The Next Wave of Cannabis: Challenges and Opportunities for Investment and Growth in the Industry

What are the challenges and opportunities as we enter the next wave of the cannabis industry? Two cannabis technology CEOs will discuss the top things to know from a business perspective as you think about growing a tech company in the industry and two industry experts from an investment and advisor side will discuss the […]

DEA Says Illegal Marijuana Trafficking From Mexico Is Declining Amid State Legalization Movement

DEA didn’t explicitly connect the dots between the legalization movement—which has provided adults 21 and older, as well as patients, with a regulated supply of cannabis in numerous states across the country—and the decline of Mexican-produced marijuana entering the U.S. Meanwhile, federal prosecutions over marijuana dropped again in 2021, with fewer than 1,000 people charged […]

Classic movies in SoCal: ‘The Servant,’ ‘Sleeping Beauty,’ ‘Harold & Kumar’ and more

Find a flick with our weekly curated list of classic movies, cult favorites, film festivals, etc., playing at theaters, drive-ins and pop-ups and/or streaming online. ‘The Color of Pomegranates’The life and times of 18th century Armenian poet Sayat-Nova are recalled in a series of visually ravishing and largely dialogue-free tableaux vivant in Sergei Parajanov’s utterly […]

The Saturday Debate: Has the legalization of cannabis been a success? – Toronto Star

As a criminologist, I evaluate the success or failure of our experiment with cannabis legalization by the impact of this policy shift on criminal justice outcomes. In the two decades leading up to 2018, an average of almost 50,000 Canadians were arrested for cannabis possession and many more for other cannabis-related crimes. As the Toronto […]

Riverhead nursery grower among NY State’s first licensed adult-use cannabis cultivators

The Office of Cannabis Management did not release the locations of the approved cultivator applications, but a search of the Department of State’s business database revealed two other applicants are located in Suffolk County: Route 27 Hop Yard, a hops and hemp grower in Moriches and East End Flower Farm, a company registered by Shirley […]

UPDATE: Cannabis Legalization on the Ballot in Maryland This November – JD Supra

The Maryland Senate has now approved legislation that puts a referendum before voters this November on whether Maryland should legalize adult-use cannabis and begin implementing a regulatory framework if the ballot question is approved. Six months later, on July 1, possession of up to 1.5 ounces would become legal for all adults over the age […]

Local Cannabis Dispensaries Fighting for Survival – Los Angeles Business Journal

“We fought so hard to get us from the underground market and into the light,” said Montes, who is managing partner and owner of Delta IX THC in Los Angeles. According to the United Cannabis Business Association, a Sherman Oaks trade group, there were an estimated 8,000 cannabis retail outlets in California in 2017, before […]

10 Best Seed Banks 2022: Top Cannabis Seed Banks That Ship to USA – Washington City Paper

With more and more states decriminalizing marijuana use, hemp production and the growth of the cannabis seeds industry are also on the rise. They provide home growers with the seeds needed to grow cannabis strains, making many people consider growing their cannabis plants at home. For example, some may provide you with high-quality seeds, while […]

Enquête de l’Institut de la statistique du Québec | La pandémie dope la consommation de cannabis

« On ne doit pas nécessairement conclure que la légalisation était une mauvaise chose, mais plutôt se rappeler que la hausse de consommateurs nous vient de la pandémie », souligne Jean-Sébastien Fallu, codirecteur du livre Cannabis et professeur agrégé à l’École de psychoéducation de l’Université de Montréal. « L’avantage ici, c’est que c’est ouvert toute la journée », indique […]