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The relationship between professional sports and cannabis has long been complicated, with leagues and teams often taking a hardline stance against marijuana use by players. But times are changing, and the NBA is at the forefront of this shift by shattering the grass ceiling. On April 26, the NBA and

FORT HUACHUCA - According to Fort Huachuca a wildfire is spreading near Canelo and Western Hemp roads. Huachuca City's evacuation status is at SET. According to Fort Huachuca, the fire was caused by mowing but all mowing has been stopped. The fire is now at 1000 acres. Canelo Rd. is closed at the

Global cannabis leaders are arriving in Berlin this week to attend the International Cannabis Business Conference. The events series’ flagship business-to-business (B2B) event is taking place on June 29th and 30th at the iconic Estrel Berlin Hotel. In addition to the two-day B2B event, which is the

The need for innovation begins with the everyday. A practice of repetition results in a powerful realization: your routine could improve exponentially if you just tweak the process a little. For cannabis, innovation centers on an optimized consumer experience – a.k.a., various modifications that

Canopy Growth's $3 billion loss epitomizes spiraling struggles in the Canada's cannabis industry. Canada’s still-nascent cannabis industry is facing an existential dilemma. On one hand, the market has seen impressive sales growth and an expanding ecosystem of brands since the nation legalized

MOORHEAD - Minnesota cannabis retailers will soon charge a ten percent cannabis tax. It begins July 1st and currently only edible cannabinoid products and nonintoxicating topical products are legal to sell. The state sales tax at just under seven percent and any local sales taxes will also apply to

THE wind has been taken out of the sails of European cannabis recently with Germany opting to curtail its ambitions of a fully-fledged domestic, adult-use market. Following a January 18 meeting between the European Commission Director-General for Migration and Home Affairs Monique Pariat and its

Regulated sales of recreational cannabis begin in Maryland on Saturday, July 1, only seven months after voters approved a ballot measure to legalize adult-use pot. Regulated sales of recreational marijuana begin in Maryland on Saturday, leaving retailers with only days to prepare for the launch of

Minister Michael Gove said he toked up in the ‘80s at the University of Oxford on the Times Radio podcast. UK Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations Michael Gove admitted smoking cannabis while he was a student at University of

A state of New York notice posted at a business announces the seizure of “illicit cannabis” at a New York City business as authorities crack down on unlicensed smoke shops on June 16, 2023. Maryland may be later than many other states in legalizing cannabis, but those who wrote the state’s laws hope

PORTLAND - Narrowport is a financial technology startup that is pioneering financial solutions that aim to make cash-intensive businesses safer - starting with cannabis. Because of recent violent incidents, the company has launched a new asset for the cannabis industry in Oregon, called the Safe

The marijuana supply chain is an interesting market to follow. Like any agricultural product, there are ebbs and flows to its supply and demand. However, there is one caveat in the marijuana supply chain that makes things a bit trickier: in most states, cannabis products can only be sold and

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, a close ally of Republican Gov Ron DeSantis, asked the state Supreme Court to nix a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize pot in the state. The petition, dated Monday, comes less than a week after DeSantis, a 2024 candidate for president, said

The medicinal cannabis market is booming, but getting dispensaries open is still a slog. Sydney is one approval away from getting its first cannabis dispensary as medicinal cannabis use booms – but there’s a race to be the first on the market. Medicinal cannabis is legal Australia-wide for anyone

Restore was the first and only medical marijuana dispensary in Philadelphia when it opened for business in Fishtown in May 2018. Flash forward five years and the city is now home to 16 medical marijuana dispensaries, with 59 across Southeastern Pennsylvania. Following several years of industry

When John “Jack” Cochran visited the Virginia home of his former player and retired NFL star Jordan Reed several years ago for a birthday party, he had no idea he’d leave with a business idea and entrepreneurial mindset. But that’s exactly what happened. Cochran — who coached high school football

The lawsuit says the company admitted that it overstated revenue for its BioSteel subsidiary, causing investors economic loss. A B.C. investor has launched a class-action lawsuit against Canopy Growth Corp., one of Canada’s largest cannabis companies. The filing in B.C. Supreme Court is the first

For decades, there's been a global movement urging "plain packaging" on tobacco products - or packaging with limited colors and frills - after numerous studies found it makes cigarettes less appealing to young people. Missouri will soon be a testing ground to see if plain packaging has the same

The State of New York is now being sued by a collection of anti-cannabis campaign groups in an effort to force a rollback on legalization. On June 20th, a lawsuit was filed targeting the State of New York, its Governor Kathy Hochul, the Cannabis Control Board and the Office of Cannabis Management

The regulated cannabis market in Minnesota is expected to grow to more than $1,5 billion per year by the end of the decade, according to a projection from Vicente LLP. The regulated marijuana market in Minnesota is expected to grow to more than $1.5 billion per year by 2029, according to a