Minnesota state representative Betty McCollum tweeted this comment on Aug. 4, highlighting the state’s expansion of qualifying conditions for its medical cannabis program. Source: Twitter
William Wrigley Jr., II, the great-grandson of Wrigley gum company founder William Wrigley, Jr., recently made the jump from candy to cannabis. He invested millions of dollars into Surterra Wellness, a medical cannabis startup in Georgia with licenses to operate in Florida and Texas, and took on the role of chairman with the company. Source: Bloomberg
David Martyn, president of Starbuds Canada and Compass Cannabis Clinic, says private retailers are chomping at the bit following reports that Ontario will allow cannabis to be sold in privately owned dispensaries despite no official word from the province’s new Conservative government. Source: CBC
