No one is claiming Arkansas’s 32 available medical cannabis licenses
The state of Arkansas is facing no demand for permission to use, grow and sell medical cannabis as the deadline for applications near. Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration sp...
August 18, 2017
Judge repairs cannabis distribution shortage in Nevada for the second time
A Nevada judge cleared the way for state cannabis regulators to start issuing distribution licenses to businesses other than existing alcohol wholesalers. Again. Carson C...
August 18, 2017
Judge: fired medical cannabis patient can sue employer
Employers can be sued for refusing to hire applicants who tested positive for medical cannabis, a Connecticut federal judge ruled last week. In the case of Noffsinger v. SSC Nianti...
August 17, 2017
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Social cannabis sales delayed in Maine
Maine will not make its February deadline for beginning the sales of social cannabis and will not be ready until next summer at the earliest, according to the committee task...
August 17, 2017
Could a state-run bank for the cannabis industry be in California’s future?
California government, financial and cannabis leaders met last week in a debate on whether a state-run bank could solve the cannabis industry’s banking problem. The 17-member group inc...
August 16, 2017
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Feds study if cannabis leads to curbing opioid epidemic
Last week, the National Institutes of Health awarded a $3.8 million grant to researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System, which marked the...
August 15, 2017
More evidence shows CBD could address opioid abuse
University of Mississippi researchers found more evidence where cannabidiol, or CBD, could be a powerful tool in addressing the problem of opioid abuse and addiction. The...
August 15, 2017
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Israel plans to globally export medical cannabis
Israel may soon start exporting medical cannabis to other countries following the recommendation of a government committee approved earlier this week by the ministries of health and fina...
August 16, 2017
FDA acknowledges CBD’s positive health effects, calls for feedback
FDA officials put out a call for comments in Monday’s Federal Register, seeking information about cannabidiol (CBD) and how the United Nation’s World Health Organizatio...
August 15, 2017
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Australian report weighs in on diversion tactics for cannabis offenses
An Australian law enforcement research fund released a report which stated diversion tactics were more effective in cannabis law enforcement than a formal charge. The report from the Australian Nation...
August 10, 2017
Cyprus parliament gives green light for medical cannabis
Cyprus, an island nation near Greece, has legalized cannabis for medical use. The island nation’s cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill allowing the cultivation and sale...
July 26, 2017
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Tribal members weigh economic and cultural implications of cannabis
As indigenous tribes in Washington legalize cannabis for both social and medicinal use, Native Americans praise the economic benefits but question the cultural impact. After ...
August 1, 2017
CNB Exclusive Interview: Tribal member predicts outcome for legal cannabis on indigenous lands
Cannabis News Box sat down with Mark Anthony Rolo, a member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa tribe in north Wisconsin, to discuss what legal cannabis would...
July 28, 2017
Legal cannabis could reinvigorate indigenous economy, former AFN chief says
Former Assembly of First Nations chief Phil Fontaine says indigenous community involvement in the Canadian legal cannabis industry will make them strong, healthy, vibrant p...
July 21, 2017
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