Marijuana News

April, 2019

• 17 April

  Survey: “50% of Americans Say Recreational Marijuana Should Be Legalized”

  

  In a new YouGov RealTime survey, 72% of respondents say that medical marijuana should be legal nationally, and 50% say ...
• 16 April

  Comedian Chelsea Handler Announces Her New Cannabis Product Line

  

  California-based cannabis company, NorCal Cannabis, announced it has entered a joint-venture with comedian, actress, entrepreneur, author and activist Chelsea Handler ...
• 14 April

  New Portable Test Can Differentiate Hemp and Marijuana

  

  Digipath, a data and media firm in the cannabis industry, has filed a provisional patent application in collaboration with VSSL ...
• 13 April

  Los Angeles Is Expunging 50,000 Marijuana-Related Convictions

  

  Los Angeles County has partnered with Code for America to clear approximately 50,000 marijuana convictions. Eligible cases were identified using ...
• 10 April

  Canada to Tax Marijuana Products Based on Their THC Percentage

  

  Recreational marijuana users in Canada are still buying from black market. It’s assumed that a big part of the issue ...
• 7 April

  Israel (Partially) Decriminalizes Marijuana Use and Possession

  

  Marijuana possession decriminalization has gone into effect in Israel. Anyone possessing marijuana in public will be fined $275 for a ...
• 5 April

  Marijuana Legislation to Protect States’ Rights Introduced in Congress

  

  Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), David Joyce (R-OH), and Maxine Waters (D-CA) introduced legislation in the Senate ...
• 4 April

  Cheeba Chews Launches Hemp-Infused CBD Taffy

  

  Cheeba Chews, the original makers of cannabis-infused taffy, has announced their new Hemp Cheeba Chews, a premium line of hemp-derived ...
• 2 April

  Pro-Marijuana Laws Not Linked to Higher Use Among Youth

  

  Changes to pro-marijuana laws are not connected to an increased use by adolescents, according to a study’s recently published data ...

March, 2019

• 31 March

  Walgreens and CVS Stores to Sell CBD Products

  

  Just days after CVS announced it would be selling CBD products in 800 of its stores, Walgreens makes a similar ...