2017-12-23

Lawmakers: No West Virginia 'High Times' in 2018

Morris Denton looks over marijuana plants in a flowering room at Compassionate Cultivation, a licensed medical cannabis cultivator and dispensary, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, in Manchaca, Texas. Texas is the last major holdout to relent on medical marijuana bans that began easing nationwide around ...

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What is California's cannabis laws?

BY HILARY BRICKEN On November 8, 2016, by voting for the Control, Regulate, and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (“Prop 64”), Californians legalized adults possessing and using limited amounts of marijuana. As of November 9, 2016, any adult 21 and older in California can “possess, process, ...

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Category:Cannabis in New Brunswick

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Mark Wignall | Whose year has it been?

If the price is right at the market and her regular customers are not scared away by the seasonal spike, the sale of ganja and cigarettes, plus beer and rum 'under di counter', will be enough to keep her three children in school, clothed and fairly well fed. The year 2017 has been pretty much what the last ...

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Dragon club barcelona review

Playing CardsCannabisThe Right May 28, 2009 he's some reincarnation of the great dragon once slain by the valiant St. Jan 30, 2017 What are Cannabis Clubs and are they legal? What's the status of marijuana in Barcelona and what to the residents think? All you need to know. 6 out of 10. George.

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General Cannabis Corp. (OTCMKTS:CANN) CEO Sells $52002.72 in Stock

General Cannabis logo General Cannabis Corp. (OTCMKTS:CANN) CEO Robert Lawrence Frichtel sold 17,688 shares of General Cannabis stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $2.94, for a total transaction of $52,002.72. The transaction was ...

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California's top marijuana regulator talks legalization

FILE- In this Jan. 19, 2017 file photo, Lori Ajax, chief of California's Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation, discusses her bureau's role during an interview with the Associated Press in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File). Rich Pedroncelli. California's top marijuana regulator talks ...

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Gang that robbed petrol pump, torched bikes busted, 1 more held

GURUGRAM: Police on Saturday claimed to have solved 21 cases of theft and robbery with the arrest of Praveen alias Ganja. He had been living in Basai village in Gurgaon for some time now, police said.Praveen, who is from Etah in UP, was arrested by the Sector 10 crime unit on Thursday from ...

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Pilot faces new charge

The new charge of Class X felony possession with the intent to distribute more than 5,000 grams of cannabis was filed Thursday against Sean B. Billingsley, 31, Jacksonville, Oregon. The additional charge was filed one day after Billingsley posted his $25,000 bond; he was initially charged with felony ...

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Los Angeles won't begin accepting recreational-pot applications until Jan. 3

Los Angeles won't start accepting applications from local marijuana businesses until Jan. 3, the head of the city's Department of Cannabis Regulation told reporters, meaning L.A. dispensaries won't be opening their doors as expected when state rules regulating weed sales take effect two days earlier.

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Marijuana Stocks: Which Producer Is a Top Pick for 2018?

Canada?s three top marijuana stocks have produced stunning returns in 2017. Investors in Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED) and Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX:ACB) stocks saw their capital doubled, while Aphria Inc. (TSX:APH) surged 180%. The biggest question for investors for the next year is, which ...

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Where can I buy legal cannabis in California?

San Jose — One of California's most populous cities also benefited from having an advanced medical cannabis regulatory regime they could apply to adult use sales. Major stores like Harborside San Jose will be open Jan. 1 at 9 a.m., along with gems like Caliva, and mom and pop darling Buddy's.

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Stores sell cannabis extract despite state regulations

A new store in Columbia, part of a chain that also has locations in Kansas City, Springfield and Joplin, is raising the question of whether a hemp extract extolled for its benefits to epilepsy patients can be sold legally to anyone. CBD American Shaman on Range Line Street just south of Interstate 70 isn't ...

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Recreational Cannabis - Letter

Evidently the doctrine of preemption when it comes to conflict of state law versus federal law no longer applies when cannabis sales and use are ... quest for money for expansion of both jobs and control over other people's lives, have decided to sponsor and promote the sales of recreational cannabis.

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Financing Options for New & Existing Cannabis Businesses

Banking and financing have been daunting tasks for many cannabis businesses in the past. Today, there are more options for businesses looking for start-up capital for launching new ventures. We are also seeing more options for equipment leasing, real estate loans and working capital for growing ...

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A look inside Anne Arundel County's first upcoming medical cannabis dispensary

And while wellness is in the name, the soon-to-be-open location in Linthicum isn't a new place to get a massage. It will be the county's first officially licensed medical cannabis dispensary once the state awards co-owners and founders Tony and Laura Toskov their phase 2 license. The company currently ...

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Legal Cannabis Slated for Summer 2018, Not July 1: Could This Vague Time Frame Imply Further ...

Nationwide cannabis legalization will not be on Canada Day 2018, as many Canadians had originally thought. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the legalization date ?would not be July 1,? which was the hard deadline for legalization. Instead, Trudeau vaguely stated that legalization would ...

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Cannabis Platform MERRY JANE Partners with Jack in the Box for MERRY Munchie Meal

*SAN DIEGO –– Today, California-based fast food restaurant, Jack in the Box®, announces its partnership with the leading cannabis media and lifestyle platform, MERRY JANE®. Together, the brands will launch the limited-time offer MERRY Munchie MealTM in select Long Beach, California locations ...

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Javid Nabizade wins Warden of the West 2017, in Ganja, Azerbaijan

Javid Nabizade wins Warden of the West 2017, in Ganja, Azerbaijan. Announced by Rafael Werneck de Andrade Cinoto on Saturday, December 23, 2017, 3:00 PM PST. Javid Nabizade won the Warden of the West 2017 with an average of 11.45 seconds. Emil Suleymanov finished second (17.65) and ...

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Why Jack In The Box's 'Merry Munchie Meal' Is A Big Deal, And Also Why It Isn't

Back in 2012, I became friends with someone who may be the most successful person in the cannabis industry. This person doesn't know that I am writing this article, so I will keep his name out of it. He created one of the most recognizable and successful brands in the cannabis space, and in many ways ...

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California's top marijuana regulator talks legalization

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2017 file photo, Lori Ajax, chief of California's Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation, poses in the bureau's office in Sacramento, Calif. FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2017 file photo, Lori Ajax, chief of California's Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation, poses in the bureau's office in ...

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CHP Addresses New Laws (Including Cannabis Consumption, Seat Belts on Buses)

chpstar SACRAMENTO, Calif. – New laws approved by the Legislature in 2017 address many aspects of highway safety, including cannabis consumption, seat belts on buses, and other issues. To support its mission of providing the highest level of Safety, Service, and Security, the California Highway ...

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Odor Neutralizers to the Rescue?

Last Wednesday, County Supervisor Das Williams gathered cannabis growers and their neighbors in his living room. The Thomas Fire was roaring just miles away, and much of Carpinteria was under evacuation orders. They were there to talk pot, particularly the skunky smells. As California prepares to ...

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Legal Cannabis Slated for Summer 2018, Not July 1: Could This Vague Time Frame Imply Further ...

Nationwide cannabis legalization will not be on Canada Day 2018, as many Canadians had originally thought. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the legalization date “would not be July 1,” which was the hard deadline for legalization. Instead, Trudeau vaguely stated that legalization would ...

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This Is the Biggest Marijuana Story of the Year, in Case You Missed It

For instance, Nevada began selling recreational marijuana on July 1, 2017, while West Virginia became the 29th state to have legalized medical cannabis. To the south, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto signed into law a bill legalizing medical cannabis throughout the country. And to our north, ...

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Meet Dan Canon, the Senate candidate who wants to cure the opioid crisis by legalising marijuana

Dan Canon, a candidate for the US Senate in Indiana, has a simple solution for curing America's opioid crisis: Legalise pot. “I think the criminalisation of marijuana is an anachronism,” Mr Canon told The Independent in a recent interview. “There's just no place for it in 21st century America.” Canon ...

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Is Buying CANNABIS SCIENCE INCORPORATED (OTCMKTS:CBIS) Here Good Idea?

Investors sentiment increased to 8 in Q3 2017. Its up 7.00, from 1 in 2017Q2. It improved, as 2 investors sold Cannabis Science, Inc. shares while 0 reduced holdings. 0 funds opened positions while 1 raised stakes. 304,780 shares or 15.15% less from 359,180 shares in 2017Q2 were reported.

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Bill Nye sciences the heck out of marijuana for Netflix

Guaranteed to make Twitter go nuts, Nye visits a medical cannabis retailer, takes a trip through hemp history and talks cannabis policy with film director and proud pothead Kevin Smith, as well as a medical researcher and a Washington state marijuana regulator. The Chronicle talked to Nye before ...

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Ganja reportedly found in tattoo artist's luggage at NMIA

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man was arrested and charged by detectives from the Narcotics Division after he was reportedly found with approximately 4.5 pounds of ganja at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) yesterday. He is 27-year-old Warren Hassart, a tattoo artist of Bath district, ...

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The biggest marijuana news story of the year probably slipped under the radar

This past week, the World Health Organization (WHO), which is a specialized agency within the United Nations whose central concern is international public health, declared that cannabidiol (CBD), the non-psychoactive component of the cannabis plant, should not be scheduled. Here's the full excerpt ...

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Three held with 20 Kgs Ganja

According to report, Bahu Fort Police, during patrolling duty at Rail Head Pull Trikuta Nagar, apprehended three persons. During search, police recovered 20 Kgs Ganja from their possession. The arrested drug peddlers have been identified as Mintu Kumar, son of Raj Kumar, resident of Dedaur Patna, ...

