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Canada needs to expand recreational marijuana products: Q&A with Tilray CEO Brendan Kennedy

By Matt Lamers

The CEO of one of Canada’s fast-growing marijuana companies has a piece of advice for the federal government: Permit a wider variety of products beyond buds and oils when the recreational market launches next year.

Brendan Kennedy, CEO of British Columbia-based Tilray, said Canadian regulators need to recognize the popularity of edibles and other products in places such as the United States while preparing for next summer’s planned rollout of recreational marijuana.

Currently, only flower and extracts are allowed for sale as MMJ in Canada. Looking ahead, the federal government is expected to favor flower

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Maryland MMJ licensee faces federal discrimination suit

The owner of a recently licensed medical marijuana dispensary in Maryland is under federal investigation for workplace discrimination stemming from a previous business, a situation the state’s embattled medical marijuana commission had no knowledge of.

According to the Capital Gazette, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court alleging that David Podrog – owner of Advanced Alternative Therapies near Baltimore – discriminated against Hispanic employees of an Annapolis car wash under his ownership.

The federal complaint alleges that Podrog and a partner forced Hispanic employees to work as servants at

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Maryland MMJ licensee faces federal discrimination suit

The owner of a recently licensed medical marijuana dispensary in Maryland is under federal investigation for workplace discrimination stemming from a previous business, a situation the state’s embattled medical marijuana commission had no knowledge of.

According to the Capital Gazette, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court alleging that David Podrog – owner of Advanced Alternative Therapies near Baltimore – discriminated against Hispanic employees of an Annapolis car wash under his ownership.

The federal complaint alleges that Podrog and a partner forced Hispanic employees to work as servants at

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Cannabis content site raises $4.1 million with NFL legend’s help

Marijuana content website Herb has raised $4.1 million in seed funding from a group of investors that includes Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana.

Herb – which focuses on how-to video content along with news articles and other information – has roughly 5.3 million unique viewers monthly and gets about 200 million video views per month, Tech Crunch reported.

According to the technology news outlet, Herb.co’s investors are:

• Lerer Hippeau Ventures
• Liquid 2 Ventures (led by Montana)
• Slow Ventures
• Buddy Media co-founder Michael Lazerow
• Shiva Rajarama
• Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke
• Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein
• Investor and

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Cannabis content site raises $4.1 million with NFL legend’s help

Marijuana content website Herb has raised $4.1 million in seed funding from a group of investors that includes Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana.

Herb – which focuses on how-to video content along with news articles and other information – has roughly 5.3 million unique viewers monthly and gets about 200 million video views per month, Tech Crunch reported.

According to the technology news outlet, Herb.co’s investors are:

• Lerer Hippeau Ventures
• Liquid 2 Ventures (led by Montana)
• Slow Ventures
• Buddy Media co-founder Michael Lazerow
• Shiva Rajarama
• Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke
• Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein
• Investor and

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Israeli, Canadian firms partner to run four US marijuana facilities

An Israeli medical marijuana company is teaming up with a Canadian firm with the goal of opening four MMJ production facilities in the United States.
Israel-based Panaxia and the Canadian Bioceutical Corp. have signed a contract in which CBC will finan…

Israeli, Canadian firms partner to run four US marijuana facilities

An Israeli medical marijuana company is teaming up with a Canadian firm with the goal of opening four MMJ production facilities in the United States.
Israel-based Panaxia and the Canadian Bioceutical Corp. have signed a contract in which CBC will finan…

Canada’s cannabis sector doesn’t see big changes from new minister

Canada has a new health minister, but the marijuana industry doesn’t expect to see a significant shift in the federal government’s cannabis policy ahead of next year’s launch of recreational MJ.

New Brunswick MP Ginette Petitpas Taylor was named health minister in a cabinet shuffle this week, taking over for Jane Philpott.

In her new role, Taylor will oversee the federal body that regulates the country’s fast-growing medical cannabis sector as well as the rollout of Canada’s legal recreational market next summer.

Cam Battley, a board member of the Cannabis Canada trade association, told Business News Network he expects the

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Nevada again expands field for recreational marijuana distribution

Nevada regulators plan to reopen the state’s recreational marijuana distribution system to businesses other than alcohol wholesalers after rejecting an appeal by a liquor group that claims it has exclusive rights to transport marijuana from cultivators to retail stores.

The state Tax Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to uphold a previous decision by the Tax Department to expand the licensing beyond alcohol distributors because they’ve been unable to keep up with overwhelming demand.

The distribution turf battle has been tied up in district court and administrative appeals since before legal recreational sales began July 1.

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Which state legislatures could legalize recreational, medical marijuana in 2018?

By John Schroyer
Only 26 states in the United States – along with Washington DC – allow independent campaigns to place ballot measures before the general public. Which means the only way to change state laws in almost half the country is through the le…