Schumer talks cannabis timetable and banking (Newsletter: February 1, 2022) – Marijuana Moment

We’re planning our reporting for the coming year and it would really help to know what kind of support we can count on. A poll found that London, England adults support the mayor’s plan to replace some cannabis arrests with education and counseling for young people, 63 percent to 19 percent. Previously he reported for […]

Minnesota Cannabis Company Goodness Growth to be Acquired for $413M | Twin Cities Business

Founded in 2014, Goodness Growth was Minnesota’s first medical cannabis company and one of only two licensed cannabis cultivators in the state. Kyle Kingsley had nothing but positive things to say about the acquisition, which still requires approvals from regulators in the U.S. Verano is based in Chicago, but it’s publicly traded in Canada because […]

Does cannabis help treat injured players? The NFL wants to find out – WZDX

“We’re always interested in trying to improve our approach and our treatment for acute and chronic pain in NFL players, and we always want to make sure that our players are receiving the most up-to-date medical consensus around any of these treatments,” NFL chief medical officer Dr. Kevin Hill, the Director of Addiction Psychiatry at […]

Weekly Roundup on the Cannabis Sector & Psychedelic Sector – Yahoo Finance

Stocks are having their worst January since 2008, and this is putting a strain on the cannabis industry. Cannabis equities are generally considered speculative, and speculative assets have taken the worst of the losses in the last four weeks. The offering of 2,717,392 subordinate voting shares, were sold at a price of $3.68 per share […]

Schumer Gives Update On Federal Marijuana Legalization And Banking In Meeting With …

We were glad to share hard-earned lessons for how Congress can ensure that the communities most impacted by the war on drugs are set up for success,” Shaleen Title, who attended as vice chair of CRCC, told Marijuana Moment. That position has frustrated some advocates and stakeholders who feel that enacting the banking reform is […]

Cannabis suppositories: Would you try kush for your tush? | Leafly

Classified as cannabis extracts, suppositories were technically allowed to be manufactured when legalization 2.0 rolled in October 2019. Even as a medical cannabis patient and overall weed enthusiast, I felt hesitant when it came to trying out my homemade suppositories. It can be a real head trip putting things in personal places. The sisters founded […]

BC MLA questions BC’s lack of consistent enforcement of cannabis laws – StratCann

Outsiders with no connection to her First Nation are taking advantage of a lack of enforcement of both the Splatsin community, as well as the BC government. In an interview with StratCann, Morris says he’s seen similar problems with organized crime gaining a foothold in some First Nations communities in regard to tobacco sales, especially […]

Majority of Americans would vote for a politician who smokes cannabis – Canex

The YouGov survey, which included responses from 4,096 adults from the US, follows the recent ad campaign of Democrat Senate candidate Gary Chambers Jr, in which he can be seen smoking a cannabis ‘blunt’. The survey demonstrates the latest proof of changing attitudes towards cannabis law in the US. Nonetheless, even if federal cannabis reforms […]

Green Mountain Receives Cannabis Cultivation License from Health | The Kingston Whig Standard

We’ve been preparing for this moment for some time now and we have already pre-sold our entire greenhouse space, half under contract for 12 months and the other half for 24 months. In light of such risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this press release may not occur and actual […]

Canada should deter speculation by foreign-owned giants, reap grassroots growth through …

Meanwhile, consumers who helped the province’s cannabis regulator, the Ontario Cannabis Store, reach this milestone are being left in the dust. In 2018, at the dawn of cannabis’ legalization, Altria spent $1.8 billion to acquire a near-half stake in Cronos Group, a multinational company aiming to sink its roots in Canada’s fertile cannabis industry. This […]

How long cannabis affects driving ability following consumption, revealed – Canex

In fact, it likely takes much longer to ensure users are safe to drive. The researchers from the Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research at the University of California San Diego concluded: “Smoking cannabis ad libitum by regular users resulted in simulated driving decrements. Keeping subscribers up-to-date with news & insight within the CBD industry. …Read […]