Lawmakers across the Northeast watched closely this week as adult-use sales kicked off in Massachusetts. Judging from their reactions, it seems Massachusetts won’t be alone for long. As the East Coast’s first stores prepared to open, neighboring Vermont—which legalized possession and personal cultivation in January but still prohibits retail sales—moved forward on a plan to […]
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At a panel discussion in Vancouver, BC, last week, I listened to two New York Times reporters talk about all the ways cannabis legalization is supposedly failing. No, legalization isn’t already failing in Canada. This is how it works in new markets, every time. It is failing in California, said San Francisco bureau chief Thomas […]
Nearly a year after recreational sales kicked off in California, the world’s largest legal cannabis market is far from a well-oiled machine. But as the system takes shape, it’s hit a few notable benchmarks that show the industry’s slow, steady movement toward stability. 1. Delivery Services—Both Legal and Illegal—Continue to Spread “Obviously the big issue […]
Like many small, post-colonial states, the Republic of Vanuatu, a Pacific archipelago comprising dozens of small islands, sees some economic boosts from being a tourist destination, tax haven, and “flag of convenience,” but it experiences some drawbacks, too. The remote nation’s residents, known as Ni-Vanuatu, frequently face unemployment and poverty, relying heavily on personal fishing […]
Ontario cities ready themselves for cannabis retail, Vancouver gains a 4/20-friendly arcade, a Saskatchewan First Nation community opens its first cannabis store, and more. We’ve rounded up this week’s top stories from across Canada. Top Headlines From Around the Web PCs Continue to Probe Government About Canopy Deal in Newfoundland The opposition asked at House of […]
Right at the start, the city of Fontana, CA., might have doomed its own effort to enact a harsh ordinance governing the personal cultivation of cannabis. Just before the city council held its vote in January 2017, city manager Ken Hunt told council members, right out in public, “It is our intent . . . […]
Right at the start, the city of Fontana, CA., might have doomed its own effort to enact a harsh ordinance governing the personal cultivation of cannabis. Just before the city council held its vote in January 2017, city manager Ken Hunt told council members, right out in public, “It is our intent . . . […]
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) — With its youthful vibe and eclectic mix of culture, a small Massachusetts city seems a logical site for the nation’s first legal recreational cannabis sales east of Colorado. An existing medical marijuana dispensary in Northampton — nestled in Massachusetts’ scenic Pioneer Valley — plans to open its doors within days to […]
Germany’s leading independent cannabis distributor has filed a claim in Ontario courts seeking damages against two Canadian producers for failure to deliver on “numerous binding purchase orders. According to the statement of claim filed with the Superior Court of Justice in Ontario, Cannamedical Pharma is seeking significant damages against Aurora Cannabis Inc. and MedReleaf Corp. […]
In a startling move, President Trump this morning fired US Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Technically, Sessions resigned by submitting a letter to the President. It was clear, however, that the move was forced by Trump. Sessions, who has been under intense criticism from the President ever since he recused himself from the Russia investigation, submitted […]
