PUBLISHED: JAN 9, 2018, 6:27 PM • UPDATED: 2 DAYS AGO By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Colorado’s congressional delegation convened an emergency meeting Tuesday in Washington, D.C., to shore up protections for state-legal marijuana operations and, in turn, states’ rights. In the meeting, members advanced plans for...
The announcement comes in the wake of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision earlier this month to tear up key protections for the recreational cannabis industry. According to a news release, the standards are designed to “help NACB members protect consumers and demonstrate to regulators, financial...
Texas’ long-awaited CBD program is underway. Sort of. The nation’s second-most populous state has a limited CBD program, three licensed growers and plants harvested. But Texas has no patients just yet, a signal that the state’s elaborate hurdles are blocking consumers from accessing marijuana-derived medicine even if...
(This story has been updated from an earlier version.) A hostile takeover attempt turned friendly Wednesday when two of Canada’s largest marijuana producers agreed to bury the hatchet and combine their operations to become one of the world’s largest cannabis companies. After five days of marathon negotiations,...
For lovers of cannabis and kombucha, a recipe bringing the two together is the ultimate combination. Kombucha is a fermented, lightly sweetened tea-based drink that dates back centuries and is said to have a handful of wellness benefits, due to being rich in probiotics and...
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For upwards of two decades, Kevin Smith donned a dark green trench coat and white cap, standing at the far end of a small New Jersey strip mall trying to peddle some green. Now Smith is getting into medical cannabis, partnering with Beleave Inc. (CSE:...
New Bill in Congress Would Ban Federal Cannabis Enforcement in Legal States BEN ADLIN January 12, 2018 Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced the Restraining Excessive Federal Enforcement & Regulations of Cannabis (REFER) Act of 2018 in the US House this week. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP) US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has...
By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff A federal lawsuit involving hemp is heating up. Lawyers representing the Hemp Industries Association and hemp businesses have filed an opening brief in a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals case against the Drug Enforcement Administration, fleshing out claims that a...
(Jae C. Hong/AP) PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Trump administration’s anti-marijuana move has some members of the president’s voting base fuming. RELATED STORY Sessions Rescinds Cole Memo, Which Protected State-Legal Cannabis From Feds Fans of President Donald Trump who use marijuana say Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ move to tighten...
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