News about U.S. Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions plays in the salesroom of Torrey Holistics News about U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a cannabis foe, plays in the showroom of Torrey Holistics in Sorrento Valley. Photo by Chris Stone ...
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2018-01-06
Riverside police find crack, scale, baggies inside Victoria's Secret bag, laced brownies in car
Officers found numerous illegal narcotics and equipment used for distribution including cannabis, vacuum sealed bags and a small black scale inside of a Victoria Secret's pink gift bag. They also found a yellow substance believed to be crack cocaine, police said. Officers called for a canine unit to be ...
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Techies put their fortunes out to grass
On January 1, cannabis became legal in California, with anyone aged 21 and older allowed to possess as much as an ounce and grow up to six plants at home. The change set off a rush of companies — more than 1,800 applied for licences to sell marijuana or weed-based products — clamouring to ...
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A Plea for Cannabis in Hospitals
Recreational cannabis is officially legal in the state of California. This milestone makes California the world's largest legal cannabis market, allowing anyone over the age of twenty-one years to…
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Marijuana research: Time to remove regulatory roadblocks
Your friend is one of the 1,125,000 people in California who use medical cannabis. He drinks a cannabis tea because it helps him go to sleep. The morning after, he has no aftereffects. One day, police stop him for a random blood THC test. He turns out to be THC positive and loses his driver's license, ...
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259 Marijuana Stocks, Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF, And Jeff Sessions
CNBC is the business news station that I tend to watch during the trading day, and they spent quite a bit of time examining the marijuana and cannabis sector this last week. After the remarks made by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, they provided increased coverage, focusing on stocks reacting ...
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4 nabbed on charges of drug peddling
LUDHIANA: Khanna police have arrested four persons and seized 150 g of heroin, one and half kg of ganja ganja and more than Rs 16 lakh from ... Around 750 g of ganja from a polythene under the belt on the waist of Anand was seized and an equal quantity was recovered from the other accused.
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Gwyneth Paltrow urges fans to neck cocktails laced with cannabis extract CBD
And Oscar-winner Gwyneth, 45, included a series of recipes for weed cocktails such as Up in Smoke, Gin & Chronic and Cannabis Cup. Her blog on the drug-laced drinks read: “Ringing in 2018 with a CBD-spiked cocktail intrigued many of us at Goop. “Depending on where you live and what the laws ...
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Frederick County a state leader in number of patients certified to buy medical marijuana
Frederick County is second in the state when it comes to certified patients per capita, according to data from the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission and U.S. Census Bureau. There are nearly 48 certified patients per 10,000 residents in the county, putting Frederick just below Allegany County with ...
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Are Canadian Cannabis Companies Growing Responsibly?
The idea of “responsible growth” is one which underpins the long-term thinking of many investors and executives in mature companies; at a certain point, growing too quickly (either by acquisition or organically) has the potential to invite more long-term problems than near-term benefits for any ...
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Recreational cannabis sales are official in San Francisco
But already there's threats of pushback on the federal level. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the Department of Justice will step away from the Obama-era policies looking the other way if state's allowed the legal sales of cannabis. California's politicians are vowing to continue the fight. “He (Sessions) ...
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In Alaska, boomers are the legal weed base: “Now they're retired, they want to live it up a little”
ya-embed-logo The image of cannabis culture has long been one oriented in youth. After recreational marijuana use became legal in the state of Alaska in 2014, opponents often cited concerns about underage consumption, despite prohibitions on sales to minors under 21. Now, with Attorney General ...
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West Point Auto building may host cannabis manufacturing, distribution
The West Point Auto building was one of the seven cannabis cultivation facilities approved during the Needles City Council meeting of Dec. 27. The building, operated by Medical Investor Holdings, is to have a cannabis cultivation and distribution facility, a block/wrought iron fence that will go all the way ...
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Priol resident held with ganja worth Rs 13k at Ponda
Summary: The police found 130gms of ganja worth Rs 13,000 in his possession.The accused was arrested and produced him before the court of the judicial magistrate first class at Ponda. Ponda: Acting on tip-off, the Ponda police caught Sunil Udayraj Chavhan, 22, residing at Priol in Ponda taluka late ...
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Marijuana Investors Aren't Scared By Sessions' Change In Pot Policy
The Cole Memo – an Obama-era Justice Department guidance – was in some ways the basis of the entire U.S. legal marijuana industry. State lawmakers looked towards the memo when crafting their cannabis regulations, eager to show that their state was complying with federal guidelines. So it was no ...
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The Top-Performing Marijuana Stocks of 2017
This rapid growth in sales is a function of legal market expansion -- Mexico legalized medical cannabis this past June, while Canada is working through legislation to OK recreational weed by July 2018 -- as well as an ongoing shift in the way the public thinks about pot. In the U.S., 64% of respondents in ...
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Letter: Clarity on cannabis laws
Kathy Nelson still seems unclear on the law. Tehama County Ordinance 2040 does not allow for 6 cannabis plants per prescription as Kathy states. It has been legal for any adult in California to grow 6 plants, doctor's recommendation or not, since November of 2016. Tehama County stipulates the 6 per ...
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Times Reporters Answer Your Questions About US Marijuana Policy
The announcement came just days after the first retail cannabis shops opened in California, the sixth state to legalize recreational marijuana use. As the tug of war between state and federal authorities continues, we asked readers for their questions about marijuana policy. Two of our reporters ...
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Rush for legal cannabis: Local dispensaries see big turnout for first week of legal adult use sales
Monterey County >> Local fans of marijuana celebrated the start of legal adult use cannabis sales in Monterey County last week by showing up in droves at a trio of dispensaries offering everything from colorfully named strains of the smokable flower and other inhalants to edibles, tinctures and the like.
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Priol resident held with ganja worth Rs 13k at Ponda
Ponda: Acting on tip-off, the Ponda police caught Sunil Udayraj Chavhan, 22, residing at Priol in Ponda taluka late on Friday while he was waiting for a prospective buyer to sell ganja (marijuana). The police have sought three days custody of the accused to investigate where the narcotic drug was ...