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The plants were discovered in hydroponic drug labs in East Lindfield and Gymea

Two hydroponic cannabis drug labs have been discovered by police after reports of smoke and small fires at separate properties in New South Wales. Emergency services were called to a property in Gymea, in Sydney's south, around 10.30pm on Friday after smoke was seen coming from the home.

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Monica Lewinsky Has Cannabis Strain Named After Her

Cannabis producers Sugarleaf recently surprised one-time Clinton White House aide Monica Lewinsky with her own namesake strain of cannabis. Yesterday, Lewinski tweeted a photo of jar containing flower, labeled with Sugarleaf's branded Monica Lewinsky hybrid. “Guys!” she tweeted, followed by ...

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Why Stormy Simon Wanted to Work in Cannabis

Stormy Simon, the former president of Overstock.com, is now focusing on cannabis education and advocacy. She says that she's "very passionate about the plant."

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7 Best Marijuana Stocks That Blazed A Trail In 2017

GW Pharmaceuticals PLC- ADR (NASDAQ: GWPH) is one such company based in the U.K. that develops cannabis-based drugs. The company's Sativex, its only product on the market, is used to treat spasticity in multiple sclerosis patients. Cannabis ETFs such as the Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ...

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Cambridge man jailed for running cannabis farm

Elis Nikelkaj, 36, of Elizabeth Way in Cambridge, pleaded guilty to being concerned in the production of cannabis at Peterborough Crown Court on December 11. Police received a call from the ambulance service in March saying a man had been stabbed in the arm in Magdalene Close. The victim ...

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Cannabis Platform MERRY JANE Partners with Jack in the Box for MERRY Munchie Meal

“Launching the MERRY Munchie MealTM is the perfect way to acknowledge the cannabis culture in our shared home state of California,” said Scott Chung, Chief Operations Officer of MERRY JANE. “Leveraging our Emmy-nominated content production and forward-thinking, we have created this ...

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'Cannabis' farm found in Rayleigh flat

Police raided a flat in Rayleigh and found 75 plants which they believe to be cannabis. Around six police cars were spotted on London Road outside a small precinct of shops with flats above them yesterday afternoon between 2pm and 5pm. One witness, who wished not to be named, said: "I drove past ...

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UP STF seeks details of Andhra cannabis smuggler

The STF officials claimed police of MP, Delhi, Bihar and Haryana are looking for Balaji, who is alleged to be a key supplier of cannabis to more than halfa-dozen states of the country. This year alone, the STF had seized 700 kg of cannabis (July 15), 360 kg (August 10), 386 kg (November 6), 450 kg ...

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Cannabis Business Alliance Members Give Back for the Holidays

Members of the Cannabis Business Alliance have announced schedules of charitable giving for Corporate Social Responsibility programs implemented at their companies. Supporting those in need, in their own communities, is a responsibility CBA businesses are dedicated to at holiday time and ...

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Cannabis medicine in state to be reality soon?

BENGALURU: If all goes well, the state may probably be the only one in the country to allow the use of medicine made from cannabis.About three months ago, a meeting was held on the issue with a panel comprising of officials from the health department, state department of Ayurveda, Yoga and ...

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With the Regulations Hashed Out, WeHo Is Ready to Roll in the Weed Next Year

A. There are have been four medical cannabis dispensaries located within the City of West Hollywood that will have the ability to sell adult-use retail cannabis on a temporary basis beginning on January 2, 2018, providing they have obtained the required Temporary Use Permit from both the City and ...

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Former dentist makes cannabis flavored vodka in Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, (WVEC) -- Doctor Craig Stoner, a former dentist, started making cannabis flavored vodka in a Virginia Beach distillery. No joke. The Chesapeake Bay Distillery makes legal weed flavored spirits. Stoner teamed up with Chris Richerson to make this natural product. Stoner says the ...

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6.5 kg ganja seized; one held

Puducherry, Dec 23 (PTI) Over six kg of ganja besides cash and mobile phones were seized near here and a man arrested in this connection, the police said today. Police intercepted a car on a tip-off yesterday at Pathukannu village and arrested 35-year-old P Manikandan hailing from neighbouring ...

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Danish drug dealer carrying 1000 cannabis joints is arrested after getting into police car thinking it ...

A DRUG dealer who was carrying 1,000 cannabis plants made a massive blunder when he got into a police car thinking it was a TAXI. Stunned ... According to Copenhagen Police's Twitter feed: "Last night (Wednesday) a cannabis dealer from Christiania who wanted to get home quickly got into a taxi.

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Drug peddlers arrested in Jammu

Jammu, Dec 23 (UNI) Jammu Police on Saturday arrested three drug peddlers with contraband of ganja from Trikuta Nagar area here. ... Bihar and Vikas Kumar of Rampur, district Vishali, Bihar were arrested from rail head bridge on Saturday afternoon in Trikuta Nagar area here with 20 kgs ganja.

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Nepali youth held with 1.7 kg of ganja

The RMC Yard police have arrested a 20-year-old from Nepal and recovered 1.7 kg of marijuana from him. Based on a tip-off, a team intercepted Vikas and found a bag containing the drug. Vikas claimed to have purchased the marijuana from labourers of a cement godown in the industrial area on ...

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Man carrying 1000 joints of cannabis faces jail after getting into police car thinking it was a taxi

Police presence around Christiania has been prominent recently with several raids and drones being used to try and track down drug dealers, according to reports. Reports said that number of traders' stands were demolished with numerous kilos of cannabis seized after a raid in the area on Thursday.

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Merry Kushmas: Elderly couple caught with 27kg of Christmas cannabis

Merry Kushmas: Elderly couple caught with 27kg of Christmas cannabis ... The NZ Government recently legalised the use of cannabis by the terminally ill. ... A pair of senior citizens will spend the holiday season in prison after they were caught transporting a huge amount of cannabis to their family as ...

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Raring to buy recreational pot in Los Angeles? Not so fast

This is something that is not going to happen overnight,” said Cat Packer, who heads L.A.'s Department of Cannabis Regulation. To sell marijuana to adult customers — not just patients — marijuana businesses will need both local approval and a state license. Los Angeles will not start taking ...

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LA readies for flood of applicants eager to open retail marijuana shops

Los Angeles could see at least 200 people apply for licenses and get approved to run retail cannabis shops in the first month of 2018, as California's Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act goes into effect on Jan. 1. The city will wait until Jan. 3 to begin to accept applications for ...

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3 suspected drug peddlers arrested in Jammu

Jammu, Dec 23 (PTI) Three suspected drug peddlers were today arrested and 20 kg of ganja was seized from them here, a police spokesperson said. The trio were moving under suspicious circumstances at rail head pull near Trikuta Nagar when they were intercepted by a police patrolling party, the ...

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Large Quantity of Ganja Recovered from Train Coming from Vishakhapatnam

The police then got suspicious and when opened, they found 65-kilogram of ganja in them with a street value in excess of Rs. 20 lakh. Police arrested one Arvind Kumar of Raghopur in Vaishali district who admitted of placing the package under the seat of some other passenger to avoid being identified ...

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83-YO Man And Wife Caught With 27 Kg Ganja Which They Were Giving As Christmas Presents

There are very few states or countries in the world where marijuana (that too only medicinal) is legal, the usage of let's call it, umm, 'dhokla' (like a certain comic refers to it as) is loved a lot worldwide. People love to be high on dhokla, and 420 lovers are homies worldwide.

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Regulators ready for California pot sales

On January 1, recreational cannabis will be legal in California. But are we ... At Harborside Cannabis Dispensary in Oakland, they are expanding, making way for what they expect will be a flood of new business. ... Andrew DeAngelo has been a longtime advocate for cannabis legalization at Harborside.

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Final EIR on cannabis regulations, licensing released for review; public hearings set

The final environmental impact report on the county's proposed Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and Licensing Program has been released for public ... Regulations currently being developed will control medical and recreational cannabis activities and license cultivators and related activities in the ...

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Police arrest one, seize 6.5 Kg Ganja

Police arrest one, seize 6.5 Kg Ganja. Puducherry, Dec 23 (UNI) Police on Friday arrested a person and seized 6. 5 kgs of Ganja from his possession. Senior Superintendent of police Rajiv Ranjan told newspersons that after the recent catch of more than one kilogram of Ganja within the Mettuppalayam ...

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Marijuana Index Gains As Cannabis Stocks Cheer Consumer Spending Report

Cannabis stocks rose sharply heading into the holiday weekend as The North American Marijuana Index gained on Friday. Investors bet against the broader markets, with Wall Street and the Canadian exchanges both falling to close out the week. Despite indications of higher unemployment yesterday, ...

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Born a Stoner, always been a Stoner: Dentist produces cannabis-flavored spirits at Virginia distillery

Stoner, of Winchester, Virginia, and his business partner David Baxter created a specially formulated infusion, consisting of dozens of botanicals and herb extracts, that provides their spirits with “the distinct aroma and flavor of cannabis without being cannabis,” according to Stoner. All of the ingredients ...

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Pot for pets: Could medical marijuana help your dog?

Alison Ettel, MBA, has never got high for fun, but she'd like to feed your dog cannabis. Why? Alison is the CEO of TreatWell Health, a Californian firm making medical marijuana products for people - and their canines. Her rivals include Treatibles, which sells a hemp oil "for animals of all kinds", and Pet ...

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Ex-cannabis user tried to have the drug smuggled into UK from Canada

AN EX-CANNABIS user from Leamington who tried to have the drug smuggled into the country from Canada in a parcel of toys has been ordered to pay more than £5,000 as the proceeds of his crime. Despite admitting he sold cannabis to his friends, self-employed plasterer Jake Brown narrowly ...

