Black celebrities, private companies, and small businesses are finding ways to cash in on legal marijuana operations. They’re tapping into all aspects of the industry from venture capital funds, to dispensaries, and even creating their own line of cannabis items. …
When Maryland launched its medical cannabis industry, the first companies to nab coveted licenses for growing, processing and selling the drug were overwhelmingly white-owned. So, state lawmakers ordered more licenses to be issued, with the goal of getting more black …
The governors of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York are making a concerted effort to coordinate their state’s cannabis policies. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont attended the Regional Cannabis Regulation …
NFL owners emerged from their annual fall meeting this week in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. with many of them still willing to reduce Roger Goodell’s authority in player discipline and to make concessions to the players’ union on the sport’s marijuana …
With less than 48 hours to go until marijuana shops open their doors to the public, operators are figuring out what to do if they run low on weed. For months, dispensaries have been bracing for a shortage. Nearly every …
The House of Representatives attempted to pass cannabis reforms this month by attaching riders to spending legislation for fiscal 2020—only to see them get summarily shut down in the Senate. The riders would have prevented the federal government from interfering …
Bees love hemp, and hemp could help farmers grow other cash crops, a new study concluded. The study, led by researchers at Cornell University and published last week in Environmental Entomology, found that bees are strongly attracted to hemp crops. …
Just days after adult-use cannabis sales went live in Michigan, legal pot shops have been forced to impose sale limits due to the insane demand for the product. Last Sunday, the first day of adult-use sales, customers lined up around …
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring will host a cannabis summit one week from Wednesday ahead of the start of the 2020 General Assembly next month. “The reason that I’ve organized this cannabis reform summit is to bring …
Maryland regulators are allowing medical cannabis dispensaries to resume selling vaping products, after testing products for vitamin E acetate, which may be linked to vaping-related lung injuries. “We’re pleased to announce that no vitamin E acetate was found in any …