Bioactive compounds in cannabis are significantly impacted by the chemical composition of the soil the plants are grown in, according to a new federally funded study. “The outcome of this study provides outdoor growers with information on the effects soil health can have on cannabinoid and terpene content in hemp,”Continue Reading
The Michigan Cannabis Industry Association argues the tax hike would either need to be approved by voters or achieve a three-fourths vote in the Legislature. By Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance A cannabis industry trade association is challenging the state’s newly approved tax on the sale or transfer of wholesale marijuana,Continue Reading
An elaborate marketing stunt from a New York marijuana business evidently fooled more than a few media outlets into believing that carrier pigeons would soon be deployed to make cannabis deliveries throughout New York City. Advertisements and social media posts from the marijuana retailer The Travel Agency have been promotingContinue Reading
Michigan’s leading cannabis trade group filed a lawsuit challenging the new 24% wholesale tax Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed into law. Legal battle brews over Michigan’s new marijuana tax is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs Read More: Legal battle brews overContinue Reading
The governor of Texas is calling on the state Department of Public Safety (DPS) to escalate enforcement against smoke shops that are violating laws related to the sale of intoxicating hemp products, including a recently enacted emergency rule barring people under 21 from purchasing cannabis. In a directive issued onContinue Reading
“I hope that the individuals that receive these licenses are good people that have every intention of providing good medicine to the people of the state that so desperately need it.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission offered the state’s first medical cannabis cultivator licenses Tuesday,Continue Reading
“Regulators face a choice: confront inversion with meaningful oversight, or let legalization harden into monopoly and fraud.” By Damian Fagon, Parabola Center for Law & Policy New York enters the month known in the cannabis space as “Croptober” with a problem it can no longer ignore: Much of what isContinue Reading
A leading hemp industry organization has sent a letter to President Donald Trump, applauding him for his role in legalizing the crop during his first term and imploring him to prevent Congress from “reversing” the reform by banning hemp products containing any amount of THC. In the letter—which is beingContinue Reading
From building brands to advocating for social equity, women are breaking barriers, driving innovation and championing equity in the cannabis industry. MJBizCon highlights women driving diversity in cannabis is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs Read More: MJBizCon highlights women driving diversityContinue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A recent decision by the Missouri Supreme Court has made it more difficult for residents to have their marijuana offense records expunged, sparking debate among defense attorneys and advocates. The July ruling altered the legal definition of a marijuana offense, effectively restricting which cases qualify for expungementContinue Reading
