Canada often serves as America’s colder, nicer, saner foil, and its handling of marijuana policy exemplifies its more pragmatic side. While federal, state and even local governments in the United States hurtle in different directions on cannabis, our northern neighbor dispensed with much of the confusion by legalizing the drug at the national level last year. Two Bay Area business […]
The first bulk batch of medical cannabis imported into the U.K. since it was legalized for prescription last year has arrived from the Netherlands. The shipment, exported by the Office of Medical Cannabis, will be sent directly to pharmacies to provide to patients under prescription for treating conditions including chronic pain and multiple sclerosis, according to a statement from British startup Grow […]
The application process for a micro-cultivation licence is pretty dense; think between 100 and 225 pages per application Tucked into the Cannabis Act—the federal legalization that allows for the legal sale of recreational cannabis in Canada—one will find the rules governing how to operate a micro-cultivation facility. Like the large licenced producers (LPs), there are licensing fees and security requirements; unlike […]
With Canada now raking in up to $100 million per year in pot taxes, some of that revenue will soon be heading right back to pot users in the form of cannabis-specific tax receipts. The only catch? Pot-smokers have to have permission from a physician indicating that they’re toking for medical reasons. Cannabis is one of the myriad of categories that the […]
For thousands of years humans have cultivated a species of plant known as Cannabis Sativa. In the 21st Century, it may be the plant’s turn to change us. What began as an ancient crop is now having its cultural moment in America. In Minnesota, there is the lingering possibility of legalization for recreational use. “For more than 10,000 years we’ve […]
BENICIA (KRON) — Currently, there are 6,756 active seller’s permits issued for cannabis businesses in the state of California and each day more are added to the list. For example in Benicia, with it’s population of 28,000 residents, the city council just approved for the first time in the city’s history, two retail shops and spots for manufacturing and growing […]
ADVANTIS CORPORATION (ADVT) Moves Forward with Plans to Establish Los Angeles Presence ADVANTIS CORPORATION (OTC PINK: ADVT) announced today that it is resuming negotiations to establish a location in Los Angeles to package and distribute Amster-Can products. The company also announced a new partnership that will allow Advantis to work under the umbrella of a statewide distribution license. The details of the partnership include […]
A Colombian marijuana company has received authorization to export product to Canada for testing, a move meant to show that the cannabis grown in the South American nation is “top quality.” Ecomedics S.A.S., which operates as Clever Leaves and is backed by U.S.-based investment firm Northern Swan, has obtained all the necessary approvals to, for the first time, legally ship […]
A wave of consolidations is highly expected in the coming years, with some of the bigger players acquiring specialized startups. The cannabis industry has been one of the biggest standout markets in the last few years. It has witnessed massive developments, including a rapid rise in the number of states that have legalized the use of at least one of […]
In the next five years, Europe is set to become the world’s largest legal cannabis market. With a population of more than double that of the United States and Canada combined, the market is ripe, and the industry has grown more in the last year than the last six combined, according to a new report. More than €500 million has […]
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