Cannabis conferences used to be scarce and left a lot to be desired. I went to my first cannabis conference in 2010, and it was basically just a joint smoking fest in a hotel conference room in an obscure part of town. It was a much simpler time. There’s nothing [read more]
Adult-use cannabis retailers in Washington sold an estimated 26 metric tons of cannabis and cannabis-infused products between July 1, 2016 and July 1, 2017, according to a report by the RAND Corporation. The report, prepared for the Washington State Liquor and Control Board, determined that licensed retail sales doubled from the prior [read more]
4Front Ventures Corp. (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQX: FFNTF) (“4Front” or the “Company“) will report, after market close on August 29, 2019, the unaudited interim financial results of 4Front Holdings LLC for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019. The Company will host a conference call the following Tuesday, September 3, at 9 a.m. PDT. 4Front was formed [read more]
The enactment of California’s 1996 medical cannabis access law is associated with a significant and a sustained decline in motor vehicle fatalities, according to data published in the Journal of Experimental Criminology. A team of investigators from the University of California at Irvine assessed the relationship between the enactment of California’s medical cannabis [read more]
The self-reported use of marijuana by teenagers continues to decline nationally, according to federal data reported by the United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Commenting on the data, NORML Deputy Director Paul Armentano said, ““Regulation and education is a more effective and a more preferable tool to discourage youth use [read more]
The medical marijuana facility application period closed at 4:30 p.m. today, and the Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) received approximately 2,100 applications by the extended deadline. The application system received over 1,200 applications in the last three days, including over 800 applications in the last 24 hours. [read more]
Federally insured credit unions may provide certain financial services to legally operating hemp businesses under new guidance published today by the National Credit Union Administration. The guidance will be revised and updated once the United States Department of Agriculture finalizes forthcoming regulations and guidelines. Credit unions will be able to provide the [read more]
Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that marijuana ought to be legalized nationwide, according to polling data compiled by Investor’s Business Daily and TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence. Overall, 63 percent of respondents backed legalization – a percentage that is consistent with other recent polls. Seventy-five percent of self-identified Democrats endorsed legalization, as did a majority (66 percent) of [read more]
Cannabis Talk 101 (a subsidiary of Cannabis Talk Network), announced today that it’s a proud sponsor of the Nate Diaz Official After-party being held at Club Blush at 400 Disney Way in Anaheim, California, to be hosted right after the Diaz vs. Pettis UFC 241 fight on August 17. Cannabis Talk 101 [read more]
Members of the New York City Council have adopted a resolution calling on administrators to revise policies specific to marijuana possession and child custody. Resolution 0740 calls upon “the New York City Administration for Children’s Services to implement a policy finding that a person’s mere possession or use of marijuana does [read more]
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