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In a big step for cannabis and hemp, the Senate Agriculture Committee passed a 2018 Farm Bill that includes hemp legalization language. “It is no secret that industrial hemp boasts the most significant potential for global economic impact from the cannabis industry. Hemp is a commodity. It...

A bill to legalize recreational marijuana failed to pass in Michigan’s State Senate and House of Representatives. Consequently, the decision has passed to the hands of voters, who will decide on the issue in this November’s ballot. If passed, the ballot measure in question would allow...

May was a hectic month for the cannabis industry, which saw five companies go public on major stock exchanges. This week saw MedMen, the largest cannabis company in the United States, start trading in Canada. “MedMen began trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange, but it didn’t get...

This was another busy week for cannabis stocks, with Canadian grower Canopy Growth listing on the NYSE, Khiron Life Sciences on the TSX Venture Exchange, investments surpassing $3 billion, and the New York Democratic Party saying it's overtly endorsing marijuana legalization. “The...

This was a very active week in the cannabis capital markets, with Cronos Group reporting earnings, Canopy Growth applying to trade on the NYSE, Aurora Cannabis acquiring MedReleaf in the largest cannabis deal in history and GTI announcing intentions to go public in Canada. The news drove the United...

In a pretty unexpected turn of events, a federal appellate court in California rejected a motion to change CBD’s Schedule I status, keeping this medical compound, which can be extracted not only from cannabis but also from non-psychoactive hemp and hops, in the same category as heroin....

It seems since Former Republican House speaker John Boehner announced he was supporting cannabis legalization, the industry has been reveling in success. Things got better after President Donald Trump announced the federal government wouldn't interfere with states’ rights to decide on...

4/20 is here, and in time for International Weed Day, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced plans to introduce a bill to decriminalize cannabis on a federal level next week. “The war on cannabis costs U.S. taxpayers $3.6 billion per year. 46 percent of all drug arrests are...

Instant Financial, a startup that allows employees to access their pay immediately without waiting for their next check, announced Tuesday that it closed a successful Series A round of funding. The popularity of fintech and companies like Instant has skyrocketed in the past decade. Meet these...

Two words summarize last week’s most relevant event for the cannabis industry: John Boehner. The former House speaker announced his views on cannabis had evolved and, in support of legalization, he was joining the board of directors of New York-based marijuana company Acreage Holdings. To...