Day: September 25, 2017 (Page 2)

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Despite the continuing expansion of legal cannabis in states around the country, the federal Drug War continues to rage on. The post New FBI Report Shows Drug Arrests Are Still Increasing appeared first on Leafly. Read More: New FBI Report Shows Drug Arrests Are Still IncreasingContinue Reading

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Southern University has selected a vendor to run its medical marijuana program, moving Louisiana’s MMJ industry a step closer to reality. Southern’s Board of Supervisors chose Lafayette-based Advanced Biomedics to grow the marijuana for the Baton Rouge-based university, which will receive more than $6 million over five years from itsContinue Reading

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Cannabis advocates say a plan stipulating that cannabis can only be smoked in private homes is “not feasible” because it would, in effect, prevent many people from smoking it altogether. The post As Legalization Looms, Toronto Wrangles Where to Allow Smoking appeared first on Leafly. Read More: AsContinue Reading

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A black farmer from Florida has filed a lawsuit alleging that business license requirements in the state’s medical marijuana law are so restrictive they prevent most black farmers from participating and therefore renders the program unconstitutional. The lawsuit, filed by Columbus Smith, of Panama City, according to Sunshine State News.Continue Reading

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Canopy Growth signed a strategic partnership to expand into Denmark and will invest 10 million Canadian dollars ($8.12 million) in the joint venture, continuing the flurry of activity in Europe by Canadian marijuana companies. Canopy Growth will form a joint venture with Danish Cannabis ApS, to be called Spectrum Denmark, to serveContinue Reading

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Light deprivation isn’t a new cultivation technique, but there’s been a pronounced spike in its use by NorCal growers over the past year, leading to a flood of “light dep” bud on the market. If you’ve been buying cannabis recently — particularly on the Pacific Coast and especially in CaliforniaContinue Reading

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Nearly six in 10 Pennsylvanians support recreational marijuana legalization, a dramatic upturn over the past decade, a new poll shows. According to the poll by Franklin & Marshall College’s Center for Opinion Research, 59% of the roughly 400 voters surveyed approve of adult-use legalization, The Inquirer reported. That’s up from theContinue Reading

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By Eli McVey Canada’s medical marijuana program continues to surge, with 30,000-plus patients enrolling last quarter to boost the total count over 200,000. That marks three straight years of quarter-over-quarter patient growth for the program and a 168% increase from just one year ago. To put these figures in perspective,Continue Reading