International Costa Rica’s hemp and medical cannabis bill advances to final stages After being cleared by the constitutional court, it will now go back to the legislative assembly before reaching the president for final approval Natalia Buendia CalvilloDecember 7, 2021
Legalization SAFE Banking Act pulled from defence bill Bill sponsor Rep. Ed Perlmutter says he will 'pursue every possible avenue' to get it signed into law Kathryn TindaleDecember 7, 2021
Business Pathway adds its medical cannabis system to Metro stores in Ontario The company says it expects changes to Canadian law that will allow pharmacies to sell cannabis directly to patients Nick LabaDecember 7, 2021
Canada BC posts $1.4M in fines to unlicensed pot shops The Herb Co. was fined $157,000 for selling cannabis without a retail store licence Kathryn TindaleDecember 6, 2021
Business High Tide sells treasury shares to raise $40M Part of the new capital will fund two 'specific strategic initiatives' Nick LabaDecember 6, 2021
CBD Another bipartisan bill seeks to regulate CBD in US The FDA has been promising a speedy process to create rules for cannabidiol since 2019 Nick LabaDecember 3, 2021
News US bill filed to encourage state, local governments to expunge cannabis records Under the HOPE Act, the attorney general could make grants to state and local governments Kathryn TindaleDecember 3, 2021
News San Francisco delays cannabis tax to combat illicit market The citywide 1–5% tax would have begun in January 2022 Kathryn TindaleDecember 2, 2021
Business Fire & Flower opens 100th store, has 360,000 loyalty members The Canadian retailer is aggressively expanding, to reach more consumers online and south of the border Nick LabaDecember 2, 2021
Business Xebra Brands gets first approval to commercialize hemp in Mexico The company was granted an injunction by the country's Supreme Court on Wednesday Natalia Buendia CalvilloDecember 2, 2021