Author: Johnny Green

Finland’s Government To Consider Decriminalizing Cannabis

Written by Johnny Green on October 27, 2019. Posted in Politics.

Cannabis advocates in Finland have gathered enough signatures for a cannabis decriminalization petition to require a review of the proposal by Finland’s Parliament. 50,000 petition signatures...

The SAFE Banking Act Would Be A Game-Changer For Banking Technology

Written by Johnny Green on October 27, 2019. Posted in Business, Politics.

In order for the U.S. cannabis industry to reach its full potential, it needs access to the nation’s banking system at the same level that other legal industries have. Because the international...

Two New Polls Find Super-Majority Support For U.S. Cannabis Legalization

Written by Johnny Green on October 27, 2019. Posted in Politics.

Cannabis was first prohibited at the federal level in the United States in 1937. For several decades cannabis was prohibited everywhere in the U.S. That changed in 1996 when California voters approved...

Will Pennsylvania’s Cannabis Laws Become ‘The Gold Standard’?

Written by Johnny Green on October 21, 2019. Posted in Politics.

An increasing number of states have legalized cannabis for adult use, with even more states exploring the idea of passing an adult-use legalization law either via citizen initiative or through the legislative...

Canada’s Arthritis Society: Sell Medical Cannabis In Pharmacies

Written by Johnny Green on October 20, 2019. Posted in Medical.

Cannabis is medicine. That may seem like a simple statement, yet despite an ever-growing mountain of evidence to support the claim, cannabis is often not treated as actual medicine. Many states in the...

Jamaica’s Trade Minister: U.S. Cannabis Banking Reform Is Desperately Needed

Written by Johnny Green on October 19, 2019. Posted in Business.

Jamaica has a long history when it comes to cannabis. The cannabis plant is ingrained in the island nation’s culture, and thanks to cannabis reform efforts, it’s preparing to take its rightful...

Canadian Cannabis Company Aims To Undercut Unregulated Market Prices

Written by Johnny Green on October 19, 2019. Posted in Business.

One of the biggest benefits of legalizing and regulating cannabis sales is taking revenue away from the unregulated cannabis market. An unregulated cannabis market is never entirely operated by gangs...

Zimbabwe Makes History With Planting Of First Legal Hemp Crop

Written by Johnny Green on October 19, 2019. Posted in Business.

Zimbabwe may not be the first place that people think of when they think of hemp, however, the African nation made history this month when it planted its first crop of hemp. Zimbabwe legalized the production...

What Is Canadian Cannabis Legalization 2.0?

Written by Johnny Green on October 18, 2019. Posted in Business.

Roughly a year ago Canada became the first G-7 nation to legalize cannabis for adult-use. Canada rolled out a regulated adult-use cannabis industry in a limited fashion last October. Canada’s...