Is the Bubba Kuah bubble popping? Just last week, cannabis retail heavy hitter MedMen announced plans to streamline its businessby doing away with all cultivation and manufacturing. Now, another top-tier weed brand is implementing significant cutbacks. Canopy Growth, the world’s largest cannabis company, announced on Wednesday its plans to shutter two cultivation facilities in British Columbia. […]
Along with basically every other consumer goods, vape pens and other cannabis vaporization are likely to see significant production delays due to the spread of COVID-19. Market Watchnotes that the vast majority of vape hardware is manufactured in China, the country which has been hit hardest so far by the coronavirus. The outbreak enhances issues […]
Though Major League Baseball (MLB) removed cannabis from its list of banned substances during the last offseason, the commissioner still has some words of warning for players. In a recent memo obtained by ESPN, the league reminded teams that players can be subject to penalty for showing up to work high or for violating marijuana laws. […]
Utah is finally getting itself some medical marijuana. After Governor Gary Herbert signed his name to an MMJ bill Friday, the State will begin accepting licenses on Sunday and open its first dispensary on Monday. Though things are moving relatively quickly now, Utah previously slowed its roll to a crawl when it came to medical […]
Senator Elizabeth Warren has unveiled her plan for cannabis regulation, should she become the 46th President of the United States. The senator’s plan, titled “A Just and Equitable Cannabis Industry,”suggests it’s motivation as systemic healing of damage from the Drug War based on what has been effective in state cannabis programs. The presidential hopeful notes that […]
More and more seniors are embracing their inner pothead, according to a new survey. Data from a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that cannabis use among adults 65 and older shot up 75% from 2015 to 2018. Five years ago, only 2.4% of surveyed seniors said they were using cannabis products. Now 4.2% […]
In the wake of financial losses, MedMen has announced plans to streamline its business model. One of the largest and best-known cannabis chains in the United States, MedMen will cut its cultivation and processing efforts, instead outsourcing to other outfits. According to CNN, the new business plan is meant “to salvage a cannabis company that is […]
Colorado weed companies have found a clever way to get around strict advertising laws: sponsoring highways so that their brand names get in front of thousands of drivers. Cannabis businesses in the state are restricted completely from using pop-up ads, and are not allowed to advertise in print, TV, or radio, unless they are able […]
Georgia lawmakers have just moved forward with a bill that would effectively criminalize hemp for those without a license. Under the new measure, possession of less than an ounce of hemp could carry a penalty of up to a year in jail or a $1,000 fine for people not properly licensed. That’s the same penalty […]
Two former NFL players are facing up to 20 years in prison after being found with 157 pounds of cannabis in their vehicle. Greg Robinson, recent offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns, and Jaquan Tyreke Bray, who played for three seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, were flagged by a U.S. Border Patrol canine unit at […]
