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Big tobacco’s war on Cannabis ignites: are pre-rolls and cones under attack?

Big tobacco’s war on Cannabis ignites: are pre-rolls and cones under attack?

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Cannabis NewsMay 26, 2023

Recent trademark lawsuits include one that contends cones and hemp papers amount to paraphernalia. The claims made by Big Tobacco against major cannabis companies and the celebrities behind them are often outrageous, if not laughable. In recent trademark lawsuits, a tobacco company claimed that pre

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Retail shrinkage and navigating Loss Prevention in the Cannabis Industry

Retail shrinkage and navigating Loss Prevention in the Cannabis Industry

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Cannabis NewsMay 26, 2023

In the regulated cannabis sector, retail shrinkage is a concern as business owners must navigate tight regulations in an often cash-only environment combined with the usual causes of retail shrinkage, including theft and inefficient operations. Retail shrinkage occurs when a company loses inventory

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Retail shrinkage and navigating Loss Prevention in the Cannabis Industry

Retail shrinkage and navigating Loss Prevention in the Cannabis Industry

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Cannabis NewsMay 26, 2023

In the regulated cannabis sector, retail shrinkage is a concern as business owners must navigate tight regulations in an often cash-only environment combined with the usual causes of retail shrinkage, including theft and inefficient operations. Retail shrinkage occurs when a company loses inventory

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SEC cracks down on WeedGenics for massive $60Million Cannabis ponzi scheme

SEC cracks down on WeedGenics for massive $60Million Cannabis ponzi scheme

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Cannabis NewsMay 26, 2023

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has obtained an emergency order to shut down WeedGenics. WeedGenics is an alleged Ponzi-like scheme orchestrated by two individuals who managed more than $60 million from investors by promoting a fraudulent cannabis business

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SEC cracks down on WeedGenics for massive $60Million Cannabis ponzi scheme

SEC cracks down on WeedGenics for massive $60Million Cannabis ponzi scheme

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Cannabis NewsMay 26, 2023

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has obtained an emergency order to shut down WeedGenics. WeedGenics is an alleged Ponzi-like scheme orchestrated by two individuals who managed more than $60 million from investors by promoting a fraudulent cannabis business

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Thai Cannabis sector spooked as election winner mulls reversing legalisation

Thai Cannabis sector spooked as election winner mulls reversing legalisation

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Cannabis NewsMay 25, 2023

BANGKOK - A proposal by Thailand's election-winning Move Forward party to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic a year after it was made legal is sowing panic in an industry that is projected to be worth up to $1,2 billion over the next few years. Thousands of businesses have sprung up since the

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Carnival Cruise Line to continue using drug dogs amid prevalence of Pot

Carnival Cruise Line to continue using drug dogs amid prevalence of Pot

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Cannabis NewsMay 25, 2023

Don’t plan on taking any weed along your next Carnival Cruise anytime soon. Carnival Cruises will continue to deploy drug detection dogs to search for pot and other drugs, according to a brand ambassador who confirmed the cruise line’s drug policy Tuesday. Don’t plan on smoking if you’re vacationing

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Looking beyond Indica and Sativa to define Cannabis

Looking beyond Indica and Sativa to define Cannabis

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Cannabis NewsMay 25, 2023

Cannabis strains are often categorized into two opposing boxes: indica and sativa. Indica is sometimes called "in-da-couch" for its sedative, lethargy-inducing effects, and sativa for an energizing, stimulating high. That dichotomy is basic and outdated. It's rooted in science, as indica and sativa

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Cannabis-themed magic show ‘smokus pocus’ provides a dope addition to Las Vegas’ Area15

Cannabis-themed magic show ‘smokus pocus’ provides a dope addition to Las Vegas’ Area15

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Cannabis NewsMay 25, 2023

You don’t need to be high to enjoy Ben Zabin’s weed-themed magic show, Smokus Pocus, but if you do arrive baked, rest assured you won’t be alone. “There’s definitely a lot of people there that are high … [but] I’ve worked really hard to make the show just as much fun for somebody who’s never smoked

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Arrest after police discover 'significant Cannabis farm' at disused business

Arrest after police discover 'significant Cannabis farm' at disused business

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Cannabis NewsMay 25, 2023

A man has been arrested after police discovered a significant cannabis farm. Police were called to a disused business premises in Leyland at around 9:30am yesterday (May 24). Officers discovered about 250 cannabis plants, spread across seven rooms in the building, which have been recovered. A 32

