cannabis

California may resort to using armored cars to transport the hundreds of millions of dollars the state anticipates making in tax from marijuana sales. The suggestion was made by the state treasurer John Chiang, who said the problems anticipated from the legalization of recreational cannabis...

TORONTO, Nov. 07, 2017 - Nutritional High International Inc. (the "Company" or "Nutritional High") (CSE:EAT) (OTCQB:SPLIF) (FRANKFURT:2NU) is pleased to announce that is has entered into a letter of intent (“LOI”) to acquire a 100% interest in Calyx Brands Inc. (“Calyx”), a California based...

The Jewish rapport with weed is long and varied, implicit yet ingrained. President Richard Nixon, father of the Drug War, was one of the first to explicitly call it out: "You know, it's a funny thing, every one of the bastards that are out for legalizing marijuana is Jewish," said Nixon...

Massachusetts is looking for an inspector for the state's newest crop: marijuana. The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources has posted a job for an agricultural inspector for cannabis. A job description posted on the state's website says it's seeking someone to enforce laws...

The international market for cannabis is projected to hit $31.4 billion by 2021, according to a new report from the Brightfield Group, a cannabis market research firm. Currently, the global market is estimated to be worth $7.7 billion and will see a compound annual growth rate of 60 percent as...

Cannabis legislation is working its way in many states, and some – including California – have made it legal to use, possess and share cannabis. Tax professionals need to know how recent legislation on the drug can affect a taxpayer's return, such as for growers on how they can make use of...

Hoban Law Group, a Denver-based firm focused on advising the emerging legal and medical cannabis industry, has announced plans to expand internationally, saying it would open four European and two Latin American offices by spring 2018. Pointing to a rapidly evolving marketplace for its...

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) announced Friday that 40 LCBO-run stores in Ontario will begin selling cannabis after legalization next year. Located in 14 cities across Ontario, staff from the cannabis dispensing LCBO shops will be meeting with members from the Ministry of Finance...

DENVER, Nov. 06, 2017 - Hoban Law Group (HLG) continues its pioneering trend in the cannabis industry with an international expansion of multiple offices. Four offices will open in the European Union by late fall and two offices in Latin America by spring of 2018. The need for this international...

NEWTON, Mass., Nov. 06, 2017 - MariMed Inc., (OTCQB:MRMD) today announced the near term expansion of its licensing of Kalm Fusion™ branded products. Test marketed with great success as previously announced in Delaware and Rhode Island, with a soft launch in 50 dispensaries in Illinois, MariMed...

NEWTON, Mass. and LAS VEGAS, Nov. 06, 2017 - MariMed Inc., (OTCQB:MRMD) and its MariMed Advisors subsidiary today announced they have entered into an exclusive licensing agreement for Alternative Medicine Association (AMA”) to produce and distribute, in Nevada, MariMed’s branded cannabis...

In the 12 months since the introduction of legal medicinal cannabis in Australia, the government's laborious and highly-criticized legislation has resulted in frustration, anger and disenchantment for the very people it was intended to help most. The government is perhaps the only remaining...

Puffing on a cannabis inhaler could help millions of Brits with insomnia doze off in minutes. The new hand-held gadget squirts a small dose of the drug into the lungs. Tests show a single toke at bedtime can trigger sleep in as little as ten minutes. Researchers found users doze deeply...

There was no pungent smoke in the air and no bold trappings other than a bunch of green and white balloons over the front door at the grand opening Sunday of Solful, liberal Sebastopol's second medical marijuana dispensary. A few dozen folks lounged and sampled snacks in the lobby of the...

There has arguably been no faster-growing industry in recent memory than marijuana. According to cannabis research firm ArcView, the legal weed market in North America is projected to grow by 26% a year through 2021, yielding a market worth nearly $22 billion. This rapid growth is precisely why...

The South Carolina Compassionate Care Act would allow qualifying patients with debilitating medical conditions and a recommendation from their physician to use and access medical cannabis. The act was introduced at the beginning of the year. Sunday, the South Carolina Compassionate Care...

Thousands of people streamed into Winnipeg’s first ever Hempfest Cannabis Expo this weekend to listen to presentations by industry leaders and check out exhibits set up by cannabis and hemp businesses from around the country. More than 60 businesses tabled the expo which was held Saturday and...

Indiana state Rep. Jim Lucas will tour the PDI Medical cannabis dispensary at 1623 Barclay Blvd. in Buffalo Grove on Nov. 16 as part of a fact-finding trip by the chief sponsor of that state's proposed medical cannabis legislation. He is the guest of the Illinois Department of Financial and...

Medical professionals on the front lines of New Mexico's drug abuse epidemic have successfully petitioned members of the state's Medical Cannabis Advisory Board to recommend opioid use disorder as a condition that qualifies a patient to use cannabis. "We have a crisis in New Mexico, and we...

Hebrew University Prof. Raphael Mechoulam, known as the "father" of the medical cannabis industry, will lead a team investigating the benefits of non-psychoactive cannabis components for treating asthma and other respiratory conditions. In 1964, Mechoulam, was the first scientist to...