Day: December 7, 2018 (Page 2)

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The Canadian company now owns the makers of the world’s most iconic cannabis vaporizer. The post Canopy Buys German Vaporizer Pioneer Storz & Bickel appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Canopy Buys German Vaporizer Pioneer Storz & BickelContinue Reading

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December 8th is National Brownie Day! Celebrate by watching this selection of classic tv episodes featuring weed brownie-fueled hilarity. The post The 11 Most Iconic ‘Happy Brownie’ Scenes in Film History appeared first on Leafly. Read More: The 11 Most Iconic ‘Happy Brownie’ Scenes in Film HistoryContinue Reading

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The old debate about what to call the plant cannabis sativa L. is giving businesses real-world headaches in both new and established marijuana markets. Consider: Iowa allows medical marijuana but calls it something else. Texas restricts medical marijuana so severely that doctors must break the law to use the state’sContinue Reading

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A member of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission is resigning, reducing the five-member panel to two to start the year. The market launch of MMJ in the state has been delayed before by legal challenges and licensing snags. But Scott Hardin, communications director for the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration,Continue Reading

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Cash-rich Canopy Growth bought global vaporizer leader Storz & Bickel for 220 million Canadian dollars ($160 million) in a bid to improve its portfolio of intellectual property. The all-cash deal is also intended to position Canopy to capitalize on the next wave of federally regulated products in Canada and aroundContinue Reading

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The World Health Organization (WHO) postponed its much-anticipated recommendations about the international scheduling of cannabis, citing a need for more time to review its findings. The recommendations were expected to be released today at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) 61st reconvened session in Vienna. Recommendations about several other substances were included inContinue Reading

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President Trump said Friday he is nominating William Barr – who served in the first Bush administration – to replace former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who was an outspoken critic of marijuana legalization. Trump taps Justice Department veteran William Barr as attorney general is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily:Continue Reading

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Boston-based cannabis company Ascend Wellness has closed a $40 million funding round – capital the firm plans to use to build out its multistate footprint. Poseidon Asset Management, Salveo Capital, JM10 Partners and Shire Capital Advisors led the funding round. Ascend has licenses in three states: Illinois, Massachusetts and Michigan.Continue Reading