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SF cannabis stores open for city's first day of recreational pot sales
Legal recreational cannabis sales began in San Francisco Saturday morning, drawing crowds to the first six retail stores in the city to sell weed to anyone over the age of 21 who wants it. At The Apothecarium, a dispensary in the Castro that opened at 9 a.m., Dominic Rea, 48, was the first person in line.
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Mugshot of father smuggled into UK to work at 'colossal' cannabis factory
This is the police mugshot of the Albanian father who was smuggled into the UK and found at a Nuneaton home which contained a "colossal" cannabis factory. Agim Selmanllari came to British shores on the underside of a lorry from France in order to earn money to send home for his seriously ill son ...
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Desperate mum begs doctors to give daughter, 2, cannabis to cure epileptic seizures
Jenna, 22, from Preston, said: “I'm trying to get Olivia onto a trial using medical cannabis oil or cannabidiol to see if it can control her seizures. “In one child I heard of, it reduced her seizures by about 50 per cent. “Olivia has 100 plus seizures every day, she's on six different medications and a Ketogenic ...
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Best Week, Worst Week: Health care companies score $100M; medical cannabis program fears the ...
Things were looking up this week for Maryland-based companies focused on health care research as two raised nearly $100 million in financing while companies in the state's medical cannabis program were blindsided by a reversal of federal policy which leaves more questions than answers and could ...
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The GOP has a marijuana problem only Trump can fix
Former Trump campaign advisor Roger Stone, who formed a bipartisan group called the U.S. Cannabis Coalition to push for legalization, was especially irked. “This is not only bad public policy, it's bad political policy,” Stone told VICE News. “It's a vote loser, and it's inconsistent with what the president ...
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City Council to consider county cannabis grows
Of the 265 Commercial Cannabis Activity permit requests submitted to Stanislaus County last October from pot entrepreneurs vying for the opportunity to grow, distribute and sell marijuana in the area, just five came from the Turlock area, and three are close enough to the city's limits that they require ...
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Your grandmother wants to grow marijuana in her backyard. She needs this book.
The authors are strong advocates of growing your own, in particular because today's marijuana offerings are a lot more diverse than the THC-heavy bud that boomers bought to get high in the '60s. Many new strains focus on the nonpsychoactive CBD (cannabidiol) compounds of cannabis, to keep you ...
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San Joaquin County supervisors continue work on cannabis regulations
The board will consider hiring Freedman and Koski Inc., a consulting firm based in Colorado, to help develop and employ a structure to regulate cannabis in unincorporated county areas. The regulations would cover both personal and commercial cannabis activities such as sales, distribution, ...
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Justice Department's policy shift may slow booming pot industry
The order may unnerve small banks that have begun to take on cannabis companies as clients, analysts said. Entrepreneurs and investors thinking of getting into the business may now back out. And if federal agents move to prosecute even one company that is otherwise complying with state laws, ...
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Plea for Preston two-year-old to be given cannabis trial to reduce 100 seizures she suffers every day
“I can't even spend quality time with Kailen because my mum's not trained on all of Olivia's care.” But on learning more about a clinical trial at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital and researching the effects of CBD medical cannabis oil on epileptic seizures in children, Jenna and Matthew have found ...
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Racial equity in WA marijuana industry comes to forefront after Sessions push
"Minorities having less access to equity resources and so they're less representation in the cannabis industry and the larger group they have representation," said Schmitz. A spokesperson from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board said it does not keep statistics on minority-owned pot ...
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Cannabis illustration
Cannabis illustration. by Vector Maker in Graphics Illustrations. Cannabis illustration - Illustrations - 1. Cannabis plant vector illustration. Marijuana plant. Comments; Support; FAQ ...
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San Francisco Recreational Pot Sales Begin as Cannabis Industry Shrugs Off Sessions' Policy
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — Marijuana dispensaries in San Francisco began selling recreational pot for the first time Saturday morning. Six dispensaries confirmed that they're selling recreational marijuana and all received their state licenses to sell on Friday. One of them, Apothecarium, held a ...
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Attorney General Jeff Session's war on pot may become a war on small business
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding the 2013 Obama memo that said the federal government would not stand in the way of states legalizing marijuana. The majority of businesses in the legal cannabis industry are small businesses. They may face huge legal bills and become targets of ...
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Legislators concerned over federal marijuana decision
“In recent years, the Legislature of California has enacted several laws and established regulations in response to the voter legalization of both recreational and medicinal cannabis in order to protect public safety and comply with the will of the voters,” the legislators wrote. “Our offices have been ...
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Vaping technology elevates Phoenix's Jupiter Research in cannabis industry
Having a background running an electronic-cigarette company proved to be a big asset for Mark Scatterday, the CEO and co-founder of Phoenix-based Jupiter Research, a manufacturer and distributor of cannabis vaping technology. But not exactly in the way one would think. Instead of enabling him to ...
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Sri Lanka Navy, Police recover over 100 kg of Kerala ganja and other illegal drugs
Jan 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka Navy and police in separate operations have recovered over 100 kilograms of Kerala ganja (cannabis) and other illegal drugs in Valvettithurai in Jaffna peninsula. Following intelligence information received, during a raid carried out Saturday morning, naval personnel ...
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Did Jeff Sessions Just Increase the Odds Congress Will Make Marijuana Legal?
And it wasn't just the Democratic members of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus. It was Republican senators, too. Cory Gardner of Colorado took the Senate floor to issue an ultimatum to Sessions: “I will be putting a hold on every single nomination from the Department of Justice until Attorney General ...
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Ganja worth Rs one crore seized in Bihar
Police seized ganja worth Rs one crore being smuggled from Tripura and arrested three smugglers under Musarigharari police station area in the district today. Police said here that 155 kgs of ganja worth Rs one crore was seized on National Highway 28 near Musarigharari roundabout when it was ...
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Unregulated Sales of Cannabis Oil Spike in Iowa
Unregulated Sales of Cannabis Oil Spike in Iowa. Unregulated sales of cannabis oil have been ramping up in Iowa even as state officials work to set up a tightly regulated distribution system. Jan. 6, 2018, at 11:00 a.m.. Unregulated Sales of Cannabis Oil Spike in Iowa ...
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Sessions' decision on legal cannabis drives out chief of Alaska Marijuana Control Board
With the change in cannabis regulation, he said, continuing work on the board could interfere with his police duties. “Especially because I'm in public safety and law enforcement, those memos kind of were there as a way to still be on the board and work with it and not have fear that the feds were going ...
