More than 200,000 people were arrested for possessing marijuana in the U.S. last year, according to the FBI’s latest annual crime report, and another 17,000 were booked for allegedly selling or growing cannabis. Those figures likely understate the true number of people busted for marijuana, however, given inconsistencies in theContinue Reading
The full official transcript of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hearing on the Trump administration’s marijuana rescheduling proposal has now been made available to the public. The release of the day-by-day record of the cannabis rescheduling proceedings comes after DEA Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek Julius ordered that dozens of mostlyContinue Reading
“A free society should be capable of learning to live with potentially risky substances without the government banning them.” By Jeffrey A. Singer, Cato Institute As a physician, I don’t dismiss recent reports of increases in problematic cannabis use. But we should avoid letting them trigger another drug-war moral panic.Continue Reading
Texas Democrats are calling out a key Republican official for allegedly working to ban hemp THC products in order to benefit alcohol companies, which happen to be among his substantial campaign contributors. During the last legislative session, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R), who oversees the Senate, championed legislation to recriminalizeContinue Reading
A cannabis retailer can generate millions in annual revenue and still struggle to perform one of the most basic functions of running a business: opening a bank account. Even more than a decade after the first adult-use markets launched, access to financial services remains one of the industry’s biggest operationalContinue Reading
Former Massachusetts cannabis czar Shannon O’Brien is once again suing a longtime state adversary, claiming she was ousted after identifying serious problems in the $1.6 billion state industry. Twice-ousted Massachusetts cannabis czar sues again, claiming corruption and public safety risks is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness newsContinue Reading
Aurora Cannabis is asking its shareholders to sit tight and treat Curaleaf Holdings’ hostile takeover bid with skepticism. In a statement Monday, the Edmonton, Alberta-based global medical cannabis company also corrected what it called inaccurate statements Curaleaf made in support of its unsolicited $272 million takeover offer. Aurora’s board andContinue Reading
Germany and Canada still dominate the global cannabis import-export market, but the Canada-to-Germany pipeline is under threat. Canada still dominates global cannabis exports, but changes are coming fast is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs Read More: Canada still dominates global cannabisContinue Reading
Tilray raises global medical cannabis capacity, expanding cultivation in Quebec and Portugal to meet rising demand. Canadian LPs expand presence in European cannabis is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs Read More: Canadian LPs expand presence in European cannabisContinue Reading
A second major marijuana multistate operator is attempting to elude labor-friendly licensing requirements in New Jersey cannabis law with a federal lawsuit. Second major marijuana MSO sues New Jersey over labor-friendly licensing requirement is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs Read More:Continue Reading
