Ontario Mulls Proposal to Allow Cannabis Consumption in Hotels
As marijuana tourism flourishes, out-of-town stoners are looking for places to legally light up. Cannabis Culture's Jodie Emery joins Cheddar to discuss Ontario's new proposal to permit marijuana consumption in hotels when the country legalizes cannabis this summer. She explains how the legalization movement is forcing countries to reconsider their tourism policies.
Also, a California Girl Scout sold 300 boxes of cookies outside a marijuana dispensary. Emery reveals how plenty of entrepreneurial types are benefiting from trends in legalization. The San Diego Girl Scout Council is weighing whether the girl broke any rules.
Baker is a new e-commerce platform being rolled out to dispensaries to improve their business logistics. Emery explains what products like this mean for the proliferation of the marijuana business services industry. The API has 25 integrations to allow for better point-of-sale systems.
Sanofi has announced that it will lower the list price of its insulin drug, Lantus, by 78 percent and will set a $35 cap on out-of-pocket costs for all patients.
Eleven of the biggest U.S. banks Thursday announced a $30 billion rescue package for First Republic Bank in an effort to prevent it from becoming the third to fail in less than a week and head off a broader banking crisis.
A total of 33 states and the District of Columbia now allow at least some form of sports wagering, but the prospects are mixed for expanding sports betting to additional states this year.
Neel Shah and Caitlin Kelly describe how their company EZ Newswire fared following Silicon Valley Bank's stunning collapse as other banks are feared to be in similar precarious states.
This photo taken on Feb. 24, 2023 shows a XPeng X2 flying car at the headquarters of XPeng Aeroht in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Guangzhou, one of China's major car manufacturing bases, has been striving to attract investment in new energy vehicle NEV industry in recent years.
Tom Graff, head of investments with Facet Wealth, joined Cheddar News to discuss what investors should know about the stock market amid concerns about the banking sector.
Adam Bry, co-founder and CEO of drone manufacturer Skydio, joined Cheddar News to discuss the company's latest funding round and the Russia-US drone collision.
