Germany is on track to become one of the world’s largest medical marijuana markets this year as insured patient numbers soar, MMJ imports rise and the country prepares for domestic cultivation. Some executives also expect recreational legalization to h…
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Nevada CBD manufacturer Leafceuticals is expanding into topicals and edibles with the acquisition of California’s Irie CBD products. The acquisition gives Leafceuticals a processing plant in Oakland, California, for expanding its CBD line. The agreemen…
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Pennsylvania regulators may end their medical marijuana program’s prohibition on smokable marijuana, a move that would likely expand the customer base and improve business. Dispensaries currently are permitted to sell only concentrates, pills and tinct…
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Small cannabis businesses aren’t getting a fair shake in Canada’s marijuana industry, according to a member of Parliament from British Columbia who recently took to the floor of the House of Commons. A new set of draft regulations could ope…
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North Carolina’s top hemp regulator is sick of interference from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler said in a speech at the Southern Farm Show in Raleigh last week that the federal drug agency is not suppos…
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A lack of physician buy-in for medical marijuana has stalled several nascent state MMJ programs, such as New York and Minnesota. It looks as though Pennsylvania MMJ companies may be able to sidestep that problem. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Ce…
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Oregon lawmakers have dedicated an extra $1.5 million to local law enforcement agencies for the purpose of combating illegal cannabis businesses in poorer counties. According to The Register-Guard, the move was largely in response to a summit last mont…
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After months of public discussion on a law to authorize and regulate medical cannabis in Panama, a draft bill has been advanced by a key parliamentary committee. Members of the Labor, Health and Social Development Committee voted Tuesday to move the bi…
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Police in Juneau, Alaska, have changed their policy on the transportation of legal cannabis, saying they’ll allow licensed marijuana operators to take cannabis on commercial flights. According to KTOO Public Media, Police Chief Ed Mercer wrote in…
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One year after legalizing medical cannabis, the number of patients registered in Puerto Rico has surpassed 20,000, signaling that the industry has regained the momentum lost after last year’s devastating hurricane season. The American territory’s MMJ m…
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