Rob Kampia, the embattled former chief of the Marijuana Policy Project, was removed from the board of directors of the National Cannabis Industry Association this week, Marijuana Business Daily has learned. Kampia’s ouster adds to recent turmoil …
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Texas now has at least one registered CBD patient. According to a news release, Cansortium Texas – which does business as Knox Medical in the town of Schulenburg – made its first actual sale on Thursday to the family of a 6-year-old girl wi…
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The Nunavut government might carve out space for private sector recreational cannabis sales, but probably not until 2019. Dan Carlson, assistant deputy minister of finance, told CBC News that a private retail system would be regulated by the Nunavut Li…
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If hemp fiber is so strong and easy to grow, why is so much of it moldering in barns awaiting a buyer? Two hemp companies say they have the answer, and they plan to bring it to farmers who can’t find buyers for hemp’s tough stalks. HempLogi…
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Following the lead of a key legislative committee, Maine Gov. Paul LePage has halted implementation of regulations for the state’s medical marijuana market. The rules would have gone into effect Thursday, but LePage delayed them until May so the …
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A company founded by Canadian investors is planning to launch a hemp-product development and manufacturing center in Kentucky. According to Lexington TV station LEX 18, AgTech Scientific plans to create 271 jobs in Bourbon County with a $5 million inve…
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The latest sale of a New York state medical marijuana business license is now a done deal. iAnthus Capital Holdings on Thursday completed the acquisition of Citiva Medical, one of 10 MMJ licensees in New York, for roughly $18 million, according to a ne…
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Recreational cannabis in Nova Scotia will be sold at nine government-owned liquor stores pending Canada’s nationwide legalization this summer. The retail plan overlooks two major population areas, however. The southern part of the province and An…
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Canopy, a Colorado-based, marijuana-focused business accelerator, has created a $50 million venture capital fund that will focus on “growth stage companies” in the cannabis sector. The subsidiary, Canopy Ventures I, plans to target technolo…
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Montana’s medical marijuana businesses aren’t sitting on their hands. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. As 600-plus registered caregivers wait for state regulators to finalize industry regulations that were expected last June, many ha…
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