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2017-12-22

Hydroponic cannabis house discovered in Gymea

Police uncovered a “large” hydroponic cannabis set-up in Gymea. Picture: David Swift. A forensic police officer dusts the equipment for prints. Picture: David Swift. Neighbours who were woken up by the smoke alarm watched as crime scene officers uncovered a number of power boards and hydroponic ...

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Week in Weed: DUIs, Munchie Meals, Cannabis Churches, and More!

The problem with testing for weed, as any good stoner or civil liberties lawyer will tell you, is that chemical traces of cannabis stays in the system for far longer than the salubrious effects, so if you smoke on Monday and get pulled on Friday, you could still get in trouble with the law. Cannabis proponents ...

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What's Wrong with Marijuana Delivery?

Everything goes smoothly at La Cannaisseur, one of Portland, Oregon's roughly 167 cannabis dispensaries — until someone picks up the phone and calls for marijuana to be delivered. Then, an exceedingly complicated process resembling a poorly assembled Rube Goldberg machine commences.

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Cannabis Stock Report: MedReLeaf and Shoppers Under The Mistletoe

Pharmacy giant Shoppers Drug Mart is playing the field, announcing this week another cannabis supplier agreement on top of their recent landmark deal with Aphria Inc. (TSX:APH). MedReleaf Corp. (TSX:LEAF) inked a deal to supply Canada's largest retail pharmacy chain with medical cannabis, ...

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Two companies form 'Canada's first' retail-focused craft cannabis producer

Two British Columbia-based marijuana companies agreed to a merger, creating what they're billing as Canada's first retail-focused, craft cannabis producer. DOJA Cannabis, traded on the Canadian Securities Exchange, and Tokyo Smoke are joining forces to form Hiku Brands Company Ltd. Under the ...

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Augusta, Maine Approves 6-Month Adult-Use Moratorium

The Augusta, Maine City Council has passed a six-month moratorium on recreational cannabis sales, retroactive to Dec. 1, CentralMaine.com reports. The decision, which passed 5-3, delays adult-use sales in the state capitol until at least June 1, 2018. Proponents of the moratorium argued that the city ...

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Final EIR on cannabis regulations, licensing released for review; public hearings set

The final environmental impact report on the county's proposed Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and Licensing Program has been released for public review ... Regulations currently being developed will control medical and recreational cannabis activities and license cultivators and related acivities in the ...

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CannTrust, Standardized Cannabis Product Lines, CEO Clip Video

CannTrust, Standardized Cannabis Product Lines, CEO Clip Video. Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 22, 2017) - President and COO of CannTrust, Brad Rogers talks about the company's standardized product lines. If you cannot view the video above, please visit:

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How Many California Jurisdictions Will Allow Commercial Cannabis Come January 1?

California's six largest cities have opted in to the commercial cannabis marketplace: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno and Sacramento. Together, they comprise more than a fifth of the state's population. McGowan began tracking local cannabis regulations after voters approved ...

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Danish man carrying huge cannabis haul faces jail after getting into police car thinking it was a taxi

"Last night a cannabis dealer from Christiania who wanted to get home quickly got into a taxi. He received a big surprise when he realised it was actually a police car he was sitting in," police wrote. "The police officers were happy to see him since he was carrying around 1,000 joints," the tweet continued ...

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Virden Council withholds decision on cannabis

At their final meeting of 2017, Virden town council decided that it doesn't have enough information to either say yes or no to the sale of cannabis when it becomes legal later this year. The Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) sent out a one-question survey asking whether or not municipal ...

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What's for Christmas? US$300000 in ganja, says elderly couple

They told police in Nebraska – where they were detained about midway through their trip – that the approximately US$336,000 worth of ganja were ... Ganja is illegal in Nebraska, even though a handful of states, including California and Nebraska's neighbor Colorado, have legalised the drug for ...

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Cannabis Capitalism Takes California

In 2016, Governor Brown appointed Lori Ajax the chief or “czar” of the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC). She and her agency have been charged with taming an out-of-control industry and eliminating the “bad guys.” Not surprisingly, growers and dealers who have never paid taxes or ...

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Long Plain First Nation Enters Partnership for Cannabis Retail

He explains they'll be in partnership with National Access Cannabis, a company preparing to retail the substance. Meeches says their agreement will be a 49:51 split in favour of the first nation. He adds several companies have approached the reserve, noting it's likely due to their location including the ...

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Cannabis Program Manager

The County Administrative Office is seeking a Program Manager II to develop and manage the Monterey County cannabis program. Under direction of the Assistant County Administrative Officer, this skilled professional will reach across County departmental lines to coordinate with key departments, ...

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Cannabis ETF expands holdings amid surge in investor interest

The world's only exchange-traded fund that tracks stocks involved in the growth and sale of cannabis is undergoing a reshuffling amid a late-year surge in investor interest. This week, the Toronto-listed Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF (HMMJ) said the shares of 11 companies were added to ...

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Mexico Aims to Legalize Cannabis-Based Edibles, Medicines, and Cosmetics Next Year

This week, Mexico's health department announced that they were drafting regulations to allow the sales of cannabis-based foods, drinks, cosmetics, and medicine next year. Arturo Tornel, spokesperson for The Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risk (Cofepris), which establishes ...

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Elderly Couple Busted With 60 Pounds of Christmas-Present Cannabis

It might not be Santa's sleigh, but there was a whole lot of holly-jolly traveling from California to Vermont just in time for the holidays. The cannabis capers at fault weren't notorious bandits or big-time criminals trying to push their product across state lines for profit; instead, Patrick Jiron, 80, and his wife ...

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Dear Prime Minister: 'Tis the Season to Discuss Cannabis Advertising

It's strange, the way some Canadians (and politicians) overlook the avalanche of unethical, irresponsible ads and products forcing their way into our lives, only to wring their hands over how cannabis products will be promoted and marketed. And to make sure it stays that way, our very own Federal Task ...

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State investigation under fire in medical marijuana smuggling court battle

Engh is trying to have the case tossed against former Vireo Health officers Dr. Laura Bultman and Ronald Owens, who face felony charges for allegedly smuggling $500,000 worth of marijuana-based drugs from Minnesota to New York. The high-stakes case has implications for the cannabis industry.

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President Trump May Help American MMJ Patient Avoid Life in Bali Prison

... pay the under-the-table protection from inmates who threatened his life and beat him up. As the press conference ended and Beasley was being escorted back to lockup, he yelled to reporters, “I need help, I really need help … Please help me, please help me. In my country (it) is not a crime use ganja ...

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31 arrested for ganja peddling

Madurai: Police have arrested as many as 31 persons in connection with ganja peddling from various pockets of the district in December alone. The rural police said that the seizures were made by the special teams formed by the district superintendent of police N Manivannan following complaints of ...

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Elderly couple tell cops 60 lbs of ganja was for Christmas presents

US authorities arrested a couple in their eighties after finding 60 pounds of marijuana in their truck during a traffic stop. The York News-Times reported that the couple were arrested on Tuesday by the York County Sheriff's Department for a traffic violation. Officers say a strong smell of marijuana came ...

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The banker to Florida's medical marijuana players is getting out of the business

The federal government still considers cannabis an illegal substance without medicinal value, so most banks haven't been willing to take their money — even though 29 states have legalized the drug for medical use, and some for recreational use. And these businesses would be handling too much ...

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California Cannabis Track and Trace Update

Franwell's METRC has been selected for California's track and trace system and cannabis businesses throughout the state are scrambling to understand and implement procedures around the regulations to be enforced in the new year. Starting January 1, 2018, businesses will have to begin entering ...

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India's First Medical Cannabis Company Receives “Significant” Support

As 2017 comes to a close, a country that's home to nearly 18 percent of the world's population is talking about cannabis, thanks largely to the wealthy and charitable Ratan Tata. On Dec. 17, the massive South Asian nation of India had its first ever marijuana march to bring attention to the idea of ...

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Canada's largest pharmacy locks up more medical cannabis supply

MedReleaf, based in Markham and traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol LEAF, will supply its branded cannabis products to Shoppers, which is expected to sell the products through its online pharmacy — pending approval from Health Canada. Earlier this month, Aphria signed a ...

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Jack in the Box to launch meal tailored to cannabis consumers with the munchies

1, the fast-food chain is partnering with a digital media company backed by rapper Snoop Dogg on a new “munchie” meal aimed at cannabis enthusiasts. While marijuana's connection to fast food is well-established, Jack in the Box will become the first national chain to explicitly embrace the drug.

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California Cannabis Track and Trade Update

Franwell's METRC has been selected for California's track and trace system and cannabis businesses throughout the state are scrambling to understand and implement procedures around the regulations to be enforced in the new year. Starting January 1, 2018, businesses will have to begin entering ...

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San Diego Gains Early Lead In Cannabis Retail Licenses

One week after state regulators began issuing temporary licenses to sell recreational cannabis, San Diego has received more of those licenses than any other city in California. Seven marijuana dispensaries in San Diego have been granted temporary licenses to sell both medicinal and "adult use" ...

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Jack in the Box flirts with cannabis culture, but don't expect other big names to follow just yet

Constellation Brands, which sells Corona beer in the U.S., shocked the food and beverage world when it announced in October that it would take a stake in Canopy Growth Corporation, the world's largest publicly traded cannabis company. The two plan to develop, market and sell cannabis-infused ...

