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- CBD Market
Some conservatives are using cannabis to deflect from calls for gun control
GUNNING FOR CANNABIS Wall Street Journal op-ed argues that cannabis is linked to violent crime While TV host Bill Maher suggested Republicans would support more of the Democrat efforts to federally legalize cannabis if there was less of an emphasis on social equity, a Wall Street Journal op-ed shows some conservatives in the US are…
- Cannabis Daily News
LP’s ‘bleeding cash’ while awaiting legalization
MSO > LPs Large US MSOs are trading at higher revenue multiples than Canadian LPs: Viridian Finally, after trending downward for the last year, American MSOs are trading at higher revenue multiples than Canadian LPs, per Viridian Capital’s latest chart of the week.
- Adult-Use
New York’s adult use market estimated to create 60,000 jobs
MOVING TO NY The Green Rush in New York has begun To illustrate the rush to snag one of 60,000 jobs estimated to be created by legalization in the state of New York, the NYT magazine profiled a couple from Tampa, Florida who moved to Brooklyn to try grow their legacy edibles and cannabis business.
- Data & Analysis
A look at Canada’s latest retail cannabis sales data
The CCSI was assessed at C$5.11 per gram this week, up from last week’s C$5.09 per gram.
- CBD Market
There is more cannabis research than ever, but it seems to be biased
ONE-SIDED STUDIES US cannabis research ‘explodes’—but may be biased Despite its ongoing federal illegality in the US, a review of marijuana research published in the Journal of Cannabis Research shows the number of research studies related to the plant and its effects has grown in recent years, per Marijuana Moment.
- Cultivation
Cannabis tourism in the US adds $17 billion into local economies
WEED MECCA The fledgling US cannabis tourism industry is already worth billions From private tours of indoor grows to restaurant and retail tours designed for cannabis consumers, Forbes estimates cannabis-related tourism pours around $17 billion into local economies in the US.
- Cannabis Daily News
The US federal government to be sued over the barriers cannabis companies face
FEDERAL LAWSUIT Group of cannabis companies gears up to sue the US federal government Abner Kurtin, founder and CEO of Ascend Wellness Holdings, said six companies are “favourably disposed” to joining two lawsuits against the federal government that would argue that barriers to their ability to do business are unconstitutional, per Marijuana Moment.
- Data & Analysis
A complete view of trends following the introduction of cannabis 2.0 products.
The CCSI was assessed at C$5.09 per gram this week, down from last week’s C$5.14 per gram.
- Adult-Use
Rhode Island’s Governor signs adult-use cannabis into law
CONGRATULATIONS Rhode Island is the 19th state to legalize adult-use cannabis Gov.
- Pharmaceutical
Republican lawmakers are starting to change their tune on cannabis
MUSIC TO OUR EARS More Republican lawmakers are changing their tune on cannabis Shifting attitudes among Republicans toward cannabis are now mirrored in Congress, reports Forbes, where lawmakers are debating not if marijuana should be legalized, but how.
- Hemp Industry
The 2018 Farm Bill may have unknowingly legalized delta-8 THC
HEMP RULES Appeals court rules that delta-8 THC is federally legal In an opinion published last week, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit wrote that products containing delta-8 THC are “generally legal” because it is derived from hemp, per Marijuana Moment.
- Adult-Use
California’s tax plan isn’t the complete overhaul the industry is calling for
FIX UP Is California’s new cannabis tax plan just a ‘Band-aid’ on a broken system?
