Why cannabis companies are seeing lower D&O rates – Canadian Underwriter

When cannabis companies merge, they often seek D&O insurance to protect their board members in the event something unforeseen happens during an acquisition. M&A is particularly strong in the U.S. After recreational marijuana was legalized in Canada in October 2018, many lawsuits were filed alleging mismanagement or financial misrepresentations by cannabis company board members. The […]

What You Must Know If You Decide To Consume Cannabis – The Plaid Zebra

Random use of cannabis can always cause a few adverse effects. Canada is now the only country that offers legal permission to use cannabis, while many other countries like Netherland consider it illegal. As per statistics, Canada, during July 2019, had contributed almost $8.26 billion to their gross domestic product. Two of the most common […]

Some Pennsylvania cannabis companies use misleading, inaccurate, or dangerous … – WITF

The days of journalism’s one-way street of simply producing stories for the public have long been over. Officials with both companies defended the language in response to questions from Spotlight PA. And while the state’s 2016 medical marijuana law requires the Department of Health to restrict the advertising and marketing of cannabis, it does not […]

Black entrepreneurs outnumbered in cannabis sector that poses structural challenges – Toronto Star

“Once the barriers started coming up like the capital requirements and just the effort you’d have to put to make a successful cannabis company, the industry became more stale. If you didn’t grow up wealthy or well-connected, they say, it is tougher to pitch largely white investors on your business. Before cannabis entrepreneurs apply for […]

Governor candidates lukewarm on ‘cannabis primary’ – Boston 25 News

“It gives us an opportunity to help them understand this emerging market,” Turnbull, who worked for the Joint Committee on Tourism and Cultural Development, a handful of lawmakers and later as executive director of single-payer advocacy group Mass-Care, said. The outreach from Tree House to the candidates comes at a crucial time for the once-illegal […]

Southeastern Illinois Drug Task Force Announces Cannabis Trafficking Arrests | Effingham Radio

Gonzalez-Salgado, Morales-Moreno, and Ramirez-Bautista are all currently being held at the Effingham County Jail on a bond set at $100,000 at 10 percent. SEIDTF is comprised of the Salem Police Department, the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office, the Robinson Police Department, and the Illinois State Police. …Read the full story

Alberta cannabis retailers ready to roll with online sales – CTV News Calgary

“Licensed cannabis retailers in Alberta will be able to offer online sales of cannabis products. Licensed cannabis retailers will continue to offer choices in legal, high-quality products for consumers,” reads the AGLC website. The government website only brought in about $200,000 in cannabis sales annually, but there’s a sizeable black market of unlicensed online sellers. […]

OUR CHANGED WORLD: ‘A lot of people started using a lot of cannabis’: CMHA says …

Psychosis describes conditions that affect the mind, causing a loss of contact with reality or trouble deciding what’s real and what’s not. “We know from experience going through the whole cigarette boom, how it can be inadvertently marketed to youth and it seems like it’s repeating itself now with cannabis stores. …Read the full story

New York Cannabis Control Board: Sixth Meeting News Highlights – JD Supra

The board did not specify what the private discussion was about, but it may have been in connection with the legal dispute between MedMen and Ascend Wellness Holdings over a stalled investment transaction. This website uses cookies to improve user experience, track anonymous site usage, store authorization tokens and permit sharing on social media networks. […]

Drivers of purchase decisions for cannabis products among consumers in a legalized …

The goal of legalization was to improve health and safety by creating access to regulated products, with accurate product labels and warnings and no risk of contamination. A combination of deductive and inductive coding was carried out, themes from the literature were identified, and new themes from the transcripts were discovered. The non-medical use of […]

Black entrepreneurs outnumbered in cannabis sector that poses structural challenges

“Once the barriers started coming up like the capital requirements and just the effort you’d have to put to make a successful cannabis company, the industry became more stale. If you didn’t grow up wealthy or well-connected, they say, it is tougher to pitch largely white investors on your business. A 2019 study from the […]

MD & DE legal cannabis bills advance (Newsletter: February 21, 2022) – Marijuana Moment

is being sued by a former employee who claims the company’s time clocks, which used workers’ fingerprints, required biometric data in violation of Illinois law. Previously he reported for Marijuana.com and MassRoots, and handled media relations and campaigns for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and Students for Sensible Drug Policy. Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Quesada […]

Alberta stores preparing as online cannabis sales to go private in March | CBC News

A legal change, passed by the legislature last year, will see Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis shut down the online orders section of its website. Potential online sellers will have to clear some bureaucratic hurdles and meet AGLC standards. The websites will also need a “robust” way to verify a shopper’s age, to ensure kids aren’t buying […]

Apparently, Some People Smoke Weed: Grace Tame and the Normalisation of Cannabis – The Latch

The piece didn’t have quite the intended effect, instead creating a raft of renewed support for Tame on social media. We know already that attitudes to cannabis are changing in Australia. This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone who has been paying attention, however, as even non-white people who are open about […]

Why this Israeli desert town aims to be a medical ‘cannabis capital’ | The Star

Some believe that cannabis could help Yeruham tackle unemployment among its 12,000 residents, with initial efforts being led by a firm called CanNegev. “My dream is to make Yeruham the capital of medical cannabis in Israel,” Ohana told AFP. Taler said the incubator is developing a robot capable of autonomously harvesting flowers. The user of […]

Pocket-sized, Potent Cannabis Beverage Drink Loud Launches in CA – mg Magazine

Made with 100 milligrams of THC packed into a 1.8 ounce bottle using proprietary nanotechnology, Drink Loud is both the smallest and most potent cannabis beverage for a fun, discreet, affordable and fast-acting uplift. Drink Loud’s juicy-candy flavor means they are equally as delicious enjoyed as a shot, stirred into a slushy or sipped slowly […]