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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.

The former heavyweight champion is investing in cannabis tourism on the two-island nation Antigua and Barbuda and plans to host an annual cannabis conference to boost island tourism.

The study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, shows for the first time how CBD cancels out the negative side-effects of THC in rats such as paranoia, anxiety and addictive behaviours.

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.

The California-based company is expanding its retail footprint in Florida, the third largest medical marijuana market in the U.S. with 260,000 patients.

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.

The Ontario-based extraction pioneer inked a sales deal with Canadian pot producer TerrAscend, while also entering Germany's medical pot market and gaining organic certification all in a span of six days.

Michigan-based Pure Green claims its CBD-infused 'Parachute Pill' offers cannabis users a way to come down from a THC high in just five minutes.

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

Canada's legal cannabis industry brought in $104 million in July sales, up more than 14% over sales in June, according to StatsCan. The country is on pace to rake in $1 billion in the first year of legalization.

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.

In a note titled, “Don’t Smoke the Kool-Aid,” MKM Partners analyst Bill Kirk warned investors the pot industry may see little profits, but he was bullish on Hexo because of its brand power.

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.

Oregon-based Dutchie already links 450 pot shops in 18 states with consumers, but now the startup has the likes of Snoop Dogg backing its e-commerce cannabis business.

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.

Westleaf and its Prairie Records cannabis retail chain was named the top Canadian retailer at a major exposition in the same weekend the company opened its first Alberta location in Calgary.

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.

Between more store rollouts and Cannabis 2.0 coming in the Canadian market, and potential legalization in the U.S., the investment dealer says "the cannabis trade is not over."

The company's Las Vegas pot store is not only the world's largest attracting more than 115,000 visitors in August, but it accounts for almost 10% of the Nevada cannabis market alone.

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 company behind a blockchain-based seed to sale tracking technology is bolstering its status by adding heavyweight auditing firm Deloitte and pot producer Aphria.

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.

Two deaths and hundreds of cases of a mysterious lung illness all linked to vaping e-cigarettes or illegal cannabis oil in the U.S. has sparked investigations in Canada and south of the border.

Aurora Cannabis nets $86.5 million in cash by selling its remaining stake in The Green Organic Dutchman as both companies strategies evolve.

Vivien Azer at Cowen & Co. cut her price target on the Canadian pot producer to $60 from $150, but she believes the stock's recent collapse presents a buying opportunity.

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.

The Nanaimo, B.C.-based licensed producer made a retail power grab by acquiring Four20, which operates six licensed stores in Alberta and has secured 16 other shops.