cannabis

Ottawa's drive to legalize recreational marijuana by July 2018 has sparked debate nationally. Now, West Islanders are keeping an eye on local developments. Last Friday, Canadian medical marijuana producer Aurora Cannabis officially opened its 40,000 square foot Aurora Vie production facility...

NEWTON, Mass. and NEW BEDFORD, Mass., - MariMed Inc., (OTCQB:MRMD) today announced the purchase of a 137,500 sq. ft. industrial building on 17 acres at 167 John Vertente Blvd., in the New Bedford, Mass., industrial park for a purchase price of $6,895,000. MariMed will develop approximately...

Ottawa, Canada - CannaRoyalty Corp. (CSE: CRZ) (OTCQX: CNNRF) is pleased to announce that it has executed a binding term sheet to acquire Kaya Management Inc. ("Kaya") which is the exclusive manufacturer and license holder of rights for Bhang® brand vaporizer products in California. The Company...

As they filed through the sleek waiting room of RISE Silver Spring, prospective patients – the old, the young, the sick, and the curious – came upon deep glass cases that looked like they'd been designed for a high-end jewelry store. Soon those cases will be stocked with medicinal pot grown...

The comic duo Cheech and Chong, who rose to fame in the 1970s and 80s with routines centered around smoking marijuana, shared an apparent Facebook post by a Standish town councilor advocating for the medicinal use of the drug. With the famous comedians' boost, the video post, which seems to...

The Sacramento Business Journal, a sister paper to the Portland Business Journal, delved into the world of cannabis-related funds last week. It's a revealing piece that examines banking issues related to legal pot sales and prominently features in Oregon. Writer Mark Anderson starts in his...

McGill University law professor Daniel Weinstock says he heartily recommends his students take up criminal law in order to take advantage of the country's new, strict cannabis laws. "There is going to be a steady stream of customers," Weinstock said, referring to the influx of people he...

The Irish minister for health has signed a license for a seven-year old from County Cork to access medicinal cannabis. Ava Barry suffers from a severe form of epilepsy known as Dravet syndrome. On Tuesday, Simon Harris told the Dáil (Irish Parliament) he could not comment on individual...

With just over a month to go before recreational cannabis becomes legal in California, the City of Los Angeles is preparing to establish new rules for regulating sellers, growers and users. Marijuana businesses could not be too close to schools or parks, and existing medical marijuana...

Republicans like N.J. Governor Chris Christie and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions are the most hyperbolic opponents of cannabis on the national stage, but it's Democrats who are helping build final barricades to defend local marijuana prohibition. Although the national Democratic Party...

Investors are getting high off marijuana stocks in anticipation of full legalization in Canada and several U.S. states. The marijuana investment universe lends itself well to cryptocurrency traders who have grown accustomed to volatility and surging market caps. Marijuana Index The...

The city of West Hollywood will start accepting applications in January from businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs looking to open weed shops, pot delivery services, and smoking lounges, WeHoville reports. Under an ordinance adopted last week, the city will dole out eight licenses each for...

It's official: Residents in unincorporated areas of San Luis Obispo County won't find marijuana stores in their communities, won't be able to grow plants for personal use outside, and likely won't see many licensed cannabis farms. Those are just some of the expected effects of the 52 pages of...

The buds are ripening for a Ruatoria hemp industry as production steps up and the potential for it to be New Zealand's medicinal cannabis capital moves a step closer. Hikurangi Enterprises last year planted a trial of 5000 plants as a field crop. This season the Ruatoria charitable company is...

Kaya Holdings, Inc., announced today that it will be holding talks with Oregon state and local law enforcement authorities and compliance officials to launch "Kaya Cares," a Cannabis-for-Opioids swap program whereby people dependent on opioids and wishing to explore cannabis as a safe...

In case you haven't noticed, the marijuana industry has many investors seeing green. The average pot stock valued in excess of $200 million in market cap has seen its share price double or triple over the trailing year. What's behind this move? Look no further than the notable change in the...

On Wednesday, the 12-member panel will begin reviewing whether the state’s casino industry can find a way to coexist with recreational and medicinal cannabis businesses. The odds are seemingly very long of that actually happening, but nonetheless, the committee is moving forward with a review...

Hey everyone, I could really use some help! I'm making batches of marijuana infused coconut oil using the mason jar and boiling water method. I decarb (30 gs) then place the buds in the mason jar with 2 cups of coconut oil. I normally let them sit on a low temp (2...10 being max power)...

With vast numbers of people taking addictive and hazardous prescription painkillers, more investment needs to be made into natural, cannabis-derived alternatives like CBD. Anyone who has suffered from chronic pain will know that the effect on your life can be extremely corrosive. Next...

Individual communities in the Northwest Territories will be given the right to uphold or repeal marijuana prohibition, according to the region's proposed cannabis regulations. In preparation for the federal government's plan to legalize recreational marijuana by July 1, 2018, the territory has...