Published: Feb 6, 2018, 10:56 am • Updated: Feb 6, 2018, 10:56 am By Hanna Hoikkala, Bloomberg A Swedish January is dark, cold and snowy, but in Stockholm, cannabis stocks were lighting up the screens of investors. “Out of nowhere, the interest for Canadian cannabis shares has completely exploded in Sweden,” said Joakim Bornold, a […]
Published: Feb 22, 2018, 9:44 am • Updated: Feb 22, 2018, 9:57 am By John Schroyer, The Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Cannabis businesses, beware: The Hershey Co. is on the warpath. Perhaps the most famous confectionery peddler in the world has a well-documented history of actively protecting its trademarks, and the marijuana industry is […]
Published: Oct 24, 2017, 4:26 pm • Updated: Oct 24, 2017, 4:46 pm By Monte Whaley, The Denver Post A sweeping $5.5 million study of cannabis use among Colorado and Minnesota twins, both identical and fraternal, will try to discover why some people are more vulnerable to the negative impacts of marijuana, among other topics. […]
Published: Feb 7, 2018, 5:54 pm • Updated: Feb 8, 2018, 12:14 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff A former Budweiser executive was “way, way wrong” when he likened the cannabis industry to craft beer, the founder of Lagunitas Brewing Co. told marijuana industry leaders. “I think (cannabis) is going to be way, way, […]
Published: Sep 22, 2017, 3:32 pm • Updated: Sep 22, 2017, 3:32 pm By The Cannabist Staff Featured guests: Larry Ulibarri and Kathie J., Denver radio personalities and founders of Blazin Hit Radio. Podcast: Play in new window | Download LOTS TO TALK ABOUT • Transitioning from the family-friendly drive time radio personality to a […]
Published: Feb 9, 2018, 1:51 pm • Updated: Feb 9, 2018, 1:52 pm By David Ovalle, Miami Herald MIAMI — The Miami Lakes man found with $22 million in suspected marijuana cash stuffed in orange buckets inside his house pleaded guilty Wednesday — but he won’t be losing all his money to the feds. Luis […]
Published: Feb 5, 2018, 2:35 pm • Updated: Feb 5, 2018, 2:35 pm By The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Legislature is poised to allow anyone to use cannabidiol, a cannabis-derived extract believed to have therapeutic benefits. The Indiana Senate voted 35-13 on Monday to allow cannabidiol to be sold without restriction. The Indiana […]
Published: Mar 7, 2018, 3:43 pm • Updated: Mar 7, 2018, 3:43 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, Orange County Register California’s cannabis czar sent Weedmaps a cease and desist letter, ordering the Irvine company that maps marijuana dispensaries to immediately stop promoting businesses that don’t have state licenses. “You are aiding and abetting in violations […]
Published: Jul 25, 2016, 7:49 am • Updated: Jul 25, 2016, 7:49 am By Julie Carr Smyth, The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Apparently unconstitutional portions of the Ohio medical marijuana law, which set aside a percentage of the state’s pot licenses for minorities, were spotted during legislative debate but left in the bill to […]
Published: Mar 2, 2017, 9:54 am • Updated: Mar 2, 2017, 4:14 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian Americans seem to have a persistent notion of what marijuana policies look like around the world. The vision sold by Hollywood and globe-trotting backpackers is of people free to get high by the canals of liberal […]