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Canopy Growth to Acquire Wana Brands in $300M Deal
Cannabis industry powerhouse Canopy Growth Corporation announced that it has entered an agreement to acquire Wana Brands, the continent’s largest cannabis edibles brand by market share, in a deal worth nearly $300 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Canopy has...
Riot Fest Brought the Good Vibes and a Love of Cannabis to Chicago
On day-one of Riot Fest, there was paranoia. Before music-lovers, which the Chicago-based festival attracts alone, entered the festival grounds, many were asking, “What about my legally acquired cannabis?!” I overheard that concern more than once, but those fears were...
Cheech and Chong on New Comic Book Chronicles: A Brief History of Weed with Z2 Comics
In a High Times exclusive, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong announced today Cheech and Chong’s Chronicles: A Brief History of Weed, co-written by the iconic duo, and published by Z2 Comics. It’s their first graphic novel, released just ahead of the duo’s 50th anniversary....
Democratic Candidates for Florida Governor Vow to Legalize Marijuana
Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate and congressman Representative Charlie Crist announced on Thursday that he will legalize marijuana and expunge past cannabis-related convictions if he is elected governor. The statement drew a swift response from fellow...
New Licenses Awarded to Expand Cannabis Industry in New Jersey
Regulators in New Jersey last week voted to significantly increase the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the state. In a four to one vote on Friday, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission agreed “to issue 10 new licenses for medical marijuana...
Minnesota Denies Coverage of Medical Marijuana for Injured Workers
Minnesota’s high court ruled this week that medical marijuana cannot be covered under workers’ compensation. In a pair of decisions handed down last Wednesday, the state’s Supreme Court said that the federal prohibition on cannabis precludes employers from being...
Virginia Has Sealed 64,000 Cannabis Distribution Charges
More than 64,000 misdemeanor charges related to distribution of cannabis have been sealed in Virginia since July, when pot legalization officially took effect in the commonwealth. The figure emerged last Thursday “during a meeting of the legislature’s Cannabis...
Arizona’s Social Equity Cannabis Program Takes Shape
Policymakers in Arizona unveiled rules last week for a social equity cannabis program aimed at giving communities most affected by pot prohibition opportunities in the state’s newly regulated recreational cannabis market. The Arizona Daily Star reported that the...
U.S. Department of Agriculture Mails Out First Ever Hemp Survey
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has begun mailing out surveys today to all of the nation’s hemp producers, with the hope that their comments will help the agency collect data about operations and production. The USDA’s first hemp survey, entitled the “Hemp...
First Nevada Cannabis Dispensary Approved at Border of Idaho
The Nevada-Idaho border is about to get a little bit greener. Officials in Elko County, Nevada last week signed off on a proposal for a marijuana dispensary to open in Jackpot, Nevada, which straddles the border between the two western states. Commissioners in Elko...
Burb, Green Label and Coffee & Kush: Partnership over Competition
Everyone involved in the legal industry in California has seen, while being green with envy, the moves happening up in Canada. Our neighboring country to the north legalized cannabis seemingly ages ago at this point (almost four years?), though their roll-out hasn’t...
San Francisco Strengthens Cannabis Social Equity Program
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently voted to approve a measure designed to strengthen the city’s cannabis social equity efforts. The legislation, which was proposed by San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed in April, builds on the city’s cannabis social...
Hip-Hop Mogul Jay-Z Invests in Cannabis Retail Platform Flowhub
Cannabis point-of-sale platform Flowhub announced on Tuesday the closing of a $19 million round of strategic funding, including significant participation from venture capital firms Headline and Poseiden as well as a personal investment from entrepreneur and hip-hop...
Mississippi ‘Not Quite Ready’ to Implement Medical Cannabis
Mississippi’s governor on Tuesday said he isn’t quite ready to call a special legislative session to implement the state’s new medical cannabis law. Tate Reeves, a first-term Republican, made it clear that he believes the special session will indeed happen––but not...
Florida’s Industrial Hemp Industry Has a Bright Future
Leonard Inge and his partners started growing hemp in 2020. Photo credit: Long’s Photography From cosmetics, lotions and pain creams to drywall, cement and protein powder, there are thousands of uses for industrial hemp – and Florida farmers are getting in on the...
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