WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA), a nationwide trade association representing the interests of minority-owned businesses and their communities in the cannabis industry, has elected its new board of directors for 2023. Each member represents a diverse background of professions, perspectives and cultures of the growing cannabis market. This year’s group consists of stellar business owners, policy makers …
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The California Cannabis Authority (CCA) announced today that its public-facing dashboard of cannabis track and trace data, dubbed the Transparency Project, will now be updated weekly—increasing the level of transparency into cannabis sales, cultivation and transactions in participating jurisdictions. The Transparency Project, operated by CCA’s technology partner NCS Analytics, provides one of the most comprehensive views …
Minneapolis, MN: Residents of states where cannabis is legal do not possess elevated rates of psychosis, and they are also less likely to exhibit symptoms of alcohol abuse, according to longitudinal data published in the journal Psychological Medicine. A team of researchers affiliated with the University of Minnesota and the University of Colorado assessed the relationship between adult-use cannabis legalization and psychosocial functioning in …
Baltimore, MD: Cannabis consumers in states where the substance is legal for either medical or adult-use purposes are less likely to report having operated a motor vehicle while under its influence, according to data compiled in a recently published report by the group Cannabis Public Policy Consulting. Investigators surveyed consumers from 25 states. Consistent with prior studies, authors reported that respondents residing in jurisdictions where cannabis …
MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — According to Levin Health, a sports science company focused on researching, developing and commercialising a range of medicinal cannabis products, such as CBD oil Australia–wide, although medical marijuana’s Australia wide was made legal in 2016, the vast majority was obtained via illegal avenues at first. The CAMS-18 study of medical cannabis use in the Australian …
Washington, DC: Federal law enforcement agents are intercepting historically low quantities of cannabis at the southern border, according to newly released data provided by the US Department of Homeland Security, US Customs and Border Protection. Federal statistics reveal that Border Patrol and Field agents confiscated an estimated 155,000 pounds of marijuana at the US/Mexico border in 2022. That is down almost 50 percent from 2021 …
San Diego, CA: The adoption of adult-use cannabis legalization laws is associated with modest improvements in labor market outcomes, according to an analysis published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. A team of economists affiliated with San Diego State University in California and with Bentley University in Massachusetts assessed the adoption of state-level adult-use legalization laws on wages and labor market outcomes. Investigators found …
TORONTO, Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – Khiron Life Sciences Corp. (“Khiron” or the “Company”) (TSXV: KHRN) (OTCQX: KHRNF) (Frankfurt: A2JMZC), announces that the new Colombian Government has included plant-based medical cannabis products (i.e., Khiron products) in the list of mandatory insurance-covered medications starting January 1st, 2023, as well as the signing of a first-of-its-kind medical cannabis contract with one of Colombia´s largest insurance companies …
#1: THREE MORE STATES ENACT ADULT-USE LEGALIZATION LAWS Voters and lawmakers in three more states — Maryland, Missouri, and Rhode Island — enacted laws in 2022 legalizing adult-use marijuana possession and regulating retail cannabis markets. Voters in Missouri voted in favor of a constitutional amendment while Maryland voters approved a legislative referendum. Rhode Island’s law was enacted by the legislature. In total, 21 states — comprising nearly one-half of the …
Santa Fe, NM: State regulators have expended the pool of patients eligible to access medical cannabis products to include those with anxiety disorders. Members of the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Advisory Board approved the policy expansion, which takes effect on January 1, 2023. A pair of physicians petitioned regulators to expand the scope of the program, opining that alternatives to conventional medications are needed to …