NANAIMO, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tilray Canada Ltd., a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)-certified global leader in medical cannabis research and production, announced today that it will invest, through an affiliated entity, up to $30 million in a second cultivation and processing facility located in Enniskillen, Ontario. The two facilities will generate a combined production capacity of up […]
Policy & Legal
New Regulatory Changes in New York Bring in Thousands of New Medical Marijuana Patients
The New York State Department of Health announced on August 8 a new set of regulations that will continue the expansion of the state’s medical marijuana program, while improving its experience for patients, practitioners and registered organizations alike. Once adopted, the new regulations will allow for the sale of additional medical marijuana products, an improved experience for […]
Medical Marijuana Makers, Distributors To Be Allowed in El Monte, But Retail Locations Still Banned
El Monte, CA – The City Council voted Tuesday to move forward with new rules allowing operators on the business side of the medical marijuana industry — distributors, manufacturers and lab testers among them — to set up shop in the city, while still banning retail outlets selling the drug to patients. The council voted […]
Maryland Adds Eight New Medical Marijuana Growers
Maryland’s medical marijuana regulators approved final licenses for eight growing companies on Monday, allowing them to start cultivating the drug. Several companies said they are ready to begin growing immediately, while others say they will take weeks to get started. “Now, we have a real industry,” said Cary Millstein, CEO of newly licensed grower Freestate […]
Ahead of Conference, Medical Marijuana Businesses Look To UK for Next ‘Green Rush’
In October the UK will host what is believed to be its first medical cannabis conference, an international jamboree of weed-based therapies in London. It may seem like an eccentric choice, given cannabis is illegal in Britain. But Saul Kaye, the Israeli entrepreneur behind the event, is confident the country is on the cusp of […]
Massachusetts Promises Crackdown on Marijuana DUIs
Massachusetts officials promised a crackdown Thursday on marijuana-impaired driving as the state prepared for full implementation of the voter-approved law legalizing adult use of recreational pot. State police said they were increasing the number of officers with special training in detecting whether motorists are under the influence of THC, the psychoactive chemical in marijuana. Massachusetts officials […]
Nevada Judge Halts Marijuana Distributors License Change
CARSON CITY — A district judge on Friday temporarily halted any effort by the Department of Taxation to license additional distributors of recreational marijuana other than liquor wholesalers. The order sought by the Independent Alcohol Distributors of Nevada was granted by District Judge James Todd Russell after he said the tax agency at a Thursday […]
Cannabis Emerges as Highlight in 2020 Presidential Campaign
SAN FRANCISCO — Marijuana legalization just moved from the fringes of the last presidential campaign to center stage in 2020. Between a sweeping new package of legislation introduced last week by one of the top Democratic presidential prospects and, on the other end of the spectrum, Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ vigorous opposition to recreational use […]
Nevada Votes in Favor of Issuing Marijuana Distribution Licenses Outside of Liquor Wholesalers
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada marijuana regulators have decided to start issuing pot distribution licenses to businesses other than liquor wholesalers to keep up with overwhelming demand since legal recreational sales began July 1. The Nevada Department of Taxation voted Thursday to open up the market previously limited to liquor distributors under the state ballot […]
‘It’s California in 1995 All Over Again, Man’: Opportunities and Problems Piling Up in the European Cannabis Market
“It’s California in 1995 all over again, man.” That was a comment I overhead during a conversation between an American and a German entrepreneur at the Mary Jane Berlin event held in Berlin in the second week of June, 2017. Indeed, there may not be a better way to sum up the current state of […]
