Thursday marks the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s declaration of a war on drugs—and congressional lawmakers are seizing the day to demand reform. A historic bill to end the drug war by decriminalizing possession of all currently illicit substances…
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Senators Publicly Pressure Key Chairman For Vote On Marijuana Banking Bill
Senate Joins House In Move To Allow Research On Marijuana From Dispensaries
Civil rights groups are pushing for a vote on a bill to federally legalize marijuana to take place in the U.S. House of Representatives this month—but some activists who have experience in the state-level regulatory space are now proposing changes…
Predictmedix Inc. Files Registration Statement on Form 20-F
TORONTO, June 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Predictmedix Inc. (CSE:PMED) (OTCQB:PMEDF) (“Predictmedix” or the “Company”), announced today that it has filed a registration statement on Form 20-F to register its common shares with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission…
TILT Reaches Agreement with Massachusetts Cannabis Control
PHOENIX, June 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TILT Holdings Inc. (“TILT” or the “Company”) (CSE: TILT) (OTCQX: TLLTF), a provider of business solutions to the global cannabis industry that includes inhalation technologies, cultivation, manufacturing, processing, brand development and retail, announced…
Legal cannabis heads to CT gov’s desk (Newsletter: June 18, 2021)
FL Court blocks marijuana initiative; Drug war hearing in Congress; Advocates’ federal legalization amendments; Poll: Voters back drug decrim Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which…
Hydrofarm to Spend $161 Million for Third Nutrients Acquisition in 2021 – New Cannabis Ventures
Hydrofarm Enters into Agreement to Acquire Aurora Innovations and its Organic Nutrients and Grow Media Operations Aurora Innovations Brings Valuable Manufacturing Presence on the West Coast in Oregon, on the East Coast in New York State, and in Western Canada…
Cannabis website Leafly to raise $30 million in fresh funding
(Reuters) – Cannabis marketplace Leafly is raising $30 million in a fresh funding round, it said in a filing on Wednesday, as the world’s biggest pot-related website taps strong investor appetite for companies in the burgeoning U.S. marijuana industry. Seattle,…
Army Sergeant is latest to sue supplement brand over THC tea
A U. S. Army sergeant has sued health supplements company Total Life Changes LLC, alleging it failed to properly warn consumers that its Raspberry Lemonade weight loss tea and another product contain THC, putting her at risk of getting booted…
Ayr Wellness Receives Provisional License to Sell Adult-Use Cannabis at Flagship Boston Dispensary – New Cannabis Ventures
TORONTO, June 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ayr Wellness Inc. (CSE: AYR.A, OTC: AYRWF) (“Ayr” or the “Company”), a leading vertically integrated cannabis multi-state operator, announced today that the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (“CCC” or the “Commission”) has granted its…
Illegal marijuana operations sprout up in the High Desert
Improvements in growing techniques have led to a dramatic decline in quality of a life in the high desert, where illegal operations have taken hold and multiplied. There is a danger in the desert you might not be aware of.…