In a move that’s set to shake the cannabis industry, Cannabis Now has exclusively confirmed that Mike Tyson has taken over as CEO of Tyson 2.0 and its parent company Carma Holdings, the impactful cannabis company co-founded by the boxing legend. While specific details about the transition are scarce followingContinue Reading
Florida’s Senate on Wednesday passed a wide-ranging agricultural bill that contains provisions to outlaw fungal spores that produce mushrooms containing psilocybin or psilocin. The vote came a day after a House committee advanced a companion bill in that chamber. Senators voted 27–9 to approve SB 700, from Sen. Keith TruenowContinue Reading
Researchers this week published what they described as the “largest meta-analysis ever conducted on medical cannabis and its effects on cancer-related symptoms”, finding “overwhelming scientific consensus” on marijuana’s therapeutic effects. The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Oncology, analyzed data from 10,641 peer-reviewed studies—what authors say is more thanContinue Reading
Cannabis industry veteran Joe Hodas is wrapping up his last week as president of Colorado-headquartered infused products company Wana Brands. Cannabis veteran Joe Hodas is leaving infused products maker Wana Brands is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs Read More: Cannabis veteranContinue Reading
A New York City marijuana store backed by a prominent venture capitalist is fighting a unionization effort by trying to overturn a labor-friendly licensing requirement in court. Venture capitalist-backed marijuana store in New York sues to stop unionization is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabisContinue Reading
The bill is “moving us further down a path of increasing—dramatically increasing—access to these products that are known to have adverse and negative effects.” By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle Contentious regulations for marijuana-like products advanced through the Indiana House of Representatives on Tuesday, but will have to surviveContinue Reading
A majority of Canadians consider the marijuana industry to be an important part of the country’s economy—and they also expect to see the market play an even greater role in the future—according to a new survey. The poll from Abacus Data, which was commissioned by the Canadian cannabis company OrganigramContinue Reading
New Hampshire’s Senate Judiciary Committee recommended killing a number of drug policy reform bills at a hearing on Tuesday, including measures to legalize simple marijuana possession by adults, increase medical cannabis possession limits and allow harm reduction organizations to legally use drug testing strips to check substances for contaminants. MembersContinue Reading
The marijuana component CBD can help patients manage chronic pain even at low dosages, making it “a promising alternative to conventional pain management strategies,” according to new research. The peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Cureus, drew from responses to a survey posted on social media and in multiple medicalContinue Reading
Bipartisan Pennsylvania lawmakers are asking their colleagues to join them on a forthcoming bill to legalize marijuana for adult use in the state. In a cosponsorship memo that was circulated on Monday, Reps. Emily Kinkead (D) and Abby Major (R) touted the state’s “robust” medical cannabis program—but pointed out thatContinue Reading
