Day: November 2, 2017 (Page 2)

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State lawmakers have been studying the issue of medical marijuana since the end of the last legislative session. The post Tennessee Democrats Vote to Support Medical Marijuana appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Tennessee Democrats Vote to Support Medical MarijuanaContinue Reading

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Two producers of medical marijuana, CannTrust Holdings and The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings, are taking separate steps to raise capital to fund the build-out of their production facilities to meet demand for MMJ and recreational cannabis. CannTrust entered into a stock-purchase agreement to raise at least 15 million Canadian dollars ($11.6Continue Reading

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In a business-buoying flip-flop, Michigan regulators said that existing medical marijuana dispensaries can stay open while seeking a state license as long as they have been operating with the approval of their communities. State regulators had given dispensaries until Dec. 15 to close or risk being denied a license for defyingContinue Reading

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Ontario became the first province in Canada to introduce legislation to regulate the sale and distribution of recreational marijuana and, in doing so, promised to impose million-dollar fines on privately owned dispensaries that refuse to close their doors. The province’s marijuana monopoly will be known as the Ontario Cannabis RetailContinue Reading

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Cannabis advocates continue to battle against Big Pharma. Since marijuana remains illegal in the eyes of the federal government, most veterans do not have a choice but to keep swallowing dangerous prescription drugs to combat the symptoms of conditions ranging from post-traumatic stress disorder to chronic pain. Let’s face itContinue Reading

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Colorado-based edibles maker Wana Brands announced a planned expansion into six new marijuana states by the end of 2018, another example of how the cannabis industry is increasingly becoming a national business. Wana, which already has products available in Nevada and Oregon aside from its home state, will be inContinue Reading

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By Bart Schaneman Washington state marijuana licensees are incurring added costs in man hours and paperwork now that they’re operating without a contracted state seed-to-sale system. Nov. 1 marked the first day licensed Washington state marijuana businesses have operated without a traceability program, and it’s raising questions about the necessity ofContinue Reading