When half a ton of weed went missing in Argentina, it was clear that somebody was going to have to pay the piper. And for a second it seemed that piper was going to be of the Pied variety, as authorities tried to blame the disappeared cannabis on mice. But eventually somebody started to figure […]
The cannabis industry has found some unlikely support in two prominent Republicans this week. While the Justice Department under Trump-appointed Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made a lot of talk about harshening the federal stance toward state-legalized cannabis programs, a couple of other top Republican politicos are making surprising maneuvers to aid the marijuana industry. […]
A bundle of new regulations are about to reshape the way medical cannabis is tested and packaged in Montana. The new rules take effect on Tuesday and will require MMJ providers to adhere to strict new requirements, as reported by the Associated Press. From now on, every new crop of marijuana a provider harvests will […]
The Food and Drug Administration is asking the public for its thoughts on potentially changing federal laws concerning cannabis. The call for input comes as the federal government prepares to participate in a conversation with the United Nations World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) review of the current international classification of marijuana. The US is one of […]
While debating a very mild medical marijuana bill proposed in Louisiana congress, one lawmaker took it upon herself to rally against the measure by citing an obviously untrue report of dozens of fatal cannabis overdoses in Colorado. House Bill 579 would extend the use of CBD oil to patients suffering from PTSD, chronic pain, severe […]
Somebody’s starting to take this whole marijuana regulation thing seriously in California because Weedmaps got a cease desist letter last month insisting that they quit letting unlicensed cannabis businesses advertise on their website or face civil or criminal charges. The letter came from the California Bureau of Cannabis Control and on the heels of roughly […]
Chalice California has just dropped the lineup for this year’s festival and it’s going to be a hell of a place to “act a fool.” That’s because not only is rapper/songwriter/movie star Ludacris set to rock the joint, but for the very first time the renowned festival is going to permit on-site cannabis sales and […]
As Canada gears up to go full weed-legal this summer, it has imposed new cannabis packaging rules, and some businesses are none too happy with the new restrictions. Health cautions and large THC warning symbols, similar to those on tobacco products, will be mandatory. “These are excellent regulations…” Aurora Cannabis Chief Corporate Officer Cam Battley […]
It was a blitz in the Motor City last Thursday when regulators announced that they had ordered 158 medical marijuana businesses in the Detroit area to shutter their doors over the last two weeks. 210 businesses were closed statewide, as reported by the Associated Press. Officials said these businesses failed to meet regulations either because […]
Extraction artists in Maine could get their very own licensing system if a proposed bill goes through the state government. Under Maine’s old medical marijuana regulations, caregivers and dispensaries licensed in the system are allowed to perform their own extractions. However, legalized cannabis laws that voters passed in the fall of 2016 will ban the […]
