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Compliance

Safety Group to Employers: Prohibit Cannabis Use for Jobs that Pose Physical Risks

Organization says even legal cannabis use is dangerous for workers in safety-sensitive positions.

October 23, 2019

International

Dr. Mechoulam Does It Again

In an exciting mainstream media report, NBC news highlighted a groundbreaking new development from the lab of Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, the godfather of cannabis chemistry: cannabinoid acids.

September 27, 2019

Illinois

Illinois House Passes Adult-Use Cannabis Bill

With Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s expected signature, Illinois will become the 11th U.S. state to legalize adult-use cannabis use and sales, and the first to do so legislatively.

May 31, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Vermont Statehouse Approves Adult-Use Marijuana, Setting New Precedent in U.S.

Gov. Phil Scott has promised to sign the bill into law, though there are no immediate plans for a licensed retail market.

January 10, 2018

California

DOJ Reverses Obama-Era Protections for Cannabis Industry

New policy leaves prosecutorial discretion to U.S. Attorneys.

January 4, 2018

Legislation and Regulation

U.S. to End Policy That Let Legal Marijuana Flourish

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding the Obama-era policy that had paved the way for legalized cannabis to grow in states across the country.

January 4, 2018

Adult-Use Legalization Bill

Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Began Jan. 1 in California

‘California can do better,’ says California Growers Association’s Hezekiah Allen.

January 2, 2018

Dispensary

GIE Media Announces Launch of Cannabis Dispensary

The publication is the only business publication exclusively dedicated to medical and recreational dispensaries in North America.

November 14, 2017

Nevada

Nevada Declares State of Emergency as Marijuana Supply Runs Low

The dispensaries that were originally allowed to retail medical marijuana can now sell recreational marijuana, as well, but many of the facilities have been left with a diminishing supply.

July 11, 2017

Finance

Cannabis 2018 Kicks Off March 12, 2018, at Oakland Marriott City Center

Cannabis Business Times' second annual conference is developed by cultivators, for cultivators.

July 10, 2017

Distribution

Legal Adult Marijuana Sales to Begin in Nevada on Saturday

Nevada will be the fifth state in which adults 21 and older can purchase limited amounts of marijuana from regulated businesses.

June 29, 2017

Top Stories

Industry Reacts to White House Comments on Recreational Cannabis Enforcement

Press Secretary Spicer: “[DOJ] are going to continue to enforce the laws on the books with respect to recreational marijuana.”

February 24, 2017