MMJ Business Daily

Sessions: Justice Department still discussing marijuana enforcement

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his Department of Justice have yet to make up their minds about how to approach federal marijuana policy. That’s the latest from Sessions when it comes to the Trump administration’s murky cannabis policy. …

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Applications to produce cannabis in Canada top 460

Applications to become a licensed producer of medical marijuana in Canada rose 10% in the past six months, even though Health Canada has been approving applications at a record clip. The jump in approved cultivators and applications comes as marijuana …

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Members of Congress call for extension of federal marijuana protections

A little more than a week and a half before a key deadline, a bipartisan group of 66 members of Congress have signed a letter to leaders of both the U.S. House and Senate, asking them to ensure the extension of a law that protects state medical marijua…

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Supply issues loom as Maryland preps for imminent medical marijuana sales

Some Maryland medical marijuana dispensary owners expect to begin sales as soon as Friday. But concerns over supply have several owners planning to ration the amount they can sell. Sales will start as soon as cultivators and processors can supply the m…

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Supply issues loom as Maryland preps for imminent medical marijuana sales

Some Maryland medical marijuana dispensary owners expect to begin sales as soon as Friday. But concerns over supply have several owners planning to ration the amount they can sell. Sales will start as soon as cultivators and processors can supply the m…

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Nevada gaming panel frustrated by uncertain federal cannabis stance

Nearly all 12 members of a gaming policy committee in Nevada – including Gov. Brian Sandoval – expressed frustration at the conclusion of an hours-long hearing Wednesday that was intended to get the state closer to a policy on whether casin…

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Flower power: Canada’s new hemp rules boost CBD production, but limits remain

Canada’s hemp market is about to skyrocket under new regulations that allow the nation’s farmers to use the plant’s flower for cannabidiol extraction. The proposal has farmers and cannabis companies scrambling to capitalize on the cha…

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Iowa awards low-potency medical marijuana production license

Iowa has chosen its sole low-potency medical marijuana manufacturer, a new Des Moines company led by owners of an Iowa food-ingredient maker. MedPharm Iowa is expected to get the state’s only marijuana production license, according to the Des Moi…

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Marijuana REIT buys Arizona property for $15 million, strikes lease deal

Innovative Industrial Properties – a San Diego-based real estate investment trust (REIT) which leases real estate to medical marijuana businesses – has agreed to buy an Arizona property for $15 million. The property comprises over 350,000 square feet o…

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MJ Freeway reveals theft of client data in 2016 cyberattack

MJ Freeway has notified its clients that some of their business information was stolen “on or about” Nov. 19, 2016. The theft came to light during the Denver-based software company’s investigation of a cyberattack it suffered in Janua…

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