Month: June 2020 (Page 5)

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Jamaica’s agriculture minister has dismissed claims that long-delayed regulations for medical cannabis exports is causing international companies to exit the country. Audley Shaw, minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, said license holders in Jamaica have had the ability to export cannabis flower and extracts and medical and scientific useContinue Reading

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An analysis by a United Nations monitoring body concludes that most of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) cannabis scheduling recommendations would either have little impact on international drug controls or actually tighten requirements. The analysis, conducted by Vienna-based International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), was provided to member states shortly beforeContinue Reading

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The cannabis industry is gathering digitally next week for Marijuana Business Daily‘s first virtual conference – MJBizConNEXT Direct and Hemp Industry Daily Conference Direct – as businesses adapt to the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic. Previously scheduled to take place in New Orleans, the three-day, immersive and interactive eventContinue Reading

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Learn all about hash (or “hashish”), including what it is, where it came from, how to make and use it, and how it relates to the cannabis plant. The post What is hash? appeared first on Leafly. Read More: What is hash?Continue Reading

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Oklahoma medical marijuana business owners are asking a judge to bar the state from enforcing residency and zoning laws, arguing they could prevent the companies from operating in the future. According to the Oklahoman, the cannabis companies want the district court judge from Oklahoma County to block the Oklahoma MedicalContinue Reading

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Canadian cannabis producers Aleafia Health and Aphria have settled a dispute over a supply deal gone wrong. In 2018, Emblem Cannabis signed a deal in  which Aphria would provide 175,000 kilograms (38,580 pounds) of cannabis over five years, beginning in May 2019. Emblem was subsequently acquired by Aleafia. Aleafia canceledContinue Reading

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Employees at Cresco Labs’ Illinois marijuana dispensary in Lakeview have voted to unionize, one of the industry’s first unionization elections since the coronavirus pandemic. Workers voted 16-4 to be represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 881, according to Moises Zavala, the local’s organizing director. Cresco, a multistateContinue Reading