El Planteo The Mendoza Chamber of Deputies signed its Provincial Registry of Medicinal Cannabis into law. Access for patients is contemplated, but also production by companies, NGOs and other entities. The project includes education initiatives, I + D and supervision, among others. Faced with the neglect of the national government against medical marijuana patients and […]

  U.S. Transfers 13 Mexican Drug Offenders Back to Mexico, Saving $3 Million in Prison Costs. Thirteen inmates convicted of drug trafficking in the U.S. are now back in Mexico, where they’ll serve the rest of their prison time. The transfer, carried out Friday, marks another step in a long-running agreement between the two countries […]

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Monday decided to legalise the cultivation of cannabis (hemp) in specific districts of the province, marking a significant step toward its regulated industrial and medical use. Under this initiative, cultivation would be permitted only through licensed growers, and a strict monitoring framework will be established. Provincial minister for agriculture Sajjad Barkwal […]

Split over Africa’s cannabis operations   A minor legal change within the UN removing some barriers for medical cannabis use has caused deep divisions in Africa. The Daily Maverick reports that there is a split is between those who want to embrace science and develop a legal medical industry (SA and Morocco), and those who have been […]

Of course this is something I’ve been talking about for years so it’s good to see others with similar views   Hot take: Metrc isn’t broken. It’s doing exactly what it was designed to… protect monopolies, not markets. Did you see the lawsuit?! (see the Ganjapreneur article ) California operators are drowning in compliance costs. […]

Crains Trashes Green Market Report & Incorporates Cannabis Into General Reporting Sad day as GMR is/was by far the best business reporting on the US market by a country mile. Schroyer’s writing especially. If Crain’s don’t keep him they are slightly mad . I sensed that this was coming in Jan Feb when Crain’s had […]