1st licensed social equity craft marijuana grower open for business in Illinois

Star Buds IL became the first social equity craft marijuana grower to begin operations in Illinois. The Rockford, Illinois, company, which is 66% Black-owned, on Monday also became the first “licensed predominantly Black-owned cannabis business” in the state, the Chicago Tribune reported. ADVERTISEMENT The opening came after Star Buds IL was issued an operational permit by […]

International cannabis company Akanda gets Nasdaq share price notice

International medical cannabis company Akanda Corp. says its shares could be delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market after the stock exchange gave notice that the bid price of Akanda’s shares had fallen below its required minimum. Akanda is monitoring its share price and might “consider implementing available options, including, but not limited to, implementing a […]

Pro-Cannabis Amazon Contradicted By Algorithm

Amazon’s prohibited product algorithm is creating issues in the ancillary cannabis business space. In doing so it directly contradicts the company’s pro-cannabis public image. On September 26, Seattle Times reporter Lauren Roseblatt wrote an interesting article describing Amazon’s abrupt removal of an herb grinder company’s (“Golden Gate Grinders”) products from its platform last year. The […]

U.K. man avoids jail time for growing four cannabis plants in his bathroom

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Japan urged to consider medical cannabinoid imports 

A panel set up by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is recommending that the nation’s lawmakers carve out a legal pathway to import scientifically proven medical cannabinoids, similar to the approach South Korea took about four years ago. ADVERTISEMENT The panel recommended Japan revise its drug laws to facilitate legal access to cannabinoid-based […]

New Mexico Regulators Say 31 Cannabis Businesses are ‘Non-Compliant’

New Mexico’s recreational cannabis industry is barely six months old, but regulators say there are already more than two dozen businesses that are not in compliance with state rules. Local television station KRQE reported last week that the state’s Cannabis Control Division has conducted 100 inspections since adult-use pot sales kicked off in April, finding […]

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