Blog – Page 27 – World Cannabis

Workers At Two More Cannabis Companies Unionize With Teamsters And UFCW

By Vuk Zdinjak, Benzinga on March 23, 2023 The Teamsters and United Food and Commercial Workers unionized more new members of the cannabis industry. Nearly 100 drivers and warehouse workers at Grassdoor, one of the...

Meet The People In Chiang Mai Riding High And Building Businesses On The Legalization Of Marijuana In Thailand

By Marielle Descalsota, Insider on March 23, 2023 In June, Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to decriminalize the use of marijuana. It comes after decades of being classified as a Category 5 drug....

Switzerland Is Giving Weed A Try As Cannabis Legalization Gains Steam In Europe

By Clarisa Diaz, QUARTZ on March 23, 2023 Germany and France are also considering changing their marijuana policies. This summer some residents of Zurich will be as high as the alps. The city and the...

Barbados To Get Its First Medicinal Cannabis Therapeutic Facility

By Lee Yan LaSur, St.Vincent Times on March 22, 2023 The chairman of the Barbados Medical Cannabis Licensing Authority (BMCLA) has revealed that despite skeptics, interest in Barbados’ medicinal cannabis business is robust, and the island’s...

Lawmakers Seek To Add Autism, PTSD To List Of Medical Cannabis Eligible Conditions

By Gloria Rebecca Gomez, White Mountain Independent on March 22, 2023 Arizonans with autism and post-traumatic stress disorder could add marijuana to their medical toolkit under a proposal that expands who can access the drug....

Bay Area Chef Creates Cannabis Paradise — If He Isn’t Busted By The Cops First

By Lester Black, SFGATE on March 22, 2023 Putting a heady twist on the age-old wisdom that you should always “eat your greens,” Bay Area chef Solomon Johnson is bringing marijuana to high-end cuisine. All of...

5 Hard Truths About Running a Cannabis Business

By Alissa Jubelirer, Rolling Stone on March 21, 2023 Starting a cannabis company is not for the faint of heart — everyone with any experience in the industry knows that now. WHEN I THINK about...

Brazil Court To Rule On Cannabis Cultivation, May Open Door To Planting

By Ana Mano, Reuters on March 21, 2023 A Brazilian appeals court has agreed to rule on whether companies and farmers can plant cannabis in the country, which could open the door to legal cultivation...

Why Can’t Legal Cannabis Sellers Open Shops? Sometimes NY State Is Their Adversary

By Gabriel Poblete, The City on March 20, 2023 Business owners looking for retail space to site licensed weed stores say the state Dormitory Authority is rejecting locations deemed too close to competing state-leased storefronts....

Niagara Falls Culinary Institute’s Culinary Cannabis Introduces Students To Food Of The Future

By Viktoria Hallikaar, Spectrum News on March 20, 2023 Cannabis could be the future of fine dining. As New York state continues to work out recreational marijuana regulations, chefs are getting ready to work with a...