Cannabis Wire logo Cannabis Wire · Page 25

  • Fla. Rep. Matt Gaetz Pushes New Gov. Amidst State’s Dramatic Cannabis Shift

    Feb 1, 2019, 6:53 am By Jeremy Borden
    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ ultimatum to Florida lawmakers to reform the state’s cannabis law wouldn’t have come at all if his self-proclaimed “cannabis consigliere” had his way. U.S. House Rep. Matt Gaetz, who served as a chairman of the…
    Read Share

  • A Conversation with Ziva Cooper

    Feb 1, 2019, 6:50 am By Alyson Martin
    The public relations push for Alex Berenson’s book Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence has certainly slowed, but its aftershocks are still rumbling. Take, for example, the full-throated correction posted on Mother…
    Read Share

  • Dispatches from the 2019 North American Cannabis Summit

    Jan 30, 2019, 11:00 pm By Julia Barajas
    Public health officials, researchers, physicians, policy makers, and other stakeholders are gathered in Los Angeles this week for the 2019 North American Cannabis Summit, a three-day conference where they will discuss federal and local policies, public health…
    Read Share

  • New York’s Legalization Plan Gives Advantage to Medical Cannabis Companies

    Jan 29, 2019, 6:50 am By Jeremy Borden
    Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s legalization proposal favors medical cannabis operators in the state over other competition solely focused on the impending — but larger and more lucrative — adult-use industry, according to an analysis posted by state Senate budget…
    Read Share

  • Can Tax Breaks Quash California’s Illegal Cannabis Market?

    Jan 29, 2019, 6:50 am By Alyson Martin
    The California Treasurer and lawmakers announced a bill Monday that would give legal cannabis businesses a tax break in an attempt to support legal businesses while suppressing the black market. Specifically, the bill would temporarily cut the state’s…
    Read Share

  • Dispatches from the 2019 North American Cannabis Summit

    Jan 29, 2019, 6:50 am By Julia Barajas
    Public health officials, researchers, physicians, policy makers, and other stakeholders are gathered in Los Angeles this week for the 2019 North American Cannabis Summit, a three-day conference where they will discuss federal and local policies, public health…
    Read Share

  • Israel Gives Final Approval to Medical Cannabis Exports

    Jan 28, 2019, 6:50 am By Julia Barajas
    On Sunday, the Israeli Cabinet approved a bill to allow medical cannabis exports, unlocking the door to a market expected to yield one billion new shekels (about $272 million dollars) in tax revenue per year. The legislation enables companies to export medical…
    Read Share

  • CBD: Is the World Health Organization Tapping the Brakes?

    Jan 23, 2019, 6:50 am By Julia Barajas
    An eagerly anticipated World Health Organization decision on CBD—one that could eventually help ignite a global market—may not arrive this spring after all. Back in December 2018, the WHO’s Expert Committee on Drug Dependence was scheduled to release its…
    Read Share

  • Smart Approaches to Marijuana Unveils “Marijuana Industry Donation Tracker”

    Jan 23, 2019, 6:50 am By Isaac Fornarola
    Yesterday, the largest anti-cannabis group in the country, Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), announced the launch of its new “Marijuana Industry Donation Tracker,” which tallies donations from the cannabis industry to elected officials on Capitol Hill.…
    Read Share

  • Q&A: How Michigan’s New Cannabis Business Group Seeks to Steady the Market

    Jan 22, 2019, 6:50 am By Jeremy Borden
    Last week was a busy one for the newly-formed Michigan Cannabis Industry Association. After an initial splash announcing the group’s formation, the association began helping to shape the narrative around the state’s medical cannabis shortage, pushing…
    Read Share

  • Florida Gov. Says Patients Should Be Able to Smoke Medical Cannabis by March

    Jan 18, 2019, 6:50 am By Alyson Martin
    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference Thursday to voice support for ending the smoking ban that’s mired the state in litigation and frustrated patients since medical cannabis became legal in 2016. “Whether they have to smoke it or not, who…
    Read Share