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SALES CANNABIS NUTRACEUTICAL PRODUCTS
Seeking experienced sales person selling cannabis (hemp) based products to end users or distribution.
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US officials threaten to crackdown on state-legalized cannabis
Now just days later, top officials are calling for the federal prosecutors to take action. Although Prop 64 made marijuana legal in California, the drug is still illegal federally. In states which have already legalized cannabis, federal prosecutors have been instructed to deprioritize those enforcements.
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Gilchrist: reTreat Edibles honing recipes in new cannabis market
What's this about cannabis oil? This may be the first recipe printed in this paper that contains cannabis oil but it won't be the last. With Canada rolling headlong toward cannabis legalization this year, it only stands to reason that value-added cannabis products will start to appear. It's what we do with ...
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Future cannabis hub in the works
Canna-Hub will offer cannabis operators the ability to lease space in its new multi-tenant facilities. With up to 1.2 million-square-feet of space planned for construction, Canna-Hub will accommodate approximately 100 cannabis licensees. Local permitting fees will be among the lowest in the state.
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Kerala ganja worth over Rs. 30 million seized in Jaffna
Kerala ganja worth over Rs. 30 million seized in Jaffna ... (MENAFN - Colombo Gazette) /wp-content/uploads/2018/01/golden-triangle-akka-seeds-real-seed-co-321-p.jpg">The Navy seized kerala ganja worth over Rs ... The Navy said that 90kg of kerala ganja was seized from the Valvettithurai beach.
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Should Hanford be worried about federal cannabis policy?
On Thursday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lifted a policy set forth by the Obama administration that kept federal authorities from cracking down on cannabis trade in states where the plant is legal. Now, it is up to federal prosecutors to decide what to do when state rules regarding legalized cannabis ...
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Industry Experts & Influencers Share Thoughts on the End of Cannabis Prohibition in California
Californians did it. It's the end of a 100 plus year cannabis prohibition in California. Two thousand eighteen is off to an exciting start. What exactly does this mean? You no longer need a medical recommendation to purchase cannabis from a dispensary. However, you'll need your ID proving that you're ...
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California's Cannabis Crowd Isn't Afraid of the Big Bad Attorney General
Lots of people, obviously, are unhappy with Attorney General Jeff Sessions' reversal of Obama-era guidelines de-prioritizing federal enforcement of marijuana laws in states that have legalized pot for recreational or medicinal use. Thursday's announcement drew a swift rebuke from criminal justice ...
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California Cannabis Rush May Not Bring A Fortune For Stock Investors
The California Gold Rush of 1848 brought fame and fortune to a select few and trouble for many. Recreational cannabis may do the same. It was legalized in California as of 1st January. It will almost certainly be legal in Canada this coming July. This presents many traps for the unwary investor.
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Cannabis Stocks Rally As Marijuana Markets Rebound On Industry Assurances
Marijuana markets rebounded as cannabis stocks rallied on Friday, one day after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded an Obama-era policy allowing cannabis companies free reign in states where marijuana is legal. In the U.S. industry insiders took to the press, signaling shareholders that it ...
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Sessions' Betrayal
But even Savonarola would roll his eyes U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' misguided attempt to restrict the burgeoning cannabis industry, by unleashing federal prosecutors on the multibillion-dollar industry that has made astonishing advancements in the treatment of medical aliments, created ...
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Pot 101: Facts you should know about California's legal marijuana
Consumers can purchase recreational marijuana at licensed dispensaries in California, but can't consume it on public property. Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio. Recreational marijuana sales became legal in California on Jan. 1, 2018, marking a major milestone for the state's cannabis industry and ...
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Mike Tyson to Build 40-Acre Cannabis Resort in California
Mike Tyson is taking full advantage of the Green Rush in California, which has officially lifted a state ban on recreational marijuana. The former heavyweight champ is opening a 40-acre marijuana resort in Southern California, called Tyson Ranch, that will produce high-quality strains of THC and CBD.
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Cannabis for export plan
In general, the state will treat cannabis like alcohol, allowing people 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of pot and grow six marijuana plants at home. Voters approved legalization in 2016. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File). JOHANNESBURG - Australia said yesterday that it planned to become the ...
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2018-01-05
'Dracula Clause' Protects AZ's Medical Cannabis Consumers No Matter What Sessions Does
In theory, the new non-guidance to top federal prosecutors (the state U.S. attorneys) grants them more leeway to pursue enforcement actions against cannabis companies that are complying with their state laws. Medical-marijuana companies would be immune from this enforcement — but only for ...
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Richard Branson: Trump administration's marijuana move 'a throwback to the worst days of the ...
In the United Kingdom, where Branson is from, marijuana is illegal. Police have the choice to either issue a warning or a £90 ($122) fine if they catch a person with weed, or cannabis, according to the website for the British government. Branson, who currently lives on a private island in the British Virgin ...
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Trump marijuana policy reversal stokes fears in firms, users
Ganja businesses nervous - People in the industry are very concerned, including those in the 29 states and the District of Columbia able to buy marijuana for medical use, and those in the six states that have begun producing and selling pot for recreational use, said Justin Strekal, political director of ...
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Jeff Sessions's shift on marijuana enforcement roils US cannabis industry
The Trump administration's shift in policy on marijuana enforcement plunged the country's nascent legalized cannabis industry into confusion this week, stoking some Republican outrage in Congress and prompting states that have legalized the drug to vow to defend their industries from a federal ...
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Shift in federal policy complicates local cannabis talks
Legal advisors to the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors say they are grappling with how a recent move by United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions could impact decisions related to cannabis. The County Counsel's Office will give a presentation to the board at a special meeting scheduled for 4 ...
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Woodlake's pot pioneers
The cannabis industry is in full bloom, leading entrepreneurs across Tulare County to take advantage of the opportunity and become pot pioneers. Roughly 40 percent of Tulare County voted in favor of Proposition 64 permitting the retail sale and use of recreational marijuana. While many towns opposed ...
