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Alabama’s largest city to pardon 15K marijuana convictions
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama's largest city will issue blanket pardons for more than 15,000 people with misdemeanour marijuana convictions dating back to 1990, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said Tuesday. The pardons, linked to city court cases, are automatic, Woodfin said…
Spain dismantles Chinese gang selling cannabis across Europe
BARCELONA, Spain – Police in Spain said Tuesday they have dismantled one of the largest criminal gangs growing cannabis in the country and trafficking it across Europe. At least 65 people, most of them Chinese nationals, were arrested in several…
Should states set pot policy by its potency? Some say yes
NEW YORK – As marijuana legalization spreads across U.S. states, so does a debate over whether to set pot policy by potency. Under a law signed last month, New York will tax recreational marijuana based on its amount of THC,…
Spiritleaf Vernon provides a growing array of cannabis products
Business Spotlight
Sarah Ballantyne will often tell a customer at her Vernon cannabis retail store to say hi to his or her mom for her. It’s not that the owner of the Spiritleaf outlet necessarily knows the mom personally, it’s just likely…
Okanagan residents frustrated with ministry inaction at cannabis property
For years, Lake Country resident and retired wildlife biologist Dave Young voiced concerns with various government agencies about wildlife habitat being destroyed by a neighbouring cannabis facility but little has been done to address them. Young has lived at his…
Vernon chamber president questions pricey pot shop business licences
The Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce's president is questioning the $2,000 business licencing fee for a retail cannabis licence when liquor stores are only paying a fraction of that cost to operate. The business license fee for retail cannabis operations…
Vote by Tilray shareholders on Aphria merger deal delayed until April 30
NANAIMO, B.C. – A vote by Tilray Inc. shareholders on the cannabis company’s deal to merge with Aphria Inc. has been delayed, allowing shareholders more time. The vote had been scheduled for today, but shareholders will now vote on April…
Legal challenge seeks to overturn Quebec ban on cannabis T-shirts, other products
MONTREAL – Quebec’s ban on the sale of cannabis-themed products is too broad and inhibits legitimate freedom of expression, the lawyer for a head shop challenging the law argued Thursday. Michael Chevalier told a Quebec Superior Court judge that the…
1st cannabis business park in Okanagan on its way to Lumby
A new cannabis-centred business park is coming to Lumby, a first for the Okanagan. True Leaf has received preliminary approval to develop a 40-acre subdivision on Shuswap Avenue in the North Okanagan community, according to a True Leaf Brands Inc.…
Colorado to auction off cannabis-themed license plates
DENVER – Cannabis-themed license plates in Colorado are being auctioned off to the highest bidder in a fundraiser for the Colorado Disability Funding Committee. The state is selling the rights to 14 plates with cannabis-themed phrases, including “BONG,” “GANJA,” “TEGRIDY”…
Swap the crop? New York hemp farmers eager to grow marijuana
ALBANY, N.Y. – Legal marijuana is coming to New York and hemp farmer Samir Mahadin sees it as a potential lifeline. Farmers dealing with depressed prices for plants that produce CBD are eager to take part in a statewide marijuana…
New Mexico governor signs bill to legalize recreational pot
SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Monday legalizing recreational marijuana use within months and kicking off sales next year, making it the seventh state since November to put an end to pot prohibition. The…
Marijuana growing equipment may have caused LA explosion
LOS ANGELES – Equipment from a marijuana grow in a Los Angeles home’s garage may have caused an explosion that shattered the structures, trapping one man in the debris and sending another to the hospital with critical burn injuries, authorities…
Cannabis company Aphria reports Q3 loss, says COVID-19 lockdowns have caused pressure
Lockdowns enacted by Canadian provinces to quell the spread of COVID-19 hampered Aphria Inc.’s third quarter. The Leamington, Ont.-based cannabis company said Monday that the strict measures applied because of spiking virus cases contributed to a loss in its latest…
Canopy Growth signs deal worth $435 million to buy Supreme Cannabis
TORONTO – Canopy Growth Corp. continued its recent acquisition spree and preparation for the U.S.’s potential legalization of pot with a $435-million deal to buy the Supreme Cannabis Co. Inc. on Thursday. Smiths Falls, Ont.-based Canopy said the acquisition will…