Children of the ’80s, rejoice. Scratch-and-sniff pot packaging could be a real thing in dispensaries very, very soon. In early October, an application for a cannabis container that complies with state regulations while also indicating the content was published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The inventors, who are from Washington state, came up […]
In an about-face that has some scratching their heads, Former Indiana Congressman, Rep. Steve Buyer (R-IN), a longtime opponent of marijuana legalization (medical and recreational), has officially cashed in on the legal cannabis industry. In mid-October, FSD Pharma, a Canadian company, announced that Buyer joined its board of directors. FSD, through its subsidiary FV Pharma, […]
Consumer caution means that sales of vape products are taking a hit while cannabis edibles are booming. The recent vape crisis has resulted in close to 2,000 illnesses and at least 34 deaths attributed to VAPI or EVALI, which stands for e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury. Cannabis connoisseurs wanting a lovely high without […]
Illinois, anticipating the legalization of recreational, adult-use marijuana on January 1, 2020, took a restrictive approach to licensing recreational marijuana. Additionally, towns and municipalities can choose to ban retail stores, making it difficult to commit to what could be a hefty investment. The absence of retail stores could hinder the progress of what some estimate […]
At 8 am on November 1, the Marijuana Regulatory Agency — Michigan’s state licensing office in Lansing — was ready to accept hand-delivered applications at the counter. This move is one more step in the state’s long canna-journey from illicit herb to mainstream commodity. The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) has 11 license categories, and industry […]
Sound the trumpets, because the USDA released its interim hemp rules on October 29. Stakeholders have 60 days to submit comments on the interim hemp rules, and there are several critical components to the rules. Let’s check out the highlights. Per the rules in the 2018 Farm Bill, states and Indian tribes are required to […]
It’s cannabis legalization, otherwise known as ‘Cannabis 2.0’. Exactly one year after the legal adult-use marijuana marketplace opened for business, Canada legalized the production and sale of edibles, extracts and topicals effective October 17. Canadian cannabis companies have been busy preparing for this moment. While Health Canada revealed the final regulations for these types of […]
Now here’s an example of highly diversified, albeit on a global scale: Canopy Growth, a Canadian cannabis, hemp and device company recently received a license from the United Kingdom that will allow Spectrum Therapeutics, the company’s pharmaceutical division, to import bulk medical marijuana products into the country.The monumental license is the first issued by the […]
Uruguay’s support for the cannabis industry means the country is at the front of a growing global cannabis marketplace. The country is pushing to develop highly qualified skill sets and is proactively nudging its way into the legal cannabis market. In a groundbreaking export, Fotmer Life Sciences recently sent the first small (22 lb) but […]
In a strange turn of events, it has become more and more attractive — price-wise — to buy cannabis on the black market in Canada. According to new data released from Statistics Canada, the average price gap between regulated and illegal marijuana widened in the quarter that ended in September. Numbers Don’t Lie Get this: […]
