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Tilray Medical Launches Cannabis Education Platform ‘WeCare-MedicalCannabis’ Across Europe
<![CDATA[ NEUMÜNSTER, Germany, July 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PRESS RELEASE -- Tilray Brands, Inc., a global cannabis-lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company inspiring and empowering the worldwide community to live their very best life, announced that its...
Going From Traditional to Legal: Q&A with Chris Ball
<![CDATA[ Operating in the California cannabis industry is not for the faint of heart, but fortunately for Chris Ball, he has plenty of that. Ball is owner and CEO of Ball Family Farms, a vertically integrated, Black-owned, indoor cannabis grow based in Los...
Colorado Governor Issues Executive Order to Protect Employees’ Off-Duty Cannabis Use
<![CDATA[ Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issued an executive order July 14 to protect some employees’ off-duty cannabis use. Under the order, state agencies that regulate professional licenses must now protect an individual’s right to use cannabis without workplace...
Clemson University Partners With Curio Wellness to Conduct Study on Cannabis Tissue Culture
<![CDATA[ ClemsonUniversity College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences (CAFLS) has partnered with Curio Wellness , a Maryland-based medical cannabis company, to advance research on cannabis tissue culture science for the medical cannabis industry. According...
New York Regulators Approve Regulations Governing Adult-Use Cannabis Sales
<![CDATA[ The New York Cannabis Control Board (CCB) approved regulations last week that will ultimately govern the state’s forthcoming adult-use sales. Regulators formally adopted a licensing program July 14 that was initially proposed earlier this year to ensure...
Terpenes Take Center Stage at California State Fair Cannabis Competition
<![CDATA[ At the California State Fair this year, attendees will find a new crop sitting alongside cheese, berries and heirloom tomatoes of vibrant hues: cannabis flower, also boasting its many vibrant hues. The fair hosts its first cannabis competition this year,...
U.S. House Passes SAFE Banking Act as Amendment to Defense Bill
<![CDATA[ The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act for the seventh time last week, this time as an amendment to the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., attached...
Flora Growth Appoints New CFO, Board Member
<![CDATA[ Flora Growth named Elshad Garayev as its CFO and elected Brandon Konigsberg to its board of directors. Garayev joins the company with more than 25 years of experience in finance, specifically in developing and implementing accounting and reporting...
Curaleaf International Appoints Miles Worne As President
<![CDATA[ LONDON, England, July 18, 2022 - PRESS RELEASE - Curaleaf International, a vertically integrated cannabis company in Europe, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Miles Worne as president, effective July 11, 2022. Antonio Costanzo, the company's...
Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Reject Cannabis Tax Initiative
<![CDATA[ The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted against a cannabis business tax measure July 12, which could have allowed more cannabis dispensaries to open in unincorporated areas in Sacramento County, California. Currently, Sacramento and Isleton are...