Article by Lee Berthiaume, Globe and Mail The Canadian Armed Forces has sought to reassure allies about the pending legalization of marijuana amid questions in other capitals about the potential impact on future military operations. The outreach follows last week’s release of a new military policy that limits cannabis use to within Canada and imposes various time limits and other ...

Article by Mark Rendell, The Globe And Mail As tense NAFTA renegotiations put pressure on Canada and Mexico’s relationship, former Mexican president Vicente Fox thinks the two countries will soon be moving in the same direction – towards a legal cannabis market. . Within the next 18 months, Mexico could legalize recreational cannabis, Mr. Fox told The Globe and Mail ...

Article by Maya Margit, Jerusalem Post An Israeli company is partnering with several well-known hip hop artists in the United States to market its innovative product—a robot that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to autonomously grow marijuana plants at home. Seedo’s fully-automated device allows consumers to cultivate cannabis seeds in a special casing and then monitor the plant’s growth via a ...

Article by Alicja Grzadkowska, Insurance Business The commercial cannabis insurance market in Canada keeps on growing as Lloyd’s of London has now announced that it will allow its member firms to underwrite cannabis-related business in Canada if they meet local and international laws, according to a Reuters report. The news comes just in time, with the date of recreational legalization set for October ...

Article by Mike O, Cannabis Life Network 95 people have overdosed on synthetic weed (also known as K2, Spice, Mr. Nice Guy and Green Giant) in the last few days at New Haven Green, a local park that’s close to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. The mass overdoses began on Tuesday with two dozen people overdosing within a 3-hour ...

Article by Andre Bourque, Forbes Canada’s legalization of cannabis this year wasn’t met with red-envelope-like celebration by Chinese government officials. The Chinese government has long blamed the maple-blanketed country for its handling of tons of illegal cannabis imports. Those officials have a right to be somewhat perturbed, as roughly 20% of Canada’s total marijuana production ($1.2 billion worth) was sold illegally beyond ...

Article by Sean Williams, Motley Fool Excitement has been budding for years in the legal cannabis space, and we’ve begun to see that translate into tangible results. In the U.S., Oklahoma recently became the 30th state to legalize medical marijuana, while nine of these 30 states have also approved the use of recreational weed. To our south, Mexico legalized medical ...

Article by Gillian Flaccus, The Associated Press via CTV News Green Thumb Industries had a business plan, expertise and plenty of ambition to grow its marijuana business. What the Chicago-based company didn’t have was access to enough capital to make it all happen. So last month, the company with $20 million in revenue from pot shops in seven states turned ...

Article by Mark Rendell, Financial Post Cannabis companies eager to grow product in Germany are back to square one, after the German government officially cancelled a tender process last week that had been stalled since March. The German government had been looking to award the country’s first cultivation licences, and put out a call for companies that could supply it ...

Article by Travis Lupick, Straight Cannabis Imagine it’s six months from now and you’ve developed a brilliant blend of fertilized soil that’s proven especially beneficial to the growth of cannabis plants. It’s January 2019 and Cannabis is fully legal in Canada. You’ve obtained every permit you’re required to develop, market, and sell your invention. Everything is above board. You know ...