Day: November 21, 2017 (Page 2)

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Ohio regulators are sorting through 370 applications for business licenses to open medical cannabis dispensaries. Now that the deadline for applications has passed, the state’s Board of Pharmacy must begin the task of finding the best candidates, the Toledo Blade reported. Here’s what you need to know: Ohio planned to awardContinue Reading

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A Los Angeles-based real estate company is seeking to expand an 80-acre hemp research site in Pueblo, Colorado, by almost 12-fold, which would make it one of the largest hemp operations in the state. Agritek Holdings – which has water and mineral rights on the 80-acre site it already ownsContinue Reading

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A Mississauga, Ontario-based medical marijuana company is taking steps to raise 50 million Canadian dollars ($40 million) through a private placement of its securities to expand its existing facility and pursue strategic pharmaceutical assets. TerrAscend – traded on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol TER – said in aContinue Reading

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Co-founder Rob Kampia will focus on strategic development as MPP begins the search for a new executive director. The post Leadership Changes at the Marijuana Policy Project appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Leadership Changes at the Marijuana Policy ProjectContinue Reading

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The founder of Marijuana Policy Project, Rob Kampia, is bowing out as executive director of the organization. Kampia, who co-founded MPP in 1995, will become director of strategic development and will continue to serve on the boards of directors for both MPP and the MPP Foundation, according to a news releaseContinue Reading

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The Sacramento, California, police department plans to ask the City Council this week for an additional $850,000 in funding to continue a crackdown on its marijuana industry through the first six months of 2018. According to the Sacramento Bee, California’s capital city began its months-long crusade in August, including aContinue Reading

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This year’s celebration of outdoor cannabis will include new categories and new challenges. The world championship of marijuana cultivated outside in the full sun is almost upon us. We had the chance to talk with The Emerald Cup’s founder, Tim Blake, to get the full scoop in the weeks leadingContinue Reading

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When Cy Scott, Scott Vickers and Brian Wansolich co-founded the strain and dispensary listings website Leafly in 2010, a developed marijuana consumer market already existed. The legal cannabis industry, however, was still getting started. Leafly thrived and, before long, caught the attention of Privateer, a cannabis-focused holding firm that boughtContinue Reading