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Senate Farm Bill Draft Proposes Redefinition of Hemp
LOS ANGELES- The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee has released a draft of the 2024 Farm Bill, introducing significant changes to the federal definition of hemp. The proposed legislation aims to address concerns over intoxicating hemp-derived ...
California Cannabis Dispensaries Face New Tax Payment Rules
LOS ANGELES- In November 2024, numerous licensed cannabis dispensaries in the Los Angeles area received notices from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) indicating a shift in their tax payment schedules from ...
Willow Biosciences Reports Q3 2024
LOS ANGELES- Willow Biosciences Inc., a biotechnology firm specializing in the industrial production of functional ingredients, has reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2024. The company achieved record revenue of $1.7 million ...
House Armed Services Committee Approves NDAA with Provision on Cannabis Testing for Military Recruits
LOS ANGELES- The House Armed Services Committee has approved the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a comprehensive defense bill crucial for funding national defense and military operations. A significant provision within the bill prohibits ...
Massachusetts Cannabis Dispensaries File Suit Over Shipping Restrictions
LOS ANGELES- Two cannabis dispensaries in Massachusetts, Island Time on Martha’s Vineyard and The Green Lady Dispensary on Nantucket Island, have filed a lawsuit against state regulators. The suit challenges restrictions that prevent them from ...
California Senate Halts Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Bill
LOS ANGELES- In a significant setback for advocates of psychedelic-assisted therapy, California's proposal to legalize treatment centers for supervised access to substances like psilocybin and MDMA has been halted. The Senate Appropriations Committee dropped Senate ...
atai Life Sciences Announces Key Developments in Clinical Trials and Leadership Transition
LOS ANGELES- atai Life Sciences, a leading company in the mental health biopharmaceutical sector, has announced significant progress in its clinical trials and a strategic leadership transition, underscoring its commitment to advancing mental health care. ...
Senate Farm Bill Draft Proposes Redefinition of Hemp
LOS ANGELES- The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee has released a draft of the 2024 Farm Bill, introducing significant changes to the federal definition of hemp. The proposed legislation aims to address concerns over intoxicating hemp-derived ...
California Cannabis Dispensaries Face New Tax Payment Rules
LOS ANGELES- In November 2024, numerous licensed cannabis dispensaries in the Los Angeles area received notices from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) indicating a shift in their tax payment schedules from ...
Willow Biosciences Reports Q3 2024
LOS ANGELES- Willow Biosciences Inc., a biotechnology firm specializing in the industrial production of functional ingredients, has reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2024. The company achieved record revenue of $1.7 million ...
Psychedelic Company Delic Holdings Announce New Appointment to Board of Advisors
LOS ANGELES – DELIC Holdings Inc. (CSE: DELC) (OTCQB: DELCF), a psychedelic wellness-focused company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kyle Snook, former COO of Actify Neurotherapies, to the Board of Advisors of the ...
Eaze Releases Annual State-Of-Cannabis Review: How Cannabis Consumers Responded to COVID-19
SAN FRANCISCO – Eaze, California’s largest legal cannabis marketplace, today released its sixth annual Eaze Insights State of Cannabis Report. The 2020 report, “How Cannabis Consumers Responded to Crisis”, looks at aggregate consumer trends driving the ...
Schwazze Completes Acquisition of Five Remaining Star Buds Dispensaries in Colorado
DENVER – Schwazze, formerly operating as Medicine Man Technologies Inc. (OTCQX: SHWZ) ("Schwazze" or “the Company"), today announced that it has closed on the asset purchase of the five Star Buds dispensaries located in Colorado ...
Berlin Psychedelics Startup Atai Raises $157 Million & Eyes IPO
BERLIN – Biotech startup Atai Life Sciences, which is exploring the use of psychedelic treatments for depression, anxiety and addiction, on Wednesday said that it had raised $157 million from investors to develop its drugs ...
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Releases Large Group Of Cannabis-Law Violators
Gov. Tom Wolf has signed off on 310 pardons, 69 of them impacting the lives of nonviolent cannabis law violators, whom criminal justice advocates say face a lifetime of for a crime that now is on ...
Highly Capitalized Celebrates Women’s History Month With A Salute To The Legendary Brownie Mary
SAN FRANCISCO – Brownie Mary (born Mary Jane Rathbun December 22, 1922 – April 10, 1999) was an American rights activist specializing in cannabis reformation, who became a face of rationale and perspective amongst heavily ...
Could Clubhouse Be The Next Big Thing In Cannabis Networking?
SAN FRANCISCO – For a heavily networked industry like cannabis, the lack of in-person events due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating. Virtual trade shows and Zoom mixers have sprouted up here and there, ...
UPS Prohibits Shipments of Vaping Products throughout U.S.A.
ATLANTA – UPS is prohibiting the shipment of Vaping Products throughout its U.S. network (including import and export). For the purpose of this prohibition, Vaping Products includes any and all noncombustible liquid or gel, regardless ...
Mydecine Fully Completes the First-Ever International Export of Psilocybin Mushrooms
DENVER – Mydecine Innovations Group (CSE: MYCO) is a biopharma company in the life sciences category committed to the research and development, production, and acceptance of alternative nature-sourced medicine for mainstream use, has completed the ...
MariMed Secures $46M In New Funding For Expansion Purposes
NORWOOD, Mass., – MariMed, Inc. (OTCQX: MRMD) a leading multi-state cannabis operator focused on health and wellness, today announced the closing of a $46 million financing facility with Hadron Healthcare Fund ("Hadron") pursuant to the ...
Cannabis Medication Over-Use Disorder Identified in Migraine Patients
MINNEAPOLIS – Using cannabis for relief from migraine headache may be associated with developing "rebound" headache, or medication overuse headache, which occurs when pain medication is overused by patients who have an underlying primary headache ...
Proposed California Law Ends Workplace Cannabis Urine Tests
SACRAMENTO – Assembly Bill 1256, introduced by Assemblyman Bill Quirk, D-Hayward, (pictured) is intended to prevent employers from using past evidence of marijuana use, such as a hair or urine test, as justification for discrimination ...
Canadian Smoke Shop Player High Tide Posts Annual Revenue Up +166%
CALGARY, AB, – High Tide, a retail-focused cannabis corporation from Canada in the smoke shops market, filed its year-end 2020 financial results on March 1, 2021, the highlights of which include: Revenue increased by 118% ...
NASDA Joins In The Call For Raising THC in Hemp From 0.3% To 1%
AUSTIN – NASDA, is an organization that represents the Commissioners, Secretaries, and Directors of the state departments of agriculture in all fifty states and four U.S. territories. State departments of agriculture are responsible for a ...
Seth Rogen’s Houseplant Company Launched in California Selling Cannabis and Paraphernalia
TORONTO – Canadian actor, film-maker and well-known cannabis advocate, Seth Rogen announced the launch of Houseplant into the USA. Together with Evan Goldberg, his creative writing partner, announced the launch of their cannabis company Houseplant ...