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Jack in the Box Celebrates California Cannabis Legalization With 'Munchie Meal' Built for Stoners

Now, the chain is taking things one step further, partnering with “cannabis media and lifestyle platform” Merry Jane (probably best known for Martha & Snoop's Dinner Party) to launch a new Merry Munchie Meal, a high-profile collaboration happening in the increasingly gray junction of mainstream and ...

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BRIEF-Cannabis Wheaton Income Signs Definitive Agreement With Streaming Partner Canntx Life ...

BRIEF-Cannabis Wheaton Income Signs Definitive Agreement With Streaming Partner Canntx Life Sciences. Reuters Staff. 1 Min Read. Dec 22 (Reuters) - Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp: * CANNABIS WHEATON INCOME CORP. ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT WITH ...

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A VERY Merry Christmas! Revellers across Britain collapse...

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Jamaican ganja growers get support from US leader in cannabis science

Steep Hill, the US leader in cannabis science, last weekend collaborated with the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) at the Rastafari RootzFest to test the various strains and potency of ganja at the festival. The festival, which was held in Negril, began on Friday December 15 and ended on ...

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Stories and Photos from Emerald Cup 2017

Last weekend was the 14th annual celebration of the Emerald Cup at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, California. The size of the event continued to increase this year and the high attendance numbers were surely boosted by two days of sunny, 70-degree weather. Without a doubt, the ...

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Cannabis Distillation: The Last Mile in Extraction

In this four-part series, The Original Resinator and four partners discuss the equipment, support, and methods they use to produce pure and potent cannabis concentrates and extracts. Part 4 is sponsored by The Original Resinator, the largest capacity multi-use botanical extraction unit on the market, and ...

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The Top 10 Cannabis Stories of 2017: Canada & Jeff Sessions Lead the List

It would have been tough to top 2016—the year four states legalized adult-use cannabis—in terms of inspirational cannabis stories. But don't poor-mouth 2017. Sure, we went through some tough times. Jeff Sessions had nary a good word to say about legalization. The California wildfires hit some in the ...

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Cannabis Science pops after announcing it is entering blockchain

Shares of Cannabis Science, a company that specializes in the development of cannabinoid-based medicines, climbed into positive territory Friday afternoon after it said it will enter the blockchain space. Shares were trading down more than 6% ahead of the announcement, now they're up about 6% - a ...

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Cannabis Science Negotiates for Major Asset Backed Blockchain Crypto Currency with Cannabis ...

IRVINE, CA, Dec. 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cannabis Science, Inc. (OTC Pink:CBIS), a U.S. company specializing in the development of cannabinoid-based medicines, announces it has negotiated an ICO with a major asset backed Blockchain participant. This January 2018Cannabis Science ...

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Sales of Cannabis Products Are Projected to Rise

According to a report by Ameri Research Inc., the global legal cannabis market was valued at $14.3 billion in 2016 and is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 21.1% between 2017 to 2024 and culminating to $63.5 billion by 2024. The market is going through a period of strong growth thanks to increasing ...

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The One-Two Punch for Cannabis Success

These companies also test their cannabis strains to seek to identify different medicinal properties. More notably, cannabis companies engage in testing to target specific medical conditions. What cannabis strain is effective in treating multiple sclerosis? What cannabis strain is effective with respect to ...

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Week In Review: Cannabis News You Can't Afford to Miss

In the past week, California announced plans to allow banks to serve the cannabis industry, Louisiana saw more doctors apply for medical marijuana permits, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, has cosponsored the Marijuana Justice Act of 2017, the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) issued policies ...

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Q. Will I be able to purchase recreational cannabis in the City of West Hollywood starting in ...

Q. Will I be able to purchase recreational cannabis in the City of West. Hollywood starting in January 2018? A. There are have been four medical cannabis dispensaries located within the. City of West Hollywood that will have the ability to sell Adult-Use Retail cannabis on a temporary basis beginning on ...

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Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. Announces Signing of Definitive Agreement With Streaming ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. (d/b/a Wheaton Income) (TSX-V:CBW) ("Wheaton Income" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that further to its previously announced interim agreement, it has entered into a definitive ...

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Pensioners Caught With $336000 Worth Of Cannabis Intended For 'Christmas Presents'

Two pensioners have been caught with £250,000's worth of high-grade cannabis, which they claimed they intended to give away as Christmas presents. Patrick and Barbara Jiron were pulled over in a regulation traffic stop in York, Nebraska on Tuesday and the drugs were discovered in the boot of their ...

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Agency Brief: School, Cannabis and Ice Cream

In 2016, Anomaly invested in and helped launch Hmbldt, a cannabis company that uses science to deliver specific doses and targeted health benefits for consumers. The product was named by Time as one of the 25 best inventions that year. Now, the brand has been renamed "Dosist," which comes ...

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As recreational marijuana becomes legal in California, Jewish advocates are ready

As the executive director of East Bay Canna, she knows a lot of people in the cannabis community — and that means she knows a lot of Jews. “We're everywhere,” Arenstein said with a laugh. Pushing regulatory policy, looking at the thorny legal issues of cannabis law, participating in the industry ...

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Man held with 1.7 kg of ganja

The RMC Yard police have arrested a 20-year-old youth from Nepal and recovered 1.7 kg of marijuana from him. Based on a tip-off, a team intercepted Vikas and found a plastic bag containing the drug. Vikas claimed to have purchased the marijuana from labourers of a cement godown in the industrial ...

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Massachusetts Cannabis Regulators Approve Rec. Draft Rules

Massachusetts' Cannabis Control Commission has approved draft regulations for the forthcoming recreational cannabis industry, including rules for cannabis clubs and potential licenses specifically for research, according to a WCVB5 report. The regulations are not final and require public comment ...

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Government serious on eradicating ganja cultivation

And of late, it has also gained the notoriety for being the highest cultivated area for the most sought after variety of ganja crop 'sheelavathi' across the country. To check the cultivation and smuggling of the weed, the State government has taken a decision to eradicate the cultivation by 2019 and has been ...

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Australian Government Releases MMJ Guidelines

The Australian government has released guidelines for physicians to effectively use cannabis as a treatment for chronic pain and epilepsy. Included is advice about whether patients with chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and terminally ill patients in palliative care could benefit from medical ...

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UC garden series offers symposium on the science of cannabis

1: Dr. Amanda Reiman, “The environmental aspect of large-scale cannabis cultivation.” How can the current environmental impact be addressed as production scales up? Feb. 8: Dr. Mowgli Holmes, The genetics of cannabis breeds.” How do the current informal names of strains relate to genetics and to ...

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Berkeley gears up for Jan. 1, when sales of recreational cannabis become legal

1, at 6 a.m., Mayor Jesse Arreguín will stand outside the Berkeley Patients Group at 2366 San Pablo Ave. and cut a ribbon that officially opens sales of recreational cannabis in Berkeley. Arreguín won't be purchasing any marijuana for himself, he said, but he will probably be an anomaly among the many ...

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How To Review Cannabis: A Complete Guide

If you've never written about strains, start today. I had years of experience before my first column for The Cannabist, even if I wasn't particularly proud of the paid schilling I had to do to get my reps in. To succeed, you'll need to know two things: how to review cannabis critically and how you present what ...

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Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. Announces Private Placement of Convertible Debenture Units ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. (d/b/a Wheaton Income) (TSX.V:CBW) ("Wheaton Income" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a private placement offering of up to 38,709,677 convertible debenture units ("Convertible ...

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Data Shows the Demand for Legal Cannabis Products are Expected to Grow

New data published by Verify Markets states that the wholesale legal cannabis market in the U.S was valued at $210.7 million in 2016. The increased legalization efforts in the November 2016 elections resulted in more states approving cannabis legislation in some form, i.e., medical or recreational.

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The pitfalls of uneven cannabis laws

One of the Liberal government's key objectives in legalizing cannabis, as outlined in the 2015 Liberal platform, is to “keep marijuana out of the hands of children, and the profits out of the hands of criminals.” The latter half of this statement has proven central to the government's ongoing discussion of ...

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Harrington: Legalize to Keep Your Grandparents Out Of Jail

The Grinch got the Ganja this time and these grandparents won't be delivering their holiday cheer to Vermont this year. However, I'd bet my jingle bells that the Dankensence and Merrl will still be delivered – whether via pickup truck or mail – to many Green Mountain households this season. Let's give a ...

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Cannabis Community Holding Fundraisers for Sweet Leaf Employees

Members of Denver's cannabis community are holding fundraisers to support Sweet Leaf employees affected by the indefinite shutdown of Sweet Leaf outposts by the Denver Police Department, state Marijuana Enforcement Division and other agencies on December 14. All ten of Sweet Leaf's metro ...

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Harrington: Legalize to Keep Your Grandparents Out Of Jail

As a well-sourced cannabis journalist, I did some further investigating (and also read the next sentence) and learned that these spry smuggling Santas were bringing their sleigh full of seasonal sensei to the state of Vermont! An 80-year-old man and an 83-year-old woman said they were from Clearlake ...

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Hawaii Department of Health approves ALS as qualifying condition for medical cannabis use

The Hawaii Department of Health has expanded its list of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana use on Wednesday by adding amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, joining 19 other states that already permit cannabis use for patients that suffer from the disease. The DOH said it decided to include ...

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Pivot To Enter Legal Cannabis Markets In USInitial Manufacturing Facility To Be Located In California

Pivot plans to build manufacturing facilities in legal cannabis markets throughout North America and Europe, obtain the necessary licensures, and launch products using RTIC technology which transforms cannabis oil into powder for infusion. The letter of intent is subject to customary conditions ...

