Oregon

CPT Group, Inc. announces a proposed settlement in a class-action lawsuit called Pope, et al. v. Cura Partners, Inc., State of Oregon, Multnomah County Circuit Court, Case No. 20CV05932. The cannabis producer mixed up its two lines of products – one with CBD and the other with THC....

Unrivaled Brands, Inc. (OTCQX: UNRV) opened a sophisticated cannabis grow facility in southern Oregon. The 10,000-foot greenhouse with 275 lights at full production also has 50,000 feet of full sun cultivation area. The launch of the facility represents the next...

As of Jan. 1, Oregonians can legally purchase up to two ounces of cannabis flower from licensed retailers, NORML reports. In a Dec. 28 meeting, Oregon's Liquor and Cannabis Commission approved new rules, including doubling how much marijuana customers can purchase and giving the green...

Oregon lawmakers passed Bill 893 and Senate Bill 5561 with the explicit goal of putting an end to illicit cannabis cultivation, or so it seems. SB 5561 is a funding bill, which includes $20 million for the Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement Grant Program and another $5 million to the...

Thousands of immigrants working on southern Oregon's illegal marijuana farms are living in squalid conditions, reported Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB), prompting Jackson County and Douglas County to declare a state of emergency. County officials requested state funding and other...

Stem Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: STMH) (CSE: STEM), the first multi-state, vertically integrated Farm-to-Home™ (F2H) cultivation and technology omnichannel cannabis company, announced today that it has acquired Artifact Extracts, a premier cannabis extraction company based in Oregon known for its...

Novamind Strikes Research Deal With Merck Psychedelics company Novamind (PINK: NVMDF) announced a subsidiary has been selected as a research site for a clinical trial of a compound developed by pharma giant Merck (NYSE: MRK). The phase II trial will assess the efficacy and safety of MK-1942,...

Survey: Most New Yorkers Support Legal Weed But Not Near Their Home As marijuana legalization in New York continues to be on the fast track, with  Gov. Andrew Cuomo expressing his support, an issue of cannabis retail locations arises. According to the Consensus Strategies' study, 52%...

Lawmakers in Hawaii, Connecticut and Florida recently introduced bills aimed at expanding access to psilocybin therapy. The measures follow steps taken by Oregon, where the therapeutic use of psilocybin was legalized via a ballot vote on Election Day, Nov. 3. Florida: A bill...

NeonMind Goes Public Psychedelics biotech company NeonMind debuted on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) Monday under the symbol ‘NEON.’ NeonMind CEO Penny White discussed the highly anticipated — oversubscribed — initial public offering (IPO) on the Jan. 7 edition...

While many 2020 memories will be gladly left behind, that's not necessarily the case for psychedelics. There was unprecedented renaissance as psychedelic compounds, and their potential to treat mental health conditions, became one of the centerpieces of this year’s public...

Oregon has become the first state in US history to set up a program that regulates psilocybin, the active psychedelic ingredient in “magic mushrooms.”  Measure 109 was approved by 55.8% of voters in a ballot vote on Election Day. The measure creates a state-licensed psilocybin-...

Voters in Oregon have approved two measures that mark an unprecedented change in the history of U.S. drug policy. Measure 110, which passed with 58.8% positive votes, decriminalizes the possession of small amounts of all illegal drugs. It also creates a support program for drug abuse...

Field Trip Trades On CSE On Tuesday, common shares of Field Trip Health began trading on the CSE under the symbol FTRP. The psychedelics company, which has operations in Canada, the U.S. and Jamaica, went public through a reverse take-over with Canadian oil and gas explorer Newton Energy Corp...

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan backed a campaign poised to decriminalize all drugs in Oregon. According to the Marijuana Moment, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Advocacy donated $500,000, which accounts for a third of...