OHIO: On January 16, 2018, four Ohio dispensaries began selling medical marijuana to patients and caregivers. The following are the first day sales figures. Total sales: … Read the full article...
Business
Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program Generates First Day Sales Of $75K
Acreage Holdings’ Partner, Greenleaf Apothecaries, Opens The Botanist Dispensary In Canton, Ohio
NEW YORK: Acreage Holdings, the United States' largest vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operator according to public filings, announced Greenleaf Apothecaries has … Read the full article...
Cresco Labs Continues First To Market Strategy In Ohio By Facilitating First Legal Sale Of Medical Marijuana
OHIO: Cresco Labs, one of the largest vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operators in the United States, today announced the opening and first legal sale of medical … Read the full article...
Legal
OLCC Commissioners Approve Stipulated Settlements For Recreational Marijuana Violations
Governor Cuomo Announces Plan For Marijuana Legalization, Calls For Automatic Record Sealing And Economic Justice
Blumenauer Announces Co-Chairs of Congressional Cannabis Caucus For 116th Congress
Ohio Board Of Pharmacy Awards Four Dispensary Certificates Of Operation
Vermont: Odor Of Burnt Marijuana Is Insufficient Evidence To Warrant A Vehicle Search
Politics
First Ever Veterans-Focused Medical Bill Introduced In Senate
NORML PAC Endorses Senator Bernie Sanders for Reelection
Roger Tilton’s Clarion Call To New Hampshire: “Let’s Be Tenth!”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Introduces Bill To End Federal Marijuana Prohibition
President Trump Expresses Support For Bipartisan Marijuana Fix
Hemp
Senator Schumer Announces Canopy Growth’s $100-150 Million Investment In Southern Tier Hemp
Schumer: This Project Will Be A Huge Shot In The Arm For The Southern Tier’s Economy And Will Position The Region At The Forefront Of The Industrial Hemp Revolution NEW YORK: U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced, following his all-out effort to pass his legislation the Hemp Farming Act … Read the full article...
CDA Announces Colorado’s 2018 CDA-Approved Certified Hemp Seed Varieties
COLORADO: The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) is announcing that six industrial hemp seed varieties have passed the 2018 statewide THC validation and observation trial and are now eligible to be grown by the members of the Colorado Seed Growers Association for production of “CDA Approved … Read the full article...
Elixinol Welcomes Hemp Industry Advocate Joy Beckerman As Regulatory Officer & Industry Liaison
COLORADO: Elixinol announced Joy Beckerman’s appointment to Elixinol’s team starting January 1, 2019. In Beckerman’s role as Regulatory Officer and Industry Liaison, she will advise Elixinol’s executive team on the industry’s changes and ensure Elixinol’s practices continue to meet or exceed the … Read the full article...
OLCC Notice of Public Hearing On Industrial Hemp Jan 15, 2018
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, including Statement of Need and Fiscal Impact OLCC newsOREGON: Division 25 of Chapter 845 of the Oregon Administrative Rules sets forth the privileges and prohibitions for licensees and permittees of the Commission regarding the recreational cannabis … Read the full article...
Illinois Releases Proposed Industrial Hemp Regulations
ILLINOIS: Proposed rules for the regulation of industrial hemp production and processing were published today in the Secretary of State’s Illinois Register. Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) staff have been busy drafting those proposed rules since Governor Rauner signed the Industrial … Read the full article...
OLCC Commissioners Adopt Marijuana Rule Changes, Adjustment For Current Hemp Producers & Processors
Commission Also Approves Stipulated Settlements for Recreational Marijuana Violations, Revokes Marijuana Worker Permit OREGON: The Oregon Liquor Control Commission at its December 20, 2018 meeting adopted changes in rules regulating recreational marijuana with a focus on tightening licensing and … Read the full article...
Lifestyle
How To Choose The Right Kind Of Legal Marijuana For You
Canada: Police Report No Change In Drugged Driving Behavior Following Marijuana Legalization
From Niche To Normal – Cannabis Use Becoming More Accepted In The United States
Evergreen Market Expands Cannabis Cookbook Distribution For The Holidays
The Different Ways To Dab Concentrates
Events
International Cannabis Industry Leaders To Convene At The CannaTech House In Davos, Switzerland
ISRAEL: The world’s top cannabis industry leaders will convene in an unprecedented gathering in Davos, Switzerland from January 22-25. Ehud Barak, former Israeli Prime Minister and Chairman of InterCure, Roei Zerahia CEO CANNDOC, Yona Levy CEO of Alvit and Tefen, Eyal Barad CEO Cannabics, Lorne Gertner Chairman of Hiku Brands, Jason Warnock CEO … Read the full article...