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Citing federal concerns, New Mexico city denies marijuana ads

A medical marijuana dispensary in Albuquerque, New Mexico, had visions of advertising on the sides of buses, but local transit authorities rejected the ads, citing concerns about federal law and grant funding.

According to the Santa Fe New Mexican, the Ultra Health dispensary was seeking to place ads on the vehicles featuring photos of people of various ages and ethnic groups as well as the slogan “Your Health. Our Commitment.”

The city’s legal department, however, said any marijuana-related ads displayed by the Transit Department are prohibited by federal law, regardless of New Mexico’s MMJ laws.

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Celebrity sues CBD line, claiming trademark violation

Actress Jessica Alba is suing a Colorado business that makes CBD nutritional supplements, claiming that Honest Herbal infringes on the trademark of her Los Angeles firm, The Honest Co., which makes personal-care products and vitamins.

Alba argues in the federal lawsuit filed in California that the 3-year-old CBD company is trying “to confuse consumers and profit from the goodwill and consumer recognition associated with The Honest Co.’s HONEST Marks,” which include product lines Honest Beauty, Honest Man and Honest Baby.

A lawyer for Kristy Redmon, owner of Honest Herbal, told Marijuana Business Daily that the celebrity won’t succeed.

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Toronto marijuana software startup lands $2 million

Canadian seed-to-sale software company Trellis has raised $2 million in a funding round led by Case Verde Capital, the marijuana-focused venture capital firm run by a team that includes rapper Snoop Dogg.
The Toronto-based software provider, which laun…

Toronto marijuana software startup lands $2 million

Canadian seed-to-sale software company Trellis has raised $2 million in a funding round led by Case Verde Capital, the marijuana-focused venture capital firm run by a team that includes rapper Snoop Dogg.
The Toronto-based software provider, which laun…

Michigan bills would keep MMJ dispensaries open during licensing

Two bills going before Michigan lawmakers would allow medical marijuana dispensaries currently operating in the state to remain open while they’re undergoing a new state licensing process, contrary to a proposal by the state’s MMJ regulatory agency that all retailers must close by Dec. 15 until they receive new business permits.

The bills, by Rep. Yousef Rabhi and Sen. David Knezek, were motivated by a desire to protect MMJ patients and their suppliers, Mlive.com reported.

“We can’t go back in time. Here in Michigan, we have something very important: safe access. And while the legislation that was

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Michigan bills would keep MMJ dispensaries open during licensing is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Michigan bills would keep MMJ dispensaries open during licensing

Two bills going before Michigan lawmakers would allow medical marijuana dispensaries currently operating in the state to remain open while they’re undergoing a new state licensing process, contrary to a proposal by the state’s MMJ regulatory agency that all retailers must close by Dec. 15 until they receive new business permits.

The bills, by Rep. Yousef Rabhi and Sen. David Knezek, were motivated by a desire to protect MMJ patients and their suppliers, Mlive.com reported.

“We can’t go back in time. Here in Michigan, we have something very important: safe access. And while the legislation that was

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Michigan bills would keep MMJ dispensaries open during licensing is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

San Francisco rec marijuana sales won’t start in January

San Francisco, the birthplace of the modern marijuana industry, is a little behind schedule.

City officials are now saying recreational marijuana sales won’t start in January, according to SF Gate, which is the earliest any California municipality would be able to launch an adult-use market.

The reason is that San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors is still hammering out details on industry regulations, including a social equity program that will ensure the participation of minorities, former drug offenders and low-income entrepreneurs in the cannabis sector.

The city will allow its existing 48 medical cannabis dispensaries to obtain 120-day

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Truth in advertising: Marijuana sector still struggling to gain foothold in mainstream

By Omar Sacirbey
The marijuana industry has scored several advertising coups in recent weeks, with cannabis-related businesses landing ads on major television networks and in mainstream magazines.
Cannabis industry insiders welcomed the breakthroughs a…

Poll: Canadians want private sector involved in cannabis retail

Sixty-five percent of current and potential cannabis consumers in Canada believe licensed growers should be allowed to open retail stores once recreational marijuana is legalized next year, according to a new poll.

The Oraclepoll Research survey also found that 63% of respondents would prefer to purchase cannabis products in a retail environment.

The poll, involving 5,000 people, comes two weeks after Ontario released its marijuana regulatory framework, which calls for the private sector to be completely shut out of the retail rec business. Instead, the provincial government laid out plans for a state-run monopoly to sell adult-use cannabis online

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Second Ohio college steps forward to test medical marijuana

A second college in Ohio has put its name on the list to test medical marijuana.

Central State University – a historically black college in Wilberforce, Ohio – has joined Hocking College in Nelsonville in applying for a permit to test cannabis for the state’s developing program, according to radio station WOSU.

Central State is located outside Dayton, about a two-hour drive from Hocking.

Regulators gave Ohio’s public colleges and universities first crack at cannabis testing permits when it rolled out rules for the program last year, but few

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