Wildfires Continue to Ravage West Coast Cannabis Businesses, U.S. House Postpones Vote on the MORE Act: Week in ReviewIndustry stakeholders by and large support the House Committee on Energy and Commerce passing on a voice vote a modified version of the Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2019. While there is no scheduled vote on the bill in the full House as of press time, the fact that the bill made it out of committee on a bipartisan vote signals a political tide change for cannabis research.“Whatever our views on marijuana legalization as legislators, we all ought to support the collection of scientific data to guide our decisions,” tweeted Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), a cosponsor of the bill, following the Sept.

Namaste Debuts “VendorLink” Cannabis Accessory Marketplace Platform Namaste Technologies Inc. (TSXV: N) (FRANKFURT: M5BQ) (OTCMKTS: NXTTF), a leading platform for cannabis products, accessories and education, announced today the launch of VendorLink, a proprietary marketplace platform for brands and vendors to upload and sell their cannabis accessory products to CannMart customers directly. The first brand to utilize VendorLink is Canada Puffin, a leading Canadian hardware company focused on premium handblown glass and natural maple pipes and accessories. VendorLink allows brands and vendors to upload their product catalogue directly to CannMart.com, to be displayed alongside CannMart’s own accessory inventory. With an expanding national presence and a strong base of loyal repeat customers, CannMart is in a unique position to leverage its online real estate with

Over $2 Million of Funds from Missouri’s Medical Cannabis Program Go to VeteransNEW YORK, N.Y., September 8, 2020 – PRESS RELEASE – Columbia Care Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Project Cannabis, an award-winning cannabis company based in Los Angeles, Calif., for approximately $57 million in Columbia Care stock and approximately $12 million in cash from the proceeds of a concurrent sale of Project Cannabis’ real estate assets. Columbia Care’s acquisition of Project Cannabis is expected to close in the fourth quarter, 2020.Project Cannabis is one of the leading cannabis cultivators, wholesalers and retailers of highly recognized, award-winning, branded products, including Triple Seven and Classix, in the world’s largest cannabis market. In Los Angeles, Project Cannabis operates a 32,000-square-foot

Can Wildfires Impact Cannabis Quality and Test Results?Editor's note: This article was originally published during the 2018 wildfire season. Read "California Wildfires Continue to Ravage State Agriculture, Including Cannabis Farms," published in September 2020, here.As more than a dozen wildfires continue to burn across California, cannabis cultivators affected by the blaze face challenges ranging from the health and safety of their employees to the potential destruction of their facilities and crops. Consumer safety and lab testing will also become significant concerns as cannabis grown in affected areas hits the market.“When you start getting into how [it’s] going to affect product and manufacturing and production, this is the big variable,” Jon Vaught, CEO of Front Range Biosciences, a Colorado-based agricultural biotech