Lawmakers have urged Santa Clara County officials to reverse their decision to ban recreational cannabis users from buying marijuana during the COVID-19 crisis.
The country issued a new stay-at-home order last week, which...
A new audit has exposed several weaknesses in the Minnesota Department of Health’s management of the state’s medical cannabis program.
Internal controls were rated “generally not adequate” in a number of areas, sparking...
Eleven prominent US senators have implored lawmakers to allow licensed cannabis companies to benefit from loans and economic assistance during the coronavirus pandemic.
Marijuana businesses are not currently eligible for...
Retailers have reported a significant shift from smoking and vaping cannabis to consuming edibles during the coronavirus pandemic.
Californian delivery service Eaze said that edibles now account for 30% of all sales, up from...
Congresswoman Katherine Clark is the latest high-profile politician to call upon Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to reopen recreational cannabis dispensaries.
Massachusetts is the only state that has ordered adult-use marijuana...
The Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota will vote this week on whether to legalize marijuana for medicinal and recreational purposes.
Tribal leaders believe the Oglala Sioux would gain a significant economic benefit by attracting...
The United Nations is poised to delay a vote on the World Health Organization’s cannabis scheduling recommendations for a second time.
Cannabis is currently classified as Schedule IV. It is the most restrictive schedule,...
Cannabis advocates in New Jersey have formed a coalition that will campaign for a “yes” vote in the recreational marijuana legalization ballot later this year.
Garden State voters will decide on the issue of legalization...
The Massachusetts cannabis industry is on course to increase sales by 27% year-on-year in 2020, according to market research firm BDS Analytics.
Its data shows that sales reached $587 million in 2019. The firm reported $130...
Medical cannabis dispensaries cannot hire enough staff to meet demand as the offices that process fingerprints for criminal record checks have been deemed non-essential.
Storeowners say they are struggling with staff shortages...
A comprehensive federal marijuana reform bill will face its next obstacle when it goes before a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Wednesday.
The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act seeks...
Health Canada announced this week that it is gearing up to start testing the health effects of inhaling substances emitted from cannabis vape products.
The agency is expanding capacity at the labs it uses to conduct research...
The Ontario government has allowed cannabis stores to start offering cubside sales and delivery in a bid to “fight against the illegal cannabis market”.
The province issued a state of emergency on March 17 in an effort...
A chemical compound found in cannabis could save thousands of lives by destroying the feared MRSA superbug, according to Canadian researchers.
The disease is resistant to many forms of antibiotic and scientists have previously...
The UK Centre for Medical Cannabis has persuaded several senior healthcare executives to present keynote lectures at an upcoming conference on cannabinoid research.
It will be the first time that representatives of the NHS,...
Marijuana sales in Nevada have decreased by more than 50% since the coronavirus lockdown began, according to a local trade body.
The Nevada Dispensary Association attributed the decline to a lack of tourists and an inability...
Analysis shows that around 20,000 Virginians were convicted of marijuana possession in 2018 and more than half of them were African American.
More than 46,000 marijuana cases were prosecuted in the state during the 12-month...
Efforts to place a marijuana legalization proposal on the November ballot in Missouri have been scuppered by the coronavirus outbreak.
Campaign group Missourians for a New Approach was trying to secure the required 170,000...
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission has asked for a $2.8 million funding increase in a bid to slash waiting times for licenses in half.
The commission said the cash injection would enable it to hire up to 34 new...
White House hopeful Mike Bloomberg has announced plans to decriminalize marijuana nationwide if he wins the presidential election in November.
Bloomberg is now the second favorite to secure the Democrat candidacy, despite...
A researcher at UCLA has received a $3.9 million federal grant to study whether cannabis can be used to replace opioids for pain management.
Ziva Cooper, research director of the UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative, will receive...
Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commissioner Kay Doyle is to step down next month in order to work in the private sector.
Doyle began a three-year term in September 2017 after completing a stint as primary counsel to the state’s...
Floridians will be denied the opportunity to vote on recreational cannabis legalization this year after the campaign group pushing for the constitutional amendment admitted defeat.
Make It Legal Florida has been lavishly...
Medical marijuana advocates in Nebraska have ramped up efforts to place a legalization referendum on the November ballot.
Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana has teamed up with a new group called ADOPT (Adopt a Decrease in Oppressive...
Colorado cannabis stores set a new annual record by selling $1.74 billion worth of marijuana in 2019.
That represented an impressive 12.3% increase on sales of $1.55 billion generated in 2018, quelling fears that the industry...
A firm in Perth has completed the first ever export of medical cannabis oils from Australia to the UK.
The UK Home Office announced last month that licensed wholesalers could start importing larger quantities of medical cannabis...
Recreational cannabis sales in Michigan increased 40% to $9.8 million in January, according to new figures from the Marijuana Regulation Agency.
The state kicked off a new era of legal sales in December and Michiganders purchased...
The launch of Maine’s new recreational cannabis industry could be delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic that has gripped the world.
The state’s first cannabis stores were supposed to open this month, but the launch...
Bermuda will allow patients to import up to 2,000 grams of medical cannabis per year in order to treat a number of conditions.
The Supreme Court of Bermuda ruled in favour of allowing the medical use of cannabis in November...
The hotel trade in Denver saw revenue shoot up by $130 million after Colorado decided to legalize recreational marijuana in 2014, according to a new study.
John O’Neill, professor of hospitality management at Penn State...
Lebanon hopes to gain an economic boost by legalizing medical cannabis and exporting it around the world.
The Middle Eastern nation defaulted for the first time earlier this month after racking up a bigger debt than it can...
Emergency legislation now permits medical marijuana dispensaries to offer deliveries and curbside sales in Washington, DC.
Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered all non-essential businesses in the District of Columbia to close on March...
A bill seeking to permit medical marijuana sales in Alabama has cleared its first hurdle by passing through the Senate Judiciary Committee.
SB 165 would set up a medical marijuana program for the state under legislation titled...