Though Michigan will probably be legalizing recreational weed this year, you’ll only be drinking marijuana-infused beer in your dreams. This week, a State Senator introduced legislation that would prohibit the sale of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beer containing cannabis. Here’s a look at this latest restrictive marijuana law, and why safety is a major concern for…
The deal was announced today by Tilray Inc: the cannabis company just joined forces with Big Pharma. Tilray is a licensed manufacturer of medical marijuana products. The Toronto-based firm has production operations in British Columbia. The company just signed an exclusive agreement with Sandoz Canada of Quebec. Sandoz is a subsidiary of Sandoz International, part of…
Canada’s federal adult-use cannabis law hasn’t even gone into effect yet. But already the year has been a huge one for the country’s cannabis companies. Cannabis legalization doesn’t just mean access to a previously prohibited retail space; it also means access to financial instruments and stock exchanges. Furthermore, federal legalization means Canadian cannabis companies can…
Published: Oct 12, 2017, 12:28 pm • Updated: Oct 12, 2017, 12:53 pm By The Associated Press PALISADE, Colo. — Fourteen Potential Colorado marijuana business owners put their names in a lottery for the opportunity to open a retail marijuana store in Palisade. The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reports the bingo-style drawing was held Wednesday…
Published: Aug 17, 2017, 8:11 am • Updated: Aug 17, 2017, 8:34 am By Scott Sonner, Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada’s marijuana regulators are headed back to court in a turf battle with liquor wholesalers over exclusive rights to distribute cannabis products to the state’s new recreational retailers. Nevada’s Taxation Department says the…
The post Parts Of Colorado Approve New Marijuana Taxes appeared first on High Times. Voters in multiple parts of Colorado approved new marijuana taxes that will hike prices for consumers in those areas. Eagle County, Colorado is suffering from mental health and substance abuse issues. They’re hoping the new marijuana taxes that were approved will…
In cooperation with Mexico’s military and law enforcement agencies, U.S. border agents seized $8 million worth of marijuana at the Texas border in Laredo Friday. Cross-border drug seizures are a fairly common occurrence at the Laredo Port of Entry, but Sunday’s bust is one of the largest this year. In total, 423 bundles of marijuana…
FRIDAY LIVE! Posted by The National Marijuana News on Friday, March 16, 2018 3-15-18 Status of Cannabis Reform in RI, MD, VA, PA, WV Let’s review the state marijuana legalization surge of 2018 through the first quarter of the year. Pennsylvania began medical marijuana sales on February 15th, almost 2 years after Governor Wolf signed…
Published: Jan 31, 2018, 2:05 pm • Updated: Jan 31, 2018, 4:45 pm By Paul Elias, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco’s district attorney said Wednesday that city prosecutors will toss out or reduce thousands of criminal convictions for marijuana dating back decades, a move allowed under the 2016 state ballot measure legalizing recreational…
Published: Jan 29, 2018, 10:50 am • Updated: Jan 29, 2018, 11:23 am By Shelly Hagan, Bloomberg News Despite the lowest unemployment rate since 2000, wages for American workers rose at a relatively tepid pace last year. For security guards, it’s a different story. Average hourly earnings for employees in security and armored car services…