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Sep 21
Own a Cannabis Dispensary? Here’s How SEO Can Help Boost Business

imagesource   As of 2024, the use of cannabis has been legalized in 47 states and 3 territories for medical purposes. A total of 38 states in the country have approved the use of cannabis for recreational purposes. It will not come as a surprise that there are now over 12,000 cannabis dispensaries across the […]

Sep 21
Benzinga & Bloomberg Reports Say Uruguay’s Cannabis Sector Is All Over & Now Only Employs 750 People

Benzinga Multi-Million Dollar Cannabis Facility Auctioned For The Price Of A Studio Apartment: What’s Going On In Uruguay? A medicinal cannabis production facility in Uruguay was auctioned off for just $335,000 — roughly the price of a two-bedroom apartment in the South American country, or the price of a studio apartment in the U.S. This figure has […]

Sep 21
Mondaq: Gowling Cannabis Team Advises Celadon Pharmaceuticals PLC On Strategic Collaboration With Valeos

Our Cannabis team has advised UK-based Celadon Pharmaceuticals PLC (“Celadon”) on a strategic collaboration with Danish pharmaceutical company Valeos Pharma A/S (“Valeos”). Under the terms of the agreement, Celadon, which develops, produces and supplies cannabis-based medicines, will licence some of its genetics to Valeos for cultivation. This will enable the two companies to accelerate the […]

Sep 21
UK: Celeb Big Narstie To Open Medical Cannabis Office In Essex

High & Polite write Big Narstie to medical cannabis office in Essex  Hold onto your spliffs, folks—because Big Narstie is making serious moves in the medical cannabis game! The grime legend, comedian, and all-around UK icon is turning an old Barclay’s bank in South Woodham Ferrers into his very own medical cannabis office. Yep, you read that […]

Sep 21
Karma Koala Podcast 202: Marc Rodriquez Green Leaf Biz Solutions Payroll, HR, Compliance & Helping Businesses Navigate The Complexities

In this episode i speak with Marc Rodriguez president and co-founder of Californian company Green Leaf Payroll & Business Solutions Inc. a company he has built from the ground up over the last decade plus. We talk about the myriad of challenges in helping licensed cannabis companies around the country develop efficient payroll and HR […]

Sep 21
Holland & Hart: The Buzz – Cannabis Updates

Welcome back to the buzz, our monthly cannabis news and policy update. Your at-a-glance source for regulatory developments, agency announcements, and trends impacting the cannabis industry. This month’s highlights include: – Where things stand on federal rescheduling (spoiler alert…moving slowly) – State legalization of medical cannabis in the works in Nebraska and Kentucky; adult-use in […]

Sep 21
NY Social Equity Regulator, Damian Fagon , Resigns

Syracuse.com Damian Fagon, the embattled Chief Equity Officer at the Office of Cannabis Management, resigned on Friday following an investigation into allegations of retaliation and favoritism, which rocked the nascent cannabis space but were ultimately found unsubstantiated, according to the OCM. Fagon, who joined the agency in June of 2022, was placed on administrative leave […]

Sep 21
4 Ethiopians arrested for drug smuggling in Saudi Arabia’s Asir

ABHA: The Kingdom’s Border Guard land patrols in Dhahran Al-Janub, Asir, arrested four Ethiopians for illegal entry and attempting to smuggle 40 kg of hashish into the country. The initial regulatory procedures were completed, and the seized narcotics were handed over to the relevant authority. Meanwhile, Border Guard land patrols in Al-Dayer, Jazan, thwarted an […]