Month: March 2018 (Page 23)

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Official messaging at airports is trying to get you to part with your weed — willingly. Don’t be fooled by the trap.  A vast array of entertainment awaits the tens of millions of people who visit Las Vegas every year: casino games, sophisticated shows, sumptuous meals and more. These delightsContinue Reading

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An Arkansas judge has temporarily blocked regulator from issuing licenses to five companies to grow medical marijuana in response to complaints about the state’s process for reviewing applications for the facilities. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen on Wednesday issued a temporary restraining order against the state, which had plannedContinue Reading

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The venture capital firm founded by rapper Snoop Dogg to invest in ancillary cannabis companies has closed its inaugural fund after securing $45 million from investors, making it one of the larger raises in the marijuana industry. Casa Verde Capital, based in West Hollywood, California, raised most of the money lastContinue Reading

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Oakland, California’s city council has passed an ordinance protecting tenants from being evicted by cannabis businesses in the city’s “Green Zone,” keeping in line with the city’s stated goal to promote “cannabis equity.” This highlights the dilemma of cannabis-fueled displacement — a phenomenon also reported from places like the moreContinue Reading