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Pornhub Founder Invests Big in German Cannabis Startup
“Porn King” Fabian Thylmann, the founder of numerous adult websites, is financially backing a German cannabis startup founded in 2017. Initially, Thylmann invested a six-figure sum, but by the end of 2017, his investment company SN Invest poured at least a million into the Cologne-based ...
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Marijuana sellers undeterred by threat of federal prosecution
But after their initial shock, cannabis entrepreneurs reminded themselves their industry had been — and remains — entirely illegal at the federal level, ... tax every marijuana plant grown and sold under its new law, and ordered cannabis business owners to pay tens of thousands of dollars for licenses.
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A Top Cannabis Lawyer on What Losing the Cole Memo Means
The same disparity between state and federal law that existed before the Cole memo was rescinded still exists, he noted, and the feds have the same authority to crack down on cannabis now that they did before. All the Cole memo did, he pointed out, was give guidance on ways to avoid that crackdown.
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Week In Review: Cannabis News You Can't Afford To Miss
In the past week, Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memo, recreational marijuana became legal in California, Florida's First Green Bank is parting ways with its customers, Vermont lawmakers are considering an adult-use cannabis bill, The University of Colorado opened a new mobile cannabis research ...
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Lawmakers and Cannabis Industry Stakeholders React to Federal Policy Change
The announcement caused a dip in both U.S. and Canadian cannabis stocks, and outcry from both U.S. lawmakers and industry operators. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, said the state “will vigorously defend” the state's adult-use and medical cannabis laws “against undue federal infringement.”.
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Cannabis Stocks in US & Canada Rocked by Sessions Policy Change
Scott's and Alternative Harvest are the only two companies with cannabis interests allowed on the major U.S. market. Over-the-counter stocks were also battered following Sessions' announced policy change: MassRoots started Thursday at .80 and by 11:00 am had dropped to .53 ultimately closing at ...
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Jeff Sessions' vow to go hard to cannabis enforcement has created a cloud
And in states where voters have legalized cannabis for recreational uses, as California recently did, local officials and advocates on both sides of the legal-pot debate are scrambling to make sense of things. Confusion over the fate of recreational cannabis is the new status quo. In San Francisco, the ...
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Cannabis industry risk could rise sharply with change in federal position
(1 of 3) Attorney General Jeff Sessions, accompanied by, from left, National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director William Evanina, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, on leaks of ...
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Medical cannabis community must join together and resist any action taken against us
Yesterday, I awoke to the news that I have been fearing since Jeff Session was nominated as Attorney General, his Department of Justice is rescinding the non-interference cannabis policies from the Obama Administration, the 2013 Cole Memorandum. As I was trying to respond to the flood of texts and ...
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Vermont House Passes Adult-Use Cannabis Bill
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's House of Representatives has signed off on legislation that would allow adults 21 years old or older to possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana and grow cannabis at their homes. The legislation would make the Green Mountain State the latest to legalize the recreational ...
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Ag Industry Brief: Cannabis News from Four States, World Bank Funds Ag Innovation, FDA in Hot ...
California Cannabis Regulations Do More Than Just Legalize. On January 1, California became the latest state to legalize cannabis and the largest market for legal recreational cannbis use. Dispensaries staffed by 'bud-tenders' are now serving clients up and down the Pacific Coast, but aspects of its ...
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California is Stirring the Pot: The Skinny on this Cannabis ETF
California just legalized cannabis for recreational use, and pot stocks have been going crazy. Here's what you need to know about this new cannabis ETF that's trading in the U.S..
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North Bay cannabis industry wonders, 'What next?'
California legalized medical marijuana in 1996, and the industry has thrived, despite the threat of federal prosecution. California's adult-use cannabis marketplace opened Jan. 1 when the state licensed more than 400 retailers, distributors and testing laboratories to start operations. As more states ...
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Talk of Federal Cannabis Crackdown in Nevada Draws Partisan Reactions
Adult-use cannabis became legal in July in Nevada, where the federal prosecutor's office is now in transition. The appointment of interim U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson was announced Wednesday. She has yet to arrive from her former job in Texas. She has not publicly said what her position will be on ...
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The Cannabis Industry Is Well-Armed to Fight Jeff Sessions
With this protection in place, legal cannabis became one of the fastest-growing industries in the country. Sales jumped from $1.5 billion in 2013 (U.S.) to an estimated $10 billion (for North America) in 2017, according to Arcview Market Research. The industry now employs more than 150,000 Americans ...
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SA Police solves TWO thefts, confiscates ganja
By swift action by PS Pahargaon, two cases of burglary have been solved, along with recovery of 840 grams of illicit ganja and arrest of two accused persons. On receiving a complaint of burglary in a house on the night of New Year in which an ATM card was stolen among other articles and subsequent ...
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Week In Weed: Sessions Attacks Legal Weed Just as California Opens the Market for Recreational ...
One of the only policies modifying federal prohibition was the Obama-era Cole Memo, which instructed U.S. Attorneys to reserve enforcement of pot laws for specific instances, including criminals making money off selling weed, or kids gaining access to the ganja. Sessions rescinded this memo, possibly ...
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Lawmakers and Cannabis Industry Stakeholders React to Federal Policy Change
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has officially released the memo rescinding the Obama-era protections of the Cole Memo, which barred federal prosecutors from taking legal action against state-legal cannabis companies. And, while the memo does not outline new enforcement directives, it includes ...
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Angkatan Laut Australia Sita 3,5 Ton Ganja di Laut Arab
Sebelumnya, HMAS Warramunga berhqsil mengamankan ganja seberat delapan ton pada akhir Desember selama manuver di daerah tersebut sebagai bagian dari kemitraan angkatan laut Gabungan Maritim (CMF). Penyitaan terakhir terjadi pada 3 Januari dengan dukungan dari helikopter Angkatan ...
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Delaware reacts to AG Sessions cannabis memo
Delaware cannabis advocates are reacting to a memo by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions giving U.S. attorneys the discretion to enforce federal marijuana laws, even in legal states. While eight states have legalized recreational pot and 28 states allow medical marijuana, it remains illegal under ...
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Pennsylvania Approves First Medical Cannabis Dispensary
(AP) — Pennsylvania officials on Thursday announced the first all-clear for a medical marijuana dispensary in the state to begin providing cannabis once it becomes available from a licensed ... He said the company sees cannabis as a way patients can take a more active role in their own health care.
