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Jay-Z Joins Push to Boost Minority-Owned Cannabis Businesses
Rapper creates $10 million fund for startups, saying people of color have missed out on marijuana boom. Jay-Z is launching a fund to invest in minority-owned cannabis startups to bolster Black participation in the industry. The rapper and…
Company Offers Cannabis Couquets for Valentine’s Day
The $80 bouquet comes with colourful blooms and seven grams of cannabis. This Valentine’s Day, Torontonians can send a marijuana bouquet to a special someone. Paraluman Flora and GreenPort Cannabis have collaborated to make the pot bouquet…
Aurora Cannabis Lays Off Workers After Signing New Sales Broker Deal
Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it has laid off some workers after signing an agreement with an external sales broker. The Edmonton-based cannabis company's spokeswoman Michelle Lefler confirmed the cuts but wouldn't disclose the number of staff…
“America is Back”: Chelsea Handler Debuts Cannabis Line for Inauguration Day
The comedian curated the mix of products for the kit with 100 percent of the proceeds going to support Cage Free Repair, a cannabis reform nonprofit. Cannabis enthusiast Chelsea Handler has teamed up with dispensaries Sweet Flower and The…
Will Cannabis Tourism Lead The Way To Economic Recovery?
The events of recent months – which, at no risk of ambiguity, will not be discussed here – have created something of a roadblock for nearly every industry that was, just twelve months ago, thriving in the global marketplace. Not least among…
Illinois Sitting On $62 Million In Cannabis Revenue Meant To Foster Businesses And Help…
Despite promises that cannabis legalization in Illinois would fund more minority business participation and neighborhood improvements, the state has yet to spend $62 million collected for those purposes. Part of the delay in awarding the…
Michigan Cannabis Sales Near $1B In First Year Of Adult-Use Sales
Cannabis sales in Michigan spiked during December, bringing the total to $984.6 million for 2020. Medical cannabis sales accounted for $474 million for the year, while adult-use sales reached $510.7 million, according to New Cannabis…
Thailand Serves Up Cannabis Cuisine To Happy Customers
“Giggling bread” and “joyfully dancing salad” aren’t the usual dishes on a menu in Thailand, but one eatery is hoping its cannabis-infused cuisine can lure foreign tourists and take the taboo out of the recently legalized leaf. The…
Argentina Allows Cannabis Self-Cultivation
With 2017 legislation, Argentina joined the growing number of South American countries to relax cannabis laws. At the end of 2020, that legislation was expanded, and now finally, Argentina allows cannabis self-cultivation for medical use.…
Recycling Program Aims To Convert Cannabis Waste Into Fuel
One of California’s largest dispensaries has helped launch a first-of-its-kind recycling program in which cannabis packaging will be converted into fuel to help power delivery vehicles. Airfield Supply Co., a San Jose storefront that bills…