One of the hottest new U.S. medical marijuana markets just opened up to more businesses. Pennsylvania’s Department of Health announced Thursday it will begin accepting new applications for dispensaries and growers on April 5 and will award 13 new…
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Ontario’s plan to lock private owners out of the retail recreational marijuana market may run counter to the nation’s objective for legalization, according to a new analysis of the province’s plan. The province expects to sell recreat…
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Massachusetts’ looming recreational marijuana market has the potential to be one of the most prosperous in the nation. Under rules finalized this month, cannabis entrepreneurs face no license caps for an assortment of business categories, edibles and m…
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The largest hemp cultivator in Maine has identified a former blueberry processing plant as its future extraction site. Future Farm Maine – a subsidiary of Vancouver, British Columbia-based Future Farm Technologies – has signed a two-year le…
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A key federal law that prohibits the Department of Justice from using federal funds to prosecute medical marijuana companies looks likely to remain in place under a new federal budget deal reportedly reached Wednesday among Congressional leaders. Langu…
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An established cannabis attorney in Southern California recently lost his preferred airport security clearance for being a marijuana business owner. According to The Orange County Register, Aaron Herzberg was traveling from Los Angeles to Sacramento wh…
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Jenna Valleriani, a Ph.D. and advocate for drug policy reform in the Canadian cannabis industry, recently compiled a list of women in marijuana that went viral on Twitter. The final tally: 40 names. As senior-level players from other industries –…
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An Arkansas judge on Wednesday struck down the state’s decision to issue its first licenses to grow medical marijuana, ruling that the process for awarding the permits and the rankings of applicants were unconstitutional. Pulaski County Circuit J…
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Hemp farmers in Canada say overproduction is depressing prices for seeds. The Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance told the Commodity News Service that Canadian seed prices have fallen from about 75 Canadian cents (58 cents) a pound last year to 55 Canadian ce…
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Cannabis businesses in Washington state will need to pay an annual fee of $895 to produce cannabis-infused edibles starting next month. The new charge stems from a special license endorsement that will be required of edibles makers starting April 1, wh…
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