Rhode Island licensed its first lab to test medical marijuana, a move that likely will prove beneficial to the dispensary and cultivation operators who had been contracting private labs or conducting testing themselves. Green Peaks Analytical of Warwick will be the first state-licensed cannabis lab in the state to testContinue Reading
Alberta, Canada-based Aurora Cannabis is downsizing its workforce in Europe, but the company says it remains committed to producing medical marijuana in both Denmark and Germany, Marijuana Business Daily has confirmed. The struggling Canadian producer is consolidating “select” corporate offices and pledges to fulfill current European sales agreements from its “existing AuroraContinue Reading
More than a year after Canada went legal, only 436 people have applied. Is the process too burdensome? The post Canada’s cannabis pardon program is failing. Here’s why appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Canada’s cannabis pardon program is failing. Here’s whyContinue Reading
Investors and cannabis companies are jockeying for a stake in Arizona’s $750 million-plus marijuana market in advance of a likely adult-use legalization ballot initiative in November. If, as expected, residents vote to legalize adult use, the recreational program could launch by next spring. The rec initiative – which favors existingContinue Reading
Though U.S. cannabis entrepreneurs might be skeptical that federal marijuana reform will happen anytime soon, experts say it’s not too early to prepare for that monumental event. How marijuana companies can prepare for the dawn of federal legalization is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness newsContinue Reading
Cannabis use continues to increase in popularity among adults 65 years of age and older in the United States. With the legalization of cannabis in many states for either medical or recreational purposes, there is growing interest in using it to treat a variety of long-term health conditions and symptomsContinue Reading
The world’s largest importer of cannabis flower is … Israel surpassed Germany in 2020 as the top global importer of cannabis flower. As of mid-2020, German flower imports totaled a little more than 3 metric tons, while Israel imported almost double that amount. MJBizDaily takeaway: While the growth of imports inContinue Reading
The trial of a former Massachusetts mayor accused of trying to extort $600,000 from at least four prospective marijuana businesses was delayed for a second time because of the coronavirus pandemic. Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia now isn’t expected to go to trial until January 2021 at the earliest,Continue Reading
Rhode Island medical cannabis regulators started accepting applications Friday for six potentially lucrative dispensary licenses, a move that will triple the number of retail outlets for the $60 million-plus market. With only three dispensaries now licensed, the state ranks at the top of the U.S. in terms of patients perContinue Reading
California cops recorded the fewest cannabis arrests since 1954, but racial disparities actually grew worse. The post California cannabis arrests down 27%, but racial disparities increase appeared first on Leafly. Read More: California cannabis arrests down 27%, but racial disparities increaseContinue Reading
