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“Weediatrics: A Covert Medical Mission” shows how American parents who need medical cannabis for their sick or disabled children are forced to break federal laws.

The town of 9,000 already is home to pot giant Canopy Growth and plans to add cannabis-themed spas, golf courses, cafes and breweries to become Canada's cannabis capital.

With more than 800 cases of vape-related lung disorders and 17 confirmed deaths, 800 cannabis companies signed a letter to Congress to regulate the industry to keep consumers safe.

One in 25 Canadians said they go to work high according to a new Ipsos poll, but workplace productivity hasn't suffered.

In what's being called a historic moment for the marijuana movement, Lowell Farms: A Cannabis Cafe opened its doors Oct. 1, which is the first legal public pot consumption location in the U.S.

Canopy Growth bought a majority share of BioSteel, a sports drink company, to bring CBD-infused beverages to the athletic world.

The Ontario government is exploring cannabis distribution alternatives as it's running out of warehouse space ahead of the next wave of pot products, according to a BNN Bloomberg report.

The death toll from vape-related lung illnesses has shot up to at least 15 in the U.S., and tests reveal unlicensed cannabis products contain hydrogen cyanide.

The Australian Capital Territory, home to 420,000 people, is the first of six states and two main territories to legalize cannabis possession and cultivation for personal use.

U.S. Congress made history Sept. 25 after passing the SAFE Banking Act, but the bill that would help the cannabis industry access banks faces an uphill battle in the Senate.

State regulators gave the green light for businesses to apply for cafe and home delivery licenses, but the rollout will be delayed due to local laws and heavy regulations.

America's most valuable pot firm is the first to sell dried flower products in New York, a move one analyst expects will help expand the state's patient base to 400,000 from today's 107,000.

U.S. Epidiolex sales have surged on strong patient uptake and now the CBD-based epilepsy drug could be sold in 31 European countries after EU authorities gave GW the green light.

An industry group revealed there are 2,835 illicit sellers in California with just 873 licensed sellers statewide, and it blamed Weedmaps for helping fuel the black market

A group of Wisconsin Republican and Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill to legalize medical marijuana, but the Senate Majority Leader is standing in the way from it becoming law.

At nearly the exact time Canopy announced its CEO hiring plans, Linton revealed he's joining two U.S. cannabis companies and one Toronto based medical psychedelic company.

The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act, the bill that would help U.S. pot firms access banks, is being revised to lure Republicans and will be voted on in Congress by the end of this month.

While Alberta leads the way with 284 pot shot licences being issued, other provinces lag being in brick-and-mortar infrastructure which is allowing the black market to thrive.

The beleaguered producer's licences to sell and cultivate pot were suspended by the federal regulator Sept. 17, making it more likely the CannTrust saga will end with a breakup of the company.

An Ontario judge will rule on Sept. 25 whether 11 disqualified applicants should be allowed to keep their cannabis store licences, but the ruling could delay the retail-starved province's store rollout.

While investors await Health Canada's ruling on how it will enforce CannTrust's compliance breaches, the small pot producer's licences were suspended due to "critical observations" by the federal agency.

The Ontario Securities Commission accuses three former executives of Canada Cannabis Corp. who raised more than $10 million of defrauding its 125 investors.

Amid a breakout of vape-related lung illnesses in the U.S., the industry is calling for products to be regulated, while in Canada, pot firms say their legal vapes are rigorously tested and safe.

While wine tourism brings in big money, Canadian federal rules for marketing pot are causing opportunities for cannabis tourism to go up in smoke.

Mugglehead talks to University of British Columbia's M-J Milloy who is studying how cannabis might help with opioid addiction while big pharma is being sued for millions.

The recent University of Michigan survey comes on the heals of a separate U.S. report that shows high school students are using less pot, but either way, the industry knows it needs to show social responsibility.

Employees at the embattled pot producer allegedly sourced out black market cannabis seeds and tainted the legal supply with illicit weed, according to BNN Bloomberg.

A recent American Society of Anesthesiologists survey shows an escalating interest in marijuana for managing pain among U.S. adults, but the ASA warns more research is needed.

Texas effectively, by accident, decriminalized cannabis when it legalized hemp in June, and it's developing a way to decipher between legal hemp and illegal pot by early 2020 to fix the issue.

Despite Curaleaf reporting wider losses and lower-than-expected revenues in the second-quarter, investors remained upbeat on its more than US$1-billion revenue guidance for 2020.

Ontario selected 42 operators from its second cannabis retail lottery Aug. 20, but critics say the new stores still won't be enough to combat the black market while pointing out other issues.

Statistics Canada's national survey of licensed producers reveals a surge in employment and reports there are now 175 companies operating in the cannabis space.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is investigating 94 reports of people in hospitals with vape-related lung illnesses across 14 states with a number of cases related to the use of illegal cannabis vape cartridges.

Problems continue to mount for CannTrust after it revealed Health Canada found several new regulatory breaches at the cannabis company's Vaughan, Ont. manufacturing facility.

Louisiana joins more than 30 U.S. states, and the first one in the Deep South, with a medical cannabis program that officially began on Aug. 6 after a four-year regulatory hurdle.

Shares in CannTrust swung wildly on Friday after the embattled pot producer revealed its outside auditor was withdrawing its year-end and first-quarter reports.

Tiny Luxembourg could have a big effect on cannabis legalization in the European Union and open up the market for pot once the country goes recreational in two years.

Ottawa's new pardoning system waves a five-year wait time and a $631 fee, but critics say it doesn't go far enough and call for full expungement

The troubled Canadian pot company hired Greenhill & Co Inc. to help it conduct a "review of strategic alternatives," including finding a buyer, while it awaits federal enforcement action.

From California to Vancouver to Toronto, authorities in major jurisdictions are raiding illegal pot shops and coming down hard on the black market in an effort to curb illicit cannabis sales.