OAKLAND, Calif., May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Vertosa, an Asian-led cannabis infusion technology company, today announced its support for Modern Cannabis, an inclusive educational campaign designed for the AAPI community. Developed in partnership with Vertosa’s brand partner, KhuenPhu, a CBD brand built to modernize Asian healing traditions, and HiVi, a digital-first cannabis company changing how conscious consumers discover and adopt cannabis for their wellbeing.The Modern …
NEW YORK, May 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via CannabisNewsWire — BizCann Expo, an elite business and networking event for everything cannabis, is pleased to announce its event at the Plaza Mayor in Medellin, Colombia, on May 21-22. For established cannabusiness providers, or those looking to get into this new, rapidly expanding market, BizCann Expo has everything needed to start …
Three of the state’s top cannabis associations have merged to form a single organization, establishing the leading industry voice and strengthening the industry’s policy making power, grassroots advocacy, and public education. The Oregon Retailers of Cannabis Association (ORCA), the Oregon Industry Progress Association (OIPA), and FARMS Inc. are coming together to form an inclusive and united voice. “We believe what …
Washington, DC: Legal marijuana states generated more revenue from retail cannabis sales than they did from alcohol sales, according to data provided by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). According to ITEP’s analysis, legal states in 2021 collected an estimated 20 percent more in taxes from retail marijuana sales than from the sale of alcohol products. In California, cannabis excise taxes brought …
New York, NY: The adoption of nationwide regulations governing the retail sale of cannabis to adults is not associated with sustained increases in young people’s cannabis consumption, according to data published in the journal Addiction. An international team of researchers from Chile, the United States, and Uruguay assessed cannabis use trends in Uruguay among those ages 12 to 21 following legalization. Uruguay initially approved …
West Lafayette, IN: Changes in the marijuana’s legal status under state law are not associated with increases in adverse clinical birth outcomes, according to data published in the journal Population Research and Policy Review. Researchers affiliated with Purdue University assessed the relationship between the liberalization of state-level cannabis possession laws and two birth outcomes that are key indicators of child health: birthweight and gestational …
Frankfort, KY: State lawmakers have approved legislation, House Bill 604, establishing a cannabis-specific medical research center at the University of Kentucky. Provisions in the measure define the mission of the new center as follows: “Conduct and fund research, [including clinical trials,] related to cannabis and cannabis derivatives, including pharmaceutical development and the efficacies of cannabis and cannabis derivatives for the treatment of certain medical …
SILVER SPRING, Md., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to five companies for selling products labeled as containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8 THC) in ways that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). This action is the first time the FDA has issued warning letters for products containing delta-8 THC. Delta-8 …
Columbus, OH: The establishment of a regulated adult-use cannabis market in Ohio could yield as much as $374 million dollars in annual tax revenue, according to a newly published economic analysis. A pair of researchers affiliated with Ohio State University estimated the amount of new tax revenue that would be raised by the passage of proposed citizen’s ballot initiative. The initiative, if enacted, …
Austin, TX: African Americans comprise nearly one-third of all Texans arrested for marijuana possession offenses, despite comprising only 13 percent of the state’s total population, according to an analysis of state arrest data compiled by Texas NORML. Since 2017, just over 30 percent of those arrested for possessing cannabis in Texas were Black. By comparison, Whites comprise 41 percent of the state’s population, …