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Gov. Phil Murphy signed the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act on Tuesday, to make cannabis more accessible for patients battling disease and needing pain relief.

The Vancouver-based company specializes in cannabis-infused beverages and claims to have decades of experience building and developing brands.

Linton's sudden departure sent waves through the cannabis industry with analysts and insiders offering a wide range of speculation on how it will reshape Canopy and the growing pot market.

Linton, who helped build Canopy into the world's most valuable cannabis company, told the media he was "terminated."

Ireland's Health Minister signed legislation last week which will allow citizens to gain limited access to medical cannabis to treat multiple sclerosis, chemotherapy-related illness and epilepsy.

It took eight years and $83 million dollars for Tel Aviv-based Syqe Medical to develop the new product that will allow medical marijuana patients to take accurate doses.

The Calgary-based cannabis retailer saw its sales jump to $6.6 million during its last quarter when it also opened three stores in Ontario and its 15th location in Alberta under its Canna Cabana brand.

Acreage's CEO Kevin Murphy told Bloomberg some major deals are in the works to allow the New York-based cannabis firm to scale up "dramatically" over the next month.

A loophole in a 2016 law to support hemp farmers has created an opportunity for hundreds of stores to open and sell low-potency pot across the European nation.

Scheer also told CTV News his Conservative Party would support efforts to pardon Canadians with previous convictions for pot possession.

"I'm excited to bring our first products to Canada and launch KKE Oils. They are an awesome, high-in-THC product that everyone will love," American rapper Wiz Khalifa said.

CBC News reports some black market suppliers are ripping off government-approved packaging and selling imitation products as the real thing in Saskatchewan.

Toronto-based CannaHorse announced Wednesday it launched the world's first-ever legal cannabis brand dedicated to horse health.

An annual report released by Ontario's ombudsman revealed that the OCS received the single most complaints among government organizations in the past year.

Next fall, the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy will offer a two-year master's program designed for health care practitioners, scientists, regulators, and industry professionals.

The Trudeau government said the money will be split between 13 different organizations across Canada to raise awareness on the harms associated with cannabis use.

What's being called a historic victory for pot advocates, U.S. Congress passed an amendment June 20 that blocks federal agencies from interfering with state-run legal cannabis programs.

More women are using marijuana during pregnancy in the U.S. and that might be causing health issues for their babies, two new studies suggest.

The Ottawa based firm has become one of the largest marijuana retailers in Canada, generating more than $40 million in sales since federal legalization began last fall.

The Canadian pot firm said it has already started planting at its new 160-acre site which it is considering to be a test site for future outdoor operations to produce low-cost cannabis.

Colombia’s Constitutional Court lifted the ban on public cannabis consumption signalling the country, noted for ideal growing conditions and huge export potential, is closer to adult use legalization.

Parents and educators in the first U.S. states to legalize recreational cannabis are growing concerned about young people having increased access to highly potent pot.

Canada's largest pot producer saw its shares fall 7.6 per cent Friday as analysts expected its Q4 operating expenses of $242.9 million to be much lower.

Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics forecast the legal industry will nearly triple by 2024 from the US$14.9 billion they project will be spent this year.

Canadian pot firms are amassing a supply glut of unfinished cannabis, and the issue could lead to industry writedowns, according to analysts at BMO Capital Markets.

Both company's shareholders voted more than 99 per cent in favour of Canopy acquiring Acreage in a deal contingent on U.S. federal legalization of cannabis.

Provincial and federal governments earned $186 million in total cannabis-related tax revenue in the first five-and-a-half months following legalization, according to new Statistics Canada data.

The CBD pet market is expected to reach $1.16 billion in the U.S. by 2022, according to the Brightfield Group.

The Ontario licensed producer signed a non-binding letter of intent with Elk Grove Farming Company, LLC to form a 50/50 joint venture that will give it access to more than 3,000 acres of farmland in Southern California.

“Martha Stewart Living has 30,000 or 35,000 original recipes, and those can be adapted with cannabis or CBD or whatever we’re going to use," she said.

The Colorado Department of Revenue reported the landmark figure is comprised from marijuana taxes, licenses and fees on the state's total sales of US$6.5 billion since legalization began in 2014.

The multi-state medical cannabis operator announced last week it has launched the first-ever credit card for the U.S. legal cannabis industry that's been starved for financial alternatives.

Hexo Corp. is the first cannabis company to come out and say its beverages will be available on Day 1 of the legal edibles market opening for business in Canada.

From optimism to disappointment—reactions varied from analysts and industry players on Health Canada's final regulations for new pot-infused edible and derivative products.

University of British Columbia researchers say Canada's cannabis impairment driving penalties may be too strict when it comes to low levels of THC.

Canada's largest pharmacy chain said Monday it is partnering with B.C.-based TruTrace to deploy a pilot program that uses blockchain to track strains and quality of medical marijuana.

Shopify Inc.'s digital platform will be integrated with ParcelPal Technology Inc. to allow users to order cannabis in major cities across Canada within the next four weeks.

"We’re very clear that when it comes to Canada as a stand-alone business that we expect to be EBITDA positive in the next 18 months," Mike Lee, CFO of Canopy Growth told The Financial Post last week.

Texas makes hemp legal to grow and sell, while expanding medical pot; Connecticut adds new treatable conditions; Ohio rejects marijuana as treatment for depression and insomnia

The regulatory agency announced Friday marijuana consumers shouldn't expect edible and other cannabis products on store shelves "no earlier than mid-December 2019."