BERLIN (AP) — You can get drunk at Bavaria’s world-famous Oktoberfest, but don’t get high. The southern German state will ban smoking cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens, and even at the Oktoberfest, the world’s most popular beer festival, the state’s government announced Tuesday. Local authorities in Bavaria will also be allowed to prohibit […]
The southern German state of Bavaria has said it will ban the smoking of cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens and even at the world’s most popular beer festival, Oktoberfest. Local authorities in Bavaria will also be allowed to prohibit cannabis consumption in public areas such as outdoor swimming pools and leisure parks such […]
Over $53 million worth of illegal cannabis was seized by California authorities during a recent statewide crackdown. The operation targeted the illicit cannabis market and operations were conducted in multiple counties from Jan. 1 through March 31, according to the California Governor’s Office. Locations targeted include the counties of Alameda, Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, […]
Marijuana stocks glowed green again on Monday due to news of progress on marijuana banking reform in Congress. According to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the Senate is on course to pass new cannabis banking rules in the not-too-distant future. And while we’ve heard this song before, investors are starting to hum along again […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Behind the red telephone box’s secret door and underneath the three multicolored bong chandeliers customers mingled with cannabis-infused cocktails in hand enjoying the beginning of a new budding industry. The cannabis lounge business has had several notable openings in the Las Vegas Valley: Thrive’s Smoke and Mirrors Cannabis Lounge, NuWu’s Sky […]
Minnesotans who want to open a cannabis business when the state’s recreational marijuana market launches next year might need luck on their side. State legislators are advancing a bill to change how cannabis business licenses will be awarded. Instead of using a points system to score applications, Minnesota would enter qualified applicants into a random […]
An Alabama man was caught red-handed with Easter eggs filled with nearly 200 fentanyl pills– rather than chocolate treats. The Colbert County Sheriff’s Office announced in a Facebook post that agents with the county’s drug task force pulled over 29-year-old Jamarious Dequan Qualls on April 1 at around 11:45 a.m. Police quickly learned that Qualls […]
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts council on Wednesday approved Gov. Maura Healey‘s plan to pardon tens of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanor marijuana charges going back decades. The pardons approved by the Governor’s Council will take effect immediately, although it will take some time to update state criminal records, officials said. “Massachusetts made history […]
Shares of Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQ: ACB) popped last month. The cannabis producer didn’t release any earnings number or announce a huge deal. Instead, it benefited from the news that the German government was proceeding with what Aurora calls a “landmark legalization achievement,” by passing marijuana reform that will make it easier for medical marijuana patients […]
FILE – A man smokes cannabis in front of the Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, at a public consumption event at the start of a new law on Monday, April 1, 2024. Austria will step up police checks near its border with Germany after its neighbor legalized the possession of small amounts of cannabis for recreational […]
The cannabis industry has a lot of potential upside. As new markets around the world open up and legalize cannabis for medicinal or recreational use, it can give a company with global aspirations more growth opportunities. The challenge, however, is that it can require a lot of patience from investors. Cannabis remains illegal in most […]
German campaigners have lit celebratory joints after the country liberalised rules on cannabis to allow possession of small amounts. The German Cannabis Association, which campaigned for the new law, staged a “smoke-in” at Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate when the law took effect at midnight. Other public consumption events were scheduled throughout the country, including one […]