Category: Cannabis
UPDATE: Massachusetts Senate Passes Bill Which Will Make Major Changes to Cannabis …
In the initial version of the bill, all operating marijuana establishments and treatment centers would have been required to immediately renegotiate their existing HCAs to comply with the new requirements under the bill. The bill has moved to the House of Representatives for further consideration. This website uses cookies to improve user experience, track anonymous […]
7 Critical Risks Cannabis Businesses Need to Be Aware of when Buying Insurance
“The way I look at cannabis companies is that they’re very similar to any other company. Insurers are hesitant to work with them due to the drug’s illegal status at the federal level. Two pieces of legislation, Secure and Fair Enforcement Act, seek to address these issues by clarifying that banks and insurance companies can […]
Cultivating Change In Cannabis (Podcast Transcript) | Seeking Alpha
Editors’ Note: This is the transcript version of the podcast we posted last Wednesday. Why we’re all invested in these stocks in the first place, is because the power of the plant has life changing, generation changing world changing possibilities. To that end, I’m super happy to welcome my guest today, Reginald Stanfield, who is […]
Beijing districts placed under lockdown as COVID cases mount – Stamford Advocate
The Chinese capital began mass testing people in one of its 16 districts where most of the new cases have been found. Some residents worked from home and many stocked up on food as a safeguard against the possibility that they could be confined indoors, as has happened in multiple cities, including the financial hub […]
Global shares fall amid interest rate, earnings worries – New Haven Register
And a further drop in precautionary savings should provide an extra boost to consumption,” Alex Holmes of Capital Economics said in a commentary. On Monday, the S&P 500 climbed 0.6% to 4,296.12 after erasing an early 1.7% loss. Since they’re among the biggest companies by market value, their movements hold the most sway over the […]
State suggests cashless apps for cannabis stores to avoid robbery – MyNorthwest.com
Last week, the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board and Washington State Department of Financial Institutions published a list of cashless phone apps and transfer services that cannabis retailers can use for customer payments, in lieu of cash. Because pot is federally illegal, cannabis retailers usually cannot take credit or debit cards. What people may […]
Portobello restaurant to open ‘bigger and better’ location in Brookfield – The Register Citizen
Ilir Alka, right, holding Eliza, age 3, and his father Kenny Alka holding Lirian, age 5 months, from Portobello Restaurant & Pizza which is opening at a new location in Brookfield, Conn. Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Kendra Baker is a reporter for the News-Times who previously worked as a general assignment reporter for The Wilton […]
State TV says Iran foiled cyberattacks on public services – The Middletown Press
The report late on Sunday said Iran thwarted the attacks that planned to target the infrastructure of more than 100 public sector agencies. In October, an assault on Iran’s fuel distribution system paralyzed gas stations nationwide, leading to long lines of angry motorists stranded in long lines and unable to get subsidized fuel for days. […]
Cannabis farmer who fled onto roof caught with harvest worth £900,000 – Leicestershire Live
A 20-year-old cannabis farmer was caught red-handed with huge crop inside a Leicester house. A gardener who had been tending the plants, Agostin Gjoka, was detained trying to escape from a kitchen window. The court heard that incriminating evidence was found on Lama’s mobile phone, including instructions of how to maximise the a yield. Lama, […]
New cannabis testing lab begins the accreditation process – WLBT
And while medical marijuana is not a panacea, it doesn’t solve every problem, it is a great option for some patients that they just haven’t had. And since the state published the testing regulations a couple of weeks ago, now we know what to buy, we know how to spend that million dollars or whatever […]
Review: Grow, Colleen and Akiva’s new musical comedy about Amish twins and cannabis …
Grow, a wholly original show about a pair of Amish sisters who get mixed up in the legalized pot industry and its mirror black market, is the good stuff. When Skor learns of Ruth’s prowess with plants, he offers the sisters a place to stay – and entices them to work in his basement grow-op […]
US cannabis name Vext Science keeps Buy rating from Haywood – Cantech Letter
Gilmer’s updated analysis comes after VEXT reported its fourth quarter and year-end financial results for 2021, which Gilmer noted to be in line with expectations. We continue to build-out a vertical footprint in the Ohio market with our joint-venture partners, and will be in a position to apply for a license transfer for the dispensary […]
Hobbit house display created for Earth Day by Maple Ridge educational assistant
But there are others, eight in total, along with a stick bridge over a pond, a log staircase, a table set for two for tea, and purple tissue paper wisteria hanging from the top. She also paints, but has never displayed her work aside from the walls of her house. …Read the full story
Fears declining adolescent use of alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis has plateaued, and could reverse
It had then declined quickly, with prevalence now much lower than 20 years ago. But levels of adolescent binge-drinking in Aotearoa remained high by international standards, and disparities in tobacco and cannabis use by ethnicity and socioeconomic status were wide. “Prevention is still a really important focus,” Ball said. The youth offending rate had declined […]
Across the Country, Cannabis Dispensaries Saw Biggest 420 Sales Ever – Green Entrepreneur
According to cannabis software and POS company Cova, sales across the country hit an estimated $128 million on 420. Trends across the board include flower being less popular this year, with more customers jumping to edibles and beverages; the latter increased 176%, according to Headset. Cova reports that 647 new stores celebrated their first 420 […]
Government cannabis store approved for North Delta mall – Peace Arch News
On Monday inside the mall. The store will include 145 square metres for office and storage, and employ eight to 12 people. 15, the city had received four pieces of correspondence in support of the application and 32 opposed, as well as one letter expressing concerns and a petition against the dispensary with 451 signatures. […]
Are marijuana edibles legal in New Jersey? State recreational weed law says no. Here’s why.
According to Chris Goldstein, a New Jersey-based cannabis advocate for NORML, don’t expect pot brownies in the first months of legal weed sales in the state. Ingestible cannabis products: forms of cannabis that can be taken by mouth and are absorbed through the body’s digestive system. In order to produce cannabis edibles that resemble food, […]
Truss CEO expecting summer of cannabis-infused beverages after category’s rocky debut | The Star
The consultation period on the changes ends Tuesday, around the same time Truss will start unveiling 15 new drinks available to purchase this spring and summer. Yet cannabis flower remains the top seller by a significant margin, netting about 49 per cent or more than $195 million in sales in Ontario between October and December […]