(This story has been updated with commentary from lawyer Matt Maurer.) Citing noncompliance with Canada’s federal cannabis law and regulations, embattled producer CannTrust says it has received a Notice of Licence Suspension from Health Canada. It is the second...

Ousted Canopy Growth co-CEO Bruce Linton is getting back into the marijuana business in a big way, resurfacing as a senior executive, investor and adviser in three separate companies in the U.S. and Canada. Linton is joining Michigan-based Gage Cannabis Co. as...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A short walk from police headquarters in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, a cluster of bustling shops are openly selling packaging and hardware that can be used to produce counterfeit marijuana vapes that have infected California’s cannabis...

Nevada-based GB Sciences, and one of two licensed marijuana businesses in Louisiana, sold its 50% ownership stake in GB Sciences Louisiana. The stake will be purchased by Wellcana Plus, a Lafayette, Louisiana-based company which holds the other 50% of the operation,...

Cresco Labs, the Chicago-based multistate marijuana operator, said its acquisition of Canada’s Origin House, a major MJ distributor in California, is significantly closer to completion following further compliance with antitrust requirements. The two companies...

Online cannabis platform Weedmaps announced last Wednesday new details of its plan to remove listings and advertising for unlicensed websites from its services. Weedmaps announced last month that it would work to remove listings for unlicensed cannabis businesses in...

Utah legislators unanimously passed legislation allowing 14 private medical cannabis dispensaries, substantially boosting the business opportunities for a program scheduled to launch as soon as March 2020. The measure, voted on during a special session called by...

An Oregon analytic laboratory is offering a new test for cannabis products to detect the presence of vitamin E acetate, an additive that has been implicated in the rash of vaping-related lung illnesses that have sickened hundreds and led to at least six deaths. Pixis...

Thailand’s Bhumjaithai Party has announced that it will be proposing a bill that will allow the country’s households to grow up to six cannabis plants. Thailand has a long tradition of using cannabis and the kratom plant for wellness purposes. It was the first...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing to enact a statewide ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes amid growing health concerns connected to nicotine and marijuana vaping. New York would be the second state after Michigan to take such action. Cuomo announced Sunday...

Chicago-based Cresco Labs said it is buying Tryke, a vertically integrated private cannabis company active in Nevada and Arizona, for $282.5 million. Here are the basics around the announcement: The $282.5 million price tag is made up of $55 million in cash and the...

A cannabis testing facility in Massachusetts agreed to pay a $225,000 fine for improper disposal of marijuana products. The state Cannabis Control Commission approved the settlement with MCR Labs, MassLive.com reported. As part of the settlement agreement, the...

(This story has been corrected from a previous version to reflect that CannTrust’s license has not been suspended.) Another cannabis company has been penalized by Health Canada for alleged regulatory violations. British Columbia-based Evergreen Medicinal Supply...

Paraguay plans to open up the application process next month for businesses seeking to secure a production license for the country’s new medical cannabis industry. The nation’s health minister, Julio Mazzoleni, announced during a press conference on...