Minnesota Legal Supply In Question As Marijuana Bill Moves Forward
A couple of token changes in Minnesota’s new marijuana bills are highlighting concerns about whether a legal supply will be available when retailers launch sometime next year. A long list of people are hoping to spark up new cannabis businesses in Minnesota....
New York Legal Cannabis Market Up By A Third From A Year Ago First Quarter
New York’s legal cannabis industry hit a new high this week — with more than 100 licensed pot shops now open across the Empire State, officials said Thursday. Of the 103 marijuana sellers in business, 44 are located in New York City. Nineteen other...
Marijuana Trade Group Urges U.S. Congress To Regulate Intoxicating Hemp Like Cannabis
A marijuana trade group is urging the U.S. Congress to regulate intoxicating hemp compounds separately from non-psychoactive seed- and fiber-derived byproducts, calling for a more restrictive definition of industrial hemp in the next Farm Bill. The U.S. Cannabis...
Hemp Composite Featured In New Electric Bike From Harley-Davidson-Owned Manufacturer
A Harley-Davidson-owned electric motorcycle producer is using hemp-based composite in the fenders of a newly introduced model. Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based LiveWire Group, Inc. said it introduced hemp and other sustainable materials in key components for the first time...
Study: Opioid Maintenance Patients Frequently Report Using Cannabis In Place Of Other Drugs
Nearly sixty percent of people undergoing opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) use cannabis to reduce their cravings for other drugs, including heroin, according to survey data published in the journal European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical...
Announcing The High Times Cannabis Cup Michigan 2024
High Times magazine announced the return of the High Times Cannabis Cup Michigan 2024! It’s the fifth year we’ve set up a competition in Michigan—one of our most enthusiastic event markets—and the most recent rundown of winners showcases Michigan’s finest products....
Report: Michigan And Missouri Led Nation In Cannabis Job Growth In 2023
Over the last year, the legal cannabis industry registered 22,952 new jobs, representing a 5.4% year-over-year increase and bringing the total number of full-time equivalent jobs supported by the industry to 440,445. That's according to the second annual Vangst Jobs...
Genetically Modified Hemp That Boosts CBG, Eliminates THC Is Approved
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a genetically modified variety of industrial hemp designed produce high levels of the CBG (cannabigerol) while eliminating all THC and CBD. CBG is one of 120 cannabinoids found in cannabis. While cannabis...
With Canadian Hemp Production Down, Trade Group Tears Into Regulators
Canadian regulators have failed to recommend changes that would start treating hemp as a normal agricultural crop, drawing sharp criticism from the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA), the country’s leading industry group. CHTA said a review of the Canadian Cannabis...
Florida Adult-Use Marijuana Campaign Spending Tops $55M As Other MSOs Join
The most expensive adult-use marijuana legalization campaign in U.S. history is picking up speed in Florida. Six additional marijuana multistate operators have joined the quest of Tallahassee-based Trulieve Cannabis Corp. to transition Florida’s $2 billion medical...
