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Feb 19
Law 360 name Vicente As Cannabis Group Of The Year

Ok.. there you go doesn’t come as much of a surprise. I do wonder when Law 360 will stop putting their press releases behind a paywall .. it’s a fairly self defeating approach to sharing information. But there you go what can you say?  

Feb 19
Chinese marijuana vape-tech giant ran illegal monopoly, lawsuit claims

Or How Business In China Is Done .. So Why Can’t We Do The Same Elsewhere? MJ Biz China-based Shenzhen Smoore Technology Co., known as the world’s largest manufacturer of industry-standard cartridge-based marijuana oil vaporizers, orchestrated an illegal monopoly to win control of the market and squash competition, a new class action lawsuit claims. This latest legal challenge brought […]

Feb 19
For Whom the Bell Tolls: Alabama Proposal Would Ban All Psychoactive Hemp

Whitt’s on a Hemmingway tip today so he could have also written .. A Farewell To….. By Whitt Steineker on February 18, 2025 For the hemp industry, it appears the beatings will continue until morale improves. Following the lead of a number of other states in recent years, the Alabama Legislature is set to consider a measure that […]

Feb 19
German Hemp / Cannabis Assocs Try To Work Which Of The Major Parties Is The Best Bet In Upcoming Federal Election

Source: German Cannabis Business Association Newsletter The German Hemp Association (DHV), the Schildower Kreis expert network and LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) have analyzed the parties’ election manifestos for the 2025 federal elections. While the SPD, Greens, FDP and Left Party are in favour of continuing or expanding the current partial legalization, the CDU and AfD want to revoke the Cannabis Act and are backing a restrictive approach. The SPD is planning legalization […]

Feb 19
German Pharmacists and doctors criticize telemedicine providers

The German Cannabis Business Association Newsletter reports.. 2025-02-04 | At the New Year’s reception of the North Rhine Chamber of Pharmacists, representatives of the medical profession and pharmacists expressed their criticism of telemedicine providers through which medical cannabis prescriptions can be obtained without sufficient control. Chamber President Dr. Armin Hoffmann and the President of the North Rhine Medical […]

Feb 19
California’s active cannabis license count plummets

For the first time since the state legalized cannabis, canceled, expired, surrendered or are otherwise not in use licenses outnumber active licenses. The post California’s active cannabis license count plummets appeared first on Green Market Report.

Feb 19
Press Release: Numinus appoints new CFO, Kelvin Yang will assume the role of Interim Chief Financial Officer

VANCOUVER, BC , Feb. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – Numinus Wellness Inc. (“Numinus” or the “Company”) (TSX: NUMI) (OTCQX: NUMIF) (FSE: LR23), a mental healthcare company advancing traditional and innovative behavioral health treatments including safe, evidence-based psychedelic-assisted therapies, today announced a change in its Chief Financial Officer position. Effective February 18, 2025, Kelvin Yang will assume the role of Interim Chief Financial Officer, replacing Melony […]

Feb 19
Brittney Griner Cancels Cannabis Keynote At Women Grow Conference After Finding Note In Maryland Hotel Room

Benzinga and other outlets report on what is a particularly bizzare note taped in her room and especially so considering the name of the hotel ! WNBA star Brittney Griner canceled her scheduled keynote appearance at the Women Grow Leadership Summit in Maryland on Monday after finding what she perceived as a threatening message in her hotel room. The incident, […]

Feb 19
Maine’s cannabis chief investigated for possible conflict of interest in METRC contract

The first of many around the country I would hazard a guess and yes just like Illinois last week Biotrac was terminated and METRC came in Anybody beginning to sense a pattern yet. The Sun Jnl A legislative panel agrees to look into ties between John Hudak and a firm hired to track marijuana plants […]

Feb 19
New Medicinal Cannabis Biotech Company, Kindred by Medigrowth, launches

Press Release New medicinal cannabis company Kindred by Medigrowth has launched with a crowdfunding campaign aimed to redefine veterinary care with medicinal cannabis. CBD medication trials in dogs found that 83% of dogs showed a decrease in stress or anxiety-related behaviours during a stressful event. As part of Medigrowth’s expanding vision, Kindred aims to support […]