Article by Maayan Lubell, Reuters An Israeli government committee gave an initial nod on Sunday for the export of medical marijuana in what could be a windfall for companies in Israel, widely regarded as a leader in research in the field. A government statement announcing the vote said it could take months for the legislation to make its way through ...

Article by BTL It’s been three years since the medical Innovation Bill was submitted to Parliament by the late Mario Ambrosini. Yesterday saw Parliament’s Portfolio Committee of Health, who is in charge of this bill, finally make an announcement about what has been the most contentious aspect of it, medical cannabis. Government will soon regulate medical cannabis for prescribed health ...

Article by Alan Brochstein, New Cannabis Ventures One of the cannabis industry’s most successful entrepreneurs, Mike “BigMike” Straumietis, the founder and CEO of Advanced Nutrients, was planning a huge Super Bowl party, but, facing pressure from Los Angeles and several agencies, he cancelled it on Saturday after having invested over $1mm. BigMike, visibly upset during a press conference to discuss ...

Article by TG Branfalt, Ganjapreneur Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee, has ruled on just three cannabis-related cases in recent years while serving on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Colorado, which makes it difficult to determine how he might rule on such cases on the federal bench, according to a Vice report. He is, ...

Article by Alan Brochstein, New Cannabis Ventures The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference & Festivals, a major gathering in Austin, TX that will celebrate its 31st anniversary this year, is known for allowing attendees to discover the newest original music, independent films, and emerging technologies. Part of event, which runs from March 10-19, includes the SXSW Interactive Festival, which takes place from the ...

Article by Miles Klee, MIC Legal weed sales are booming. And in certain states, prices are plummeting. This wasn’t entirely unexpected. While Forbes called 2016’s 30% spike in marijuana sales (a whoppin $6.7 billion) a bigger, faster industry explosion than we saw in the dot-com era, weed policy experts, retailers and growers have long known that legalization also cuts costs. “We anticipated that the price of marijuana would ...

Article by VOA News Medical marijuana is legal in parts of the United States and several countries in South America. Argentina is not one of them. But that has not stopped a group of Argentine mothers from growing cannabis illegally at home. They want to help their children who suffer from diseases such as epilepsy and autism. Valeria Salech’s son, ...

Article by TG Branfalt, Ganjapreneur If the mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts has his way, the city will reinvent itself as a cannabis cultivation hot spot in New England, according to a Telegraph report. Mayor Alex Morse, 27, is encouraging growers to move into the vacant textile mills which take up 1.5 million square feet of space in the town of ...

Article by Graham Abbott, Ganjapreneur Chicago-based Salveo Capital has made its first round of cannabis-related investments, according to a recent Crain’s report. Two ancillary companies — Headset and Front Range Biosciences — are set to receive large infusions of cash from Salveo Capital, an investment firm founded in 2015 by lawyer Alex Thiersch. According to March media reports, Salveo’s initial goal was to raise ...

Article by Andre Bourque, Entrepreneur No market, niche or otherwise, will survive without a strong presence in ecommerce. Whether it’s business-to-business (B2B) or business-to-customer (B2C), ecommerce must be a part of any business and marketing strategy. If your business is behind the curve on omnichannel strategies, you’re inviting problems. It’s simply incumbent on any business to optimize the buying experience. ...