by | Aug 22, 2019 | News
Astroturfing is the practice, in political messaging and campaigns, of creating what seems to be a legitimate, grassroots inspired campaign that is actually bought and paid for by an industry lobby or other corporate interests. It is also clear that this practice is...
by | Aug 22, 2019 | News
For those who have been watching, Luxembourg has played an inordinately influential role on the entire cannabis discussion in Europe for the past year. This summer, the country announced that it had plans to implement recreational use (for residents only) within two...
by | Aug 22, 2019 | News
While cannabis patenting activity is still in its infancy, relatively speaking, a lot has been written already about the cannabis patenting activity of an entity called Biotech Institute LLC (BI) of Westlake Village, California.1 BI is building a sizable portfolio of...
by | Aug 20, 2019 | News
In a state where cannabis testing labs are already hard to come by, one lab just got their license suspended, bringing the total number of testing labs in Michigan from six down to five. According to the Detroit Free Press, last week, Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory...
by | Aug 14, 2019 | News
According to Masslive.com, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission fined Curaleaf $250,000 “for failing to disclose a change of ownership and ask permission from state regulators before completing the transaction.” The news comes just weeks after the US Food...
by | Aug 8, 2019 | News
While you may not have heard of CannTrust Holdings so far, that is now about to change. A summer spectacle of double dealing and corporate greed has put this Canadian cannabis company on the global map. Unfortunately, the current meltdown underway is indicative of...
