States that have allowed marijuana businesses to remain open during coronavirus pandemic stay-at-home orders
By and large, most state governments around the nation have deemed medical marijuana companies “essential” during the coronavirus pandemic, meaning the vast majority can keep doing business as usual.But the picture is murkier for recreational cannabis companies.The quickly spreading coronavirus – and the surge of states telling residents to stay home since last week – has […]
What is social equity in Colorado’s cannabis industry? Regulators look to level the playing field for marginalized communities
With about 40 states expected to allow some form of legalization by the end of December, 2020 is poised to be a breakout year for cannabis.But as the movement toward normalization gains steam across the United States, legislators and activists are adding a moral provision to the burgeoning marijuana industry: to rectify decades of racial persecution caused […]
Wednesday’s marijuana legalization vote was truly historic — here’s why
On Wednesday, members of Congress did something that they had never done before. For the first time ever, a body of the U.S. Congress voted to end cannabis’s nearly century-long status as a federally prohibited substance. Read more »
Cannabis-based drug for childhood epilepsy approved for use in UK
The first cannabis-based medicine for childhood epilepsy is expected to be available soon in the UK and the rest of Europe after its UK manufacturer, GW Pharmaceuticals, received the green light from European authorities. Read more »