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International cannabis-infused edibles company Wana Brands’ mission is “to enhance people’s lives through the power of cannabis.”Nancy Whiteman, CEO of Wana Brands, says the company is living up to its mission even further through its recently developed $50-million charitable organization, Wana Brands Foundation (WBF).WBF focuses its funding on initiatives such as research, education, food security, shelter, safety, mental health, sustainability, connection and social justice, Cannabis Business Times previously reported.In October 2021, Canadian LP Canopy Growth Corporation announced its plan to acquire Wana Brands for $297.5 million in cash, and money from that deal was used to fund WBF, Whiteman says.RELATED:…

French hemp could bring €1.5 to €2.5 billion in annual turnover and result in 18,000 to 20,000 jobs, a French Senate group has said after the recent passage of a resolution intended to shape the industry. Rulemaking is expected to advance early next year as a result of the resolution, under which the government is to declare hemp compatible with the EU’s Common Agriculture Policy, develop a strategy for the industry, and set specific regulations for the CBD sector. ‘Under-exploited’ “Industrial outlets (for hemp) are considerable but largely under-exploited,” Guillaume Gontard, president of the Senate environmental group said. French farmers…

By John A. Keel You say you’ve never been hypnotized and, in fact, you regard yourself as too strong-willed, with such a towering intellect that you never could be hypnotized? Despite your overbearing ego, chances are that you have been zapped into a hypnotic trance many times… and completely without your knowledge or permission. A large percentage of people are very prone to suggestion, which is what hypnotism really is, and can be triggered into a hypnotic state by nothing more than telephone poles whizzing past as they ride in a speeding automobile. Music also has powerful hypnotic influence, particularly…

Regulators in Arkansas have revoked a medical cannabis cultivation license following a court ruling earlier this month.Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission Director Doralee Chandler revoked the license, which belonged to Fort Smith-based River Valley Relief, in a procedural action Nov. 28, according to a local KUAR report. The action comes after Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Herb Wright issued a ruling Nov. 3 that upholds a claim by 2600 Holdings that regulators granted the license in error in July 2020, the news outlet reported.2600 Holdings filed the lawsuit in January 2021, asking the court to disqualify River Valley Relief and instead…

Political action committee Kind Idaho is working to gather signatures to place The Idaho Medical Marijuana Act before voters in 2024.Kind Idaho, the group behind the medical cannabis legalization measure, must collect at least 74,000 signatures by April 2024 for the initiative to qualify for the 2024 ballot. The 2024 initiative would allow patients to possess up to 4 ounces of cannabis, place a 4% excise tax on gross receipts for products sold by dispensaries, and require dispensaries to be 1,000 feet from private or public schools, Cannabis Business Times reported. Joe Evans, Kind Idaho treasurer, told KTVB7 the group…

The Canadian government announced in September that it has launched a review of its adult-use cannabis legalization law, the Cannabis Act, which took effect in 2018.Now, government officials have named the members of the panel charged with conducting the review, which was mandated by the Cannabis Act.RELATED: Canada Launches Review of Cannabis LegalizationThe five-member Expert Panel includes:Morris Rosenberg, chair of the Expert Panel who previously served in several departments within the Canadian government, including the Department of Justice and the Department of Consumer and Corporate AffairsDr. Oyedeji Ayonrinde, associate professor in the departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at Queen’s UniversityDr.…

Editor’s note: This story was originally published Nov. 28.A random drawing to determine the winners of 20 cannabis consumption lounge licenses in Nevada will be held at 2 p.m. Pacific Time on Nov. 30 at the state’s Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB) offices in Las Vegas. The drawing can be viewed on the board’s YouTube page (and the final results are now listed below). The new licenses—10 of which are reserved for social equity applicants—will be awarded to those who plan to operate a consumption lounge independent from an existing retail facility. Overall, 30 social equity and 49 nonsocial equity applicants submitted the…

A Clark County judge ruled in September that the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy must remove cannabis from the state’s list of Schedule I substances, but regulators aren’t ready to do so just yet.Clark County District Judge Joe Hardy issued the ruling Sept. 14 in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Nevada, which sued on behalf of Antoinette Poole, who was convicted of possession of a controlled substance for possessing cannabis.The Board of Pharmacy argued that since the federal government lists cannabis as a Schedule I drug, the state should as well, despite Nevada legalizing cannabis for both medical…

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 1, 2022 – PRESS RELEASE – Haven Dispensaries, a rapidly expanding southern California dispensary chain, is opening its new Porterville location Dec. 2.Porterville’s cannabis program, which began back in 2019, culminates with the opening of Haven Dispensary, located at 1 W. Morton Ave, on the corner of W. Morton Ave and N. Main St. in Downtown Porterville. Haven is one of California’s preeminent cannabis dispensary organizations with a track record of quickly becoming foundational community partners to all the cities in which it operates.Although the Haven shopping experience is world-class, Haven prides itself on giving back to the…

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Dec. 1, 2022 – PRESS RELEASE – Remedy cannabis dispensary opened a 10,000 square foot Superstore Dec. 1 located at 8865 Stanford Blvd in Columbia, Md.Remedy’s goal is to create a welcoming, open, entertaining, yet informative and comfortable environment. The new larger space will offer unique experiential events for the cannabis community. The open floor plan is designed to deliver a store-within-a-store (SWAS) model allowing patients and future adult-use consumers to explore brands and products in a one-of-a-kind dispensary experience.”We are very excited to have one of the largest retail footprints in the state of Maryland,” said Remedy co-CEO and…