Marijuana multistate operator TerrAscend Corp. revealed its plans to reorganize in a way that will allow the U.S. plant-touching company to list on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). If 66 2/3% of votes cast by shareholders agree to the proposal in a meeting scheduled for June 22, trading on the TSX could begin shortly after, according […]
Marijuana multistate operator TerrAscend Corp. revealed its plans to reorganize in a way that will allow the U.S. plant-touching company to list on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). If 66 2/3% of votes cast by shareholders agree to the proposal in a meeting scheduled for June 22, trading on the TSX could begin shortly after, according […]
Colorado senators have approved a bill in committee to set up a regulatory framework for legal psychedelics under a voter-approved initiative. The Senate Finance Committee passed the legislation from Senate President Steve Fenberg (D), with amendments, in a 5-2 vote on Thursday, sending it to the Appropriations Committee. Overall, the bill seeks to set up […]
Although most of us are focused on the harm reduction potential of vaping, we should also be concerned about our impact on the environment. As vaping has become more popular, we naturally see more conversations about how the industry and the community can make changes that reduce our collective carbon footprint. In this article, we’re […]
Louisiana state Sen. Stewart Cathey and Sen. Jay Morris stated in a recent Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on April 18 that legalizing hemp products with THC was unintended. “Last session we unknowingly created a recreational THC market in Louisiana,” Cathey said at the meeting, according to The Daily Advertiser. “It was not the intent of […]
Two House lawmakers this week reintroduced bipartisan legislation to support states that enact policies to expunge convictions for past cannabis offenses. The bill, the Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement (HOPE) Act, was introduced on Wednesday by Republican Representative Dave Joyce of Ohio and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York. If passed, the HOPE […]
A Republican congressman filed a bill on Thursday’s 4/20 cannabis holiday to protect the Second Amendment rights of people who use marijuana in legal states, allowing them to purchase and possess firearms that they’re currently prohibited from having under federal law. Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, reintroduced the Gun Rights […]
The Texas House of Representatives will vote on a bill to decriminalize marijuana possession and create a process for expunging cannabis conviction records next week. About a month and a half after the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee unanimously passed the legislation, the Calendars Committee has officially scheduled it for floor consideration on Wednesday, April 26. […]
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The high cost of medical cannabis poses major obstacles for Canadian patients, even as recreational marijuana prices remain low, a new survey of thousands of Canadians suggests. The finding comes as a slump in consumer spending on regulated medical cannabis in Canada continues, with Statistics Canada data showing sales worth 101 million Canadian dollars (roughly […]