SACRAMENTO CA — Get ready to pack legal bowls at the Hollywood Bowl, the Rose Bowl and maybe even the location of California’s next Super Bowl. While still pipe dreams, all will be legal possibilities next year under a bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday. Assembly Bill 2020 vastly expands the type and […]
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Roughly three months after the Food and Drug Administration approved the cannabis-derived pharmaceutical Epidiolex for the treatment of epilepsy disorders, the US government has officially rescheduled drugs that contain CBD—but only if they’ve already been greenlighted by the FDA. “Any other CBD product other than Epidiolex remains a Schedule I controlled substance.” Rusty Payne, DEA […]
(This story has been updated to provide additional details from the DEA announcement.) The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has taken some cannabidiol off the most restrictive class of controlled substances, a move that allows the sale of the first nonsynthetic, cannabis-derived medicine to win federal approval. The agency announced Thursday that drugs including “finished dosage […]
The Ontario government has given an overview of legislation it will introduce on Thursday regarding adult cannabis sales in the province. That legislation includes provisions that offer private retail entrepreneurs a path into the province’s legal market. The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS), which is owned and operated by the provincial government, will be Ontario’s sole […]
The Ontario government has given an overview of legislation it will introduce on Thursday regarding adult cannabis sales in the province. That legislation includes provisions that offer private retail entrepreneurs a path into the province’s legal market. The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS), which is owned and operated by the provincial government, will be Ontario’s sole […]
In Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hunter S. Thompson wrote that if one used a special set of eyes, it was possible to see a virtual high-water mark on the mountains surrounding the city, a remnant of the cultural wave of the 60s that had welled up in response to everything old and evil […]
With less than a week to go ahead of the Quebec provincial election, those keeping track of cannabis politics in Quebec have a lot to consider. Quebec is set to begin adult-use legalization—in just over three weeks—with the nation’s most austere provincial cannabis laws. But opposition party Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) wants to crack down even […]
(This is an abridged version of a column that appears in the September issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Hemp is in an economic fast lane, with new ventures starting every day. So, it may seem odd to say modern entrepreneurs should consider 19th century railroads. But those railroad magnates faced a familiar problem: They had a […]
Imagine you are a Missouri voter who pays scant attention to the news and tends to wing it when you show up to cast your ballot. Now imagine that on November 6, upon sauntering up to the voting machine, you are pleasantly surprised to find that you’re being asked to vote on the legalization of […]
Two years ago, California voters amended state law to legalize access to cannabis. And yet cities and counties throughout the state have banned its sale. Delivery services have stepped in to fill the void between retailer and consumer, but that may soon change. California’s cannabis regulator, the Bureau of Cannabis Control, may adopt permanent rules […]
