FDA Warning Letters: Stop Claiming CBD Prevents COVID
Once again, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a number of warning letters to companies selling hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) […]
Category: Coronavirus
Does Cannabis Use Actually Thwart Coronavirus Infection?
A new study this week has potheads gloating, late night talk show hosts snickering and a pandemic-scarred public contemplating a scenario straight […]
$1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package offers marijuana-related firms more options for financial help
Cannabis-related firms again face hurdles in qualifying for financial relief under the newly enacted $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, but the door […]
Missouri revokes licenses of overdue medical cannabis operators
Missouri medical cannabis regulators are revoking the licenses of some businesses that haven’t met their one-year cutoffs to open and didn’t receive […]
Marijuana consumers return to pre-pandemic shopping hours, favoring evenings versus the daytime
As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted work, school and life schedules, it also caused marijuana buyers to change when they shopped, shifting from […]
How ‘essential’ transformed the US marijuana industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic
During the tumultuous weeks and months of the past year, a nine-letter word emerged as a game changer for the nation’s legal […]
One-third of Canadian cannabis users consumed more during pandemic
Slightly more than one-third of Canadians who use cannabis increased their consumption during the COVID-19 crisis, according to a new Statistics Canada […]
Marijuana union organizing surging amid pandemic, uptick in labor peace requirements
Union organizing in the marijuana industry has been on the upswing in the past year amid the coronavirus pandemic, particularly in new […]
Canada extends wage subsidy popular with cannabis producers
Canada’s government is extending a pandemic-related wage-subsidy program that has been tapped by more than a dozen federally regulated cannabis producers. The […]
Massachusetts extends medical cannabis telehealth sign-ups
Massachusetts health-care providers may continue registering new medical cannabis patients via telehealth appointments instead of in-person visits, state regulators announced, citing the […]