A medical marijuana company has jumped into Georgia by opening a facility in Macon spanning more than 100,000 square feet that is expected to create more than 100 jobs. Fine Fettle Georgia, one of the state’s licensed medical cannabis providers, hosted its grand opening and a tour of its Macon facility Wednesday with Mayor Lester […]
Michelle Reddish was named the chief operating officer for the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority in June 2023 after previously serving as its chief regulatory officer. (Courtesy of Office of the Rhode Island Governor) One of Oklahoma’s top medical marijuana regulators is Gov. Dan McKee’s choice to become Rhode Island’s first cannabis administrator. Michelle Reddish was […]
Two men have appeared in court on drugs charges after herbal cannabis worth an estimated €2.1m (£1.98) was seized in Dublin on Friday. The accused are Jaime Stalker from Liverpool Road in Liverpool and Niall Maher from Cherry Orchard Drive, Ballyfermot, Dublin. The pair, who are both in their 30s, were brought before the Criminal […]
Inside Look stories give Star-Telegram subscribers exclusive sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes reporting. Story suggestion? Editors@star-telegram.com. The reluctance of Texas lawmakers to expand the legality of marijuana in the state isn’t stopping a growing industry of niche cannabis producers who see opportunity in the Lone Star state. So what’s it like to be a craft hemp […]
Marijuana stocks are moving higher on Tuesday after Marijuana Moment reported on a new initiative in Congress that could give marijuana demand a lift. According to the weed-news source, the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel is recommending the U.S. military cease testing recruits for marijuana use. Weed stocks lit up in response. As […]
The botched cannabis industry rollout in New York has now spurred Gov. Kathy Hochul to overhaul the poorly run state agency that stifled marijuana business growth and fueled an explosion of illicit cannabis shops, state records show. After New York’s legal cannabis marketplace floundered over the past two years, Hochul’s administration last week announced new […]
May 11—Looking for a career change? New Mexico’s cannabis industry is still hot and still growing and earning a certification through an online program at the University of New Mexico can supercharge your entry into the business. That’s according to Max Simon, CEO of Green Flower, which in 2022 partnered with UNM to train and […]
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is gearing up to reclassify marijuana in the US as a less dangerous drug, according to new reports, and cannabis company CEOs say the move has been a long time coming. In what Curaleaf CEO Matt Darin called “a historic moment” for the industry, a DEA proposal reportedly seeks to […]
FILE – Rattapon Sanrak founder of the Highland Cafe prepares a flower bud of marijuana for a customer, at Highland cafe shop in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. The Prime Minister of Thailand said Wednesday, May 8, 2024 that he wants cannabis to be officially classified as a narcotic drug, a rollback from the […]
The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalise cannabis two years ago, has said that he wants to outlaw the drug again amid concerns that lack of regulation had made it available to children and increased crimes. Srettha Thavisin wrote on the social media platform X that he asked the Health […]
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Wednesday that cannabis would be re-listed as a narcotic by end of 2024, in a stunning U-turn for the country two years after it became the first in the region to decriminalise its recreational use. “I want the health ministry to amend the rules and […]
A White Earth tribal member whose Mahnomen business was raided last August has been charged with a felony for illegal cannabis possession. Mahnomen resident Todd J. Thompson, 54, started selling cannabis from his northwestern Minnesota store, Asema Tobacco & Pipe Shop, on the day recreational cannabis became legal in Minnesota. But his store was only […]