Month: February 2018 (Page 20)
Guest Opinion: Local Bans Feed California’s Illicit Production Problem
2018-02-14
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In California’s rural northern towns, city councils are banning cannabis farms. But they’re ignoring the fact that those farms already exist. The post Guest Opinion: Local Bans Feed California’s Illicit Production Problem appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Guest Opinion: Local Bans Feed California’s Illicit Production ProblemContinue Reading
Meet Amsterdam’s Coffeeshop Patrons (#10): Ype
2018-02-14
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In our tenth installment, Ype shares his social involvement in Amsterdam, positive changes at the local community center, and smoking among friends. The post Meet Amsterdam’s Coffeeshop Patrons (#10): Ype appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Meet Amsterdam’s Coffeeshop Patrons (#10): YpeContinue Reading
A Love Letter to Cannabis
2018-02-14
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This Valentine’s Day, one writer reflects on the versatility of cannabis and reveals a quick trick for explaining the magic of this plant to those who are apprehensive about it. Whenever someone comes to me with an ailment they have not been able to cure or treat with traditional medicine,Continue Reading
Detroit issues moratorium on medical cannabis business permits
2018-02-14
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The Detroit City Council on Tuesday approved another delay on the issuance of new medical marijuana business permits, a situation that has been contentious in the Motor City for years and which threatens the stability of the long-standing local MMJ industry. The new 180-day moratorium on MMJ licenses comes aboutContinue Reading
Marijuana analyzer company raises $2.25 million
2018-02-14
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An Israeli company that has been working on a commercial-scale cannabis analyzer has completed a $2.25 million Series A-1 round of funding. GemmaCert, based in Tel Aviv, will launch its cannabis potency analyzer by the same name this week in San Diego at the Emerald Conference, a gathering focused onContinue Reading
Latin America Update: Marijuana business developments in Chile and Argentina
2018-02-14
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(As Marijuana Business Daily ramps up its coverage of the global cannabis market, it’s launching a series examining recent marijuana legalization and business developments worldwide. The first few installments will focus on Latin America, starting with Chile and Argentina.) While Canada and the United States dominated marijuana headlines over theContinue Reading
Smoke Cartel Is Going Public. Here’s Why
2018-02-13
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Smoke Cartel, one of the world’s leading online headshops, is now trading on a public stock exchange. What does this development mean for the company? The post Smoke Cartel Is Going Public. Here’s Why appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Smoke Cartel Is Going Public. Here’s WhyContinue Reading
CA District Attorneys Debate Clearing Pot Convictions
2018-02-13
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When Proposition 64 passed in November 2016, hundreds of thousands of people got the opportunity to clear their criminal records of marijuana convictions. But clearing those records hasn’t been easy — and while cities like San Francisco are moving to proactively tackle the database, cities such as Los Angeles areContinue Reading
‘Critical flaw’ found in Ohio’s medical cannabis grow license scoring process
2018-02-13
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Ohio’s state auditor has found a “critical flaw” in the process used by the Ohio Department of Commerce to score business applications for a limited number of medical marijuana cultivation licenses. According to The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, Auditor Dave Yost said at least two Commerce Department employees had essentially unlimitedContinue Reading