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The collaboration would be the first of its kind in the history of the world. BREMERTON - Pelican Delivers is thrilled to announce it is currently in talks with Tesla to create and produce vans specifically for delivering cannabis. Pelican Delivers is the first and only, on-demand patented cannabis delivery service in the United States and Canada.
Cannabis became legal in Canada four years ago, and while Quebec was slow to introduce edibles, a new selection of ready-to-eat pot-infused foods are now available. The SQDC’s edible cannabis catalogue includes items like dried beets, cauliflower and figs – a notable departure from what consumers might expect to see at their local dispensary. Unlik
Uber Eats customers in Toronto will be able to order cannabis starting Monday, thanks to a new partnership with Leafly. Why it matters: It's the first time that marijuana delivery will be available through a major third party delivery platform, such as Uber, according to Leafly. How it works: Those in Toronto aged 19 years old and over will be able
PATY DO ALFERES - Medical marijuana is gaining steam in Brazil thanks to lower-court rulings giving the go-ahead for large-scale cannabis plantations. One of the largest of these plantations – a 600,000-square-meter (148-acre) area in Paty do Alferes, a municipality located two hours from Rio de Janeiro – produces cannabis-derived oils for more tha
A cannabis cultivation project encompassing more than 60 acres southeast of Santa Maria was approved Wednesday by the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission after removing one landscaping requirement. Commissioners voted 4-1, with Chairman and 1st District Commissioner C. Michael Cooney dissenting, to approve a conditional use permit for Gary Tei
Last week, President Joe Biden pardoned thousands of people with Federal offenses for marijuana possession, reigniting the conversation around marijuana legalization. A finance website called The Motley Fool recently released a report on state tax revenue from legalized recreational weed. In total, all states took in $10.4 billion, not including me
ST. LOUIS - A mother in Missouri says she found cannabis-derived gummy worms in her 5-year-old’s Halloween candy after a trunk-or-treat event Saturday. Tiffany Burroughs took her three young boys to the event held at JJ’s Restaurant, which hosts monthly car shows. Restaurant co-owner Stephen Bell said the Halloween-themed event held in October, in
LAS VEGAS - On October 6, 2022, President Biden announced that he will pardon all prior federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana and will call on federal regulators to review how the drug is classified. The pardons will affect approximately 6,500 people convicted of federal offenses for simple possession from 1992 through 2021, as well as
In early October, President Joe Biden granted a pardon to all people convicted previously of federal offenses of simple marijuana possession. In that same statement, he called on the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General to begin reviewing how marijuana is scheduled under federal law. Currently, cannabis/marijuana is class
With the decriminalization of cannabis comes a list of questions and concerns over its medical and recreational use – including figuring out how long the drug's effects actually last for. While society has had decades to question the relationship between alcohol consumption and intoxication, the duration of impairment from inhaling or ingesting wee
Biden’s cannabis pardon will affect the lives of thousands of people. Does this mean governors will have to follow the president’s lead? President Biden’s pardon of non-violent marijuana offenses feels like a prelude to a new cannabis era. Through a hopeful lens, the move represents a time when more and more states are legalizing cannabis and the d
Dozens of licensed cultivators have about 80,000 marijuana plants growing. Around 1,100 patients have signed up for medical marijuana, and 96 doctors or nurse practitioners are working to certify them. Small growers are complaining a large one has been allowed to skirt the rules. But the Mississippi State Department of Health has zero investigators
Mint Cannabis will soon be the first dispensary in Arizona, and one of a handful of dispensaries in the country, to have the ability to offer 24-hour service, 365 days per year to those 21 and older. The Mint will operate 24-hours a day at this location on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays as a starting point and may expand the extended hours to addi
Under the proposal, the city would obligate 1% of marijuana sales tax dollars to grow the fund. If approved, the fund would be named for Herman Malone, a longtime minority business activist in Denver who died last year. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and the Denver Economic Development & Opportunity department are proposing the creation of a $15 mill
RAPID CITY - With the general election less than a month away, many South Dakota voters are already casting their ballots. One issue voters will be deciding on is Initiated Measure 27. If passed, it would legalize the use of recreational marijuana in the state. According to a report done by the Motley Fool, which broke down the marijuana tax revenu
By all accounts, it appears the first Camp Cannabis festival, which took place Friday and Saturday at Marquette’s Tourist Park, was a success. Recreational marijuana was legalized in Michigan with the 2018 election, so it probably was a matter of time before somebody stepped up with a festival to celebrate it. The event marked the Upper Peninsula’s
One-third of applicants receive funding, many also receive additional TIF funding. Taurance Thomas has sold hospital scrubs to select customers for more than seven years, but his dream is to open a brick-and-mortar retail store in Springfield that focuses on urban clothing. The 50-year-old Springfield resident hopes to bring that dream to fruition
Recently, New York regulators unveiled proposed marijuana packaging and labeling rules that include provisions to boost sustainability in the state’s recreational industry. (Benzinga) A Sustainable Program As part of its sustainability program, New York requires cannabis businesses to incorporate “at least 25% post-recycled consumer content into th