme Category B (SAS B) cumulative applications in March and April. That compares with approximately 6,700Continue Reading

Just a few years ago, farmers in the United States were only growing a little more than 9,000 acres of hemp a year. But by 2019, that number had skyrocketed to over 500,000 acres — and much of that growth has been powered by demand for one cannabinoid: cannabidiol (CBD). More and more peopleContinue Reading

The business opportunities in South America for cannabis companies are diverse, given that each country’s market is in a different state of development. To better under the market dynamics, Marijuana Business Daily’s international analyst, Alfredo Pascual, will lead an online conversation on May 12 examining business opportunities in the region’s most prominent markets:Continue Reading