Madeline Colli

Don't miss these exciting speakers in the medical and psychedelics tracks at Cannabis Science Conference Fall taking place September 21-22, 2023 in Providence, Rhode Island!

New Jersey announces plans to allocate $5 million in funding from cannabis revenue towards Community-Based Violence Intervention (CBVI) programs throughout the state.

Germany approved a plan in mid-August to legalize some recreational cannabis.

Massachusetts proposes draft regulations that include agency’s Host Community Agreement oversight, municipal equity requirements, and suitability reform.

In a recently revealed email, the DEA is looking to consider Delta-8 THC products federally illegal if they are synthesized from CBD.

With Minnesota’s recent cannabis legalization, White Earth Nation, gets involved in the cannabis industry through their medical cannabis program and implementation of adult-use sales.

A recent economic report details how cannabis businesses in Texas have grown in revenue more than $8B.

Simplifya further grows by expanding their footprint to 29 states and launches a cannabis compliance suite located in Rhode Island.

Canadian governments are among the top unpaid creditors of failed cannabis businesses.

Listen to a Noid Factoid from Adie Rae, Assistant Scientist at Legacy Research Institute.

The chairman of Alabama’s Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC), Dr. Steve Stokes, has resigned from his position.

The former Minnesota Governor, Jesse Ventura, has decided to launch his own cannabis brand once the state signs the legalization bill into law.

Seven unlicensed cannabis stores were shut down throughout the state of New York.

KANHA is getting into the chocolate industry through their first-ever cannabis-infused chocolate edible.

180 Life Sciences Corp. filed a provisional patent detailing the combination of CBD and GLP-1 agonists to help suppress appetite.

Dr. Peter Grinspoon, a primary care doctor at Massachusetts General Hospital, an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a 25-year cannabis specialist, will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming Cannabis Science Conference Fall taking place September 21-22, 2023 in Providence, Rhode Island. Here, Dr. Grinspoon shares his background and interest in medical cannabis as well as some policies he’d like to see changed in the future.

A recent study revealed how medical cannabis improves military veterans’ quality of life and helped reduce prescription drug use.

Mastercard has banned cannabis debit card purchases which has shaken up the cannabis industry.

Ohio is working on getting adult-use cannabis on the November ballot but have fallen short on the required signatures.

Tilray Brands, Inc., has renewed its agreement with Great North Distributors, Inc., in Canada where Great North is their exclusive representative for Tilray’s portfolio of cannabis products.

In today’s “In the News” New York takes center stage with cannabis topics ranging from delaying plans to offer cannabis farmers markets this summer and approving cannabis pop-up stores to establishing THC limits on hemp-derived cannabis products. Read the stories below!

Mental Health Options, an advocacy group based in Massachusetts, has filed paperwork to list psychedelic decriminalization as a ballot question for voters.

Cannabis companies in Nevada urged for changes to their state’s adult-use and medical cannabis programs which were acknowledged through several passed legislations.

With federal legalization still hanging in the balance, cannabis is being legalized state-by-state. Each new setting that accepts cannabis forms their own rules and regulations which are not uniformed and could pose a danger. This has led to the phenomenon called “lab shopping”.

North Carolina State House Speaker, Tim Moore, announced that a medical cannabis legalization bill which would have benefitted many, such as veterans, is unlikely to pass in 2023.

A woman residing in Washington, D.C. sued her neighbor, claiming that their cannabis odor was a nuisance and affected her health.

A House committee would like federal officials to dedicate research to create hemp-based plastic alternatives and to develop equipment which could be used to detect cannabis-impaired driving.

Hemp Inc. is showing promising product sales number claiming to hit $16.2 billion by 2033.

Near the end of June 2023, Luxembourg joined other countries in legalizing adult-use cannabis.

Our 2023 Providence show will feature expert-led cannabis science education and insights, presentations and networking opportunities