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900 Mississippians Approved for Medical Cannabis as Program Takes Shape

Mississippi’s fledgling medical cannabis program is slowly but surely coming together, with state officials targeting early next year for the opening of the first dispensaries.  Local news station WLBT reports that “900 Mississippians have already applied and been certified for their medical marijuana cards,” and that there is hope for the first dispensaries to open […]

Newfoundland ends cannabis vape ban but keeps flavor restriction

The government of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador has reversed its late-2019 ban on sales of cannabis vape products while retaining a restriction on added non-cannabis flavors. The decision to carry vape products followed a review of Newfoundland’s cannabis industry by the provincial government and the Newfoundland Labrador Liquor Corp. (NLC), the province’s […]

Will the Senate Ever Do Anything with the SAFE Banking Act?

As we’ve written about over the past several years, there have been consistent rallying cries for common-sense banking reform for the cannabis industry. The SAFE Banking Act, which would allow federally regulated financial institutions to work with state-legal cannabis businesses, has been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives a whopping seven times. However, the […]

Marijuana software firm Springbig laying off nearly 25% of workforce

Springbig, a Florida-based technology company that builds marijuana-specific marketing software, said it is cutting almost a quarter of its workforce as part of an effort to become profitable amid tumbling stock prices. The staff reduction comes after Springbig merged with Tuatara Capital Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition corporation, in a move to list on the […]

The upside of uplisting cannabis stocks: Q&A with Curaleaf CEO Matt Darin

U.S. cannabis multistate operator Curaleaf Holdings is in talks with the Nasdaq and Toronto Stock Exchange about possibly uplisting from the smaller Canadian Securities Exchange to gain access to big institutional investors and more liquidity. The talks come a month after Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth Corp. unveiled plans to accelerate its entry into the […]

These states almost legalized cannabis in 2022 (Newsletter: December 1, 2022)

Marijuana banking prospects; NV cannabis scheduling ruling appeal & lounge licenses; Berkeley psychedelics decrim; LA employment protections Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Hold on, just one second […]

FDA has launched an initiative to tackle the scourge of ‘rumours, misinformation and disinformation’.

The US vape regulator is told to get its own house in order as it launches new campaign to tackle spread of distortions and disinformation Without even a hint of irony, the US Food and Drug Administration has launched an initiative to tackle the scourge of ‘rumours, misinformation and disinformation’. FDA commissioner Dr Robert Califf […]

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