British Columbia is developing farm-gate and direct delivery programs to benefit cannabis industry businesses and expects them to be rolled out in 2022. The province’s farm-gate sales program will allow cannabis cultivators to sell their products at stores located at their production sites. The direct delivery program will give HealthContinue Reading
A Massachusetts cannabis company filed suit against the state, alleging that unnecessary delays on one of its business licenses has cost it $1.2 million. According to the Boston Business Journal, Northeast Alternatives filed suit against Massachusetts cannabis regulators in Suffolk Superior Court on Sept. 14, asking a judge to forceContinue Reading
The annual carnage on America’s highways is a grim reality that has caused some to question the wisdom of cannabis legalization. However, the notion of a link between road fatalities and lifting the legal pressure on cannabis doesn’t stand up to the number-crunching. The latest to reach this conclusion isContinue Reading
The postponement of a U.S. House vote until after the November election to remove marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act is a disappointment to many in the industry, but it changes little in terms of the momentum of reform. That is, as long as the House remains controlled byContinue Reading
Cannabis businesses have long struggled with the excessive packaging their products are required to use, employing extra layers of plastic and paper to ensure that flower or vape products are childproof and don’t fall into the wrong hands. Cannabis-based packaging and paper could reduce waste, promote a more sustainable futureContinue Reading
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives decided this week to hold off on a floor vote for the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act until after the November election, essentially caving to Republican political pressure. MJBizDaily takeaway: The floor vote, which would have been historic as the firstContinue Reading
Iowa regulators awarded medical marijuana dispensary licenses to operators in Iowa City and Council Bluffs to replace two outlets that closed in March. The licenses will bring the state back up to five dispensaries, according to The (Cedar Rapids) Gazette. The dispensary licenses were awarded to: Iowa Cannabis Company EastContinue Reading
QULCBD represents the next generation of skincare, beauty and wellness. Combining the highest quality ingredients with the most advanced technology, QULCBD’s formulators came up with a new, luxury CBD skincare line that launched in California last year. Unlike most other U.S.-based CBD skincare lines on the market that utilizeContinue Reading
Germany-based Four 20 Pharma and Northern Green Canada announced their first shipment of non-irradiated medical cannabis flower has reached German pharmacies. The export “from Toronto, Canada to Paderborn, Germany is the part of a larger supply agreement between Four 20 and NGC that will extend into 2021.” Marijuana Business Daily confirmed withContinue Reading
Retail sales of adult-use cannabis in Canada grew yet again in July, increasing by 15.2% over June’s record to another high of 231.6 million Canadian dollars ($175.6 million). The July sales imply an annual Canadian marijuana market worth nearly CA$2.8 billion. Monthly sales of regulated recreational cannabis increased across allContinue Reading
