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South Carolina AG Confirms Legality of Hemp-Derived THC Beverages
LOS ANGELES- South Carolina Solicitor General Robert D. Cook issued a legal opinion on Sept. 16, affirming that nonalcoholic beverages containing hemp-derived delta-9 THC are legal under the 2018 Farm Bill, provided they contain no ...
The High Stakes of Cutting Corners in Regulatory Employee Compliance
LOS ANGELES — In the cannabis industry, regulatory compliance is not a mere formality, but it’s a vital safeguard against financial losses, legal challenges, and operational disruptions. An often overlooked yet incredibly high-stakes area of ...
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Legalize Recreational Cannabis
LOS ANGELES- A bipartisan group of Pennsylvania lawmakers introduced a bill last week to legalize recreational cannabis for adults. The legislation, known as House Bill 2500, was sponsored by Republican Rep. Aaron Kaufer and Democratic ...
Arrests Made in Multi-Nation JuicyFields Cannabis Investment Fraud
LOS ANGELES- The investigation into the JuicyFields cannabis investment scam, believed to involve fraudulent activities amounting to nearly $700 million, has culminated in the arrest of nine individuals. This case, noted as one of the ...
Dutchie Payments System Buckles Under Pressure on 4/20
LOS ANGELES- On April 20th, the cannabis community celebrates a day of significance – a day marked not only by camaraderie but also by substantial commercial activity. However, this year’s 4/20 brought a bitter experience ...
MedMen Winds Up Getting Wound Up: Files for Bankruptcy, Assets Placed in Receivership
NEW YORK- MedMen Enterprises has declared bankruptcy in Canada, announcing the decision on April 24 amid escalating financial troubles. With liabilities amounting to C$561 million ($410.4 million), the cannabis company has appointed B. Riley Farber ...
California Moves Closer to Legalizing Cannabis Cafés
LOS ANGELES- California's legislative efforts to allow cannabis cafés took a significant step forward as Assembly Bill 1775, championed by Representative Matt Haney (D), passed through a second Assembly committee. The bill received favorable votes ...
South Carolina AG Confirms Legality of Hemp-Derived THC Beverages
LOS ANGELES- South Carolina Solicitor General Robert D. Cook issued a legal opinion on Sept. 16, affirming that nonalcoholic beverages containing hemp-derived delta-9 THC are legal under the 2018 Farm Bill, provided they contain no ...
The High Stakes of Cutting Corners in Regulatory Employee Compliance
LOS ANGELES — In the cannabis industry, regulatory compliance is not a mere formality, but it’s a vital safeguard against financial losses, legal challenges, and operational disruptions. An often overlooked yet incredibly high-stakes area of ...
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Legalize Recreational Cannabis
LOS ANGELES- A bipartisan group of Pennsylvania lawmakers introduced a bill last week to legalize recreational cannabis for adults. The legislation, known as House Bill 2500, was sponsored by Republican Rep. Aaron Kaufer and Democratic ...
Numinus Announces Health Canada Approval of MAPS-Sponsored Open Label Study for MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD
VANCOUVER, BC–Numinus Wellness Inc. (TSXV: NUMI), a mental health care company advancing innovative treatments and safe, evidence-based psychedelic-assisted therapies, is pleased to announce that Health Canada has cleared the MAPS-sponsored single-arm, open-label safety and feasibility study evaluating MDMA-assisted therapy ...
Terra Tech Merges With Unrivaled And Rebranding As Unrivaled Brands, Inc.
SANTA ANA–Terra Tech Corp. (OTCQX:TRTC) today announced that the Company has successfully completed its merger with UMBRLA, Inc., doing business as Unrivaled. The merger with Unrivaled brings together two California-based companies with combined operations in ...
Curaleaf Appoints Ranjan Kalia As Chief Financial Officer
WAKEFIELD–Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA / OTCQX: CURLF), a leading international provider of consumer products in cannabis, announced today that Ranjan Kalia (pictured) will join the company as Chief Financial Officer on July 19, 2021. Kalia ...
The Parent Company Expands Value Vape Offering Launching Fun Uncle Cruisers Vapes with Live Resin
SAN JOSE– TPCO Holding Corp. (NEO: GRAM.U) (OTCQX: GRAMF), a vertically-integrated cannabis company, today announced that it has extended its value product offerings with the introduction of Fun Uncle Cruisers with Live Resin full gram ...
10 Women Cultivators and Business Owners in Cannabis & Why We Should Support Them
MIAMI–The world is male dominated and it shouldn’t be. Women are definitely the backbone and magic in every society in every nation. The two highest IQ scores in history belong to women. In 2018, it ...
France Becomes The First Country to Ban All Five Pesticides Linked to Bee Deaths
PARIS – France, inadvertently, is now leading the world in saving the bees by setting a benchmark in the global effort to save the bees and prevent “ecological Armageddon.'' This is very relevant to cannabis. ...
Nextleaf’s State B To Be Featured On Canada’s ”Dragon’s Den” TV Show
VANCOUVER, B.C.–Nextleaf Solutions Ltd. (CSE: OILS) (OTCQB: OILFF), an extraction company that owns one of the largest portfolios of U.S. patents for the extraction and distillation of cannabinoids, with State B Cannabis Beverage Co. is ...
Chicago’s Green Thumb Industries Acquires Virginia’s Dharma Pharmaceuticals
CHICAGO–Green Thumb Industries Inc. (CSE: GTII) (OTCQX: GTBIF), a leading national cannabis consumer packaged goods company and owner of Rise™ Dispensaries, announced it has closed on its acquisition of Dharma Pharmaceuticals LLC, previously announced on ...
Microdose Psychedelic Insights Closes Oversubscribed Financing Round
TORONTO–Microdose Psychedelic Insights, a privately held media company, announced today that it has closed a seven figure oversubscribed round, Charlie Finnie, Chief Executive Officer of Origin Therapeutics joins as a board member. Investors in this ...
Cardiol Therapeutics’ Board of Directors Appoints Dr. Guillermo Torre-Amione as Chairman
TORONTO- Cardiol Therapeutics Inc. (TSX: CRDL) (OTCQX: CRTPF) (FSE: CT9), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing innovative anti-inflammatory therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Dr. Guillermo Torre-Amione ...
Nature’s Medicines Celebrates 8th Anniversary Hosting Free NORML Expungement Clinics
PHOENIX–The passage of Prop 207 in Arizona last November not only legalized marijuana for adults 21 and over. It also allows eligible people convicted of cannabis violations to erase their criminal records starting July 12, ...
Auxly Strengthens Financial Position With Implementation Of Amendments To Imperial Brands $123 Million Convertible Debenture & Sale of Curative Cannabis
TORONTO– Auxly Cannabis Group Inc. (TSX – XLY) (OTCQX: CBWTF) a leading consumer packaged goods company in the cannabis products market, is pleased to announce the implementation of amendments to certain provisions of its previously ...
