PRESS RELEASE Former pharmaceutical leader from Grünenthal joins Tilray, strengthening the company’s position in Europe NANAIMO, B.C – Today, Tilray, Inc. (NASDAQ:TLRY), a global pioneer in cannabis production, research, cultivation and distribution, announces the expansion of its global senior leadership team with the appointment of Sascha Mielcarek as Managing Director, Europe. Sascha Mielcarek comes to […]
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CBE Press LLC Expands Business Directory Offerings
Since our official launch in November of 2014, CBE Press LLC (CBE) has endeavored to provide utilitarian information that helps transition the relatively new and young Cannabis Industry from a unregulated, illicit black market to a professionally run and regulated industry that has the best interests of the consuming public in mind. CBE strives to provide […]
“Where’s all that marijuana money?” Colorado’s pot dollars help schools, but maybe not as much as you think
Amendment 64’s promise to fix schools is kept, but in measured amounts A big part of the 2012 pitch to convince Colorado voters they should legalize recreational marijuana was that the tax money would fix their local schools. Five years after the first sale occurred on Jan. 1, 2014, that tax money has translated into […]
Cresco Labs Appoints Dun & Bradstreet CEO Tom Manning as Chairman of Its Board of Directors
PRESS RELEASE CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Cresco Labs (CSE:CL) (“Cresco” or “the Company”), one of the largest vertically integrated multistate cannabis operators in the United States, today announced the appointment of Tom Manning as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Manning joined Cresco’s board in 2016, three years after the Company’s inception in 2013. Today, Cresco’s […]
Consumption of marijuana edibles rises amidst scarce research into their health impact
As more states legalize recreational use of marijuana, edible forms of the drug are also becoming increasingly popular. But little research has been done on potential complications of consuming the substance, and some scientists believe they can cause hallucinogenic reactions. Special correspondent Lori Jane Gliha of Rocky Mountain PBS reports on the controversial trend. Judy […]
Detroit Council Passes Zoning Ordinance to Regulate Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
After more than four hours of legal and council discussion and dozens of city resident comments, the Detroit City Council on Thursday evening approved by a vote of 6-1 a zoning ordinance that experts say could close up to half of the city’s medical marijuana dispensaries. The ordinance is effective March 1. Detroit City Councilman […]
Washington State May Add More Than 200 More Medical Marijuana Stores
Trying to fold medical marijuana into the state’s retail system, state Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) staff are recommending an additional 222 retail stores around Washington, including 21 in Seattle. If adopted on Jan. 6 by the LCB’s three board members, the Wednesday proposal could double the number of stores in Seattle and increase the […]
Companies Challenge Florida’s Medical Marijuana Licensing
Eleven companies challenged Florida’s limited medical-marijuana program Monday by contesting how the state awarded licenses to start the industry. The challenges mean another round of court proceedings and judges’ decisions before anyone can be certain that Knox Nursery of Winter Garden and the four other regional licensees have legal authority to grow marijuana and process […]
Chicago’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens Uptown
With about a dozen people on hand, Chicago’s first medical marijuana dispensary opened its doors in Uptown on Wednesday. “We’ve been working so hard for so long,” co-owner Zachary Zises told RedEye before the 11 a.m. opening of Dispensary 33 at 5001 N. Clark St. It’s among a handful of dispensaries that have opened statewide in recent […]
Oregon’s Edible and Concentrate Rule Making Conundrum
By Matt Walstatter Oregon is currently deeply immersed in the dual processes of implementing recreational cannabis sales while updating the medical marijuana program. While the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) is tasked with implementing and regulating the recreational system, the medical program remains in the purview of the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). Our regulators are […]
San Diego Medical Dispensary Hit With Whopping $1.8 Million Penalty
SAN DIEGO — A Pacific Beach medical marijuana dispensary has been hit with a $1.8 million penalty for operating outside of San Diego’s zoning regulations, incurring by far the largest fine against a dispensary in city history. That more than doubles the total amount of dispensary-related judgments the city has collected to date. On Nov. […]
Minnesota to Allow Pain Patients Into Its Medical Marijuana Program
Minnesota’s medical marijuana program, struggling with a lack of patients, will open its doors to pain patients next summer. Health Commissioner Ed Ehlinger announced Wednesday that the state will add intractable pain to the shortlist of conditions that allow Minnesotans to legally use medical marijuana. “The existing tools are not working well” to manage pain, […]
“Trimmigrants” Flock to California For Work on the Seasonal Cannabis Harvest
WILLITS — Except for traffic passing through on Highway 101, this northern Mendocino County city is relatively quiet much of the year. But for three months in the fall, it gets an influx of world travelers lured by marijuana-trimming jobs, temporarily swelling the town’s population of under 5,000 and instilling it with an international flavor. […]
Florida Approves 5 Nurseries to Grow Medical Marijuana
Five Florida nurseries, including two from Miami-Dade County, were selected Monday to cultivate and distribute the first legal marijuana in the state, opening the door to the sale of the non-euphoric strains to treat patients with seizure disorders and cancer by June of next year. Costa Nursery Farms, of Miami, won the bid for the […]
California Farmers Trying to Adjust to New Marijuana Regulations
An unmistakeable scent, rotten-sweet and earthy, greets visitors to Basil McMahon’s pine and oak sheltered Nevada County farm. It wafts from cannabis plants growing in a murky legal terrain between acceptance and prohibition. Over the next few years that will change, as a sweeping new package of laws will reverse years of state silence by […]
Maryland Delaying Medical Marijuana Program After a Deluge of Applications
Maryland officials said Thursday that they expect to delay the state’s medical marijuana program as they sort through a deluge of nearly 900 applications from businesses seeking licenses to grow, dispense or process the drug. The crush of 882 applicants brought in more than $1 million in license fees and prompted officials to push back […]
Cannabis Start-Ups are Springing Up in New York City
There may be only five licensed medical-marijuana companies in New York state, but that doesn’t mean local entrepreneurs are going to let them have all the fun. Selling products such as luxury weed accessories and industrial grow lights, New York startups are hoping to profit from marijuana’s legalization in a number of states. The latest […]
Trump Softens His Stance on Legalizing Marijuana
SPARKS, Nev. — Donald Trump softened his tone on marijuana legalization on Thursday, saying at a political rally that states should be allowed to legalize marijuana if they chose to do so. Trump reaffirmed that he supports making medical marijuana available to patients who are very sick. “In terms of marijuana and legalization, I think that should be […]
