Facility in Juan Lacaze includes GAP-compliant 8,000 m2 (86,111 sq.ft) cultivation area and a GMP-compliant 1,800 m2 (19,375 sq.ft) processing plant, with a production capacity of 17 tons per year Increases Khiron's total production capacity and strengthens ability to export and supply cannabis across the Mercosur trading bloc, with access to Brazil and Europe Medical cannabis markets in Brazil and Europe are expected to be respectively worth $144.3 billion USD and €115.7 Billion by 2028 (Source: Prohibition Partners) Construction scheduled for completion in mid Q3 2020 TORONTO, Sept ..read more

Improves revenue and margin potential by recovering offtake of TGOD's premium organic cannabis Boosts TGOD's institutional ownership ahead of potential NASDAQ listing Unlocks opportunities for new relationships with third party partners TORONTO, Sept. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (the "Company" or "TGOD") (TSX:TGOD) (US:TGODF) comments on the recent transaction between Aurora Cannabis ("Aurora") (TSX:ACB) and a syndicate of Canadian banks.  The block trade was executed on September 3 after market close. A total of 28.8 million shares were exchanged at a ..read more

In a move initially prompted by federal lawsuit, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has contacted its scientific-grade cannabis cultivation applicants. GB Sciences, Inc. (OTCQB: GBLX) announced today that the company received a notice from the DEA wherein the agency disclosed that it fully intends to distribute the appropriate materials for all applicants. The company is one out of 33 applicants who applied to cultivate scientific or research-grade cannabis for DEA-registered research facilities across the United States. Dr. Sue Sisley is responsible for the successful federal lawsuit against t ..read more

Seasoned Marketer and Entrepreneur with Global Tech and Consumer Brand Experience Charged with Scaling Business into Key Markets TORONTO, Sept. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd. (CSE: GLH) (OTCQB: GLDFF) (“Golden Leaf” or the “Company”), a leading cannabis solutions company and dispensary operator built around recognized brands, announced that Jeffrey Yapp will succeed John Varghese as CEO of Golden Leaf Holdings. Upon the resignation of Gary Zipfel on September 2, Mr. Yapp joined the Board of Directors. Mr. Varghese, who served as Interim CEO, will transition to the role ..read more

TORONTO, Sept. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (the "Company" or "TGOD") (TSX:TGOD) (US:TGODF), a leading producer of premium certified organic cannabis, is pleased to announce that it has obtained approval from Health Canada, under the Cannabis Regulations, to expand operations into its new hybrid greenhouse located in Hamilton, Ontario. The 123,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility will serve to increase TGOD's premium organic cannabis production as it expands its sales in Canada. TGOD's hybrid greenhouse is the fruit of years of research and development ..read more

The University of Minnesota will offer a new class this semester for the first time due to popular student demand. Students at the University of Minnesota have shown an interest in the cannabis field and the jobs within it. Topics covered within the new class includes the biological makeup of cannabis, state and federal level regulations, uses of cannabis, and the societal impacts of cannabis. Approval of the new cannabis course was given in July after a lengthy process that started more than a month prior to July. A portion of the lengthy approval process was attributed to the fact that the ..read more

Thailand has just announced that it has taken a step further towards a strong medical cannabis program. The country added low-level cannabis extracts and low-level hemp extracts to its medial cannabis program for legal production of medical cannabis products. In order to add the cannabis and hemp extracts for further research and development as medical cannabis products, both types of low-level extracts were removed from the country’s Category 5 narcotics scheduling. Extracts of cannabidiol (CBD) that contain less than 0.2% of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) were removed from the banned narcotic su ..read more

A string of cases with children whose parents had to pay an exorbitant amount for a prescribed cannabidiol (CBD) oil recently increased turned the heat up on British government entities. Public opinion on the government’s medical cannabis laws shifted dramatically last year due to similar circumstances in the press where parents needed access to CBD medications. Even though The Home Office legalized medical cannabis in October of 2018, it hasn’t gotten easier for parents. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and The British Paediatric Neurology Association (BPNA) have restricted access to onl ..read more

Hawaii, one of the strictest medical cannabis states in the United States, has a low number of cultivation sites and dispensaries. The state legalized medical cannabis in 2000, but it took 17 years for the first dispensaries to open. It took another piece of legislation in 2015, Act 241, to create a medial cannabis dispensary program where the dispensaries operate legally within a newly defined set of rules. Maui Grown Therapies is one out of the eight total entities that are licensed for a medical cannabis dispensary in Hawaii. The first medial cannabis dispensary company to open in Hawaii, B ..read more

The state of New York began the lengthy process of past cannabis conviction expungement on Wednesday of this week. A new law that the state passed earlier this year in June called for the process to start on Wednesday. It is reported that 10,872 citizens who reside in New York City will have no criminal record after the expungement process is completed. An additional 13,537 citizens who live in other parts of the state will also have no criminal record after expungement completion. Current estimations on the completion of all 160,000 records is up to one full year. The reason attributed to the ..read more