Even though cannabis became legal overnight in Canada on October 17, establishing the country’s legal retail industry could take months. In fact, access to retail storefronts is highly uneven across Canada, due to different rules governing cannabis in different provinces. Then, there’s the issue with product availability. So far only flower, plants, seeds, and oils […]
Arizona Attorney General Seeks to Prohibit Hashish for Medical Marijuana Patients
In a move that’s thrown patients and dispensary owners into confusion, Arizona’s attorney general Mark Brnovich posited in court filings that only dried marijuana should be available for medical consumption. The filings suggest that possession of hashish be deemed a crime—an idea that, if enforced, could have dire consequences for those who use oils, extracts, […]
Kentucky 16-Year-Old Arrested For Trafficking Nearly 60 Pounds of Cannabis Products
This morning, police reports began surfacing of a coordinated drug bust at a home along Kentucky 229 in southeast Laurel County. Both the Kentucky State Police and the FBI cooperated in the Saturday enforcement action. Information is still forthcoming about who police arrested and their charges, but authorities in Laurel County have arrested one 16-year-old […]
Marijuana Shortage in Newfoundland One Day After Legalization
On the first day of legalization across Canada on Oct. 17, Thomas H. Clarke predicted his store in Portugal Cove, Newfoundland would run out of product by Friday. He ended up running out on Wednesday afternoon, the very same day cannabis was legalized. Newfoundland and Labrador is Canada’s easternmost province, with its own time zone […]
Michigan Amps For Recreational Marijuana Legalization Vote
To legalize or not to legalize? That is the question on the minds of many Michiganders this election season. Michigan voters are set to decide on a recreational marijuana ballot proposal on November 6. Michigan and North Dakota will both vote on initiatives to legalize the adult use of marijuana during this midterm election. Utah […]
The Ultimate Stoner Convenience Store Guide
Perhaps this has happened to you: you’ve just finished off a joint. Maybe the edible has just hit. Or perhaps you’ve just put down your bong, or vape pen, or whatever other space-aged weed tech has just the shelves. There’s only one thing on your mind: snack time. You walk (because we don’t condone stoned […]
Paying Cannabis Workers Equally Under the Oregon Equal Pay Act: Part 2
In 2017 Oregon passed sweeping Equal Pay Legislation. Towards the end of August, Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) issued draft rules implementing the Oregon Equal Pay Act. This series of post is exploring those new rules and how they will affect cannabis businesses. In my last post, I unpacked the definition of “compensation” […]
Enterprising Girl Guide sells cookies to Canadians waiting in line at cannabis store
Canada’s recent marijuana legalization is set to bring a wave of economic benefits. While the country’s government is set to benefit from taxes, and the cannabis industry is sure to grow, the policy has already done wonders for a Girl Guide in Edmonton. SEE ALSO: A cheerleader attempted to swap pot brownies for homecoming votes […]
California’s Proposed Modified Cannabis Regulations Could Prohibit Intellectual Property Licensing (!)
Get your comments in by Nov. 5 and help us fix this. On Friday, the California Bureau of Cannabis Control, California Department of Public Health, and California Department of Food and Agriculture issued 15-day notices of modification to the texts of their respective proposed regulations. The California Cannabis Portal has published links to each notice […]
What You Need to Know Now: BCC Drops Revised, Proposed, Permanent Cannabis Rules
Huge changes ahead. Get your comments in by Nov. 5! Last Friday, we wrote about the amended proposed permanent cannabis regulations that are now in a 15-day notice-and-comment period for each California agency—the Bureau of Cannabis Control (“BCC”), Department of Public Health (“DPH”), and Department of Food and Agriculture (“DFA”). Each of the proposed rules […]