CEO of the iconic company that makes Volcano vapes shares his story

Jay and Jeremy chatted with Storz & Bickel cofounder and Managing Director Jürgen Bickel, who was instrumental in bringing one of the most iconic cannabis products to market — the Volcano vaporizer. You’ll enjoy the discussion about the heady early days of the company.

"Let's create a safe, legal market for adults, that protects North Carolina's children." North Carolina Governor Josh Stein on X. 

The governor recently created the Advisory Council on Cannabis with an eye on legalization.

Colorado pre-rolls recalled over pesticide ☠️

Colorado's Department of Revenue (DOR) issued a warning on Monday about infused pre-rolls and flower from Dadirri, which were allegedly made with contaminated concentrate. The recalled products tested positive for the pesticide chlorfenapyr, in excess of the 0.05 parts per million that the state allows, according to DOR. The affected products were sold between April 24 and June 5, across 40 storefronts. 

Florida lawmakers want people convicted of cannabis crimes to lose medical cards 🤔

Florida lawmakers advanced legislation that would bar people who have been convicted of cannabis or other drug related crimes from the state’s medical marijuana registry. Florida Politics has more. 

New York also has tainted bud ☠️

New York issued a recall on June 10 of nine different products from IndoGrow LLC. The products, which were all raw flower or pre-rolls, tested positive for unallowable pesticides. The products were originally quarantined because they lacked proper testing. A subsequent analysis reportedly detected the pesticides. 

"Free" cannabis license in southern California 🗑️

In yet another sign of the dire financial situation of California cannabis, a retailer in Oxnard who could have once sold his license for as much as $3 million is now reportedly selling his license for free as long as the new owner takes on the existing lease. SF Gate has more.

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Artelo Biosciences announces reverse stock split 📈

The company's board approved a 6-to-1 ratio split in order to maintain its position on the Nasdaq. The California pharmaceutical company has been researching and developing the use of CBD in medical treatment.

HYTN is official in the exports game ✈️

The Vancouver cannabis manufacturer announced yesterday that it received its first international order for vape cartridges. The order of live-resin vapes, which further increases the flow of cannabis from Canada to Europe, is destined for the Untied Kingdom. 

THC-infused beverage company Cantrip is looking for a Marketing Director, according to CEO Adam Terry who said that "this is not a fluff role." Check out the job description here. 

And in another move, longtime Politico cannabis reporter Natalie Fertig is moving off the beat to cover state politics. We’ll be sad to see Natalie off the beat!

Heritage Foundation takes aim at rescheduling 👀

Yesterday, we wrote how federal Republicans (and their Texas counterparts) were taking aim at cannabis legalization. Now, their allies outside of government are doing so as well. A new paper published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry by a lawyer for the Heritage Foundation and a prominent anti-cannabis researcher asserted that the federal government’s reasoning for rescheduling cannabis is flawed because there are no FDA approved cannabis medicines and that cannabis has a high potential for abuse. Read it here.

This is How The Cannabis Control Commission Wastes Limited Resources | Talking Joints Memo

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s push to ban THC in Texas draws rare backlash from the right | Texas Tribune

On the overall failure of social equity in cannabis | Cannabis Musings

Will hemp-derived THC issue make Congress act – unlike marijuana? | MJBizDaily

Debate on marijuana needs to be its own merits | Williamsport Sun-Gazette