Jackson, MS: Members of the House and Senate have agreed upon legislation, Senate Bill 2095: The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act, to establish a system of licensed dispensaries to provide medical cannabis to qualified patients. Senate members initially approved the bill by a vote of 47 to 5. Senate members then approved an amended version of the bill by a vote of 104 to 14. Lawmakers …
Colorado was one of the first states in the entire United States to legalize cannabis for adult use (2012). Washington State voters also approved an adult-use legalization initiative in the same year, although, Colorado was the first of the two to implement legal adult-use sales. Colorado’s first official legal adult-use sale of cannabis occurred at the start of 2014 whereas …
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y., Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — CERTIFi by Mercy College and Green Flower have announced a partnership that will provide two education tracks in the high-demand cannabis field. The eight-week and six-month certification offerings will allow students to pursue various pathways for rewarding careers in the cannabis industry. CERTIFi, Mercy’s newly launched credentialing initiative, along with Green Flower, an industry leader in cannabis …
Stockholm, Sweden: More permissive marijuana policies are not associated with upticks in cannabis use among young people, according to data published in the journal PLoS One. Swedish researchers assessed trends in the use of marijuana by adolescents and younger adults in 11 European countries over a 23-year period (1994-2017). During that time, several nations liberalized their marijuana laws while others made no changes. Investigators …
DETROIT, Jan. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Benzinga, a financial news and data company recently acquired at a $300 million valuation, announced that the 14th Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, the world’s biggest and most successful cannabis investing and finance event, will take place on April 20 and April 21, 2022, at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel, in Miami, Florida. Enjoy exclusive opportunities for curated networking and unparalleled access to private deal flow. Hear directly from the …
For many years virtually every major sports league prohibited the use of cannabis by its competitors. Leagues also punished players that received cannabis-related crimes and charges away from their teams/leagues. To make matters worse, the punishment didn’t end with a fine or suspension from the team. Professional athletes such as Clifford Robinson (NBA), Ricky Williams (NFL), and Nick Diaz (UFC) …
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “French CBD Online Retailer Analysis and Regulatory Report” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This bundle report combines two individual reports and offers a comprehensive, well-rounded analysis of the French CBD market, combining both the market and regulatory aspects. The first report focuses on the regulatory side of the market, covering everything from hemp and CBD to medical and recreational cannabis. …
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “CBD regulatory report: Slovenia” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This report will provide you an overview of the current CBD regulatory landscape in Slovenia. Slovenian law does not clearly distinguish between extracts from hemp and extracts from cannabis. It does not specifically address CBD or any other cannabinoids. CBD isolate from hemp may be prohibited other than medicinal or scientific …
KILLEEN, TX (Friday, January 14, 2022) – On Friday, January 14, 2022, the voter engagement and mobilization organization, Ground Game Texas, announced the launch of a new ballot initiative campaign to decriminalize possession of marijuana in Killeen and Harker Heights, Texas. If approved by voters on the November general election ballot, the initiative would amend the Killeen city code to decriminalize low-level marijuana offenses. …
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The National Industrial Hemp Council of America (NIHC) and the Hemp and Cannabis Costa Rica Council (HCANN-CR) announced today that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate on issues including improving the quality of hemp research, marketing, networking, and consumer protection services to strengthen and advance the brand of hemp in the global …