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National Access Cannabis and Brokenhead Ojibway Nation Sign Limited Partnership Agreement

OTTAWA, Dec. 22, 2017 /CNW/ - National Access Cannabis Corp. ("NAC" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: NAC), Canada's best practices leader in delivering secure, safe, and responsible access to legal medical cannabis today announced that the Company has entered into a Limited Partnership ...

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Pivot to Enter Legal Cannabis Markets in US

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 22, 2017) - Pivot Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CSE: PVOT) (OTCQB: PVOTF) ("Pivot" or the "Company"), and its wholly-owned medical cannabis products division, Pivot Green Stream Health Solutions Inc. ("PGS" or "Pivot Green Stream"), are pleased ...

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Gran with cancer who used cannabis oil to beat the disease talks about her amazing recovery

A grandmother of six diagnosed with terminal cancer and sent home from hospital to die is in remission after using cannabis oil - and is now looking forward to spending time with her family. Karen Roberts from Derby had aggressive lymph cancer and was told she was terminally ill just weeks before she ...

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Ohio medical marijuana growers among 104 who apply to make brownies, lotions and other ...

Ohio's medical marijuana law does not allow for smoking cannabis, but does allow oils, tinctures, patches and edible products to be sold in addition to marijuana plant material for vaping. Processors will make those marijuana products and sell them to dispensaries for retail sales to patients. All 12 of the ...

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State approves Monterey Co. dispensary for legal weed sales

A medical marijuana dispensary in Del Rey Oaks has received approval from state regulators to begin selling recreational cannabis Jan. 1, the first retail license issued in Monterey County. On the first day of the new year, adults will be able to buy cannabis at Monterey Bay Alternative Medicine, 800 ...

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The Art of Data

Weed is moving further and further away from the rebel aesthetic it once occupied. Storefront operations and new consumers are stripping away at the stoner stereotype, and in post-legalization America, much of the cannabis sold in stores doesn't even resemble the sticky green buds once swapped for ...

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Data Shows the Demand for Legal Cannabis Products are Expected t - Por

New data published by Verify Markets states that the wholesale legal cannabis market in the U.S was valued at $210.7 million in 2016. The increased legalization efforts in the November 2016 elections resulted in more states approving cannabis legislation in some form, i.e., medical or recreational.

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Pivot To Enter Legal Cannabis Markets In US

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NetworkNewsWire – Pivot Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CSE:PVOT) (OTCQB:PVOTF) (“Pivot” or the “Company”), and its wholly-owned medical cannabis products division, Pivot Green Stream Health Solutions Inc. (“PGS” or “Pivot ...

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Opinion: Objections to medical cannabis 'dead wrong'

There is a misconception that medical cannabis is “smoking pot,”and that “pot is pot.” Nothing could be further from the truth. It is now known that humans produce natural cannabinoids that interact with receptors throughout the body. The details of why we have this system and what it does naturally are ...

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Marijuana and Hmong farmers: Siskiyou County sheriff fights to control cannabis trade

His appearances on the cable TV show “Weed Country” and speeches at Tea Party events and law enforcement conferences already had made him one of the state's most recognizable faces in the California fight to control the cannabis trade. A lawsuit alleging voter suppression in federal court, along ...

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Cannabis Stocks Ignore Poor Jobs Data As Marijuana Index Gains

With tax reform in the rearview mirror, cannabis stocks began looking to the future as The North American Marijuana Index made significant gains on Thursday. Wall Street rebounded as well, with investors upbeat about an economy that grew at its fastest pace in over two years. Hidden in all the ...

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Individual linked to ' Makandure Madhush' and seven others arrested

The eight persons, including the individual directly linked to Madhush were apprehended along with a range of weapons, heroin and kerala ganja in their possession. Among the items allegedly recovered from the suspects were a 9mm pistol along with a magazine and six live bullets, a live hand ...

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Joy to the Weed: Marijuana Legalization Comes Bearing Gifts

Joy to the Weed: Marijuana Legalization Comes Bearing Gifts. The newly legal status of Mary Jane in four states is making for a green Yuletide among many fans of ganja. Dec. 22, 2017, at 1:13 a.m.. Joy to the Weed: Marijuana Legalization Comes Bearing Gifts ...

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Washington: Vertical Integration

First posted in the Cannabis Law Journal. Vertical integration is a business strategy by which a company controls every stage of a single production path. For example, a cannabis company achieves vertical integration when it consolidates multiple steps in the cannabis production process by ...

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39% of cannabis users admit to driving after smoking pot

CBC 39% of cannabis users admit to driving after smoking pot, government survey finds. A survey done for Health Canada suggests that 39 per cent of people who admitted to smoking pot say they've driven within two hours of smoking up. The survey was conducted last spring when the government ...

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39% of cannabis users admit to driving after smoking pot, government survey finds

The survey also suggested it was more common for respondents to get in a vehicle with someone else who has used cannabis in the two hours before driving. Overall, 39 per cent of all respondents to the survey said they had done this. But among pot users, that number jumps to up to 78.5 per cent ...

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Russ Hudson: Debunking Cannabis Lies through Literature

Russ Hudson is a cannabis consultant and author of the children's book What's That Weed?, which helps parents provide a normalized perspective of cannabis to their children, and the autobiography Weed Deeds: From Seed to Sage. Russ recently joined our podcast host TG Branfalt in his Burlington, ...

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Calaveras County Board of Supervisors kicks cannabis can down the road

Peter Maurer, planning director for Calaveras County, center, points to a map he's just posted to help illustrate parcel sizes and zonings during a public hearing Thursday while the Board of Supervisors moves toward crafting a draft ordinance banning or regulating cannabis cultivation and related ...

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Cannabis Stock Report: Every Night is Friday Night (Inc.)

“This transaction advances Friday Night into a leading position in what many believe is the best cannabis market in the world,” remarked company CEO, Brayden Sutton. “Unlike so many competitors that promise to deliver profits well in the future, we are able to deliver them now and in real time. We see ...

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Legal cannabis sales coming to California

EUREKA, Calif. - The new year is less than two weeks away, meaning the state of California is entering a new phase of cannabis regulation. The sale of marijuana will be completely legal for adults, but that does not mean every dispensary will automatically be able to sell pot for recreational use. Current ...

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Cannabis Commission proposes rules for pot cafes

BOSTON — A state panel has given a tentative OK to cannabis bars and cafes, where marijuana can be bought and consumed, as well as home delivery services. The five-member Cannabis Control Commission on Thursday signed off on draft regulations to implement the recreational pot law approved ...

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Cannabis in Nunavut

Cannabis in the Canadian province of Nunavut, as in the rest of Canada, will become legal for recreational use in July 2018. Due to delays caused by the October 30th territorial election, Nunavut will be the last province to announce its legal cannabis framework. Cannabis is already legal in Nunavut for ...

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Australian government launches new medical cannabis guidelines

The guidelines show medical cannabis can provide some relief to patients with chronic pain from nerve damage. They warn that, for many people, the pain relief would only be modest but that it could help with sleep. There was not enough evidence yet to show the treatment could provide any pain relief ...

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2017-12-21

Commercial cannabis sales approved in Arcata come the new year

ARCATA, CA. – Arcata City Council clarifies their cannabis policies, and will allow recreational sales come the new year. At their meeting Wednesday, staff adopted two ordinances to update local cannabis regulations, which will allow the city's current cannabis regulatory program to include nonmedical ...

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Canopy Growth's Vert Cannabis Obtains Cultivation License

21, 2017 /CNW/ – Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED) (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary Vert Cannabis in Saint Lucien, Québec, has obtained a production license under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations ...

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Los Angeles health department will inspect cannabis businesses

Los Angeles health officials will inspect marijuana companies in the city, much as they do food-related businesses like restaurants. Health and sanitation inspections of cannabis businesses were authorized this week in a vote of Los Angeles County leaders, the Daily Bulletin reported. Here's what you ...

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Cannabis dinners a high point in Bay Area dining scene

Dinner invitations landed in email inboxes about two weeks ago. The subject line read, simply, “Your Ticket – Holiday Soiree Dinner.” The note was only slightly less cryptic, offering the slimmest details: Saturday, Dec. 16, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The location? A secret. San Francisco is all it said. The mystery is ...

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Massachusetts Panel OKs Draft Cannabis Regulations

The Cannabis Control Commission voted on the draft regulations Thursday, many of which were discussed and given preliminary approval last week. The regulations are not final. They will be subject to public hearings over the next few months with some revisions possible before pot shops are licensed ...

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Cannabis Control Commission approves draft regulations for Massachusetts marijuana industry

The Cannabis Control Commission voted to approve dozens of draft regulations Thursday for licensing, consumption and rules for marijuana establishments. But before they become law, the group plans to give the public a chance to comment on the regulations. Voters legalized recreational marijuana ...

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2018 Outlook: What to Expect in California's Regulated Cannabis Market

A regulated cannabis industry launches in California Jan. 1, and the state's gray market businesses need to become licensed by local and state permits. Adaptability, agility and authenticity will determine who succeeds in 2018, according to Omar Figueroa, senior partner at the Law Offices of Omar ...

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Nursing a Cure: Two Women Dedicated to Cannabis Healing

Heather Manus, RN is an awarded medical expert specializing in cannabis care and patient empowerment. Suffering from debilitating depression, severe anxiety and suicidal tendencies after an incident in 2000, she was prescribed a list of pharmaceuticals to help her cope. For five years, her quality of ...

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Part 1, Welcome to Best in State: 2017

We saw the opening of new legal cannabis markets (both medical and adult-use), were introduced to hundreds of new brands, products, and dispensaries, and watched some crazy stories unfold within the cannabis space, across the nation, and beyond. More than anything, we felt the cementing of an ...

