The Marijuana Money: Impacts of legal cannabis and Ohio’s sales tax plans
CLEVELAND — A big factor Ohio voters will have to consider when deciding legalization of recreational cannabis this year is the potential economic impact legal weed would have. In this “Marijuana in Ohio” report, we traveled to Michigan to see what’s happening with...
Leafology faces fine, suspension for marijuana odor and other violations
FINE AND SUSPENSION: Leafology has appealed the fine and suspension it received from the state Alcoholic Beverage Control division. A Hot Springs marijuana cultivator is facing a fine of $15,500 and a 15-day suspension after a state inspection prompted by neighborhood...
Weed In Europe: Medical Marijuana In Ukraine, Albania’s Hemp, UK Cannabis Study Lacks Diversity
Ukraine: Healthcare Committee Approves Medical Marijuana Bill The second draft of a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Ukraine was approved by the country’s Healthcare Committee. Ukrainian MP and committee member Olga Stefanyshyna confirmed the...
Nebraska Senate Hopeful And Union Leader At First Says No, But Then Opens Up About Trying Marijuana
Dan Osborn, an industrial mechanic and union leader who led a strike at the Omaha Kellogg’s K plant in 2021, is running for the U.S. Senate as an Independent from Nebraska. He kicked off his 2024 campaign on Thursday by focusing...
New York to expand marijuana market after slow start
[embedded content] (12 Oct 2023) New York state regulators recently opened the marijuana market to accept general applications to grow, process, distribute and sell pot. That move worries farmers and retailers who fear being squeezed out by deeper-pocketed companies...
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.
3 Smoking-Hot Opportunities in Cannabis Stocks
Cannabis may be one of the more controversial investment topics. But with more states legalizing its use, a fight to change its Schedule 1 status, and Kamala Harris saying, “we need to legalize …
What’s Going On With Marijuana Producer Canopy Growth Stock?
Cannabis stocks get a lift following comments from Vice President Kamala Harris that the DEA needs to move quickly to reschedule marijuana. “I cannot emphasize enough that they need to get to it as …
Cannabis Stocks Could Get a Lift From an Unexpected Catalyst Later This Year
Cannabis stocks have been struggling for years. Since 2021, the AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF has declined by more than 75%. With no serious movement on marijuana reform at the federal level, …
Hemp farmers face uncertainty as marijuana legalization bill moves forward
Efforts to legalize recreational marijuana are continuing to advance and hemp farmers are starting to feel the impacts as the bill would move both products under one regulating authority.
Indiana Is ‘Falling Far Behind’ On Marijuana As Neighboring States Legalize, Lawmaker Says (Op-Ed)
“It’s time that we pass legislation that decriminalizes cannabis, removes existing felonies and establishes a regulated market.” By Indiana Rep. Blake Johnson (D) Across the country, states—including most of our neighbors—have realized the benefits of cannabis...
Kansas City tech startup receives $100,000 investment
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A technology startup based in Kansas City is one of five Black-owned tech startups selected for Northwestern Mutual’s Black Founder Accelerator program. Jannae Gammage is the founder and CEO of Foresight, an artificial-intelligence platform that...
Minnesota hemp entrepreneurs worry about ramifications from recreational marijuana
Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Joey Peters at Sahan Journal reports some hemp entrepreneurs of color say the recreational marijuana industry is less accessible for people like them because of federal laws, and tensions have...
Michigan Marijuana Businesses Launch Tours Showing Cultivation & Processing Secrets – Original Way To Fight Stigma
What’s the best way to fight stigma? Education, right? That’s what several Michigan marijuana companies are doing to neutralize the stigma around weed. They’re giving tours so people can get a close-up look at what...
Marijuana Companies And Investors Make Grab For Arizona’s Social Equity Licenses Ahead Of Retail Launch Deadline
“At this point, there really isn’t much of any way you could call it a social equity program, because most of the social equity qualified applicants have been bought out or pushed out of the licenses that they made possible.” By Natasha Yee, Arizona Center for...
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