Archives for August, 2019
Fifteen Powerful and Innovative Women in Cannabis Right Now
Fifteen Powerful and Innovative Women in Cannabis Right Now Emily Paxhia: Emily Paxhia is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Poseidon. She has reviewed thousands of companies in the cannabis…
22-Year-Old French Butcher’s CBD Sausages Are, Unsurprisingly, Selling Like Crazy
22-Year-Old French Butcher’s CBD Sausages Are, Unsurprisingly, Selling Like Crazy Because who doesn't want to get a mild body high from eating cylindrical meat products? Luca Morand, a 22-year-old butcher…
Grading the Presidential Candidates on Marijuana: Julián Castro
Grading the Presidential Candidates on Marijuana: Julián Castro Every Saturday, we have been running a series of blog posts that take a close look at the Democratic Party candidates for…
South Africa op-ed: Tried and tested: It’s high time for a trade and regulatory framework for SA’s cannabis industry
South Africa op-ed: Tried and tested: It’s high time for a trade and regulatory framework for SA’s cannabis industry Anthony Cohen is the founder and CEO of Elixinol South Africa,…
Nigerian Agro – Economist Urges Govt To Change Stance On Cannabis & Hemp
Nigerian Agro – Economist Urges Govt To Change Stance On Cannabis & Hemp Agro-Economist ( the National President of Federation of Agricultural Commodities Association of Nigeria) Dr Victor Iyama, has…
Op-Ed: Gov. Kristi Noem: ‘Legalizing industrial hemp legalizes marijuana by default’
Op-Ed: Gov. Kristi Noem: ‘Legalizing industrial hemp legalizes marijuana by default’ Here’s her full op-ed. Looks like South Dakota will take a long time to roll out hemp. Editor’s Note: The…
Australian Cannabis Companies. Revenues Up But They Are Still Losing Money
Australian Cannabis Companies. Revenues Up But They Are Still Losing Money AusCann Group (ASX: AC8) supposedly the golden child of the Australian cannabis sector saw its revenues rise by 267…
Article: Tech pioneers wanted: How Silicon Valley could solve cannabis problems
Article: Tech pioneers wanted: How Silicon Valley could solve cannabis problems They couldn’t be more on the mark with this article. Will Silicon alley be as slow to cannabis as…
Connected by Cannabis
Connected by Cannabis Hillary Peckham and Maren Hall-Wieckert, both part of her family-run medical marijuana company, were married at the Bronx Zoo. But first they had some healing to do.…
Washington State Cannabis Company Starts Pot Waste Program
Washington State Cannabis Company Starts Pot Waste Program A Washington cannabis company has offered to collect and properly dispose of any waste from other marijuana stores. KING-TV reported Thursday that…
Surgeon General Issues Cannabis Warning To Teens And Pregnant People
Surgeon General Issues Cannabis Warning To Teens And Pregnant People The United States surgeon general issued an advisory on Thursday to warn pregnant people and teens about the risks of…
Branding for Cannabis Companies 101: Part 3
Branding for Cannabis Companies 101: Part 3 Editor’s Note: In Part 1, Jennifer Whetzel introduced the concepts of branding, marketing and advertising for cannabis companies. Part 2 took a closer look…
Illinois Gives First ‘Same-Site’ Cannabis Dispensary Licenses to 5 Dispensaries
Illinois Gives First ‘Same-Site’ Cannabis Dispensary Licenses to 5 Dispensaries The first five recreational cannabis dispensary licenses have been announced in Illinois. The same publicly-traded corporation snapped them all up:…
Hemp Regulation: USDA Struggles with Drafting THC Testing Rules
Hemp Regulation: USDA Struggles with Drafting THC Testing Rules Hemp stakeholders have been eagerly waiting for the release of rules and regulations by the Department of Agriculture (“USDA”). Although the…
Dentons: Cannabis Group Weekly Alert – August 2019 #3
Dentons: Cannabis Group Weekly Alert – August 2019 #3 This week: The National Credit Union Administration affirms that credit unions may provide financial services to hemp businesses. Ballot initiative campaigns…
Article: Willie Nelson Takes On Corporate Cannabis
Article: Willie Nelson Takes On Corporate Cannabis NY Mag has published a long and detailed piece on the issue and it is well worth reading… Here’s a short extract. Nelson…
Washington: Liquor & Cannabis Board {ublishes V.1 & V.2 Of “draft conceptual marijuana enforcement rules”
Washington: Liquor & Cannabis Board {ublishes & Of “draft conceptual marijuana enforcement rules” Consistent with our message of August 15, the below links are copies of draft conceptual marijuana enforcement…
“This is a question of when, not if, in New Mexico,” Governor’s Working Group Starts Discussions on Recreational Cannabis
“This is a question of when, not if, in New Mexico,” Governor’s Working Group Starts Discussions on Recreational Cannabis Advertising, local control and tax dollars generated by sales of recreational…
Netherlands To Trial Legal Cannabis Supply For Dutch Cannabis Cafes Starting 2021
Netherlands To Trial Legal Cannabis Supply For Dutch Cannabis Cafes Starting 2021 The BBC Cannabis cafes in the Netherlands are to be supplied legally with drugs from regulated producers as…
The DEA is Rewriting Obama’s Federal Cannabis Regulations
The DEA is Rewriting Obama’s Federal Cannabis Regulations This week, the federal government announced it would begin processing dozens of pending applications for the “steps necessary to improve access to…