We continue to cut through the blather and bring you just coronavirus-related updates concerning the cannabis industry. Now finally ensconced outside NYC, we will seek to provide these alerts and commentary as often as possible. Here's today's quick update: Pitching in. Dispensaries and producers in a...
The rapidly emerging global market for medical and, potentially, adult use of cannabis is not typically focused on by the US media. Over 30 countries already have legalized medical cannabis. Canada and Uruguay have legalized adult use. Mexico intends to do so within the next...
President Donald Trump last Friday reiterated his support of states choosing whether to legalize cannabis. When asked on the White House lawn by a Washington Examiner reporter whether cannabis would become legal during his Administration, Trump stated, “We’re going to see what’s going on. It’s...
Following guidelines already in place at the New York Department of Health, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill on Monday formally adding "acute pain management" to its list of conditions for which medical cannabis can be prescribed. This change is important since it allows doctors...
Earlier this month, surprising many in the industry, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced it is proposing to significantly increase the amount of cannabis it will permit to be grown for research purposes in 2019. The 2018 limit, about 1000 pounds, will be increased to over...
The United Kingdom this week approved the legalization of medical cannabis. The decision was made by the Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, who said, "Recent cases involving sick children made it clear to me that our position on cannabis-related medicinal products was not satisfactory." As a...
As more and more politicians of all stripes move towards support of federal legalization of cannabis, two senior Republicans have joined the advisory board of a major cannabis company. According to The Hill, the former Speaker of the House John Boehner and former Massachusetts Governor William...
A potentially groundbreaking federal lawsuit brought last summer was dismissed by New York judge Alvin Hellerstein today. The case, brought by five plaintiffs including two children, two veterans and former NFL player Marvin Washington, all of whom use state legal medical cannabis, claimed that the Controlled Substances Act is...
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo yesterday signed a bill into law permitting those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to access legal medical cannabis. It was particularly symbolic that the bill was signed on Veterans' Day, since many battle-scarred veterans suffer from PTSD. Most states...
According to the Marijuana Business Daily, a Quebec-based producer of medical cannabis has joined a New York medical cannabis licensee in obtaining certification of their products as kosher under Jewish dietary laws. This means that more observant Jews, who seek to restrict their diets to kosher...