Month: July 2018 (Page 5)

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A week after it was reported that Ontario froze leasing efforts for its monopoly cannabis retail chain, Canada’s largest province appears to be on the verge of handing adult-use marijuana sales entirely to the private sector. The news, first reported by Cannabis Compliance vice president Deepak Anand and then in the GlobeContinue Reading

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Massachusetts marijuana regulators urged city and town officials to keep within the boundaries of state law when negotiating local agreements with recreational marijuana businesses. The Cannabis Control Commission cited “anecdotal” evidence of municipalities putting excessive financial demands on companies wishing to locate within their communities, further slowing the already delayedContinue Reading

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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is requesting that state police investigate whether regulators are taking bribes in exchange for medical marijuana licenses. Snyder’s spokeswoman told the Detroit Free Press the governor asked the state police to open an investigation. The move comes after state Democratic Sen. David Knezek of Dearborn Heights raisedContinue Reading

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Leafly gets an exclusive hands-on taste-testing with Lagunitas Brewing and AbsolueXtracts’ game-changing THC bevvie. The post Lagunitas Brewing’s Hi-Fi Hops Is a Stoney, Hoppy La Croix appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Lagunitas Brewing’s Hi-Fi Hops Is a Stoney, Hoppy La CroixContinue Reading

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The provincial government is expected to make an announcement as early as next week, outlining a plan to let the private sector own and operate cannabis shops. The post Ontario to Revamp Cannabis Regs, Allow Private Retailers appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Ontario to Revamp Cannabis Regs,Continue Reading

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More employers across a broad range of Canadian industries are adding medical marijuana to employee benefits plans, potentially boosting the MMJ market. More Canadian employers include coverage for medical marijuana is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs Read More: MoreContinue Reading

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In Australia, a continent-country of 24 million people, there are 38,000 physicians licensed to work as general practitioners. In Australia, a country where medical marijuana has been legal since 2016 for anyone with a doctor’s note to use it, there is exactly one general practitioner — out of 38,000 —Continue Reading

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The Oklahoma Bar Association warned its members about getting involved in the state’s new medical marijuana industry, an advisory that could discourage lawyers from representing cannabis businesses. The warning came in an email newsletter to members. The advisory: Urged “caution due to ramifications of state and federal law being inContinue Reading