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A Vert Christmas: Health Canada Grants Cultivation Licence to Vert Cannabis

SMITHS FALLS, ON and SAINT LUCIEN, QC, Dec. 21, 2017 /CNW/ - Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED) ("Canopy Growth" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary Vert Cannabis in Saint Lucien, Québec, has obtained a production license under the Access to ...

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Cannabis Regulations and Permits

Overview of Municipal Code amendments to regulate commercial cannabis activities including cultivation, testing and sale of medical and recreational cannabis and cannabis products within the City.

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How to Make the Most of Cannabis Plant Count Grow Limits

Dealing with state-mandated cultivation ordinances can be frustrating for home growers. In virtually every state that allows legal cultivation, there are laws stipulating how much cannabis an individual can grow at a given time. Some jurisdictions, for example, limit the square footage allowed in a grow, ...

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Commercial Cannabis Regulations

Commercial Cannabis - Limitations on Number of Businesses. There will be no restriction on the number of commercial businesses other than dispensaries, which will be limited to a maximum of 10 within Modesto city limits. No dispensaries will be permitted Downtown (see information below).

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Russ Hudson: Debunking Cannabis Lies through Literature

Russ Hudson is a cannabis consultant and author of the children's book What's That Weed?, which helps parents provide a normalized perspective of cannabis to their children, and the autobiography Weed Deeds: From Seed to Sage. Russ recently joined our podcast host TG Branfalt in his Burlington, ...

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Harborside's Cannabis Pioneer Primed for New Customers

He's also co-founder and president of The ArcView Group, a cannabis investment network. A year ago, shortly after California voters passed Proposition 64 and legalized recreational marijuana use for adults, ArcView and New Frontier Data estimated California's legal marijuana market would reach $7.6 ...

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Cannabis Permit Information

View the City of Modesto Commercial Cannabis Permit Applications and related application documents.

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3C Wins Both Cannabis Cultivation and Extraction/Product Manufacturing Licenses in Denmark

"We are very proud to have secured both cannabis cultivation and extraction licenses in an exclusive-license country like Denmark. With our partner, Cantiva ApS, we will move forward with our cannabis plans as well as additional industry strategies in Denmark and greater Europe," said Nic Easley, ...

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We tried the Lowell Herb Co. cannabis tasting flight. Here's what we learned

Lowell Herb Co. hand-selected eight jars of different cultivars, or “strains,” of cannabis. The selection spans what's out there both for medical patients and recreational consumers. Packaged in an ornate wooden case, the company calls it “the season's most luxurious cannabis gift” — the equivalent of a ...

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Make This Cannabis-Infused Cannoli Cream

Cannoli are generally recognized as a delicious dessert. They're as Sicilian as it gets, which is to say originally Arabic, then adopted and perfected by the melodramatic people of that arid paradise. This confection sailed through South Street Seaport (Pre-Ellis Island) and parked on Mulberry Street in ...

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The Year Ahead: Cannabis Legalization in 2018

Lost in all the justifiable talk about California is the fact that Massachusetts is set to begin recreational marijuana sales in April 2018. Massachusetts already has jumped ahead on the idea of creating cannabis cafes that will allow residents to buy and use marijuana products outside of their homes.

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Govt offers guidance on medical cannabis

The federal government has released information on how effective medical cannabis is for five medical uses. These include palliative care, multiple sclerosis, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, chronic non-cancer pain and epilepsy. The guidance papers for doctors and the public ...

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MERRY Moms: All the Pot Presents We're Giving Our Mothers for the Holidaze

Better yet, why not get your mom a ganja-related gift for the holidaze that's tailored to her specific needs? But what type of cannabis treat should you give to a mom, especially if she's not a veteran toker? A dab rig is way too extra, and even gifting flower or homemade edibles could lead to a messy and ...

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Health Canada Licenses Two Quebec Cannabis Production Facilities

Health Canada updated its website today, announcing an increase in the number of licensed producers to 82. Both of the new licenses were awarded to facilities in Quebec, including Agri-Médic ASP Inc. and Vert Cannabis, wholly owned by Canopy Growth (TSX: WEED) (OTC: TWMJF). This leaves the ...

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Mexico and Portugal Fan the Flames of Cannabis Legalization

In Mexico, the government is poised to legalize the sale of marijuana-based medicines, foods, drinks, and various other forms of cannabis in the new year. On Wednesday, Mexico's health regulation body, Cofepris, stated the agency plans to publish regulations for pot-infused products very early in 2018.

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Edmonton police raid grow-op and cannabis distribution centre, storefront

"The Edmonton Police Service wants to make it clear we will continue to enforce the laws as they stand today with respect to drug trafficking, specifically illegal cannabis operations," Perka said. "By using the word dispensary, we're kind of adding some legitimacy to it — and with all the information that ...

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Cannabis dinners a high point in Bay Area dining scene

Those who find themselves a bit higher than they'd like can drink plenty water or a large glass of OJ, says Jessica Catalano, the author of the “Ganja Kitchen Cookbook. She also suggests skipping the booze, unless you know you can handle it. That wasn't a problem Saturday. No one seemed to get high ...

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General Cannabis Inks Major Grow Facility Contract In California

DENVER, Dec. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- General Cannabis Corp. (OTCQB: CANN) signed a $955,000 two-year contract today to manage a grow facility in California. This represents the largest single contract the company has undertaken since inception. The Company also plans to provide significant ...

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Cannabis business address correction

The address of the building the cannabis businesses will be located in is 100 West Las Palmas Avenue. The old Patterson Frozen Foods plant, located at 280 South First Street, is currently operated by Traina Foods. Traina Foods has no intention of operating a cannabis-related business on its premises.

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Who scored the first licenses to grow and sell legal cannabis in California's new era?

A Hawaii-based company just got the first temporary license to grow state-sanctioned cannabis in California starting Jan. 1. The Department of Food and Agriculture's CalCannabis division started accepting applications for temporary licenses Monday. It issued the first license that same day to Aloha ...

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Tara Tedrow, Cannabis Industry Legal and Economics Expert, Launches Marijuana Maven

Analyzing and understanding the growth of the legal cannabis industry through an investing lens, Tedrow is building a nationwide community around the topic. From the science behind marijuana production to various legal issues, she explores all facets of the industry with an emphasis on the ...

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Ganja worth 7 lakh seized

Bhadrachalam: The Excise police on Thursday seized 350 kg of of ganja worth Rs 7 lakh at the road bridge across River Godavari here. The ganja was being ... The seized ganja, from Odisha, was being smuggled via Nellipaka in Etapaka mandal of East Godavari district. Excise CI L Jayasri said ganja ...

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Emblem to Pursue Cannabis Oil Oral Spray

The two companies will begin work immediately on the development of a cannabis-oil oral spray dosage form, followed by the development of two separate dose-controlled vaporizers. We are very excited about our relationship with Dosecann. We are focused on and committed to investing in ...

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Ohio Receives 104 Applications for 40 Processor Licenses

The Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program has received 104 applications for 40 processor licenses, including 19 of the 24 companies already awarded cultivator licenses, the Dayton Daily News reports. One of the applicants, CannAscend, was rejected for a cultivator license and has since ...

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Alaska Licensed Cannabis Cultivator Burglarized

Thieves stole $150,000 worth of processed cannabis flower from a licensed cultivator in South Anchorage, Alaska early Tuesday morning and have yet to be caught, according to a KTUU report. The owner of Danish Gardens, Dane Wyrick, said four people, a woman and three men, broke through the ...

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Illegal cannabis dispensaries shut down by police, multiple charges pending

City police shut down two illegal south Edmonton cannabis dispensaries and say charges are pending against the operators for “clearly” breaking the law prior to legalization of the drug anticipated next summer. Officers called to a building near 46 Avenue and 101 Street on Nov. 30 after receiving a ...

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International Cannabrands Looks to Build a Global Cannabis Brand

Seattle, Washington--(Newsfile Corp. - December 21, 2017) - CFN Media Group ("CannabisFN"), the leading creative agency and media network dedicated to legal cannabis, announces publication of an article covering International Cannabrands (CSE: JUJU.A), its exclusive sixty year world wide right ...

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Health Canada Nearly Doubles Cannabis Production Licenses Since May

Canadian officials have nearly doubled the number of cannabis production licenses since May – from 44 to 80 – as the nation prepares for adult-use legalization, the Canadian Press reports. Health Canada spokeswoman Tammy Jarbeau indicated that, as of Dec. 1, there are another 208 applicants in ...

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Sale of city property to cannabis business causes controversy - Golden State Newspapers ...

In a special meeting late Friday, the city council approved a resolution to sell a piece of property adjacent to Fire Station II on Park Center Drive to one of the business owners in the cannabis pilot program. The resolution was necessary, officials said, before an escrow could be opened on the property.

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Hawaii Adds ALS to MMJ Program; Rejects Anxiety Disorders

The Hawaii Department of Health has added Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's Disease, to its medical cannabis qualifying condition list, making it the 20th state to add the condition. In a press release, officials indicate the decision was based on review and analysis of written and oral ...

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High Hampton: Low-Risk Play in California's Nascent Cannabis Industry

Seattle, Washington--(Newsfile Corp. - December 21, 2017) - CFN Media Group ("CannabisFN"), the leading creative agency and media network dedicated to legal cannabis, announces publication of an article covering High Hampton Holdings Corp. (CSE: HC), its investment in California real estate ...

