Month: January 2020 (Page 2)

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Rhode Island’s governor is pitching an unconventional recreational marijuana legalization plan centered on state-owned stores operated by private contractors, which would offer modest business opportunities for cannabis entrepreneurs. The move reflects growing pressure to legalize adult-use cannabis along the East Coast after Massachusetts launched its recreational marijuana industry in 2018. It also dovetails legalizationContinue Reading

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Medical cannabis companies in Missouri could be prevented from hiring employees because state regulators might not be able to access a national fingerprint database. The FBI said it will not allow the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, which licenses the state’s MMJ businesses, to access the agency’s database,Continue Reading

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The only medical cannabis product in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods might soon be joined by another. Australian health regulators quietly gave Epidiolex, a cannabidiol medication, orphan designation and priority review status in late 2019. The designations allow the Therapeutic Goods Administration to wave application and evaluation fees, asContinue Reading

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Step into this vibrant cannabis retail space in Greektown, from Toronto’s first female sole proprietor. The post Cannabis retail guide: Canvas Cannabis, Toronto appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Cannabis retail guide: Canvas Cannabis, TorontoContinue Reading

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The Detroit City Council voted to extend a temporary ban on recreational marijuana sales through March 31 as the city grapples with implementing a social equity program and a burgeoning illicit market. The extension allows “additional opportunity to continue to develop a social equity program,” according to City Councilman JamesContinue Reading

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Turnover inside the boardrooms of Canadian cannabis producers shows no sign of slowing. Cannabis producer Sundial Growers said Thursday that Torsten Kuenzlen stepped down as a director and CEO “to pursue other interests.” His departure is effective immediately. Kuenzlen joined the Calgary, Alberta-based company to much fanfare – and high expectations – inContinue Reading

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Utah’s new medical marijuana program will launch on schedule, state health officials said, with one or two dispensaries opening in the first week of March. The dispensaries’ opening coincides with the issuance of cards that will allow patients to legally purchase medical marijuana in the state. However, the number ofContinue Reading

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In yet another example of the harmful consequences of the War on Drugs, violence in Mississippi’s Parchman state prison has left 13 people dead in the last month. And it’s gotten so bad that rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z has brought a lawsuit against Mississippi authorities over their failure to respectContinue Reading