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Canopy to build Denmark’s first medical marijuana production facility

Canopy Growth Corp. announced plans to build Denmark’s first medical marijuana production facility to meet demand when Europe’s newest MMJ market comes online next year. Spectrum Cannabis Denmark ApS – a joint venture between Canopy and Danish Ca…

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Washington state halts issuing of hemp licenses, citing budget shortfall

 Washington has stopped issuing hemp licenses because the program is too expensive, the latest hurdle for a state that led the nation in marijuana adoption but has lagged on hemp. The Washington Department of Agriculture won’t issue hemp licenses for 2…

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Arkansas sets timeline for awarding medical marijuana cultivation licenses

Winners of the first medical marijuana cultivation licenses in Arkansas will be announced Feb. 27. The state’s Medical Marijuana Commission has decided that in the next two weeks it will begin reviewing the 95 applications for the five available …

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Surgeon general: Cannabis deserves further medical research

The marijuana industry – at least the medical sector – apparently has another ally within the Trump administration: U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams. During a speech to the National Black Caucus of State Legislators’ annual conferenc…

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Days after opening, Maryland medical marijuana dispensaries sell out of product

The celebration at most of Maryland’s medical marijuana dispensaries didn’t last long. After a four-year-plus wait, medical cannabis sales at a handful of the state’s 10 fully licensed dispensaries began Friday to patients who waited …

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Canada’s largest pharmacy chain inks ‘game-changing’ medical marijuana distribution deal

Medical marijuana would soon be available through the online store of Canada’s largest pharmacy chain in what analysts are calling a groundbreaking deal for the medical cannabis industry. Aphria is set to supply the medical cannabis, including leaf and…

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Michigan issues emergency rules for medical marijuana industry

The agency overseeing the rollout of Michigan’s regulated medical marijuana market released emergency industry rules Monday, and they were quickly signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder. According to Mlive.com, businesses will be able to start apply…

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Cannabis industry tax fix not included in final Senate reform bill

A repeal of the 280E section of the federal tax code for law-abiding marijuana companies was not included in the final version of the landmark tax bill that the U.S. Senate passed early Saturday, despite a last-minute amendment attempt by Colorado Repu…

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Marijuana real estate company files for $100 million raise

A San Diego-based real estate company that caters to medical cannabis cultivators has filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing plans to raise $100 million. If successful, Innovative Industrial Properties’ raise would…

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MJBizConNEXT accepting speaker submissions for cannabis presentations

Business executives from the cannabis industry interested in speaking at MJBizConNEXT have until Dec. 15 to submit original, all-new content ideas for sessions. MJBizConNEXT, hosted by Marijuana Business Daily, will be held May 9-11 in New Orleans. Any…

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