Illinois Women in Cannabis (IWC), a nonprofit organization founded by Green Thumb Industries (GTI) Chief Compliance Counsel Dina Rollman, is hosting an event featuring Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon), the nation’s leading champion of ending marijuana prohibition. The event – open to all interested in the cannabis movement — will take [read more]
Marijuana Business Daily (MJBizDaily), the most trusted B2B news source and event producer of the cannabis industry, introduces Hemp Industry Daily, the first publication to deliver objective and market driven coverage of where the hemp industry is headed. The hemp market is projected to reach $1.65 billion in just five years. Hemp Industry Daily examines [read more]
Canopy Rivers Corporation (“Canopy Rivers”), Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth”) (TSX: WEED) and LiveWell Foods Canada Inc. (“LiveWell“), today announced that the companies have executed a strategic agreement to accelerate the development and commercialization of Livewell’s two large scale cannabis projects located in Ottawa, ON and Pontiac, QC, which collectively represent over 1,500,000 [read more]
Who better to represent the people than someone who has been trying to change the system for most of her life? Adela Falk has always been one of my favorite freedom fighters. She has done many great things in the name of cannabis legalization from advocating for medical marijuana rights [read more]
I am always excited when a knowledgeable friend asks me if I have tried a particular cannabis strain, and I have never heard of it. Jack’s Grape is one of those strains. I have heard of many ‘Jack’ strains from ‘Super Jack’ to ‘Jack the Ripper’ but I have never [read more]
Pioneering cannabis edibles company Wana Brands, Colorado’s No. 1 infused edibles company, continues its ambitious growth trajectory in legal markets across the United States and internationally with the appointment of Dan O’Connor as Chief Operating Officer. O’Connor is based out of Wana Brands’ Boulder headquarters and reports directly to Wana [read more]
I received the following press release from the hardworking activists at Connecticut NORML: On April 12, 2018, Connecticut NORML presents “Ending Cannabis Prohibition in Connecticut -An Educational Forum” at the American Legion Hall, 243 N Main St, Branford, CT 06405 from 6:30-8:30pm. The purpose of this forum is to inform [read more]
For the first time, New Mexico’s Medical Cannabis Program exceeded 50,000 patients, reaching 50,954 as of March 31, 2018, according to the New Mexico Department of Health. The current enrollment is 46 percent higher than the 34,909 patient enrollment as of March 31, 2017. The program has grown by over 16,000 patients in this [read more]
Jamie Pearson, the Director of Operations for Bhang Corporation (www.gotbhang.com), is scheduled to speak at the upcoming International Cannabis Business Conference in Berlin on April 13, 2018. An industry veteran, Pearson joined CEO Scott Van Rixel and COO Richard Sellers in 2016 to oversee operations for the award-winning brand and has helped catapult Bhang into the global [read more]
Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) (TSX: WEED) is dedicated to using its platform and resources towards meaningful CSR initiatives related to cannabis and society. Today, the Company wishes to recognize Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (“CSSDP”) which, with the support of an unrestricted grant from Canopy [read more]
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