Jamaica has a long history when it comes to cannabis. The cannabis plant is ingrained in the island nation’s culture, and thanks to cannabis reform efforts, it’s preparing to take its rightful place as an international cannabis industry leader. The Carribean country is working to finalize rules and regulations for cannabis exports, with its sights
One of the biggest benefits of legalizing and regulating cannabis sales is taking revenue away from the unregulated cannabis market. An unregulated cannabis market is never entirely operated by gangs and cartels, however, it is well documented that gangs and cartels do use illegal cannabis sales in some cases to help generate revenue. Rather than
Zimbabwe may not be the first place that people think of when they think of hemp, however, the African nation made history this month when it planted its first crop of hemp. Zimbabwe legalized the production of hemp last year for medical and scientific purposes and legalized hemp for industrial purposes in September of this
Roughly a year ago Canada became the first G-7 nation to legalize cannabis for adult-use. Canada rolled out a regulated adult-use cannabis industry in a limited fashion last October. Canada’s model was built around cannabis flower sales, which will be changing soon. In just a handful of weeks cannabis edibles, vape products, beverages, and other
Importing and exporting cannabis illegally between states is not a new thing in the U.S. Far from it. Ever since cannabis was federally prohibited in the 1930’s illegal cannabis sales have occurred in the U.S. with much of the cannabis involved having crossed one or more state borders along the way before making it to
Nextleaf Solutions, a leading cannabis extraction technology company, has announced today that it has added Dr. Sherry Boodram, former Senior Regulatory Compliance Officer with Health Canada, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Dr. Sherry Boodram worked for the Canadian federal government for several years and was responsible for licensing application reviews and on-site facility
It is no secret that the British are in a bit of a constitutional pickle at the moment. How far the country will align itself with the US and outside of the EU is still in play, two weeks out from Halloween. One of the stranger vibes in the air, especially after Boris Johnson hired
For all of the hurdles that exist in the European market, there is one avenue that has, so far at least, remained remarkably unexplored. That is certainly the case on the financing end. Yes, European family offices are conservative, and “equity” (at least as it is thought of in the North American sense) remains less
Germany’s medical cannabis industry is increasing in size with every passing quarter. The profit potential for the nation’s emerging medical cannabis industry is significant considering that Germany is home to the largest economy in Europe and has more than twice the population of California. For obvious reasons, Germany has been a very popular target for
A report came out this week involving a failed attempt by a group with Ukranian ties that were reportedly trying to obtain a Nevada cannabis business license via corrupt means. The report has resulted in Nevada’s Governor forming a task force to investigate any possible corruption in the state’s emerging legal cannabis industry. A federal