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Genome-wide association study implicates CHRNA2 in cannabis use disorder

Genome-wide association study implicates CHRNA2 in cannabis use disorder. Ditte Demontis, Veera M Rajagopal, Thorgeir Thorgeirsson, Thomas D Als, Jakob Grove, Jonatan Pallesen, Carsten Hjorthoj, Gunnar W Reginsson, Thorarinn Tyrfingsson, Valgerdur Runarsdottir, Per Qvist, Jane H ...

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Rhode Island seeing big increase in medical cannabis growers, patients

Both the number of hopeful medical cannabis cultivators and registered patients have shot up over the past year in Rhode Island, yet another indication of the continuing growth for MMJ businesses in even some of the nation's smallest markets. According to the Providence Journal, Rhode Island has 18 ...

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City, cannabis business owners busily prepare - Golden State Newspapers: Patterson Irrigator News

Cannabis businesses are required to pay a “public benefit fee;” either a flat fee or a percentage of gross receipts, whichever is greater. The amounts vary with the type of business (dispensary, cultivation, or a combination), but typically run five percent of gross receipts. Business owners will be required to ...

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New deputy to handle cannabis, work with community

The position, which Dirkse referred to as a “Community Resource Deputy,” will focus on cannabis issues, as well as “quality of life” concerns such as the city's homeless population. Asked about mental health issues in general, and the homeless population in particular, Dirkse said that the Police ...

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Country music star Michael Ray arrested for DUI, possession of cannabis oil at Florida McDonald's

Country music star Michael Ray was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and possession of cannabis oil containing THC, according to Eustis police.

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Country music star Michael Ray arrested for DUI, possession of cannabis oil at Florida McDonald's

EUSTIS, Forida — Country music star Michael Ray was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and possession of cannabis oil containing THC, according to Eustis police. Ray, whose full legal name is Michael Ray Roach, was in his 2012 Jeep Wangler in the McDonald's drive thru located at ...

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Green Giants of the Future - The Biggest Winners Of Canada's Cannabis Boom

In Canada alone, cannabis is estimated to become an $8 billion market with 200,000 people using marijuana for medical purposes, and this is a cautious forecast. Demand could increase dramatically after pot is legalized for recreational purposes next year: by 2021, there could be 3.8 million legal users ...

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Pivot Pharma Moves to Acquire Cannabis Infusion Technology

View complete news release for Pivot+Pharma+Moves+to+Acquire+Cannabis+Infusion+Technology+--+CFN+Media - OTCMarkets.com.

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Canadian Cannabis Companies Seeking Higher Stakes in Australian - Por

Canadian Cannabis Companies Seeking Higher Stakes in Australian Market. Information contained on this page is provided by an independent third-party content provider. Frankly and this Site make no warranties or representations in connection therewith. If you are affiliated with this page and would ...

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Breaking Down The Regulatory Differences Between West Coast Cannabis Markets

The West Coast is looking mighty green these days. As of Jan. 1, 2018, when California joins the growing list of states with legalized recreational cannabis markets, adults 21 years and older will be able to legally purchase, possess and consume marijuana from the Arctic Circle all the way down to the ...

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Boulder Entrepreneur Offering Cannabis Scholarship for Students

A Boulder potrepreneur wants to share both his wealth and his interest in cannabis: Matt Kind, host of the podcast CannaInsider, is starting a scholarship fund to encourage students to consider a job in legal pot. The CannaInsider Cannabis Education Scholarship will offer $3,000 in the first quarter of ...

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RM2.4 million drug bust

Selangor police have seized 556kg of ganja, 326kg of ketamine, 2.5 million erimin 5 pills, 172kg of syabu, 95kg of ecstasy, 66kg of heroin, 61 ganja plants, and 825g of yaba pills so far this year. A total 17,489 people were nabbed for drug related offences with 815 suspects being investigated under ...

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Agritek Holdings, Inc. Announces New Feature Interview And Update As Public Cannabis ...

View complete news release for Agritek+Holdings%2C+Inc.+Announces+New+Feature+Interview+And+Update+As+Public+Cannabis+Company+On+Fox+Business+Network+First+Week+Of+January+2018 - OTCMarkets.com.

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CannabisNewsWire Announces Publication on the Diversity of Cannabis Applications and ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via CannabisNewsWire -- CannabisNewsWire ("CNW"), a multifaceted financial news and publishing company for the cannabis industry, today announces the publication of an editorial featuring Global Payout, Inc. (GOHE), a client of CNW and a ...

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CannabisNewsWire Announces Publication on Influx of Capital Ahead of Expanded Cannabis ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via CannabisNewsWire – CannabisNewsWire ("CNW"), a multifaceted financial news and publishing company for the cannabis industry, today announces the publication of an editorial featuring InMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CSE:IN) (OTCQB:IMLFF), ...

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OWC Pharmaceutical Research Corp. Announces Update on its Proprietary Medical Cannabis ...

21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- In December 2017, OWC Pharmaceutical Research Corp (OTCQB: OWCP) received a new permit from the Israel Medical Cannabis Agency [MCA] to proceed with the safety study of their oral disintegrating tablet. The study protocol will be submitted to the Institutional Review ...

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100% of Oregon dispensaries pass cannabis sting operation (Newsletter: Dec. 21, 2017)

They also released updated guidance on pesticide usage. Hawaii regulators added Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis as a medical cannabis qualifying condition but rejected a petition to add general anxiety disorder. Alaska regulators are concerned about potential inaccuracies in marijuana potency testing ...

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Police raid on industrial unit nets £60000 of cannabis

Detectives have seized £50,000 of cannabis plants after a major raid in East Kilbride. Police Scotland said officers targeted an industrial premises in the town's Langland Place at about 14:15 on Tuesday. Herbal cannabis with a street value of £12,000 was also seized in the operation. Two men, both ...

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Footballer caught with cannabis

A talented young footballer who was caught with a small amount of cannabis in has possession has been given a conditional discharge. Kamali Davis was with several friends in a car driving along Kindley Field on January 1 this year when the vehicle was stopped by police. Officers searched the ...

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Cannabis Control Commission to vote on recreational pot rules

The state's Cannabis Control Commission will vote Thursday on how to regulate the budding industry of recreational marijuana. There are about nine pages of regulations and policy suggestions the Cannabis Control Commission will vote on Thursday morning. They expect to approve most, if not all of ...

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DOJA ​​Cannabis ​​and ​​Tokyo ​​Smoke ​​announce ​​merger ​​and strategic ...

DOJA ​​Cannabis ​​and ​​Tokyo ​​Smoke ​​announce ​​merger ​​and strategic ​​investment ​​from ​​Aphria ​​Inc. Dec 21, 2017. OTC Disclosure & News Service.

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Can pot blunt the opioid epidemic? We don't know because the federal government blocks research.

An epidemic of opioid abuse is ravaging the United States and, as we look for ways to respond to it, some see cannabis as part of the solution, while others see it as part of the problem. This is just one area in which unbiased scientific research is necessary, but outdated federal legislation, having ...

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Take Part: Uruguay's ongoing legalization of cannabis

This is a story under construction. You're welcome to TALK about it or EDIT it. Uruguay made global headlines earlier this year when recreational cannabis became available in licensed pharmacies all over the country. Although only 26,000 Uruguayan nationals have registered to consume recreational ...

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Doctors given access to clinical information to help with cannabis prescription

For the first time, Australian doctors will have access to up-to-date information from a government website to help them decide whether to prescribe cannabis to patients. The Turnbull Government will today release the documents, which provide clinical information on the effectiveness of medicinal ...

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Grandmother throws out 'all her pills' and says cannabis is the key

In fact, she loves the plant so much, she made the decision to throw away all of her medication, and grow cannabis in her garden instead. Carol, who openly allowed her son to smoke the drug as a teenager, is an active member of the group Grannies for Green which campaigned for marijuana ...

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Take Part: Uruguay's ongoing legalization of cannabis

This is a story under construction. You're welcome to TALK about it or EDIT it. Uruguay made global headlines earlier this year when recreational cannabis became available in licensed pharmacies all over the country. The rollout of recreational cannabis came three years after the country became the ...

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Pivot Pharmaceuticals Acquires ERS Holdings Bringing New Cannabis Technology Into The Fold

ERS holds the patent for “RTIC” technology, which stands for Ready to Infuse Cannabis, as well as several other patents for processes to convert cannabis oil into powder to infuse it into various food and beverage products. Such products include capsules, K-Cups, liquid shots, protein shakes, lotions ...

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Is legal cannabis the answer to America's opioid crisis?

“Medical cannabis isn't something you're going to overdose from, even if taken incorrectly – as opposed to an opioid, which you clearly can misuse,” Pietrucha told Insurance Business. “It's not nearly as addictive as an opioid, and if it's something that helps with treatment for certain types of pain, why not ...

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The World Health Organization shows an openness to cannabis

The Drug Enforcement Administration made it clear in 2016 that they viewed cannabis extracts such as cannabidiol (CBD) — a non-psychoactive component of marijuana — as an illegal Schedule I drug. But a World Health Organization (WHO) committee announced last week that the drug did not ...

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Police apologise after seizing legal cannabis

A Hikurangi Hemp spokesperson Manu Caddie said the plants were estimated to be worth around $16,000 based on police estimates that one cannabis plant was worth $1000. He said it was a sad irony that the crop could have been used in some of the first New Zealand products made available to ...

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Editorial: Oregonian Sensationalizes Cannabis Use Symptoms in Oregon Teens

On December 19, the Oregonian, Oregon's only statewide daily publication, published a story on their website Oregonlive.com which had the sensational headline “Oregon sees spike in teens poisoned by marijuana.” The headline is so misleading that we thought a proper response was warranted.