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Arrest after police discover 'significant Cannabis farm' at disused business

Arrest after police discover 'significant Cannabis farm' at disused business

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Cannabis NewsMay 25, 2023

A man has been arrested after police discovered a significant cannabis farm. Police were called to a disused business premises in Leyland at around 9:30am yesterday (May 24). Officers discovered about 250 cannabis plants, spread across seven rooms in the building, which have been recovered. A 32

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Here’s what to know about adding Weed to your Memorial Day weekend

Here’s what to know about adding Weed to your Memorial Day weekend

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Cannabis NewsMay 25, 2023

This is the second Memorial Day weekend since the New Jersey recreational weed market opened up last year, and there are now 30 adult-use retailers throughout the state. With at least one dispensary located in 15 counties, weed will be a viable entertainment option for adults 21 and over. Take note

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Michigan considers dropping pre-employment Cannabis tests

Michigan considers dropping pre-employment Cannabis tests

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Cannabis NewsMay 25, 2023

Michigan voters legalized adult-use cannabis in 2018. Policymakers in Michigan are considering major changes to the state’s drug testing policy, particularly as it pertains to cannabis use. The potential changes come more than four years after voters there approved a ballot measure that legalized

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Entrepreneur set to make history with Cannabis dispensary

Entrepreneur set to make history with Cannabis dispensary

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Cannabis NewsMay 25, 2023

New ground is about to be broken in New Jersey. NJBIZ reports that Tahir Johnson — the owner of Simply Pure Trenton — is set to become the first entrepreneur with a cannabis-related conviction to own and operate a legal-use dispensary in New Jersey. “We’re really proud to be opening and excited to

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Zoning issues plague Cannabis entrepreneurs in New York

Zoning issues plague Cannabis entrepreneurs in New York

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Cannabis NewsMay 25, 2023

Zoning issues are limiting dispensary locations. When New York’s Office of Cannabis Management granted a conditional dispensary license to Union Chill, the team behind the Southern Tier Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) thought they’d cleared the largest hurdle to open their shop. That

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Over 90% of California Pot farms plagued by severe pathogen

Over 90% of California Pot farms plagued by severe pathogen

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Cannabis NewsMay 25, 2023

An infectious pathogen inside California’s pot farms is attacking cannabis plants and growing invisibly for months only to spoil a crop just as a farmer is ready to harvest. Scientists believe that it’s in nearly every pot farm in the state and could be causing billions of dollars in damages to the

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State lawmaker says more Pro-Cannabis legislation needed

State lawmaker says more Pro-Cannabis legislation needed

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Cannabis NewsMay 24, 2023

NEW ORLEANS - State Rep Mandie Landry (D-New Orleans) let out a sigh of relief as her proposed medical marijuana bill narrowly made it out of the Labor and Industrial Relations committee on Tuesday (May 23). “Nothing makes it out of the Labor Committee here,” Landry said. “Not minimum wage, not

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Man tricks victims into investing $9 Million in fake hemp farm

Man tricks victims into investing $9 Million in fake hemp farm

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Cannabis NewsMay 24, 2023

A Beverly Hills man was charged Tuesday for allegedly soliciting more than $9 million from investors for a nonexistent hemp farm. The suspect, Mark Roy Anderson, 68, is a disbarred attorney who is currently serving an 11.5-year sentence for an unrelated crime at the time of the indictment. In 2012

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3 new legal Weed stores opened in NJ this month

3 new legal Weed stores opened in NJ this month

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Cannabis NewsMay 24, 2023

Three more New Jersey recreational cannabis retail stores opened recently, further expanding the market to 30 shops where adults over the age 21 may buy legal weed. Sweetspot opened to customers on May 11, Nova Farms on May 19, and Earth & Ivy on May 20. All customers must have a scannable ID or

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Advocates in Nebraska launch Medical Cannabis ballot campaign for 2024

Advocates in Nebraska launch Medical Cannabis ballot campaign for 2024

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Cannabis NewsMay 24, 2023

Despite setbacks from past initiatives, Nebraska advocates are beginning to ramp up efforts to legalize medical cannabis once again. Advocates in Nebraska, one of the few remaining states in the U.S. that have not enacted medical cannabis legislation, recently filed paperwork to get a medical

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