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Universities across the country are working in all areas of research and development to advance cannabis cultivation, medicine, drug delivery and technology. But these innovations are collecting dust because the universities are not in the business of commercializing products in the marketplace. In

The Cannabis Users Restoration of Eligibility Act is sponsored by Reps Jamie Raskin and Nancy Mace. Recreational cannabis has been legalized in more than 20 states and Washington, D.C., and there is now a bipartisan effort on Capitol Hill to change a law that limits federal hiring by automatically

Flora Growth Corp has entered into an exclusive worldwide partnership with WWE legend Hulk Hogan. ( Benzinga ) Flora will launch legendary superstar Hulk Hogan's consumer products portfolio through Just Brands. Under the agreement, Flora will produce and sell Hulk Hogan products globally, including

The music mogul had previously proposed a $185 million investment into operations. Diddy has reportedly lost his bid to launch the biggest Black-owned cannabis company. According to CNBC, Cresco Labs Inc. and Columbia Care Inc have abandoned their merger, which scuttled the hip-hop mogul’s

Lawsuit accuses Eaze of fraud in 2021 Green Dragon acquisition. A new lawsuit filed against Eaze, the once high-flying firm that pioneered on-demand cannabis delivery nearly a decade ago, accuses the company of committing fraud when it began talks to acquire a Colorado-based marijuana firm, Green

A new bill would prevent past and current cannabis use from being the sole grounds for denial of federal employment or a security clearance. A bipartisan pair of U.S. lawmakers last week introduced legislation to ease federal employment restrictions on cannabis use that deny employment opportunities

Cannabis companies Cresco, Columbia Care call off $2 billion merger as industry awaits banking reform. A $2 billion mega-deal between cannabis multistate operators Cresco Labs and Columbia Care has gone up in smoke more than a year after the companies announced the acquisition, the companies said

Lawmakers and witnesses called on the FDA to regulate CBD for use in foods, beverages and dietary supplements at a House subcommittee hearing last week. Hemp advocates and industry leaders last week called on the federal government to ease access to cannabidiol as a House of Representatives

As more states make the move to legalize marijuana, a growing number of businesses are eliminating or drastically changing their drug testing policies. “The majority still have their drug-free workplace policies in place,” said Amber Clayton, senior director of Knowledge Center Operations at the

The head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Anne Milgram, has committed to asking the US Department of Health and Human Services for a timeline in order to conduct a review of the federal marijuana rescheduling. Pressed by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R- FL) during the oversight hearing of the Drug

Low-frequency archetypes could be seen as a transitional phase for newcomers or those returning to cannabis use. People who use cannabis only occasionally aren’t usually looking to acquire itself from dispensaries, according to a report from New Frontier Data. The three part study, Cannabis

Medical cannabis for veterans and psychedelic substance research amendments were recently approved in a House spending bill. On July 26, the U.S. House of Representatives approved amendments and added a large spending bill. Among those amendments was an addition that would permit doctors from the U