Walgreens will sell CBD creams, patches and sprays in nearly 1,500 stores in select states, the company told CNBC on Wednesday.

The drugstore chain will sell the cannabis-based products in Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vermont, South Carolina, Illinois and Indiana. Walgreens declined to specify which brands it would carry.

“This product offering is in line with our efforts to provide a wider range of accessible health and wellbeing products and services to best meet the needs and preferences of our customers,” Walgreens spokesman Brian Faith said in an email to CNBC.

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ATLANTA (AP) — A state Senate committee, after hearing pleas from parents seeking to treat their sick children with low-potency medical marijuana oil, approved a limited version of a bill Wednesday to allow in-state production and sales of the drug for Georgia patients.

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The Senate Regulated Industries Committee approved the Republican-sponsored measure on a vote of 7-2 with several changes. But the author of the bill, Republican Rep. Micah Gravley of Douglasville, said there were "many, many problems" with the updated measure. He didn't immediately elaborate on what they were.

The revised bill significantly lowers the number of available grow licenses and retail dispensaries but would still allow patients who already can legally possess low-potency marijuana oil access to the product.

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COCONUT CREEK, Fla., March 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via OTC PR WIRE -- PRESS RELEASE -- Global Consortium, Inc. is exploring the opportunity to take one of its divisions public in Canada.

Ongoing discussion are being held to take one of the company's divisions public in Canada, where it can receive a higher multiple and gain easier access to capital for expansion. Cannabis companies listed in Canada thrive after going public on the CSE then dual list here in the United States.

Opportunities exist all over the United States at reasonable valuations while the country keeps cannabis in the grey area between state government and the federal government. Utilizing the Canadian markets to raise capital would open up growth potential currently being missed.

Global's CPA has almost completed the consolidation of the financials and when completed they will be forwarded to the company's auditors for review.

The company will file its Consolidated Annual Report by the 15th of April.

WASHINGTON — PRESS RELEASE — By a vote of 45-15, the House Financial Services Committee approved a bipartisan bill Thursday aimed at ensuring state-legal cannabis businesses are able to access basic banking and financial services. It is the first time a bill related to cannabis banking has been approved by a congressional committee.

The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (HR 1595) was introduced earlier this month by Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) and a bipartisan group of 108 original cosponsors. It currently has 152 total cosponsors in the House.

The legislation would prevent federal regulators from punishing financial institutions for providing services to cannabis-related businesses operating in compliance with state laws. While some cannabis businesses have been able to find banking services, most banks are unwilling to work with them because they fear federal prosecution. As a result, many cannabis businesses are forced to operate entirely in cash.

Steve Hawkins, executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project, said, “This is a historic and critical step forward for the nation's burgeoning cannabis industry. Lawmakers seem to recognize the urgency and public safety implications of ensuring cannabis businesses can access banking services. Regardless of where members stand on legalization, they can agree that it is in the public interest to make banking available to cannabis businesses in states where it is legal. We hope the full House will follow the committee's recommendation and advance this important legislation.

"Many cannabis-related businesses are currently unable to get bank accounts and must operate entirely in cash, making them, their employees and their customers potential targets for crime. Cannabis companies that are operating in full compliance with state and local laws should have the same ability to access banking services as any other legal business."