  • In ICE’s Arsenal: Cannabis Convictions

    Jan 16, 2019, 6:55 am By Chris Gelardi
    Sothy Kum’s daughter, Emma, is twenty-nine months old. But Sothy has been able to spend only about two of those months living with her in their suburban Wisconsin home. For a majority of her life, he has been separated from her, mostly locked up — first in…
    Read Share

  • Cuomo Delivers Cannabis Legalization Plan

    Jan 16, 2019, 6:55 am By Jeremy Borden
    New York’s cannabis legalization effort officially began Tuesday when New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined legalization as a priority for his administration’s first 100 days and called on the legislature to pass sweeping reforms. Cuomo had a little…
    Read Share

  • Attorney General Nominee Bill Barr’s Mixed Message on Cannabis

    Jan 16, 2019, 6:50 am By Julia Barajas
    During his first day of confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill, Bill Barr, President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, delivered a mixed but overall reassuring message regarding his take on federal cannabis policy. In response to Senator Cory…
    Read Share

  • How Will Cuomo Legalize?

    Jan 14, 2019, 6:50 am By Jeremy Borden
    No one but New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and his aides knows exactly what the powerful governor will propose when it comes to his legalization plan in what is expected to be one of the world’s biggest cannabis markets. But with some details expected as soon…
    Read Share

  • A Conversation with the Florida Cabinet’s Medical Cannabis Champion

    Jan 9, 2019, 6:50 am By Jeremy Borden
    Going into the midterm elections, Democrats were hopeful and even bullish for their candidates’ prospects in Florida. Instead, as Florida’s new Republican governor and other statewide officeholders were sworn in Tuesday, just one Democrat managed to join…
    Read Share

  • Grace Period Sunsets for California’s Medical Cannabis Co-Ops

    Jan 9, 2019, 6:50 am By Julia Barajas
    Today marks the repeal of a subsection of California’s Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) that affords legal protection to cannabis collectives and cooperatives, leaving those that remain unlicensed exposed to penalties and…
    Read Share

  • Cannabis and Gun Rights: a Showdown

    Jan 8, 2019, 6:50 am By Jeremy Borden
    Gun enthusiasts who admit to cannabis use, even state-legal medical cannabis, can’t buy guns. It’s another state-federal conflict rooted in federal prohibition, one that is gaining some attention as more red states embrace medical use, and one that might…
    Read Share

  • A Cannabis-Friendly Public Bank in California? Not Likely

    Jan 7, 2019, 6:50 am By Julia Barajas
    Anyone who follows the US cannabis industry knows that federal cannabis prohibition makes access to banking services a major hurdle. California officials seemed on the brink of a solution late last year with their pursuit of a public bank, but as 2019 kicks…
    Read Share

  • Cannabis Research Took off in 2018

    Jan 4, 2019, 4:05 pm By Alyson Martin
    This piece is part of Cannabis Wire’s 2018-in-review package. Read about how the industry is going global here, what lawmakers and advocates see for 2019 here, and our top stories of 2018 here. Cannabis research has taken off in 2018: Sales went live in…
    Read Share

Cannabis Wire Actions

Cannabis Wire RSS Headlines

RSS Feed · Validate

Tweets

NewsBudz

NewsBudz is your go-to app for daily cannabis news, covering everything from medical marijuana breakthroughs to recreational cannabis trends and legalization updates.

Our platform aggregates content from over 30 top-tier cannabis news outlets to deliver a curated stream of the latest headlines, insights, and developments across the marijuana and hemp industries.

Whether you're interested in policy reform, health research, cannabis business, CBD, delta 9 products or lifestyle stories, NewsBudz keeps you informed and connected. Accessible on the web and mobile, NewsBudz makes it easy to explore, read, and share cannabis news anytime, anywhere.

Free NewsBudz App for iOS
NewsBudz App

Related Cannabis Sites