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USDA Extends Deadline for Hemp Program Comments; States Seek Policy Change
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the comment period for its interim final rules regarding the U.S. Domestic...
Ongoing Health Epidemic Responsible for Declining Vape Product Sales
Cannabis vaping products have been steadily rising in popularity and gaining ground on flower sales for several years. Due to the nationwide emergence of...
Update: EVALI Case Count Grows in CDC’s Weekly Vaping Illness Report
UPDATE: November 4, 2019 – 12:07 p.m. PDT – Numbers for the vaping-related outbreak that has affected patients in every state except Alaska, have...
NBC News Commissions CannaSafe to Test ‘Bootleg’ Vape Cartridges
LOS ANGELES – In a report posted today by news media network NBC, eighteen THC vape cartridges were tested by cannabis testing lab CannaSafe,...
House of Representatives Approves Cannabis SAFE Banking Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today, in a historic vote, approved legislation that would allow legal cannabis businesses access to banking...
Canada Reports First Case of Vaping Related Illness
LONDON, Ont. – Canadian health officials yesterday reported the country’s first case of the mysterious condition related to vaping that recently has been making...
Three Cannabis-Related Companies Subpoenaed in Vaping Investigation
ALBANY, N.Y. – Media reports said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday issued a statement with more information on the mysterious vaping-related respiratory...
Update: Vaping Illness Death Toll Climbs; More Vape Product Bans Enacted
Ed. Note: See updated article for continuing coverage.
UPDATE: September 27, 2019 – 2:20 p.m. PST – A second death attributed to vaping has been...
Blues Bros. Brand Becoming Reality at Belushi’s Farm
EAGLE POINT, Ore. – Belushi’s Farm, the Oregon-based cannabis company owned and operated by celebrity Jim Belushi, has produced Blues Bros. branded packs of...
Hawaii Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Cannabis for Personal Use
HONOLULU, Hawaii – The Hawaiian Legislature on Tuesday passed House Bill 1383, which makes Hawaii the twenty-sixth state to decriminalize cannabis.
As of January 11,...
