Day: July 10, 2019

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The financially minded faction of the hacker group Anonymous, which has a history of upending major companies, has turned its attention to the cannabis industry. The post Why Hacktivists Say You Should Invest in Zig-Zags appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Why Hacktivists Say You Should Invest inContinue Reading

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Embattled Canadian cannabis cultivator CannTrust was dealt another blow after its recreational products were yanked from the shelves of Canada’s largest marijuana retailer. Daffyd Roderick, director of communications for the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS), the province’s online retailer and wholesale distributor, confirmed to BNN Bloomberg that CannTrust’s products weren’t availableContinue Reading

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A former publisher of the Chicago Tribune joined Illinois-based cannabis company Revolution Enterprises, part of a growing parade of C-suite officers from major companies plunging into the marijuana industry. Revolution, a multistate cannabis company based in suburban Chicago, announced Wednesday it had tapped Tony Hunter, who spent 20 years withContinue Reading

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While lawmakers seemed to agree on the need to end cannabis prohibition, Wednesday’s hearing highlighted tensions between competing visions of what reform should look like. The post Congressional Committee Discusses How to Legalize Cannabis appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Congressional Committee Discusses How to Legalize CannabisContinue Reading

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New York, the state with the America’s most populous and one of its most visited cities, did not legalize marijuana this year. For a consolation prize, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers did pass what might look like the next-best thing: decriminalization. As soon as Cuomo signs the bill into law,Continue Reading

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The head of a cannabis industry lobbying group urged U.S. Congressional lawmakers Wednesday to pass legislation to protect state-legal marijuana businesses and resolve the “untenable” conflict between state and federal marijuana laws. Neal Levine, chief executive officer of the Cannabis Trade Federation, called the current situation a “frustrating dichotomy” thatContinue Reading

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Bob Nardelli, who doubled the size of Home Depot while the company’s CEO from 2000 to 2007, will serve as a strategic adviser to GrowGeneration Corp., the Denver-based cannabis cultivation company announced Wednesday. The move by Nardelli, who also was chair and CEO of Chrysler for two years, is another exampleContinue Reading

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Dispensaries continue to open in Arkansas, where six of 32 state-licensed dispensaries are expected to be up and running this week. The post New Arkansas Dispensary Set to Open This Week appeared first on Leafly. Read More: New Arkansas Dispensary Set to Open This WeekContinue Reading

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A Florida appellate court ruled that the state’s medical cannabis licensing system is unconstitutional, setting the stage for greatly expanded business opportunities in one of the country’s fastest-growing markets. Found unconstitutional were legislative measures that imposed license caps and vertical integration. “The takeaway here is that while the decision willContinue Reading