Politics

By P. M. Samuelson The alcoholic beverage industry’s interest in the fledgling cannabis market recently came to light during a Capitol Hill briefing Nov. 30, 2018, by one of the nation’s leading alcoholic beverage industry associations, the Wine and Spirits...

POMONA, N.J. – From the start, the organizers of a cannabis studies minor at Stockton University said the program was about the biz, not the buzz. Starting in 2019, a cannabis business group will help support the program. The New...

The market for cannabidiol products in the US is booming. But as CBD surges in popularity—it’s now advertised in drug stores, gas stations, and even cocktail bars—lab tests suggest that other chemicals are creeping in, creating the potential for...

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania has indicated a willingness to consider the legalization of recreational marijuana. In a question and answer session with voters on Twitter on Wednesday, Wolf said that the experience with cannabis legalization in other states...

by NORMLDecember 20, 2018 President Donald Trump today signed legislation into law that includes language lifting the United States’ decades-long prohibition on domestic, commercial hemp production. The provisions were included within The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka ‘The Farm Bill’),...

President Donald Trump has signed hemp legalization into law, a change expected to unleash seismic market changes for the hemp industry. Trump’s signature on the 2018 Farm Bill immediately removes hemp – defined cannabis below 0.3% THC – from the...

TORONTO – The parent company of Labatt Breweries is teaming up with Tilray to partner on research geared towards the creation of a variety of non-alcoholic beverages containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). Tilray chief executive Brendan Kennedy says that...

by Jenn Michelle Pedini, NORML Development Director December 20, 2018 Virginia State Delegate Chris L. Hurst (D-12) has filed HB 1720 to allow students registered with Virginia’s medical cannabis program to use their medicine at school and school-sponsored activities. If passed,...

On Wednesday, Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch InBev joined the ranks of other beverage giants that have inked deals with Canadian cannabis companies this year. Partnering with Tilray, Inc. AB InBev will match the company’s $50 million contribution, bringing the total investment...

The first retail cannabis stores in Canada’s capital city will likely open to customers in spring 2019, a symbol, perhaps, of the new modern tolerance of the city of Ottawa — the city that, it’s often been said, “fun...