DEA Suggests Doctor Seeking Psilocybin For Terminally Ill Patients Has Financial Interest, So It Won’t Waive Records Fee

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is suggesting that a doctor seeking psilocybin for terminally ill patients under federal “Right to Try” (RTT) laws has a financial interest that renders him ineligible to get a fee waiver for records requested by his attorney. Sunil Aggarwal, a Washington State-based palliative care specialist, has been fighting for access […]

Toronto’s historic HotBox Cannabis Shop set to close

Two years after being acquired by Friendly Stranger Holdings Corp. (FSHC), Toronto’s historic Hot Box Cafe is closing its doors. “Our iconic shop is known for being Toronto’s first consumption lounge, having a wide selection of strains and staff that are passionate about the leaf and so much more. Although we are sad to say […]

Real Brands to acquire white-label CBD producer Boulder Botanical for $12M

CBD wellness product company Real Brands struck a $12 million deal to acquire Boulder Botanical & Bioscience Laboratories, a manufacturer of white-label herbal supplements and CBD products, from Frankens Investment Fund. ADVERTISEMENT Texas-based Frankens acquired Boulder Botanical in April, according to Real Brands’ news release. The Real Brands acquisition of Colorado-headquartered Boulder Botanical was initially […]

Wisconsin Governor Tells Students That Marijuana Legalization Depends On Their Vote, Says State Is Losing Revenue To Illinois

The governor of Wisconsin met with college students on Tuesday, urging supporters to get engaged and vote in the upcoming election, in part to ensure that the state advances marijuana legalization. Gov. Tony Evers (D) delivered remarks and held a roundtable discussion at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, telling students that “it’s time” to enact the […]

Nevada will open marijuana lounge application window Oct. 14

Nevada will start accepting applications next month for businesses seeking licenses to open marijuana consumption lounges statewide. The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board said the application window – Oct. 14-27 – will be the only opportunity to apply for those licenses, according to the Pahrump Valley Times. ADVERTISEMENT The state expects to issue as many as […]

Deadline Passes in New York for First Round of Dispensary Licenses

The deadline for the first adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses in New York arrived on Monday, and now hundreds of applicants await feedback from the state. Monday’s deadline came a month after the state’s Office of Cannabis Management officially opened the application portal on August 25. Since then, the agency has been flooded with applications from […]

Canopy Growth to bow out of brick-and-mortar cannabis retail in Canada

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Federal government advises Canadian hockey players in Russia and Belarus to ‘leave now’

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New York Gets 900+ Marijuana Dispensary Applications From People Harmed By Drug War

New York marijuana regulators closed the one-month window for accepting applications for the state’s first cannabis retailer licenses on Monday—and 903 businesses run by people who have been harmed by the drug war have completed and submitted their forms. For this first round of conditional adult-use retail dispensary (CAURD) licenses, only people who have been […]

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