On Friday, a nationwide poll commissioned by the prohibitionist lobbying group Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) underscored America’s growing displeasure with our existing federal marijuana policy. Queried by Mason-Dixon Polling and Strategy, the SAM-backed survey found a majority of Americans …
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Canada’s Aurora to sell medical marijuana to Italy
(Reuters) – Canada’s Aurora Cannabis Inc said on Thursday its German unit Pedanios won a contract to supply medical marijuana to the Italian market. Aurora, Canada’s second largest pot producer, will export medical cannabis into Germany through Pedanios, which will …
Read More »Mexico City Mayoral Candidate Would Legalize Cannabis Cultivation for Personal Use – News
Photo via Salomon Chertorivski Just days after nearby California legalized recreational cannabis sales, a candidate for mayor of Mexico City has announced his support for the legalization of personal-use cannabis cultivation. “My proposal is the legalization of private cultivation for …
Read More »Maine Lawmakers Present Compromise to Finally Jump-Start Legal Cannabis Sales – News
Over 14 months after Maine residents voted to legalize the possession, use, and sale of recreational cannabis, legislators and advocates in the Pine Tree State say they have arrived at a bipartisan agreement that could see adult-use pot shops open …
Read More »Front Range Biosciences Is Growing Pesticide-Free Pot from Marijuana Tissue Cultures – News
Photos via Front Range Biosciences California’s new cannabis regulations mandate that all products pass pesticide testing, but that doesn’t mean that every item on dispensary shelves this January will be up to par, yet. The legal adult-use (and medical) weed …
Read More »Colorado Cops Claim Declining Teenage Cannabis Use Statistics Are Flawed – News
As another year comes to a close and Colorado gets ready to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the nation’s first legal recreational cannabis sale, the Centennial State’s adult-use experiment has been lauded by politicians and pot smokers alike. Reports indicate …
Read More »Saskatchewan Will Have Privately Owned Cannabis Dispensaries
In an announcement Monday, the province of Saskatchewan finally unveiled its plans for the distribution and retail sale of legal cannabis. Like most of the country, the liquor control board will oversee the regulation of marijuana at the top level, …
Read More »Canada Blazes Into 2018 With Corporate Cannabis Deals
Canada is scheduled to legalize recreational cannabis in 2018 and dealmaking in the corporate sector is already off to a busy start. First, we have The Green Organic Dutchman (TGOD), a licensed producer with 970,000 ft.² of available growing space …
Read More »Medicinal Cannabis labelling – misleading official packaging
The production, sale and export of medicinal marijuana are strictly regulated. Despite this, patients know less about the contents and origins of their medication than recreational users. Why is this and what could be improved? Although the production, sales and …
Read More »Jeff Sessions’s Endless War on Marijuana
The key to understanding the Trump administration’s approach to policy, it seems, is to look at what most Americans want and then imagine the opposite. Consider the new guidance on marijuana that Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued last week, which …
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