The firm has licensed its THC.com web domain to The Hit Channel, meanwhile its THC trademark has been licensed to apparel brand, Putnam Accessory Group.

Pineapple Express, a firm that offers branding concepts to businesses in the legal cannabis industry, has signed two royalty agreements concerning its THC.com web domain and THC trademark.

The firm has licensed its THC.com web domain to The Hit Channel, meanwhile its THC trademark has been licensed to apparel brand, Putnam Accessory Group.

The new collection from Putnam will span scarves, gloves, hats and more, which is expected to launch in July.

City Sessions Denver, the country’s leader in educational cannabis tours, is announcing boutique bus tours for the summer of 2017 that introduce guests to the burgeoning cannabis culture in the Denver area.

“The cannabis industry is rife with stigma and misinterpretation and City Sessions aims to educate, inform, and entertain in both customized and weekly scheduled boutique bus tours,” says Goldie Solodar, Founder of City Sessions.

Ideal for those who are new to cannabis culture, regular consumers, and those who are simply curious about the lifestyle, the half-day weekly tours give guests a behind-the-scenes look at Denver’s world of cannabis.

The tarmac at the Auto City Speedway in Clio might not have ever witnessed such a slow-moving pace as it did on Saturday.

And that smell burning on the racetracks?

Certainly wasn’t gasoline.

It was smoke that filled the air as visitors to the fourth Midwest Cannabis Cup sparked up and sampled different strains of medical marijuana at the dozens of vendor tents, organized by High Times magazine.

Pennsylvania handed out licenses to 12 companies to grow marijuana for medicinal uses last week, and is expected to license producers and dispensaries soon. However, it could be tough for those businesses to get bank accounts.

Although Pennsylvania has legalized medical marijuana, it's still illegal at the federal level. That means all of the proceeds from growing, producing or selling it are illegal as far as the federal government is concerned.

That leaves banks that accept proceeds for such activity at risk of federal prosecution.

To follow up on last week’s operational update, Canopy Growth (WEED.TO) (TWMJF) issued an update highlighting operational developments as they relate to international milestones and innovative new product types.

The market responded positively to the company’s update last week and we are favorable on this update as they help increase visibility into growth initiatives and opportunities.

Backers of a marijuana legalization ballot initiative in Michigan say they have the financial and grassroots support necessary to put the question before voters in 2018.

An unsuccessful attempt in 2016 gathered roughly 350,000 signatures but did so outside of the required 180-day timeframe. MILegalize, the group behind the 2016 effort, is now working with the Washington, D.C.-based Marijuana Policy Project as part of a new group, the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol. They’re hoping to raise millions of dollars to pay signature-gatherers this time around and for what could be an expensive campaign leading up to the 2018 General Election, should the signatures get collected.

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission has approved what may become the Island’s first facility for growing, testing and packaging medical marijuana.

Geoff Rose, owner of Patient Centric of Martha’s Vineyard, plans to share space in a 7,200-square-foot building on Dr. Fisher Road in West Tisbury. The building itself, planned by Big Sky Tents owner Jim Eddy, was approved by the commission in 2010 but has yet to be built.

During a public review this spring, residents raised concerns about increased traffic on Dr. Fisher Road, and the site’s proximity to the West Tisbury School 2,400 feet to the south. But the final plans on Thursday passed with little debate.

A handful of drugmakers are taking their first steps toward developing marijuana-based painkillers, alternatives to opioids that have led to widespread abuse and caused the U.S. health regulator to ask for a withdrawal of a popular drug this month.

The cannabis plant has been used for decades to manage pain and there are increasingly sophisticated marijuana products available across 29 U.S. states, as well as in the District of Columbia, where medical marijuana is legal.

There are no U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved painkillers derived from marijuana, but companies such as Axim Biotechnologies Inc, Nemus Bioscience Inc and Intec Pharma Ltd have drugs in various stages of development.

Cannabis has it bad enough. Decades of negative government propaganda, mainstream media hyperbole, and black market perpetuated negative circumstances have led to a negative public perception. Many good men and women have been working for years to change that. Unfortunately, as in any industry, there are characters who meddle in shady business practices that hurt investors and employees.

The city of Edmonton is looking at a zoning bylaw change that could pave the way for the establishment of cannabis lounges if they are allowed after marijuana is legalized in July 2018. 

In a report for city council, administration said these proposed amendments are a proactive step in getting ready for next year. 

"This new classification is intended to differentiate this use from other eating and drinking uses already defined in Zoning Bylaw 12800 (for example, bar and neighbourhood pubs)," city administration said in a report for next week's public hearing.

"Other jurisdictions, such as Denver, have found it necessary to provide places for tourists to consume cannabis — cannabis lounges would provide a land use classification to accommodate this activity."