A VERY fascinating poll just came out of Ohio, as reported by Marijuana Moment, that shows more Republican lawmakers in favor of marijuana legalization than Democrat ones. But when you dive into the numbers, things get a little more clear. 43% of Republican lawmakers, compared to 36% of Democrats, are in favor of legal marijuana. […]
Lots of businesses including Canopy Growth, Weedmaps, and Cresco Labs have started a pretty big campaign that advocates for weed legalization. Along with those giant businesses are Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman, and comedian Jessimae Peluso. Drawing attention to frustrating dichotomy between bipartisan civilian support and political gridlock, Seth Rogen says in a video “despite […]
A study in Israel came out that shows the strong ability of marijuana to curb the use of opioids before it becomes an addiction. Published in the Journal of Addictive Disorders, investigators at Tel Aviv University prescribed medical cannabis to non-cancer specific chronic pain patients, and of those who began their treatment with opioids, 93% […]
Advertising cannabis on tech giant sites like Google or Facebook is causing problems in today’s day and age. With many states legalizing medicinal and recreational marijuana, people are wondering why they cannot advertise their marijuana products on these sites. This comes at a time when federal legalization is looming, the cannabis industry is booming, and […]
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed a bill into law Thursday that would expand the pool of individuals who are eligible to receive medical marijuana business licenses. House Bill 4295 removes the ban on those with previous felony and misdemeanor marijuana convictions from participating in the legal medical marijuana industry. The measure would still prohibit […]
A pretty huge merger went under our radar last month, with Canopy Growth, the biggest marijuana company in Canada, buying up a Colorado-based edibles company Wana. They are the number one edibles brand in North America, so Canopy Growth’s interest is certainly warranted. This comes at a time where more and more Canadian companies are […]
It was an off-year election yesterday, but that doesn’t mean big referendums on the topic of marijuana and psychedelics didn’t occur. One of the biggest results, of course, is the election of a Republican Governor in Virginia. While that doesn’t carry any weight around the already legalized cannabis in the state, it could easily complicate […]
With the increasing excitement over legal marijuana comes a nagging concern in the back of our minds about a big business takeover of the plant. We’ve all seen the homogenization of the alcohol and tobacco industries, and to see the same happen with cannabis would be a shame. However, that may easily be the road […]
Last week, we were able to get a sense of the mood within the industry, and it seems it depends on the size of the provider. At the large scale and the small scale, we were seeing businesses looking hopeful for bigger and bigger profits in the years to come. A new CNN report details […]
Cannabis Business Times has put together a list of states that have a chance of getting their hands on weed within the next coming 14 months. Here’s a breakdown: Delaware Adult-use House Bill 150 is approved by Health and Human Development Committee House floor vote delayed over social equity portion of bill A substitute of […]
