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Michigan has expedited its timeline for legal cannabis sales to begin on December 1st, 2019. The Wolverine State was previously going to wait until Spring 2020, but the state regulators decided to move forward the timeline to begin a crackdown on a thriving black market.

"We want to make sure we ramp down the illicit market... It's better to have product available through the regulated market than people going through the illicit market," said MRA spokesman David Harns.

Hemp has the potential to grow big profits for farmers, but regulatory ambiguity and skittish banks seem to be creating major obstacles.

As the United States trade war with China hurts farmer’s ability to make a living from  traditional crop exports such as corn and soy, hemp seemed like it could serve as a domestic savior. New Frontier Data estimates hemp farms can yield up to $40,000 per acre and many farmers thought they had found a rare agricultural lifeline in one of the most difficult industries to thrive in. 

The cannabis sector has entered bearish territory, with a weak earnings season raising doubts about the industry’s future. Most companies missed analysts’ expectations, disappointing participants across the board. However, perhaps even more concerning was management’s guidance on the industry’s outlook.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled the list of ministers who will make up his cabinet for his second term.

Patty Hajdu, formerly the minister of employment, will replace Ginette Petitpas Taylor as minister of health. 

Canada’s Minister of Health holds special importance to the country’s cannabis market, since the cabinet member oversees the Health Canada agency, which is responsible for regulating legal cannabis. 

New Frontier Data, the authority in data, analytics, and business intelligence for the global cannabis industry, just made public its Zimbabwe hemp and cannabis cultivation study, Hemp Cultivation in Africa: Zimbabwe - A Case Study (2019), presented to the Zimbabwean government in May of 2019, ahead of Zimbabwe’s hemp legalization announcement at Victoria Falls’ New Frontier Data-led InterCannAlliance event.

From The Costa Rica News (TCRN) we have been following up on everything that happens regarding “Cannabis” worldwide, this time with good news for the United States. The present week had its historic day, if we talk about the US, because after a struggle of months, 6 states said “Yes” to the sale of Medicinal Cannabis, with these Cannabis is now legal in 60% of the United States.

The Cannabis Business & Consumer Expo in Toronto this weekend was more than a little bumpy for both guests and exhibitors. Wrought with confusion from the moment the first exhibitor arrived to set up on Thursday morning. One exhibitor told High Green News, upon arrival there was no one at the building, no lights on and the doors were all locked. As more exhibitors showed up for set up they all became increasingly worried that they were part of a scam. They began calling the various numbers provided on the expo's website and Eventbrite listing, none of which were answered.

Marijuana's momentum has been undeniable in recent years. Last year, we saw Canada become the first industrialized country in the world to legalize recreational cannabis in the modern era. Now, Mexico looks to be just months away from becoming the third country worldwide to OK the sale and consumption of adult-use weed.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), a staunch ally of President Donald Trump’s, on Saturday derided presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway’s skepticism of legalizing marijuana, arguing it “shows a real ignorance” of science.

People use their smart phones to track just about everything – health, banking, grocery lists – so why not cannabis? There are a growing number of cannabis-focused phone apps available, delivering news items, strain reviews, locations of shops, and even weed-themed games.