Day: March 21, 2019 (Page 2)

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Vancouver, British Columbia-based Nextleaf Solutions has begun trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) under the ticker symbol OILS. The company uses its technology to extract and process cannabinoid distillate, which can be used for premium infused products. Nextleaf said it has completed the construction of an extraction and processing facilityContinue Reading

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Rhode Island lawmakers held their first joint hearing on a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana, but the measure received considerable pushback and prospects look dimmer without some reworking or compromises. The Providence Journal reported the state’s Senate Finance and Judiciary committees lawmakers had several criticisms about the plan unveiled this week,Continue Reading

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What happens when you combine a cannabis business convention with a prohibition state like Texas? The post 5 Ways Cannabis Influenced Texas During SXSW appeared first on Leafly. Read More: 5 Ways Cannabis Influenced Texas During SXSWContinue Reading

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Since taking office late last year, Mexico’s new President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (popularly known as AMLO) has appeared to move in contradictory directions where the country’s bloody drug war and cannabis are concerned. Last month, he declared the “drug war” to be over, pledging to reverse the policies of his predecessors, whoContinue Reading

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Exports of medical cannabis from Canada soared last year as the country’s biggest licensed cannabis companies continued to establish beachheads in new medical markets overseas. Shipments of dried cannabis tripled to 1,460 kilograms (3,219 pounds) in 2018, compared with 500 kilograms in 2017 and only 44 kilograms in 2016. ExportsContinue Reading

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On Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 182 into law, giving medical marijuana patients the right to smoke cannabis flower. While it will take a little bit more time for regulators to adjust to the change, with Florida’s booming cannabis industry and all the pot already growing there, itContinue Reading