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California governor OKs marijuana use at beaches, state parks

Marijuana retailers in California should be breathing a sigh of relief after Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed legislation that would have prevented people from smoking cannabis on beaches and in state parks.

The governor vetoed two bills, including one that would have imposed $100 fines for consumption of cannabis, tobacco or e-cigarettes in such areas.

Not only would passage of those bills have hampered retail sales to California consumers who want to take marijuana with them to natural settings, but it would have severely reduced options for tourists seeking somewhere to consume once the state’s recreational law goes

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Labeling error leads to recall of CBD-infused broth in Vermont

A Vermont broth maker has voluntarily recalled jars of CBD-infused chicken and beef broths over a misunderstanding about labels.

The Simmering Bone sold CBD-infused broth last month at the Vermont Hemp Fest in improperly labeled jars, company owner Rachel Collier told Seven Days, a Burlington-based weekly newspaper.

After Simmering Bone produced the broth, it was inspected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture at a commercial food facility, according to Seven Days.

Collier then took sealed jars to her home kitchen, added a CBD infusion and resealed the jars and reattached the USDA label – a violation she said she

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Massachusetts MMJ dispensary launches billboard campaign

In what is perhaps a Massachusetts marijuana milestone, a medical cannabis dispensary unveiled a billboard advertising drive in Boston and other cities on Monday.

New England Treatment Access (NETA), which operates two dispensaries, bought space on four billboards for the campaign, The Boston Globe reported.

Two of the billboards are in and just outside Boston – close to NETA’s dispensary on the city’s border with the well-to-do town of Brookline – and a pair are on the Massachusetts Turnpike about 20 miles from the company’s location in Northampton.

Using black and white letters on a bright green background, the

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Julian Marley’s JuJu Royal plans to distribute in Canada, Europe

Just days after announcing his line of cannabis products would be distributed in Southern California, reggae musician Julian Marley revealed he’s struck a deal to have his products reach the international MJ market as well.

Marley is partnering with Maricann Group – which has a medical cannabis production facility in Ontario, Canada – to produce and distribute Marley’s JuJu Royal line of marijuana products in that country starting Jan. 1, according to a news release.

Maricann’s release also said the company will have first right of refusal for distribution in Europe.

Marley – one of the children

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Julian Marley’s JuJu Royal plans to distribute in Canada, Europe

Just days after announcing his line of cannabis products would be distributed in Southern California, reggae musician Julian Marley revealed he’s struck a deal to have his products reach the international MJ market as well.

Marley is partnering with Maricann Group – which has a medical cannabis production facility in Ontario, Canada – to produce and distribute Marley’s JuJu Royal line of marijuana products in that country starting Jan. 1, according to a news release.

Maricann’s release also said the company will have first right of refusal for distribution in Europe.

Marley – one of the children

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Maine proposal shifts responsibility for rec MJ implementation

Maine lawmakers seem to be going in circles.

After residents voted to legalize adult-use marijuana last year, the legislature was tasked with passing a bill to implement a new recreational cannabis industry.

But a rewrite to the implementing legislation recently would forbid recreational marijuana businesses unless municipalities expressly approve them, basically returning the state to de facto prohibition.

That’s how attorney Amy Tchao of the Drummond Woodsum law firm explained the proposed rewrite to the Maine Municipal Association’s convention, the Portland Press Herald reported.

The original ballot measure that voters approved last fall gave municipalities the right to

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Chart: Record first month of recreational marijuana sales in Nevada

By Eli McVey

Nevada’s recreational marijuana industry is off to a blistering start, with early sales far surpassing the totals other adult-use markets posted their first few weeks.

The development highlights how different approaches to the rollout of recreational marijuana – as well as unique market dynamics – can greatly influence early sales.

Dispensaries in Nevada sold a whopping $27 million worth of recreational cannabis during the first month of sales in July. That’s nearly double the tally during the first month of sales in Colorado and more than seven times the amount Washington state recorded.

The figure

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Nevada AG to weigh in on cannabis consumption lounges

Nevada’s marijuana regulators have asked state Attorney General Adam Laxalt for a formal opinion on whether state law allows cannabis use in smoking lounges and at special events.

According to the Nevada Appeal, the state’s Department of Taxation made the request in the wake of a Legislative Counsel’s opinion that the voter-approved law allowing recreational marijuana use doesn’t specifically prohibit marijuana consumption and possession in places where the public isn’t allowed and where entry is restricted to people 21 and older.

The legislative panel also said local governments have the authority to license such businesses and consumption

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Pennsylvania proposes $50 medical marijuana registration fee

Looking for signs that Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program is nearing fruition?

State regulators are proposing a $50 annual fee for patients and caregivers who want to register for the nascent program, according to Lancaster Online.

Such details typically are a sign an MMJ program is in its final stages of preparation.

In fact, according to Lancaster Online, Pennsylvania’s top medical cannabis regulator said the registration fee is “one of the final pieces we need to have in place to launch the program.”

The state has been aiming to start the program sometime next year, and an industry insider

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New York medical cannabis sales are up but remain slow

New York’s five medical marijuana businesses generated only $16.6 million in gross sales between April 2016 and August 2017, but sales and patient numbers are improving.

From April 2016 through March 2017, the companies generated sales of $8.4 million – about $700,000 per month – according to analyses by the USA Today Network.

Sales improved dramatically in the next five months – April-August 2017 – hitting $8.2 million in sales, or about $1.64 million per month, according to the report. But that still means each MMJ company brought in only $328,000 per month.

The authors of the

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