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Should the cannabis industry hire people with past drug convictions?

Should the cannabis industry hire people with past drug convictions?

Sara Tiradossi October 5, 2017

As the fast-growing, multi-billion-dollar industry continues to draw attention, cannabis businesses are debating whether they should hire people with previous drug convictions in the industry. Where...

San Diego to legalize local supply chain for cannabis operations

San Diego to legalize local supply chain for cannabis operations

Sara Tiradossi October 5, 2017

San Diego is now one of the few cities in California to have a fully regulated supply chain for cannabis. The City Council members voted on Tuesday on a proposal, that was approved in a 6-3 vote, aiming...

National social cannabis prices drop with Colorado market influence

National social cannabis prices drop with Colorado market influence

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 3, 2017

According to a report which tracked the pricing of cannabis across the United States, wholesale cannabis prices dropped significantly since the first half of 2016. The report from Cannabis Benchmarks’...

Expensive medical cannabis products drive New York patients to black market

Expensive medical cannabis products drive New York patients to black market

Sara Tiradossi October 3, 2017

New York State is facing a problem in the medical cannabis industry: it is offering a limited selection of medical cannabis products at an overly expensive price. Medical patients in New York State...

Pictured: Councilman Kwanza Hall addresses his proposed bill to the public.

Update: Atlanta council unanimously decriminalizes cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 3, 2017

The Atlanta City Council unanimously passed legislation which effectively decriminalizes the possession of cannabis, after the council’s public safety committee submitted the legislation for consideration...

Quebec to set legal cannabis consumption age at 18

Quebec to set legal cannabis consumption age at 18

Sara Tiradossi October 2, 2017

Quebec will set the minimum legal age to buy and consume cannabis at 18 years old, according to a recent report from Radio-Canada. Quebec’s liquor board, the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ),...

Canadian producer exports medical cannabis to New Zealand

Canadian producer exports medical cannabis to New Zealand

Sara Tiradossi October 1, 2017

Tilray, a Canadian medical cannabis producer, has successfully exported its medical cannabis products to New Zealand. The products will be distributed to pharmacies that serve registered patients in...

California officially calls for cannabis to be rescheduled

California officially calls for cannabis to be rescheduled

September 29, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor California has been doing its best to lead the resistance against Trump, and it seems cannabis is the latest area lawmakers in the state are focusing on....

The gift of green is D.C.'s new cannabis loophole

The gift of green is D.C.’s new cannabis loophole

Sara Tiradossi September 29, 2017

The District of Columbia has developed an unusual approach to the cannabis industry. Medical cannabis has been legal in Washington D.C. for almost 20 years, but a ballot initiative in 2014, also known...

Canada is about to offer a cannabis production degree for the first time

Canada is about to offer a cannabis production degree for the first time

September 29, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Interested in getting a college degree in cannabis production? You might want to consider moving to Canada, because Niagara College in Ontario is about to...

New study: 86% of California's cannabis clones contaminated by pesticide

New study: 86% of California’s cannabis clones contaminated by pesticide

Sara Tiradossi September 28, 2017

California’s cannabis supply chain is at risk in 2018, with improper pesticide use and uncertain testing procedures, according to a new research project funded by Steep Hill, a leading global cannabis...

Washington state to look at options for cannabis home grows

Washington state to look at options for cannabis home grows

Sara Tiradossi September 27, 2017

Washington is one of eight states that allows social cannabis sales, but the only one that does not allow people to grow their own plants. The state’s Liquor and Cannabis Board is currently carrying...

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