Category: Marijuana

Jan 08
Little Amsterdam of New Mexico

In the desert valley along the Rio Grande, sits Sunland Park, a city of about 17,000 residents. It has traditionally lacked many amenities which has been nicknamed the Little Amsterdam of New Mexico. Sunland Park didn’t have a large grocery store, very many shops, or much to offer besides a racetrack casino. It is also […]

Mar 22
Chinese investment in illegal weed

Chinese investment in illegal weed is growing. A few days before Christmas, a joint law enforcement task force found nearly 9,000 pounds of cannabis worth almost $15 million during a raid in a suburban neighborhood in Antioch, Calif. The California Department of Cannabis Control believes that the four houses searched in the bedroom community 45 […]

Feb 10
Cannabis producer Canopy cutting 800 jobs, closing flagship Canadian facility

Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth said Thursday it is closing its flagship cultivation facility in Smiths Falls, Ontario, and cutting more than a third of its workforce as part of a shift to an “asset-light model” in Canada. Canopy disclosed the new strategy as it reported a net loss of 267 million Canadian dollars ($200 million) for […]