Hemp Hemp and CBD Industry Respond to FDA’s Announcement on CBD by Sophia Vida January 31, 2023 By Elizabeth Lunt and Steven Hoffman For many in the CBD industry, it was a blow but not completely unexpected when, on Jan. 26, 2023, Janet Woodcock, M.D., principal deputy commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Hemp Kona Gold Beverage, Inc Announces Distribution Agreement with Norman Distribution in Illinois by Sophia Vida January 31, 2023 Melbourne, FL, January 31, 2023 — McapMediaWire — Kona Gold Beverage, Inc. (OTC: KGKG), a holding company focused on product development in the better-for-you and functional beverage sector is pleased to announce it has si...
Cannabis Cannabis Pilot Program Kicks Off in Switzerland by Sophia Vida January 31, 2023 Weed is for sale in one of the largest cities in Switzerland—for a select few, anyway. The country officially launched its pilot cannabis project on Monday, clearing the way for a few hundred selected participants to purchase...
Cannabis GOP Lawmaker in Indiana Pushes Legalization Proposals by Sophia Vida January 31, 2023 A Republican lawmaker in Indiana is putting his weight behind a pair of bills that would bring legal marijuana to the Hoosier State. GOP state Sen. Jon Ford “recently signed on to support two bills this legislative session re...
Cannabis Virginia Subcommittee Approves Psilocybin Rescheduling Bill by Sophia Vida January 31, 2023 Virginia Sen. Ghazala Hashmi’s bill, Senate Bill 932, recently passed in the Senate Education and Health Subcommittee on Jan. 25. Hashmi spoke to the subcommittee about what the bill offers, including how many psilocybin bills a...
Cannabis Deputy Fends of Five Armed Robbers at Dispensary in St. Vincent by Sophia Vida January 31, 2023 The cannabis industry in the Caribbean mirrors the danger of the U.S. cash-only industry and the lure for criminals given the large amounts of cannabis and cash. In the town of Vermont (not to be confused with the U.S. state) on t...
Cannabis My Coke-Free Visit to Escobar’s Home Turf by Sophia Vida January 31, 2023 “Do not go there!” Valentina, a 27-year-old designer living in Medellín, yelled when I told her that I planned on visiting the Casa Museo Pablo Escobar, a museum dedicated to the Colombian drug lord. A quick Google searc...
Cannabis DMT for Depression? Clinical Trial Finds Hallucinogen Significantly Reduces Symptoms by Sophia Vida January 30, 2023 As we venture further into this new era of psychedelic innovation and discovery, more folks are becoming aware of the potential benefits of substances like psilocybin, LSD, or ketamine. But what about dimethyltryptamine, or DMT, a...
Cannabis Mississippi Celebrates Launch of Medical Cannabis Sales by Sophia Vida January 30, 2023 A few Mississippi dispensaries were ready to open to customers on Jan. 25. Mississippi Trade Association Executive Director Melvin C. Robinson stood outside one of the state’s licensed dispensaries, The Cannabis Company, to welc...
Cannabis Hong Kong’s ‘Dangerous Drug’ CBD Ban to Begin by Sophia Vida January 30, 2023 In a starkly different approach from the U.S. and many other places around the world, Hong Kong moved to ban CBD and categorize it as a dangerous drug last October, and the ban begins on Wednesday. Time reports that beginning o...
