Hawaii House Advances Bill That Regulates ‘Entire’ Cannabis Plant  March 21, 2024 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, Hawaii, News & Insights 0 Comments Legalized adult use in Hawaii took another step forward Tuesday when a key House committee advanced SB3335, a bill that aims to kill two cannabis birds with one stoner piece of legislation. Following a public hearing that lasted well over… Read More→
What to know as recreational marijuana becomes legal in Minnesota on Aug. 1 July 28, 2023 AggregatedNews Minnesota 0 Comments [Read More @ APNews] Read More→
Legalizing recreational cannabis increases its use, research shows August 31, 2022 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments People in US states that legalized recreational cannabis use it 20% more frequently than those in states that didn't legalize it, a study published Thursday in the journal Addiction has suggested. Researchers interviewed 3,421 participants who were sampled from the… Read More→
Indiana lawmakers to discuss cannabis this summer June 2, 2022 AggregatedNews Indiana, Policy & Legal 0 Comments INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana lawmakers will discuss cannabis this summer, including THC products already being legally sold in the Hoosier State and potential decriminalization of marijuana. This comes amid a ramped-up effort by state Democrats and others to legalize marijuana in… Read More→
Is German Oversupply Hampering Growth Of Its Medical Cannabis Industry? May 12, 2022 Ben Stevens Germany 0 Comments GERMANY is continuing to see cannabis companies from across the globe pile into its medical cannabis market in the hopes of securing their piece of the pie. With limited domestic production capacity and by far the largest medical cannabis patient… Read More→
More than half of Europeans support cannabis legalization April 8, 2022 AggregatedNews Europe 0 Comments April 7 (Reuters) - More than half of the European population support legalization of adult use of cannabis and around 30% of them are interested in purchasing it, according to polling data by industry consultants on Thursday. Europe's liberal approach… Read More→
Legalization is a learning curve: Germany is in the driver’s seat to make adult-use a reality December 23, 2021 Niklas Kouparanis Germany, Op-Ed 0 Comments With adult-use legalization in Germany officially set to be legalized by the incoming government, the country of 84 million residents is on its way to becoming the largest cannabis market in Europe–and possibly the world. The news also makes Germany… Read More→
In first for Europe, Malta to legalize recreational marijuana, with several other countries on the cusp December 13, 2021 AggregatedNews Malta 0 Comments Malta is set to become the first country in Europe to legalize the cultivation and consumption of marijuana for recreational use, in a bill that goes before parliament Tuesday and is widely expected to be enacted by the end of… Read More→
As more states legalize marijuana, more children accidentally ingest THC-laced edibles April 18, 2021 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments In January, a 12-year-old in New Jersey was taken to a hospital after eating a large quantity of what appeared to be Skittles candies but turned out to contain THC, the active ingredient in marijuana that produces the high sensation.… Read More→
When abnormal is the norm May 22, 2017 Matt Walstatter Compliance and Regulations, The Buck Stops Here 1 Comment Sometimes working in cannabis leaves me feeling like I’m through the looking glass. It’s not just that my job is federally illegal, or that we now offer receipts for cannabis after generations of lurking in the shadows. Often the strangest… Read More→
The Right Way to Do Drugs February 20, 2017 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments The argument for the legalisation of cannabis has been won. Now for the difficult bit IT IS like a hash-induced hallucination: row upon row of lush, budding plants, tended by white-coated technicians who are bothered by the authorities only when… Read More→
The First White Collar Crime of the Cannabis Industry Just Happened September 23, 2016 AggregatedNews Packaging, Policy & Legal 0 Comments The weed industry is getting to know a time-honored tradition of the American business world: corporate fraud. Federal prosecutors in Colorado last week charged the men behind FusionPharm, a publicly traded hydroponic marijuana farming company, with securities fraud over an… Read More→
Marijuana Won’t Be On The Ballot In Michigan This Fall After Supreme Court Denies Appeal September 9, 2016 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments The Michigan Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal Wednesday to attorneys for the MI Legalize group, making it all but certain that November ballots in Michigan won’t include a marijuana question. The state Supreme Court refused to accept the emergency appeal… Read More→
Oregon Has Collected $25.5 Million in Marijuana Taxes This Year August 23, 2016 AggregatedNews Oregon 0 Comments The Oregon Department of Revenue collected $25.5 million in tax from the sales of recreational marijuana this year as of July 31, the department announced Monday. That represents $102 million in total sales thus far this year. The state collects… Read More→
After Medical Marijuana Legalized, Medicare Prescriptions Drop For Many Drugs July 7, 2016 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments Prescription drug prices continue to climb, putting the pinch on consumers. Some older Americans appear to be seeking an alternative to mainstream medicines that has become easier to get legally in many parts of the country. Just ask Cheech and… Read More→