Bill establishing ‘Cannabis Safety Task Force’ heads to King County Council
King County to consider establishing pot shop robbery task force King County to consider establish a pot shop robbery task force Tuesday morning OLYMPIA, Wash. – King County’s safety committee passed legislation Tuesday bringing a Cannabis Safety Task Force...
Regulatory Resiliency: What Even Casual Investors Should Consider Before Investing in the Cannabis Market
© openrangestock/stock.adobe.com Cannabis In 2017, as Canada and California both hurtled toward their first legal adult-use cannabis stores, there was no hotter investment than cannabis. Investment articles teased “game-changing” investments, while others...
Marijuana helped him endure Crohn’s disease. Now he helps clear convictions for the drug
Jonathan Udell is an attorney with the Rose Law Group and a communications director with Arizona NORML. He is seen at the Rose Law Group offices in Scottsdale on July 16, 2021. In July 2015, Jonathan Udell would wake up with excruciating stomach pain every morning....
Dan Haar: Rift on CT cannabis council reveals problems in creating a marijuana market
The debates over full marijuana legalization covered huge, sweeping social issues, more in Connecticut than most other states because the goal here has been to address age-old discrimination from the failed war on drugs, not just to peddle ganja. Standing up a retail...
John Boehner accused of stealing data, talking points from marijuana lobbyist
John Boehner backed out of a deal to join a marijuana lobbying group — but only after he allegedly stole its data and talking points to form another, pro-weed lobbying outfit of his own, an explosive lawsuit claims. The former House speaker signed an agreement in...
CBD Stocks Creating Opportunities – Established (BCCI), (STG), (WEED), (ACRGF), (RLTR), (CBMJ), and Newcomer (VAPR) Lead the Charge
You would have to be living in isolation to have not picked up on the hottest marijuana derivative consumable and therapeutic center isolate CBD. CBD “Cannabidiol” is the non-psychoactive full spectrum derivative of the hemp and marijuana plant largely credited for the majority of the medical beneficial attributes associated with marijuana.
Pair sentenced for convincing investors to buy into fake medical marijuana operation
Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer November 16, 2023 at 6:28 PM Two Greater Cincinnati men have been given probation for defrauding investors by, in part, convincing them to invest in a fake medical marijuana grow operation. Aaron Pitman, 35, of Morrow and Ryan...
Marijuana could present ample opportunities for Ohio entrepreneurs, but challenges remain
Patrick Williams November 17, 2023 at 6:23 AM During an Akron Roundtable discussion Thursday, attorney Stephen Lenn shared a story he heard about a cash transaction involving the Arizona marijuana industry, when a government official sought to get the “stinking cash”...
Cannabis business owners left in limbo
TechCrunch Cybersecurity investor Ballistic Ventures seeks $300M for new fund Ballistic Ventures, a venture capital firm dedicated to funding and incubating cybersecurity startups, is looking to raise as much as $300 million for a new fund, according to a regulatory...
Van Hollen, fellow Democrats urge feds to update banking ‘red flags’ on legal marijuana businesses
Twenty members of Congress, who mostly represent states where recreational marijuana is legal, said in a Nov. 21, 2023 letter that 2014 guidance from the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to put “red flags” on marijuana businesses hurts the...
Improving education and access: Hampton business welcomes 1,000+ people for cannabis seed giveaway
HAMPTON, Va. — Peninsula Hydroponics, a garden supply center in Hampton, gave away 1,000 cannabis seed packs on Saturday. Adults aged 21 and older each received one ounce of seeds to grow their own plants. Lines wrapped around the shopping complex, which is located...
Victim shot and killed at Tarzana marijuana dispensary
Los Angeles Police Department officers are looking for suspects that shot and killed a man during an armed robbery at a Tarzana marijuana dispensary on Saturday. Armed robbers opened fire at the dispensary on Ventura Boulevard and Avenida Hacienda around 12:30 p.m....
As Tobacco Burns Out, Malawi Looks To Cannabis
Under a scorching sun at a trading post in Malawi, Chikumbutso Chekeni and his wife head to their tobacco sheds to dry their newly harvested leaf. Nambuma, 35 kilometres (20 miles) northwest of the capital Lilongwe, used to be a thriving farming town, buoyed by vast...
Growing pains: Cannabis profit-margin has become too narrow
If the cannabis market — legal and illicit — was looking risky before, the industry’s countenance is now straight hostile. “We’re seeing a lot of flower selling plus or minus $300 a pound — that means it could be as low as $200 or as high as $400,” Basil McMahon of...
Cannabis: A budding business gets a boost from compliance tech
A growing number of banks are banking cannabis businesses. Technology is helping them scale up their efforts and ensure they remain compliant in a regulatory and legal gray area. It also gives them a head start over banks that are waiting for legislation on the...
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