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How small bag of cannabis in BMW led to this man being jailed

A drug dealer has been jailed for five years after an investigation triggered by the chance find of a small bag of cannabis. James Vallis, from Wolverhampton, had his home and cars searched by officers. They recovered a haul of drugs - including cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy. The find came after he ...

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How small bag of cannabis in BMW led to this man being jailed

They recovered a haul of drugs - including cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy. The find came after he was stopped in December last year. The 23-year-old from Newbridge Street, Whitmore Reans, was pulled over in a BMW 7 series on Stafford Road, Wolverhampton. Officers found the small amount of ...

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Hu'atolitoli prisoner found with cannabis

A 35-year-old male prisoner has been charged with possession of an illicit drug, cannabis on December 14.

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$150000 worth of marijuana stolen from Anchorage cannabis cultivator

ANCHORAGE (KTUU) A huge amount of marijuana, $150,000 worth was stolen early Tuesday morning from a cannabis cultivator in South Anchorage. The owner of Danish Gardens, Dane Wyrick, says it happened Tuesday morning about 1:30. He says four people, a woman and three men, smashed ...

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Cannabis consignments seized in Tripura

The consignment of dry cannabis leaf weighting 494 kg was recovered from the house of Prafulla Adhikari (38), which was clandestinely kept in an underground godown of his house. Allegedly, the contraband items were used to store ganja illegally in his house for smuggling to hinterland in India and ...

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Weeding out trouble

As per the statistics available with the Excise Department, 22 kilograms of ganja has been seized since the drive began early this month. The sleuths said the haul comprises of the stash seized from various parts of the district after December 5 till Tuesday. The squad also seized 1,353 litres of 'arishtam' ...

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Heroin, cocaine, marijuana, synthetic drugs put India's narcotics market on a high

According to the ANC of Mumbai Police, in one year, 53 kgs of charas, 323 kgs of ganja, 2.1 kgs of heroin, 1,525 LSD dot papers and 33 kg of MD were seized. The total value of seizures for 2017 was Rs 12 crore, as compared to Rs 1.8 crore in 2016. Figures from AIU of Mumbai Customs from Mumbai ...

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Banned by American pressure, these people now want marijuana to get a second chance in India

Banned by American pressure, these people now want marijuana to get a second chance in India. Today, if you are caught with a gram or two of cannabis a.ka. ganja, you can face five to 20 years of jail-time. by Rayomand Engineer December 20, 2017, 7:33 pm ...

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The Cannabis Industry Continues to Grow as High as Sativa Strains

The legalization of cannabis has spread throughout 29 U.S. states thus far, and despite the controversy over the substance, it's likely to continue expanding across the country. For Massachusetts — the first New England state to legalize cannabis — conversation has sparked between entrepreneurs, ...

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Government's medicinal cannabis bill doesn't go far enough

Rebecca Reider uses medicinal cannabis for chronic pain. After being prosecuted and discharged without conviction in 2016, she became the first patient in recent history to legally possess raw cannabis in New Zealand, thanks to an import exemption in the Misuse of Drugs Act. The exemption was later ...

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Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. Announces New Joint Venture for Development of World's ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. (d/b/a Wheaton Income) (TSX.V:CBW) ("Wheaton Income" or "Wheaton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a letter of intent (the “Agreement”) with FV Pharma Inc.

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Cannabis Dispensary (Boutique)

Medical Cannabis Boutique in the heart of Downtown, is looking for friendly people to provide compassionate, quality, and knowledgeable experience to all of our patients. We are looking for a...

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Oakland Hosts 'Cannabis Summit' To Discuss Rules For Businesses

OAKLAND (KPIX 5) — With the Jan. 1 start date for legal sales of recreational marijuana in California fast approaching, dozens of current and potential cannabis entrepreneurs came to a summit in Oakland Wednesday to hear state officials explain the rules they must follow and the fees they must pay.

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Should cannabis be treated as medicine? SC Senator says it's time FDA decides

If the FDA were to determine cannabis is a safe and effective drug, Hembree said it should be treated like any other drug. "If its found to be medically effective, a patient would go to their doctor, a doctor would give them a prescription just like they do for any other medical condition they might have, they ...

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Michael Ray Arrested, Charged with DUI and Cannabis Oil Possession

Michael Ray was arrested in his hometown of Eustis, Florida early Wednesday, following a minor car collision. The country star, 29, has been charged with driving under the influence and possession of cannabis oil, the Eustis Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE. “At approximately 3:34 a.m., Eustis ...

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Feds Ramp Up Cannabis Licencing Ahead Of Legalization

OTTAWA — Health Canada has nearly doubled the number of licensed cannabis producers in the country over the past six months and new numbers show hundreds more applicants are in the final stages of approval as the government rushes toward national marijuana legalization by next July.

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Aurora Cannabis' position endorsed by Ontario, Saskatchewan regulators

Staff at securities regulators in Ontario and Saskatchewan endorsed the position of marijuana company Aurora Cannabis Inc. at a hearing Wednesday on Aurora's bid to quash a poison pill that is obstructing its hostile takeover of CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. Last month, CanniMed enacted the so-called ...

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Cannabis Stock Analysis #2: Canopy Growth Corporation

Canopy has signed several deals to supply a number of Canadian provinces for the upcoming legalization of Marijuana in July 2018. Working alongside Constellation Brands, Canopy is looking to enter the cannabis-infused beverage market. Canopy Growth is working extensively to continue their ...

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Just one cannabis distributor will be able to set up in Baldwin Park, angering other marijuana ...

Baldwin Park officials agreed Monday to give one company a monopoly on transporting cannabis within its borders, a move that other marijuana manufacturers and cultivators applying to set up in the city said would jeopardize their businesses. The City Council voted 3-0 to award Rukli, Inc. an exclusive ...

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Country star Michael Ray Roach arrested for DUI and possession of cannabis oil

Slurred speech and bloodshot eyes – that's what Eustis Police say they noticed about country music star Michael Ray before conducting a field sobriety test captured on police body cameras outside a...

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Rhode Island Officials: Many Medical Cannabis Cultivators Will Fail

He says without a recreational market some cultivators are doomed to fail. The newspaper reports the state did not limit the number of cultivators because it believed doing so could have led to a medical cannabis shortage. Cultivators have produced more than 8,430 pounds of marijuana this year, which ...

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Can Franklin County farmers benefit from the cannabis boom?

As state lawmakers finalize the first draft of recreational marijuana regulations, some local farmers are betting that Franklin County will benefit from cannabis cultivation. “We're going to be doing something in South Deerfield,” said Jim Pasiecnik, owner of J.M. Pasiecnik Farms on River Road in Whately, ...

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State officials discuss rules, fees for cannabis businesses

(BCN) - With the Jan. 1 start date for legal sales of recreational marijuana in California fast approaching, dozens of current and potential cannabis entrepreneurs came to a summit in Oakland today to hear state officials explain the rules they must follow and the fees they must pay. At the Winter Cannabis ...

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What Are You Smoking? Episode 20: Cannabis Cocktail Time

What Are You Smoking? features Leafly experts Jeremiah Wilhelm, Bailey Rahn, Will Hyde, and Brett Konen, as well as guests from all corners of the cannabis industry reviewing strains, test-firing products, offering up pro tips, and answering your toughest cannabis questions. Subscribe, rate, and review ...

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New Austrian Government Plans Ban for Cannabis Seeds and Clones

The new right-wing government of Austria plans to ban the “sale of hemp plants and hemp seeds.” In Austria's narcotic drug law, no distinction is made between cannabis and hemp. Hemp containing up to 0.3 percent THC is legal and everything else is treated as an addictive substance that's illegal.

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Stress and the cannabis permitting process

HOW ARE YOU COPING WITH STRESS AND THE CANNABIS PERMITTING PROCESS? That's the topic of the next Cannabis Hour, Thursday, Dec. 28, at 9 a.m. on KZYX. Nursery owner Ron Edwards and cultivator Corinne Powell will join host Jane Futcher and social worker and Flow Kana VP ...

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Cannabis for the terminally ill called 'real progress'

Terminally ill people with less than year to live will no longer be pursued by Police for taking medicinal cannabis.

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Israeli Farmers, Nurseries Clamoring for Cannabis Permits

Israel's Health Ministry told a Knesset committee on Monday that it is processing nearly 400 applications from farmers who want to grow marijuana for medical purposes. The ministry has received 383 applications from farmers who wish to grow the plants, in addition to 250 applications from nurseries ...

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2017-12-20

Bottle Bongs, Resin Sauce, and Hi-Tech Topicals: Cannabis Product Picks for December 2017

With holiday gift shopping behind you (hopefully), it's finally time to kick back, relax, and indulge in some well-deserved cannabis-induced bliss. This month, we've got a lineup of different buds, extracts, infusions, and smoking tools for your stoney pleasure. No matter your beat, check out these offerings ...

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Cannabis Industry Lawyers Up: A Q&A With Eaze CLO Michael Brandis

What that means is that the industry is born with smart, safe regulations so that the public feels they're getting their cannabis from a trusted and safe source. My day-to-day is half government regulations and half legal work. They're tied into each other. In-house in cannabis has to be on top of law and ...

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Medicinal cannabis users disappointed at legislation

Under the new legislation it will still be against the law to supply cannabis to terminally ill people without a valid prescription from a doctor. An advisory committee will be established to review the rules for prescribing medicinal cannabis and to set minimum product quality standards. Ms Schomburg said ...

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