Altria May Be About to Buy Cronos Group – New Cannabis Ventures

You’re reading a copy of this week’s edition of the New Cannabis Ventures weekly newsletter, which we have been publishing since October 2015. It’s been a very tough year for the Canadian LPs, and the earnings report from Canopy Growth on Friday certainly reinforced the notion that the Canadian market remains challenging for its largest […]

SoCal officials are focus of federal probe of pot licensing – Los Angeles Times

A former Baldwin Park City Council member, who was an early champion of legalizing cannabis, pleaded guilty in a separate federal case after admitting to taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes from a police officer to vote for a police union contract, according to federal court records that were unsealed earlier this year. […]

EDITORIAL: Landowners risk consequences from cannabis – Yahoo News

It’s been common knowledge for some time that Jackson and Josephine counties are the scene of illegal marijuana growing. County authorities, overwhelmed by the illegal operations, have sent notices to property owners with their annual tax bills. The Mail Tribune and other news organizations have published multiple stories about rampant illegal growing this season, much […]

Cannabis can clean toxic mines and industries – The Mail & Guardian

Campbell’s research into growth, genetics and cannabis’s biological mechanisms is funded by Wits University to side-step the stiff headwinds from the plant’s “stigma”.“As a scientific community we are looking at plants that fulfills most of the criteria needed for a phytoremediation species. If our elections coverage helped inform your decision at the polls, cast your […]

Older adults are using marijuana more than ever before – The Edwardsville Intelligencer

“It’s actually very, very easy,” Marvin Yeoman said. Dr. Juan Sanchez-Ramos, a researcher and professor of neurology at the University of South Florida, said studies show marijuana may help reduce symptoms like insomnia and irritability in Alzheimer’s patients, improve motor symptoms from Parkinson’s, diminish arthritic pain and combat sleep disorders — conditions that are all […]

Planning to Buy Cannabis in Canada? Here’s What to Keep in Mind – Health – Chiang Rai Times

With recreational cannabis now legal in Canada, those looking to buy from a licensed retailer have a lot of decisions to make. In the case of https://mybudplace.com/, you can see that they are able to provide same-day delivery within Calgary and its surrounding areas if ordered before a specific time. In Alberta and Québec, the […]

Warren cannabis lab founder Amy Brown on mergers, mistakes and moving forward

ABKO LABS LLC: Amy Brown, founder and CEO of the cannabis testing and safety compliance company and a Birmingham native, crossed over from the financial services sector to the marijuana industry before Michigan legalized recreational use. At the time there were very few labs and being that it’s focused on the safety and health issues, […]

San Jose Spotlight: San Jose Entrepreneur Pushes City To Allow Cannabis Events – SFGATE

Fernando Alvarez, founder of VaporTent Lounges, said the city is missing out on an economic policy he’s helped other California cities craft. Cities still have a great deal of discretion in governing what kinds of cannabis activities are permissible, so Alvarez works with local officials to create policies that allow cannabis events. San Francisco was […]

Chico City Council grants one cannabis dispensary appeal, denies three – The Orion

Four cannabis dispensary businesses: Ashe Chico LLC, Authentic Chico LLC, Grupo Flor and Velvet Chico were present that evening to appeal denials of their applications to open storefronts. First to make their appeal was Ashe Chico, represented for by their attorney Tin Westen. Staff told the council that applicants cannot rely on bringing a location […]