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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
Because cannabis is still a federally illegal substance that drives the sale and distribution of illicit products, the head of the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) called out Congress to act, and to do it quickly: Legalize cannabis and regulate the industry in order to deal with vaping-related industries. The group said the end result […]
In a poll released in June from Paychex, it was revealed that 34 percent of employers are “not prepared” at all to deal with their employee’s medical marijuana use. The poll also noted that 42 percent of companies said they were “very prepared” to deal with their employees’ medical marijuana use while 24 percent claimed […]
The marijuana industry is on fire in the US, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. With the fourth quarter of 2019 still ahead of us, the industry is positioned to bring in more than the $52 million in sales posted already. But that’s not the end of it. Recreational marijuana use is legal […]
It appears that the old-school pioneers of Michigan’s cannabis industry could be left out of the wagon train as the industry prepares to open its first adult-use recreational marijuana stores by the end of 2019. Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA), which oversees both the medical and upcoming adult-use retail industries, released new rules in July. […]
Canadian cannabis producers Tilray Inc and Aurora Cannabis Inc reported an increase in quarterly revenue last month, attributing the boost to increased demand. Canada was the first industrialized nation to legalize recreational cannabis in an effort to eliminate the black market, but continued growth in this industry is currently limited by lack of supply. When […]
A new report suggests many doctors who publicly oppose marijuana reform are quietly taking money from pharmaceutical companies behind powerful prescription painkillers, the very drugs medical weed could replace. Vice.com reports that many researchers whose work is used to fight against marijuana reform have ties to Big Pharma – ties that could cloud their professional […]
