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Producer from Canada to start supplying Germany's medical cannabis market

Producer from Canada to start supplying Germany’s medical cannabis market

Sara Tiradossi September 20, 2017

Aurora Cannabis Enterprises Inc., a licensed producer of medical cannabis, will start shipping dried cannabis flower from Canada to Germany, enabling the company to begin supplying the German medical cannabis...

Dr. Oz advocates for medical cannabis as opioid treatment alternative on 'Fox & Friends'

Dr. Oz advocates for medical cannabis as opioid treatment alternative on ‘Fox & Friends’

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 20, 2017

On Tuesday’s episode of “Fox & Friends,” Dr. Mehmet Oz, famed TV personality and medical professional, shocked Steve Doocy and his co-hosts by using his time to argue the efficacy of cannabis...

A new bill could completely change cannabis research

A new bill could completely change cannabis research

September 20, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor If anyone knows how hard it is to study the medicinal benefits of cannabis, it’s Dr. Sue Sisley. Sisley is a physician who has worked with veterans for...

Court declares current sobriety tests not valid for cannabis

Court declares current sobriety tests not valid for cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 20, 2017

According to a ruling made on Tuesday by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, field sobriety tests used in drunk-driving cases cannot be used as evidence for drugged-driving cases involving cannabis. The...

Las Vegas officials to wait for Denver before opening cannabis clubs

Las Vegas officials to wait for Denver before opening cannabis clubs

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 20, 2017

Las Vegas officials decided on Tuesday to wait until Denver authorizes the nation’s first cannabis clubs before establishing their own lounges in Nevada. The discussion began among commissioners after...

Cannabis production program to launch at Canadian college

Cannabis production program to launch at Canadian college

Sara Tiradossi September 20, 2017

Niagara College will offer a graduate certificate program in Commercial Cannabis Production in 2018, making it Canada’s first postsecondary credential in the production of commercial cannabis. The...

Nevada campaign urges pregnant women not to use cannabis

Nevada campaign urges pregnant women not to use cannabis

Sara Tiradossi September 19, 2017

The state of Nevada will soon be launching a public information campaign to address the use of cannabis by pregnant women and stress on the impact of exposure in the womb. The concern came as a response...

100 Massachusetts municipalities ban social cannabis businesses before legalization

100 Massachusetts municipalities ban social cannabis businesses before legalization

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 19, 2017

After voters legalized social cannabis in Massachusetts last November, 100 municipalities have already prevented social cannabis businesses from operating within their areas.  The state's social cannabis...

New Hampshire joins the rest of New England and decriminalizes cannabis

New Hampshire joins the rest of New England and decriminalizes cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 19, 2017

A New Hampshire law which would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cannabis goes into effect on Saturday.   The law would reduce the possession penalty from a misdemeanor to a civil violation...

Cannabis commission in Arkansas receives flood of last minute applicants

Cannabis commission in Arkansas receives flood of last minute applicants

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 19, 2017

Yesterday marked the deadline for dispensary and cultivation application submissions, which will allow approved applicants to participate in Arkansas's medical cannabis program. The state will allow...

Lawmakers in California call for the reclassification of cannabis

Lawmakers in California call for the reclassification of cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 19, 2017

California lawmakers are formally calling on the federal government to reclassify cannabis as a substance after voters approved a ballot measure to legalize cannabis. The resolution called for changes...

Supreme court in Nevada halts cannabis distribution until early October

Supreme court in Nevada halts cannabis distribution until early October

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 19, 2017

After a month-long distribution dispute, the Nevada Supreme Court decided to halt all plans to allow entities other than alcohol distributors to transport cannabis for social-use dispensaries. Last...

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