Weedmaps Founders Propose Taking Company Private Amid Industry Challenges Co-founders of Weedmaps, Doug Francis and Justin Hartfield, have agreed to take WM Technology Inc. private for about $100 million. They are willing to pay for the remaining 68% of the…

Elton John Slams Legalization of Cannabis Elton John has said that if we: “legalize recreational marijuana, it will be “one of the greatest mistakes of all time.” Since 1990, John has seen cannabis as a gateway drug to other drugs,…

In what will be a historic step changing the face of the international cannabis seed market, Amsterdam-based Barney’s Farm Genetics recently announced their merger at MJ BizCon in Las Vegas with cannabis seed pioneer Sensi Seeds and leading US seed…

Federal Cannabis Case This case is seminal because it represents one of the most important legal challenges to the federal cannabis prohibition. The plaintiffs argue that federal enforcement against state-legal cannabis businesses violates the Constitution, specifically the Commerce Clause. They…

Denmark’s Medical Cannabis Program to Become Permanent Denmark is making its biggest move yet towards a permanent medical cannabis program in what is considered a major development in European drug policy. Years of carefully implemented trial programs started back in…