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How Sin City Is Back on Track With Adult Use Cannabis Market
based cannabis-focused agriculture company which has four dispensaries in Nevada named Blum. "The bottleneck was getting it from the cultivators and the production companies which make the edibles and concentrates. There was only one distributor and everyone who didn't stock up ahead of time ...
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City prepares for the new recreational cannabis terrain
On June 27, 2017, Governor Brown signed into law Senate Bill 94 (SB 94), known as the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act. The bill granted local jurisdictions control over whether non-commercial and commercial cannabis activities can occur within a particular jurisdiction.
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San Francisco will beat Los Angeles to adult use cannabis sales
San Francisco residents and visitors will likely be able to join in adult use cannabis sales starting on Saturday morning. GreenState has received word from city officials that up to seven San Francisco medical cannabis retailers received local approval Thursday evening to sell to all adults 21 or older.
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Local lowdown on fed's cannabis crackdown
Responding to the new mandate from U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions that U.S. state prosecutors enforce federal cannabis laws in states where it is legal, Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling has stated his office will focus on bulk traffickers and criminal gangs, not organizations working ...
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Sessions targets California as rollback of legalised cannabis begins
States that have legalised marijuana, including California, which allowed the recreational drug from Jan. 1, are pondering the legal and economic consequences of federal powers overturning popular votes. Now Reading: Sessions targets California as rollback of legalised cannabis begins ...
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Sessions Might Be The Grease The House Cannabis Caucus Needs To Move Bills
Audio: Ann Marie Awad looks at the Cannabis Caucus' reaction to Sessions' pot move. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., right, accompanied by Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., speaks during a news conference on marijuana laws in Washington, Nov. 13, 2014. Lauren Victoria Burke/AP. Attorney General Jeff ...
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Vermont House Passes Revised Adult-Use Bill; Moves to Senate
On the eve of Attorney General Jeff Sessions' directive to rescind the cannabis industry protections in the Cole Memo, House lawmakers in Vermont pushed forward a bill to legalize cannabis for adults, passing the measure 81-63. If approved by the Senate – the vote is expected on Tuesday – and ...
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Drug peddling: 3 including Nigerian held
Police said Ugochukwu confessed that he had received drugs from Mayayi, a Congo national and the other two admitted they had got ganja from their contact identified as Rabhi from Orissa. Police investigation revealed that Rabhi smuggled ganja from Orissa to Bengaluru on train and returned after ...
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With cannabis investment, Constellation bets on a big unknown
Constellation Brands isn't quite sure whether legal cannabis is friend or foe to the alcohol industry. Either way, it wants in. The maker of Robert Mondavi wine, Corona beer and Svedka vodka is still waiting for the chips to fall into place after entering the up-and-coming (and turbulent) marijuana industry ...
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With Cannabis Investment, Constellation Bets on the Big Unknown
The Victor, New York-based company's cannabis investment is being closely watched since it's the first time that big alcohol has entered the so-called Green Rush. The scrutiny only intensified this week after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Obama-era policy that let federal prosecutors ...
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CannabisNewsWire Announces Publication on Support Services for the Legal Cannabis Industry
The publication, titled, “Regulated Cannabis Industry Spawns Enterprises Providing a Diverse Array of Critical Support Services,” reviews the phenomenal growth of the legal cannabis industry and the opportunities available to several companies providing essential services to growers, biotechnical ...
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Sri Lanka to bring laws to publicly destroy seized drugs
Commenting on the government's measures to curtail illegal drug trafficking in the country, the Minister said during the period from 1 January 2017 to 27 December 2017, the Special Task Force (STF) Police and Drug and Serious Crime Control Unit alone have seized drugs including heroin, ganja, and ...
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Cannabis Stocks in US & Canada Rocked by Sessions Policy Change
Cannabis stocks in both the U.S. and Canada took at hit following the announcement by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions that he was rescinding the Obama-era Cole Memo, which had allowed state-approved cannabis programs to proceed without federal interference. In the U.S, Scotts Miracle-Gro ...
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MedMen Launches 'Faces' Cannabis Ad Campaign in California
MedMen, producers of cannabis products in two states, are rolling out an advertising campaign in California called “Faces” which will feature close-up of customers' faces with phrases such as “Relax. It's legal,” and “Heal. It's legal,” CNBC reports. Daniel Yi, MedMen president of corporate ...
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Ganja worth Rs one crore seized in Bihar
Samastipur, Jan 05 (UNI) Police seized ganja worth Rs one crore being smuggled from Tripura and arrested three smugglers under Musarigharari police ... Police said here that 155 kgs of ganja worth Rs one crore was seized on National Highway 28 near Musarigharari roundabout when it was being ...
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Gangs, ganja and growing classrooms blamed for Western Cape matric drop
Cape Town — Drug use‚ gangsterism‚ overcrowding and lack of funding are to blame for a 3.2 percentage point reduction in the Western Cape matric pass rate. That is according to the Western Cape education department‚ which plans to investigate the drop in the pass rate from 86% in 2016 to 82.8%.
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Natchathira Vizha Live: Catch the updates of Nadigar Sangam's event from Malaysia as it happens ...
The stage is set for Natchathira Vizha at National Stadium in Bukit Jalil in Malaysia. In less than a few hours, the celebrities from Kollywood will be walking the red carpet. Here, we bring to you the live updates from the red carpet: [Crawl down for the Photos]. 8.22 pm: Rajinikanth unveils the trophies of ...
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Cannabis Sales Facilities
City of Desert Hot Springs Development/ Permitting Process for Cannabis Sales Facilities (Dispensaries). All Cannabis Sales Facilities(Dispensaries) require a Conditional Use Permit and all of the required public hearings, permits, and approvals. The City of Desert Hot Springs permits the operation of ...
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Trump's Pot Crackdown Could Be Good News For Canada's Cannabis Industry
Cam Battley, the executive vice-president of Edmonton-based licensed marijuana producer Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX:ACB), called Sessions's stance "misguided public policy" that is counter to broader U.S. public opinion. However, he also said this will drive additional U.S. investment and investors ...
