MMJ Business Daily

CBD manufacturer buys stake in Canadian maker of hemp, MJ pharma products

A CBD manufacturer with offices in Canada and California is moving further into the Canadian cannabis market, acquiring a 25% stake in a company in the final stages of licensing to make hemp and marijuana pharmaceutical products. Isodiol International …

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Neo-Nazi charges spur Oregon marijuana lab executive’s exit

The founder and executive director of a state-licensed cannabis testing lab in Eugene, Oregon, is stepping down amid allegations she is a neo-Nazi supporter. Bethany Sherman also plans to sell the OG Analytical testing lab she founded in 2013, accordin…

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Nova Scotia plans to sell recreational cannabis in government-run alcohol stores

The Nova Scotia government unveiled plans to sell recreational marijuana alongside alcohol in government-run stores, a move that essentially bars privately owned businesses from investing in retail opportunities. The province proposed that marijuana be…

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Pennsylvania boosting available hemp licenses by two-thirds for 2018

Pennsylvania’s hemp production is poised to expand dramatically after Gov. Tom Wolf announced plans this week to increase the number of available hemp licenses by 66% – and the total acreage by even more. Wolf said Pennsylvania’s firs…

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Will federal marijuana safeguard be extended again?

With the current federal budget set to expire Friday, speculation has swirled in Washington DC over whether Congress will once again reach a deal to keep the old budget in place temporarily and prevent the U.S. government from shutting down. Medical ma…

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Los Angeles paves way for regulated marijuana market on ‘historic day’

Los Angeles could be among a handful of California cities to begin recreational marijuana sales on New Year’s Day after the City Council’s unanimous approval of cannabis industry regulations Wednesday. “Let’s don’t be a pa…

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California’s new marijuana regulations will hurt small farmers, two lawmakers say

In a bid to protect family farms, two California legislators are seeking revisions t the state’s marijuana cultivation regulations. State Sen. Mike McGuire and Assemblyman Jim Wood support a 1-acre cap on grow sites to prevent small farmers from …

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CBD sales spike in Indiana ahead of feared crackdown

Stores selling CBD in central Indiana are seeing a spike in sales after the state’s attorney general declared the products illegal with one limited exception. Kokomo store owner Joan Johnson said sales and interest in CBD increased after Attorney Gener…

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L.A. City Council passes cannabis industry regulations

In a 12-0 vote Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council approved a regulatory framework for licensing marijuana businesses ahead of California’s statewide cannabis market launch on Jan. 1. The council voted to advance three ordinances to the mayor…

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Manitoba looks to private sector to grow, sell recreational marijuana

The Manitoba government has introduced legislation to have private businesses grow and sell recreational marijuana once Canada’s adult-use market launches next year. Home cultivation, meanwhile, would be banned. Under the bill, the Manitoba Liquo…

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