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Nov 6, 2019, 3:17 pm By Cannabis Wire EditorsThe Cannabis Wire Daily newsletter is sent to C-Wire Plus subscribers every weekday morning at 7 a.m. Excerpts are published here later in the day. Don’t miss the full picture. Subscribe now. GW Pharmaceuticals’ Epidiolex sales hit $188 million. GW is the…California Prepares to Launch Country’s First “Organic” Cannabis Program
Nov 6, 2019, 6:55 am By Alyson MartinCalifornia’s cannabis industry will soon become very familiar with the term “OCal.” This will be the state’s version of the National Organic Program, which creates and enforces the rules and “uniform national standards” for any agricultural product…South Dakota Voters Likely to See Two Cannabis Measures on the 2020 Ballot
Nov 5, 2019, 6:55 am By Nikitha SattirajuSouth Dakota is close to having adult-use and medical cannabis legalization measures on the 2020 ballot. On Monday, two groups—South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws and New Approach South Dakota—submitted far more than the number of signatures…The Fight for Home Grows in South America
Nov 4, 2019, 6:55 am By Julia BarajasMore than half of the countries in South America have approved some form of cannabis for medical use. But there’s a hitch. Except for Colombia, which allows its citizens to cultivate up to twenty plants, home grows remain largely prohibited throughout the…Mexico Misses a Major Cannabis Reform Deadline: Here’s Why and What Might Be Next
Oct 31, 2019, 12:38 pm By Pamela SubizarMexico’s Senate has just missed the Supreme Court’s October 31 deadline to approve a cannabis legalization bill—and the future of the proposed full-scale regulation of a new industry in the country remains uncertain. Legislators were working to…Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition Raises Lobbying Spending Amid Legalization Talks
Oct 31, 2019, 6:55 am By Nikitha SattirajuThe Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition, whose members include medical cannabis license holders in the state such as Green Thumb Industries, PharmaCann, Cresco Labs, and Vireo Health, stepped up its lobbying spending this year as Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and…A legalization push in Montana • HEXO reports steep losses • & more…
Oct 30, 2019, 4:04 pm By Cannabis Wire EditorsThe Cannabis Wire Daily newsletter is sent to C-Wire Plus subscribers every weekday morning at 7 a.m. Excerpts are published here later in the day. Don’t miss the full picture. Subscribe now. Montana’s legalization push is underway. A group has formed to…A Medical Cannabis Experiment in France Is Officially Underway
Oct 30, 2019, 6:55 am By Amel BrahmiFrance is launching an experiment to test the therapeutic benefits of cannabis. On Tuesday, French lawmakers approved the government’s Social Security budget for 2020, which includes an amendment on the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes. The amendment…Harborside replaces CEO • MedMen’s losses and revenue doubled in 2019 • & more…
Oct 29, 2019, 5:04 pm By Cannabis Wire EditorsThe Cannabis Wire Daily newsletter is sent to C-Wire Plus subscribers every weekday morning at 7 a.m. Excerpts are published here later in the day. Don’t miss the full picture. Subscribe now. The frostier the buds, the more potent. Cannabis flowers with…The Long-Awaited USDA Rules on Hemp Production Have Arrived
Oct 29, 2019, 4:41 pm By Nushin Rashidian, Alyson MartinThe United States Department of Agriculture unveiled rules today that will guide the booming domestic hemp industry, and likely accelerate the boom. After President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law last December, legalizing hemp and…Tobacco Giant Altria Is Lobbying on Hemp
Oct 29, 2019, 6:55 am By Nikitha SattirajuTobacco company Altria is lobbying at the federal level in the US on “matters pertaining to hemp,” according to lobbying disclosures for the second and third quarters of 2019. Though Altria’s involvement in the cannabis industry is widely known—the…What’s next for hemp and cannabis in Florida • Acreage Holdings’ multimillion dollar boost • & more…
Oct 28, 2019, 10:39 am By Cannabis Wire EditorsThe Cannabis Wire Daily newsletter is sent to C-Wire Plus subscribers every weekday morning at 7 a.m. Excerpts are published here later in the day. Don’t miss the full picture. Subscribe now. What’s next for hemp and cannabis in Florida? On Thursday, the…Business, Not Social Justice, Remains Lobbying Priority for Large Cannabis Companies
Oct 28, 2019, 6:55 am By Nikitha SattirajuAcreage. Curaleaf. Surterra (now Parallel). Some of the highest-valued cannabis companies in the world are increasingly lobbying at the federal level in the US. And the legislative change they care about now, above all else, is access to banking. Prominent…Bernie Sanders’ legalization plan • Layoffs at HEXO and CannTrust • & more…
Oct 25, 2019, 11:35 am By Cannabis Wire EditorsThe Cannabis Wire Daily newsletter is sent to C-Wire Plus subscribers every weekday morning at 7 a.m. Excerpts are published here later in the day. Don’t miss the full picture. Subscribe now. Despite domestic and global patchwork, cannabis policies mostly…Arizona: Competing Initiatives Raise Questions About 2020 Legalization
Oct 25, 2019, 6:55 am By Yeji LeeIn Arizona, the only state where an adult-use cannabis legalization initiative failed in 2016, there are now two competing efforts, which some worry may split the vote in 2020. A curveball could come through a legalization bill, too, as the legislature might…Senate Committee Asks: What Are the Public Health Impacts of Legal Cannabis?
Oct 23, 2019, 11:47 pm By Alyson MartinOn Wednesday, the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control held a hearing called “Marijuana and America’s Health: Questions and Issues for Policy Makers.” During the first panel, US Surgeon General Jerome Adams, and Nora Volkow, director of the…Leading New York Lawmaker “Optimistic” About Cannabis Legalization’s Chances in 2020
Oct 23, 2019, 4:12 pm By Alyson MartinNew York State Senator Liz Krueger, who is also the Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, has long been a supporter of cannabis legalization.Alongside Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, she advocated for adult use legalization this past spring.…More FDA and FTC warnings to CBD sellers • Horizons ETFs: cannabis has lost its “buzz” • & more…
Oct 23, 2019, 12:10 pm By Cannabis Wire EditorsThe Cannabis Wire Daily newsletter is sent to C-Wire Plus subscribers every weekday morning at 7 a.m. Excerpts are published here later in the day. Don’t miss the full picture. Subscribe now. Support for legal cannabis in the US remains sky high … among…The Incredibly Large Lobbying Footprint of Greenwich Biosciences
Oct 23, 2019, 6:55 am By Nikitha SattirajuGreenwich Biosciences, the United States subsidiary of the British GW Pharmaceuticals, registered to lobby in every single state in the country—including ones where all forms of cannabis are prohibited—over the last three years. GW is the world’s oldest…Q&A: Equity in the Spotlight at Gathering of Cannabis Regulators
Oct 22, 2019, 6:55 am By Nushin RashidianEarlier this month, regulators, lawmakers, public health officials, law enforcement, and industry members from across the globe descended upon Denver for the annual Marijuana Management Symposium. This regulation and policy-focused conference, the biggest…
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