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The Hazy Future Of Cannabis
Attorney General Jeff Sessions revokes memos from President Obama that tell state's to pursue marijuana legalization contrary to federal law. 64% of Americans believe that marijuana should be legalized - 72% of Democrats and 51% of Republicans. To begin 2018, California legalized the recreational ...
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Aurora Cannabis Announces $200 Million Bought Deal
Vancouver-based Aurora Cannabis Inc. (ACBFF) announced that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters, led by Canaccord Genuity Corp. in which Canaccord Genuity has agreed to purchase, on a bought deal basis, 200,000 convertible debentures at a price of $1,000 per ...
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Canopy Growth: Best Way To Play The Cannabis Industry
Canada passed its Cannabis Act on April 13, 2017, marking the official start of the marijuana legalization process. The federal government is currently targeting July 1, 2018, to open the recreational marijuana market. Over the next few months, Canada will become the first major recreational cannabis ...
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Canada's Aurora Cannabis to buy stake in organic marijuana grower
Canada's Aurora Cannabis to buy stake in organic marijuana grower. Reuters Staff. 2 Min Read. (Reuters) - Aurora Cannabis Inc (ACB. ... Aurora will get the rights to buy up to 20 percent, or more than 20,000 kilograms of Green Organic Dutchman's annual production of organic cannabis at full capacity.
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Marijuana Mayhem: Could Jeff Sessions' Latest Move Make the US Cannabis Industry Go Up in ...
My prediction, though, is that what will really happen is marijuana mayhem -- or if you prefer, cannabis chaos. Note that Sessions left prosecution to the discretion of U.S. attorneys. He wrote that federal prosecutors should "weigh all relevant considerations, including federal law enforcement priorities set ...
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Medical marijuana users fear federal enforcement of cannabis
As Gray hobbles across the living room floor with the aid of a walker, it's hard to believe she's just 47. She doesn't know how much time she has left before cancer claims her life - two maybe, three years. But she plans to live it to the fullest, and she doesn't know how she'd do that without cannabis.
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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinds state-level legal cannabis guidance
The Cole Memo sent a powerful message that the federal government would not stand in the way of states taking cannabis policy into their own hands. As cannabis regulation remains a violation of US federal law to this day, this was a sensible move. Short of a much-needed change of US federal drug ...
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Legal cannabis faces White House crackdown
Jeff Sessions, the US Attorney General, has rescinded an Obama-era memo which shielded states that have legalised or decriminalised cannabis. The Cole memo, named after former deputy attorney general James Cole, was directedin 2013 and was a “directive to federal prosecutors that essentially ...
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State lawmaker slams Sessions' action on marijuana, urges protection of medical cannabis users
In his statement, McCamley said, “During the last five years, I have talked with countless people who have better lives because of their use of cannabis, including many cancer patients and vets suffering from PTSD. For the past 10 years, tens of thousands of New Mexicans have used cannabis safely for ...
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Trump administration's crackdown on pot sales could push banks out of cannabis industry
Without that memo, and with the possibility of changes to the guidelines, some banks and credit unions that were considering working with cannabis companies will probably back down from those plans, said Joshua Schneiderman, a partner in the Los Angeles office of law firm Snell & Wilmer.
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Mangaluru: Ganja sale - man held from near hospital
The assistant police commissioner of anti rowdy squad got information that a person who was standing near the gate of a hospital at Kankanady with a black Activa scooter, was selling ganja to the people. The team raided the spot and arrested the accused. During the questioning of the accused, the ...
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Sessions takes aim at legal marijuana as reach grows
It's not clear at this point whether sessions are trying to kick off a new war on drugs, but it's surely the moral uncertainty for the growing business of ganja. Marijuana is legal for medical use in 29 states and the District of Columbia, and voters in the nation's capital in eight states have also approved ...
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Marijuana businesses brace for investment chill as US changes policy
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cannabis businesses across the United States said they are bracing for an investment slowdown following the U.S. Justice Department's Thursday directive that will allow the enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized the drug.
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US pot enforcement policy a lift for Canadian cannabis industry
Cam Battley, the executive vice-president of Edmonton-based licensed marijuana producer Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX:ACB), called Sessions's stance “misguided public policy” that is counter to broader U.S. public opinion. However, he also said this will drive additional U.S. investment and investors ...
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Open Air Archaeological Museum to be created in Ganja
Ganja, one of the three largest in size and population of Azerbaijani cities, is famous for its rich historical and natural heritage, which makes it the largest tourist center of Azerbaijan. An open sky archaeological museum on the 3,300 years old remains of the Bronze Age exploring the history of Ganja and ...
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US administration toughens stance on recreational marijuana
Sessions did not order a new crackdown on ganja sales and use, but told federal prosecutors they could act as they see fit in their districts. ... That set up a potential clash with the eight US states that have moved ahead to legalise ganja sales, if government prosecutors decide to begin enforcing the ...
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Cannabis advocates say Sessions' pot announcement is 'attack on the voters' will'
Marijuana activists in Nevada quickly came out against Attorney General Jeff Sessions' announcement that he would rescind an Obama-era policy of taking a hands-off approach to state-approved cannabis laws. "This isn't an issue about cannabis," said Fernando Leal with Sierra Well. "This is an issue ...
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Justice Department: Federal Cannabis Prohibition is Back
California, the most populous U.S. state, became the largest legal market for cannabis in the world on Monday. Public reaction to the law change has been enthusiastic, with long lines and stock shortages reported at clinics already licensed and open. Other states that permit the regulated sale of ...
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Medicinal cannabis access still challenging for regional patients in wake of Government's export ...
The chief health officer for NSW Health, Dr Kerry Chant, has stressed that access to medicinal cannabis clinical trials are limited to patients who have tried all other avenues of treatment and pain relief. "In providing advice to doctors dealing with palliative care, patients' standard medications must be ...
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State Cannabis Control Commission: “Nothing has changed!”
BOSTON (WWLP) – Massachusetts marijuana regulators said “nothing has changed” for them after a shift in official U.S. policy toward legal pot. According to the Associated Press, the Cannabis Control Commission said Thursday it will continue to fulfill the will of voters by implementing the state law that ...
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Salinas' first cannabis dispensary gets green light from state
A cannabis dispensary set to open later this year in Salinas has received a state license to sell recreational marijuana. East of Eden, at 514 Work St. in South Salinas, has received the state license required to sell cannabis to anyone 21 and older, according to the Bureau of Cannabis Control. It's unclear ...
