United Kingdom MMJ Legalization Takes Effect Next Month
Doctors in the United Kingdom will soon be allowed to prescribe medical cannabis to patients with an exceptional need, according to… Read More
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Cannabis Death Sentence Spurs MMJ Legalization Talks in Malaysia
Malaysian leaders are floating the idea of legalizing medical cannabis as activists lash out over a death sentence handed last… Read More
Florida Rep. Lambasts DEA’s Cannabis Imports Decision
U.S. Rep Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), who has worked to spearhead legislation in his home state, has lambasted the DEA decision… Read More
Canadian Armed Forces to Allow Some Cannabis Consumption
Canada has spelled out the cannabis consumption rules for soldiers and civilians working for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), according… Read More
DEA Approves Canada’s Tilray for Cannabis Drug Imports
Canadian cannabis producer Tilray Inc. announced today that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has approved the company’s request to import… Read More
South Africa Decriminalizes Personal Cannabis Use
The South African Constitutional Court has ruled that the personal use of cannabis is no longer a criminal offense, according… Read More
Coca-Cola Considering CBD Product Line
The Coca-Cola Co. is the latest major beverage company to consider investing in the cannabis space, BNN Bloomberg reports. Coke, the… Read More
Georgia Wants to Grow & Export Cannabis But Not Allow Consumption
A bill introduced in the Georgia Parliament is seeking to legalize the cultivation of cannabis for export but not legalize… Read More
Border Patrol Official Confirms Lifetime Bans for Cannabis Employees
A senior U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Official has confirmed that Canadians who work in that country’s legal cannabis industry… Read More
Cannabis ETF Breaks $1 Billion in Assets
Ballooning cannabis stocks have caused Canadian-based Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF (HMMJ) to break $1 Billion CAD in assets… Read More
Italian Farmers Solve National Wheat Crisis With Hemp
Low wheat prices, cheap international imports, and eroded soil have created a crisis for farmers in Italy. Some are turning… Read More
Cannabis Intoxication Roadside Testing Tech Coming to Canada
Police in Canada will soon have access to new testing technology to help check drivers for intoxication from cannabis and… Read More
New Zealand Licenses Its First Cannabis Company
New Zealand officials have issued the country’s first medical cannabis cultivation license to Hikurangi Cannabis, a company based in Ruatoria… Read More
Industrial Hemp THC Limit Raised to 1% In Western Australia
Regulators in Western Australia have approved new rules for the state’s industrial hemp farmers, raising the upper limit for THC… Read More
World Health Organization Recommends Descheduling CBD
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that “preparations considered to be pure cannabidiol CBD should not be scheduled within the… Read More
Alcohol Distributor Constellation Brands Makes $4 Billion Cannabis Investment
Constellation Brands, the brewer of Corona beer and a major distributor for Svedka vodka, just invested nearly $4 billion (CAD… Read More
UN to Review Cannabis’ Status Under International Law
In November, the United Nations will perform a deep review of cannabis’ scheduling status under the 1962 Single Convention treaty, which… Read More
Health Canada Expands Industrial Hemp Rules to Allow Full-Plant Harvests
Canadian hemp growers can now harvest the entire hemp plant — including its flowers, buds, and leaves — after Health Canada established… Read More
Shopify Locking Up Canadian Cannabis Market
Online retail giant Shopify has been cutting huge deals with Canadian provinces and cannabis producers to set itself up as… Read More
Cannabis Entrepreneurs Rush to Secure Toronto Retailer Locations
Entrepreneurs are flocking to Toronto, Ontario in order to secure real estate for future cannabis retailer locations, CBC reports. The rush… Read More
Canadian Cannabis Growers Will Be Federally Subsidized
Canada’s federal government will provide some of the same subsidies to cannabis growers that it does to traditional agriculture operations… Read More
Ontario Government to Allow Private Cannabis Retailers
An insider source reportedly says the Ontario government will allow for privately owned cannabis shops when Canada’s adult-use market comes… Read More
United Kingdom Legalizes Medical Cannabis
Medicinal cannabis products will be available by prescription in the United Kingdom this fall after the government relaxed drug laws… Read More
Lebanon Considers Legalizing Medical Cannabis to Defray Debt
Lebanon, which has been struggling under large national debts, is considering legalizing medical cannabis in the near term to help… Read More