The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee has passed the SAFER Banking Act, a bipartisan legislation that is aimed at giving legal cannabis businesses access to banking and insurance services, thereby reducing the risks associated with all-cash transactions in the industry. The Department of Health and Human Services recommended that
NIH Grant Funds Study on Cannabis’s Impact on Cancer Immunotherapy
The University of Buffalo (UB) has received a $3.2 million grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) National Cancer Institute (NCI) to conduct a year-long study on the medicinal effects of cannabis on immunotherapy for cancer treatment. The university will collaborate with Thomas Jefferson University and Oregon Health and Science Universit
Cannabis Industry Training at Cleveland School of Marijuana
The Cleveland School of Cannabis offers hands-on experience in a grow room, dispensary, and cooking lab to prepare students for careers in the marijuana industry. The school’s program encompasses five areas – cannabis dispensaries, cannabis horticulture, cannabis processing, industrial hemp, and medical applications of cannabis. Issue 2
NY Cannabis Officials to Revise Enforcement on Illegal Weed Shops
Gov. Kathy Hochul revised state law to increase potential fines for unlicensed cannabis sales and enhance enforcement against violating shops. However, efforts to shut down these stores have been slow, as acknowledged by state cannabis officials. The state has experienced challenges in getting judges to issue the maximum fines of $20,000 per day fo