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Old Kai's Missing Cannabis
Jan 4, 2017 -- On Tuesday, supporters of Old Kai Logistics packed the Board of Supervisors chambers to express their dismay about the unknown fate of 1,875 pounds of cannabis. Old Kai is a county-licensed cannabis distribution company. The Friday before Christmas, CHP pulled over an Old Kai ...
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Cannabis Studies
Aging · Cannabis Studies · Chemical Sensitivity · Disability Studies · Health · Nursing · Parapsychology · Sexuality · Transportation · Games & Hobbies · Social Sciences · Art & Architecture · Science & Technology · Librarianship · Interdisciplinary Studies · Genre · Notable Figures. Editors' Picks.
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Uncertainty in Alaska as Trump administration upends cannabis policy
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that it will rescind an Obama-era decision that helped open the door to commercial cannabis industries in states ... The move gave cover to states like Alaska, where voters opted to legalize highly regulated commercial cannabis industries in 2014.
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Industry insiders, state officials in recreational cannabis markets vow to stay the course
Prominent figures from the nine recreational marijuana markets in the United States reacted defiantly to the announcement that Attorney General Jeff Sessions is throwing out Obama-era protections for the legalized cannabis industry. From Alaska to Maine, industry insiders in states with legal adult-use ...
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Feds argue against release of Cottage Grove man burned in cannabis oil explosion
A Cottage Grove man arrested after being burned in a cannabis oil lab explosion could face federal marijuana charges that carry a 10-year mandatory minimum prison sentence, a prosecutor said Thursday during a detention hearing for the man. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gavin Bruce announced the ...
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Cannabis stocks sink as Sessions reverses course on pot prosecution
Brochstein, a Houstonian who founded the site a little more than four years ago to guide investors in the multibillion-dollar U.S. legal-cannabis industry, was suddenly urging caution. After a bullish nine-week run in which the marijuana stocks he monitors had tripled in value, prices were quickly falling.
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LA Cannabis Industry: Jeff Sessions 'More Bark Than Bite'
The timing of US Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to reverse course on a federal policy of noninterference with state-legal cannabis hardly feels coincidental to many in California's legal cannabis industry, which kicked off adult-use sales on New Year's Day. But most believe the declaration was ...
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Jeff Sessions Ignites Marijuana Stock Sell Off But Fuels Canadian Cannabis Longterm
Cannabics Pharmaceuticals, Medical Marijuana, United Cannabis, GreenGro Technologies, MassRoots and mCig crashed 25% to 30% each after flying high the two sessions prior as California's new marijuana laws went into effect. ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF plunged 6%. Its Canadian counterpart ...
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Alaska Authorities Vow to Fight Feds on Legal Cannabis
Walker said in a statement that he's committed to upholding the will of Alaska voters, who legalized recreational cannabis use in 2014. He said he would work with the Justice Department and the state's Republican congressional delegation—which has cast cannabis as a states' rights issue—to prevent ...
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NCW cannabis industry takes a look at Sessions mandate
WENATCHEE — When word came down of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision on marijuana enforcement, Lindsey Weidenbach's phone started ringing. Weidenbach, a Wenatchee attorney who's hosted seminars on cannabis law, compiled a legal manual for entrepreneurs and even hosted a ...
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Cannabis Law Practices Brace for Impact of Sessions Memo
New guidance from the U.S. Department of Justice on marijuana law enforcement has law firms with cannabis practices preparing for turmoil. A growing number of lawyers have embraced the niche practice in recent years, and some said they worry the fledgling legal marijuana industry will suffer a chill ...
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AG Sessions Issues Cannabis Policy Reversal. What Does It Mean for the Industry?
Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo today that effectively ends the Obama Administration's “hands off” approach to licensed cannabis operations in states where cannabis has been legalized for medicinal or recreational purposes. This announcement is important for all licensed cannabis ...
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Hagerstown cannabis firm eyes first plants, new fed policy
"Today's action by Attorney General Jeff Sessions could harm people who suffer from very serious medical conditions," Kind spokesman Chris Reilly wrote in an email message Thursday afternoon. "Patients throughout the country purchase medical cannabis from licensed and regulated facilities, like in ...
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Oregon Cannabis Businesses and Consumers Probably Won't Be A Target For Federal Prosecutors
Oregon Cannabis Businesses and Consumers Probably Won't Be A Target For Federal Prosecutors ... U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to rescind the federal promise to allow states to decide how to regulate cannabis inspired outraged responses from local politicians this morning.
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California says it will defend legal cannabis despite Sessions' threat of crackdown
California signaled its intent Thursday to defend the state's voter-approved law legalizing recreational marijuana, hours after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo clearing the way for a federal crackdown on weed. Two state leaders – Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Bureau of ...
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US pot enforcement policy a lift for Canadian cannabis industry: experts
TORONTO -- A move by the U.S. attorney general to quash an Obama-era policy that allowed legalized pot to flourish south of the border dealt a blow to marijuana stocks Thursday, but observers and industry players say the crackdown is a boon for the Canadian cannabis industry. On Thursday, Jeff ...
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State cannabis panel forges on despite US shift on law enforcement
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission plans to forge ahead in developing a legal marijuana market in Massachusetts, despite uncertainty generated Thursday by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' rescission of an Obama-era policy that directed federal law enforcement to ...
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Cannabis industry awaits impact of Sessions' pot policy
The Department of Justice's Thursday morning announcement that it is rescinding Obama-era directives for the government to not enforce federal marijuana laws in states where the substance is legal has left Colorado unsure what this means for the cannabis industry. The decision, made by Attorney ...
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Polis, leader of Congressional Cannabis Caucus, condemns Attorney General's decision on ...
Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., gave the following statement after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced he would reverse the Cole Memo, and target states - like Colorado - that have legalized marijuana. The Cole Memo had stated that the federal government must prioritize investigating and stopping ...
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Washington State Vows to Defend Cannabis From Federal Crackdown
Washington state Governor Jay Inslee was quick to defend his state's legal cannabis industry in the wake of US Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision Thursday morning to rescind the Cole memo, an Obama-era Justice Department guideline that set a policy of federal noninterference with ...
