Canada BC grower becomes Canada’s first licensed producer to unionize Potanicals joins UFCW 1518's BC BUD division as more cannabis workers seek job security and safety in emerging industry Jared GnamMarch 31, 2021
Analysis New York legalizes US’s most progressive recreational weed market Records will be expunged, 50% of licences will go to equity applicants and corporate cannabis will be limited under a bill signed Wednesday by... Jared GnamMarch 31, 2021
Canada VCBC avoids eviction, argues BC pot police out of its jurisdiction The Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club lawyers have convinced the club's landlord to renew its lease for another three years Natalia Buendia CalvilloMarch 30, 2021
Industry update Low-THC weed led to poor results in major PTSD study US researchers seek DEA to permit potent pot production after long-awaited FDA-backed study shows weak weed ineffective at treating PTSD Jared GnamMarch 30, 2021
Industry update UCSF $6.4M research program to study psychedelic set and setting The Neuroscape Psychedelics Division is kicking off after receiving US$6.4 million in private funding to further psychedelic treatment for mental health Natalia Buendia CalvilloMarch 30, 2021
Analysis 48North cuts outdoor production, 20% of staff Ontario producer's Good Farm likely wasn't even covering labour costs amid nationwide supply gluts, says BCMI Cannabis Report Jared GnamMarch 29, 2021
Canada Cautious provincial pot policies prop up illicit market: study Canadian provinces are slowly easing strict marketing rules to be on par with alcohol and meet broader public policy goals, U of A prof... Jared GnamMarch 29, 2021
Industry update Cannabis eases severe morning sickness: study In the first research of its kind, cannabis use led to improved quality of life in a small set of four women with hyperemesis... Natalia Buendia CalvilloMarch 29, 2021
Industry update Red flags raised over big tobacco and alcohol influencing pot policy Advocacy groups urge caution as tobacco and alcohol mega-corporations enter the lobbying effort for the US federal legalization of cannabis Natalia Buendia CalvilloMarch 26, 2021
Industry update Charlotte’s Web bounces back in Q4 American CBD market leader reports 2020 sales of US$95.2M and positive results for a third-party liver toxicity study Jared GnamMarch 25, 2021