Arizona-based Harvest Health & Recreation said it will challenge the decision by Pennsylvania regulators to revoke the license of a medical cannabis cultivation operation it recently acquired. Regulators refused to renew the permit of Agrimed Industries one month after a surprise state inspection found numerous violations, including nonfunctioning security cameras and the lack of records tracking the marijuana grown there. … Read More
NSLC to renovate all 12 cannabis stores ahead of edible legalization
Two tenders issued on Friday and Monday respectively, provide details on the planned renovations, which will make space for edibles, extracts and topicals when they become legal on October 17, 2019.
No B.C. driver has been criminally charged with cannabis impairment since legalization
The issue is under the microscope after a joint-smoking Saanich driver escaped cannabis-impaired driving penalties this week.
2 men charged after raid of cannabis dispensary in Dartmouth
Dillon Thomas Edgar of Whites Lake and Ki Ballard-Lively of Halifax are facing four charges.
Ban on Cannabis Topicals Will Hurt Patients With Chronic Pain, Says Montreal Woman
Samantha Gold would like to see chronic pain sufferers, like herself, consulted. On bad days, Samantha Gold lies writhing on her couch, waiting for her agonizing back pain to pass. With cannabis topical creams set for legalization across Canada this fall, Gold was hoping to try using them to help manage her pain. Those hopes were dashed, however, when the … Read More
Cannabis Canada: Aphria to Open First Pot Shop in Jamaica
Aphria to open pot shop in Jamaica – at a legit, real location Aphria is opening a pot shop in Jamaica. The Leamington, Ont.-based cannabis producer said its Jamaican subsidiary Marigold Projects received a retail licence from the country’s Cannabis Licensing Authority to open its first store in Kingston this August. The company said it will open the doors to … Read More
DEA ordered to explain delay in acting on medical marijuana research applications
A federal appellate court ordered the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to respond within a month to a lawsuit claiming that it’s unlawfully failed to act on medical cannabis research applications since 2016. Such research is critical to assessing public health benefits, which in turn could create additional industry opportunities. The order by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District … Read More
Pennsylvania regulators strip cultivator of medical cannabis license
Pennsylvania regulators revoked the permit of one of the state’s medical cannabis cultivators for allegedly violating production and security regulations. The action against Agrimed Industries comes roughly a month after a surprise state inspection found numerous violations that raised concerns that some plants may have been diverted to the illicit market, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. Agrimed, which has 30 … Read More