MMJ Business Daily

Big labor sees growth potential in California cannabis workers

Unions have caught a whiff of a rare opportunity to organize a whole new set of workers as recreational marijuana becomes legal in California. The United Farm Workers, Teamsters and United Food and Commercial Workers are looking to unionize the tens of…

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Report: Rob Kampia no longer affiliated with Marijuana Policy Project

The founder of Marijuana Policy Project, Rob Kampia, is no longer affiliated with the pro-legalization group. According to Marijuana Moment, Kampia departed from the MPP board over the weekend and was no longer employed by the advocacy organization he …

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Cannabis churches on the rise in California as alternative to dispensaries

Small-scale churches that specialize in marijuana are becoming increasingly common across California, creating yet more competition for retailers that want to operate as for-profit ventures instead of tax-exempt religious institutions. Churches that ha…

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Marijuana Business Daily to resume publishing Tuesday

Marijuana Business Daily is closed for the Christmas holiday but will resume publishing on a limited basis Tuesday.
Marijuana Business Daily to resume publishing Tuesday is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness new…

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Break-in at Alaska marijuana operation, $150k of product stolen

A marijuana business in Anchorage had a large amount of freshly packaged cannabis stolen, police said, highlighting the ongoing danger robberies can present for plant-touching companies. The owner of Danish Gardens – a licensed grower, product ma…

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Two companies form ‘Canada’s first’ retail-focused craft cannabis producer

Two British Columbia-based marijuana companies agreed to a merger, creating what they’re billing as Canada’s first retail-focused, craft cannabis producer. DOJA Cannabis, traded on the Canadian Securities Exchange, and Tokyo Smoke are joining for…

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Los Angeles won’t meet Jan. 1 deadline to start recreational marijuana sales

Los Angeles’ recreational marijuana businesses won’t be allowed to open Jan. 1 when legal adult-use sales launch in California. L.A. marijuana regulators said Friday they won’t begin accepting applications to sell legal recreational c…

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Canada’s largest pharmacy locks up more medical cannabis supply

Canada’s largest pharmacy chain signed up another major supplier of medical marijuana, further cementing what analysts called the “groundbreaking” entry of traditional pharmacies into the MMJ industry earlier this month. The latest deal has…

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Massachusetts marijuana regulators sign off on industry draft rules

Massachusetts is a step closer to a legalized recreational marijuana industry. The Cannabis Control Commission has approved a wide-ranging set of draft regulations, though the regulations are not final. The rules will be subject to public hearings over…

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Federal medical cannabis protections extended once more

The only federal law that protects medical marijuana businesses from U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ Department of Justice has once again been extended for a short period. The Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment – which prohibits the DOJ …

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