Crypto/Blockchain U.S. Treasury latest budget proposal poses 30% tax on cryptocurrency mining Included is a 30 per cent excise tax for cryptocurrency miners based on electricity costs Joseph MortonMarch 10, 2023
Lithium General Motors to invest US$650M in controversial Thacker Pass mine if approved by court The funding will not be released to Lithium Americas until the court's Record of Decision ruling concludes Rowan DunneFebruary 3, 2023
Cannabis Biden signs cannabis research bill, adult-use pot market opens in Rhode Island Cannabis research will be forever changed in the U.S. and the country's recreational pot landscape continues to expand Rowan DunneDecember 6, 2022
Legalization Cannabis research bill reaches Biden’s desk for signature It was first passed by the House of Representatives in July and passed on Wednesday by the Senate Natalia Buendia CalvilloNovember 17, 2022
Alternative Energy Nikola Corporation lays out its hydrogen production plans ahead of Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act The legislation supports Nikola’s integrated truck and energy business model, development of zero emission vehicle tech to low-cost hydrogen production and infrastructure deployment. Joseph MortonOctober 31, 2022
Cannabis Biden gets landslide of approval from major cannabis industry players The long-awaited move has several positive implications for the legal cannabis industry Rowan DunneOctober 13, 2022
Legalization Biden takes steps towards federal cannabis legalization Some drug policy non-profits say the efforts taken by the president were long overdue Natalia Buendia CalvilloOctober 6, 2022
Analysis Writedowns and growing pains ahead for Tilray 2.0, analyst says But Chris Damas of the BCMI Cannabis Report notes the Aphria-merged firm will command a strong presence in Europe's medical cannabis market Jared GnamMay 3, 2021
Industry update Canopy buying Supreme Cannabis for $435M in premium brand grab Analysts question whether consumers will stay loyal to 7Acres under Canopy's stewardship Jared GnamApril 8, 2021
Legalization Passing of ‘historic’ MORE Act moot unless Georgia runoff swings blue With the Republican-led Senate vowing to block cannabis reform, passing of the landmark bill may only amount to a symbolic win Jared GnamDecember 4, 2020