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New York's Cannabis Industry Faces Systemic Public Health Failures, Investigation Reveals. A NY Cannabis Insider investigation has uncovered systemic public health failures at every level of the state’s legal cannabis industry, from farmers to labs to state regulators, that experts say may pose a

Canadian Cannabis Software Company GrowerIQ Receives $1M in Government Funding. Toronto-based GrowerIQ, which sells enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to cannabis producers, has been awarded over $1 million CAD by the Government of Canada, through FedDev Ontario. GrowerIQ founder and CEO

Financial services platform Square has entered Canada's cannabis market in partnership with online ordering platform service for cannabis dispensaries Jane Technologies. The partnership involves Jane enabling cannabis dispensaries to use Square to supplement their brick-and-mortar business with an

The latest data from Cannabis Benchmarks reported that the national wholesale flower price has hit a historic low. For the week ending September 15, the U.S. Cannabis Spot Index decreased 1.2% to $936 per pound and in grams, the Spot price was $2.06. Cannabis Benchmarks wrote that prices continued

The US-listed shares of Cronos Group Inc climbed 2.5% in premarket trading Monday, after the Toronto-based cannabis company said it launched its Peace Naturals medical brand in Germany. The company has signed a distribution agreement with Cansativa Group, which has a network of about 2,000

The cannabis industry has opened up nearly 8,000 new jobs statewide since November, when Missourians voted to legalize recreational marijuana. Karina Hernandez’s ideal work environment is surrounded by plants, with her hands in the dirt. Although she already has a biology degree, she recently

They might not be profitable yet, but California’s biggest pot farms are here to stay in Santa Barbara County. When pot farms showed up in Santa Barbara County in 2017, the wine industry went on the attack, vowing to launch a “giant legal battle” against the “horrifying” pot farms that they said

SAFE Banking Act Expected to Advance in Senate, Easing Financial Constraints on Cannabis Industry. The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Act, also known as the SAFE Banking Act, will be voted on in committee by the end of the month and should have enough votes to pass the US Senate, according to a

Cannabis Extracts Show Promise in Improving Symptoms and Reducing Medication Use in Autism, Brazilian Study Finds. Emerging cannabis science shows a lot of promise for a number of health conditions that people suffer from, but one that seems to be particularly promising is in the area of cannabis

New Mexico’s cannabis market has hit a record high in cannabis sales in August. Newly published state data shows that August saw a total of $48,233,057 in sales. This was made up of $13,525,500 in medical cannabis sales and $34,707,557 in adult use sales. Medical cannabis ws legalised in New Mexico

After alcohol, marijuana is the most commonly used recreational substance among US adults and adolescents. Up to 22 million Americans 12 or older use cannabis. In a 2022 survey by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 0.7 percent of 8 th graders, 2.1 percent of 10 th graders, and 6.3 percent of 12

Farmers for Action (FFA) is calling for the immediate establishment of a hemp processing facility in Ireland. “Hemp is the fastest growing form of wood on the planet,” the organisation’s William Taylor argued. “The crop sequesters more carbon in one year than trees will in 20 years.” Taylor believes

The advertisements for beer companies and underwear start-ups on your favorite podcast may soon be accompanied by cannabis commercials. Chicago-based marijuana company Cresco Labs Inc. announced on Thursday that it will become the “first cannabis company to launch cannabis advertisements on Spotify

The rescheduling of marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule III drug in the United States would be transformative for the cannabis sector, CEOs of leading cannabis companies believe. Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made a recommendation to the Drug Enforcement

Ex-NFL star Ricky Williams says the league is moving in the right direction by loosening its stance on cannabis in recent years. But tells TMZ Sports he's hoping Roger Goodell's organization goes one step further by allowing teams to treat players with marijuana after games. Ricky -- who was

It wouldn't legalize the plant, but it may be better than nothing. Even still, the DEA has to approve the measure. You may have heard the big news that cannabis could be “rescheduled,” from Schedule I to Schedule III. Here’s what it means, with the bottom line being that rescheduling wouldn’t

New York promised to put independent businesses at the heart of the legal pot industry. Now major medical marijuana companies are making their play amid the state’s stalled retail launch. In early 2017, there might not have been a flashier entrepreneur in the legal cannabis industry than Adam

Aurora Cannabis Expands CBD Portfolio into Brazil in Partnership with Herbarium. Aurora Cannabis Inc, the Canadian company opening the world to cannabis and Canada's largest medical cannabis company, today announced an expansion of its hemp-derived CBD portfolio into Brazil. In partnership with

The New York City Council will hear arguments on a bill Wednesday that would create an awareness campaign on the dangers of buying cannabis products from unlicensed sellers. The bill comes at a time of ongoing chaos in the state’s recreational marijuana market which has had numerous setbacks since

Embattled Canadian cannabis stocks jumped Thursday on the hope that the U.S. may ease restrictions on the substance. The Associated Press reported that the U.S. health department has recommended marijuana be moved from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance. U.S. Senate leaders