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Indore: Crime Round-up: Jewellery, cash stolen from locked house
Police arrested a man supplying 10 kilograms ganja near Hotel Sayaji in Vijay Nagar area on Wednesday night. Acting on a tip-off, police cordoned off the area and arrested Arvind Patel Alias Ramji supplying 10.2 kilograms of ganja. Police have registered a case against the accused under the NDPS ...
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Mumbai: City's North region witnessed steep rise in drug crimes in 2017
The illegal possession of controlled substances beyond permissible limit, either small or big quantity, is a serious offence under NDPS Act. The sale of narcotic substances including heroin, charas, cocaine, mephedrone, ganja, etc is on the rise due to major slum pockets in north region. In the last one ...
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Easy Pitfalls Aspiring Canna-Entrepreneurs Should Avoid, According to BigMike of Advanced ...
However, obstacles like market oversaturation, expensive regulation and permitting fees, and the ongoing battles canna-businesses have with banking and other federally-run institutes make the newfound opportunities to get into the ganja game seem intimidating, to say the least. Many well-intentioned ...
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1.10 kilos of ganja seized from B/Flat resident
On Jan 2, 2018 upon receipt of a credible information by SHO Bambooflat that one person namely Ashim Kr. Biswas resident of Tsunami Pahar is going to strike a deal of huge quantity of ganja with some persons, near Sub-Center, Tsunami Pahar, a raiding team led by SI Girish Kumar SHO PS ...
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2018-01-04
Ganja crop worth over Rs 7 Cr destroyed in Malkangiri
The raid was conducted after the Excise Department got specific information on the ganja cultivators in RSC-12 and Palaspadar villages in the block. The team of officials led by Excise official Ashok Sethi, Malkangiri SDPO Prateek Singh and Chitrakonda Police Station IIC Ajit Swain torched ganja trees ...
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Sessions is targeting the cannabis community — it's time for congress to intervene
More significantly, this move by the administration runs contrary to the wishes of the overwhelming majority of U.S. voters, including majorities of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents – who support the regulation of adult cannabis use and also strongly believe that decisions about marijuana ...
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Jeff Sessions Is Preparing a Brutal Crackdown on the Cannabis Industry
It does not direct prosecutors to immediately crack down on the cannabis industry in states that have legalized pot, nor does it explain how the Justice Department plans to enforce the federal marijuana ban. But don't be fooled by this hazy reticence. The Trump administration is going to go after cannabis.
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FAQ: What We Know About Jeff Sessions' DOJ Action Against Legal Cannabis
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Thursday that he is rescinding the Cole memo, an Obama-era Department of Justice guideline that set a policy of federal noninterference with state-legal cannabis. While the move itself doesn't trigger any immediate legal action, it's a sign that the federal ...
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'Wait and see' say Oregon cannabis businesses
Margolis, the executive director of the Oregon Cannabis Association, made her remarks as an attorney and not on the association's behalf, she said. According to a one-page memo posted online Thursday, Sessions wrote that existing federal laws on marijuana and money laundering “reflect Congress's ...
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Cities are creating their own cannabis regulations and bans
The same law that legalized recreational cannabis and set the stage for a cannabis industry that kicked off this month also gives local governments authority to regulate or ban most marijuana activity inside their borders. That's led to a rapidly evolving patchwork of rules that can vary widely from one city ...
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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions is cracking down on legal marijuana
The pot-puffing residents of California only had a few days to enjoy a new legal regime for recreational cannabis in their state before the Trump administration pulled the rug out. The Associated Press reports that US attorney general Jeff Sessions will close off the legal gray area that has allowed legal ...
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Pacific Northwest Lawmakers Defend Cannabis Laws After US Attorney General Decision
Lawmakers in the Pacific Northwest said they'll defend state cannabis laws after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to lift an Obama-era.
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Ganja seizure up in twin cities
Bhubaneswar: Seizure of ganja in the twin cities has increased by 30 per cent, reveals the latest police report. While the police had seized ganja weighing 451kg in the twin cities in 2016, it went up to 585kg by the end of October last year. The report also revealed increase in the number of cases ...
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Sessions toughens US stance on cannabis use
The US justice department on Thursday promised a “return to the rule of law” as it broke with Obama-era policies on federal enforcement of cannabis regulations, paving the way for a toughened government stance and putting the Trump administration on a collision course with states which have voted ...
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White House plans 'crackdown on legal cannabis'
US President Donald Trump's top law enforcement official plans to end an Obama-era policy that shielded legal marijuana from federal prosecution. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will repeal a Justice Department 2013 memo which instructed federal prosecutors to deprioritise federal cannabis crimes.
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Australia Set to Join Cannabis Export Market
In an effort to join the estimated $55 billion global export cannabis market while also improving supply for the domestic market, the country of Australia announced Thursday it would be shipping medicinal pot beyond its borders for the first time. Health Minister Greg Hunt revealed his intentions for ...
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American Cannabis Company, Inc. Announces It Has Secured A Contract With A New Client In ...
DENVER, CO, Jan. 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Cannabis Company, Inc. (OTCQB: AMMJ) (“ACC”), a full-service business-to-business consulting solutions provider, and seller of ancillary products to the cannabis industry, today announced that it has secured a consulting contract with ...
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The Ganja Hour
Listen to Anchor audio from The Ganja Hour: We aim to entertain and educate about the wonders of marijuana.
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Kettle Falls Five
U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Rice has vacated the convictions and dismissed the charges of the so-called Kettle Falls Five – a family of cannabis growers in eastern Washington state – who were charged under federal law in 2013 for cultivating and distributing cannabis, according to a Stranger ...
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Alaska Cannabis Sales Decline in November; Still Mark Second Highest Totals
Alaska's cannabis sales posted their first decline in November 2017 after setting sales records in October, the Juneau Empire reports. In November, licensed cultivators in the state sold 857 pounds of flower and 777 pounds of trim to retailers; down from 1,004 pounds of flower and 626 pounds of trim the ...
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Cannabis stocks plunge on news that Sessions is shifting marijuana policy
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. , the U.S. maker of lawn and garden products which has been expanding into fertilizers and lighting for cannabis, fell as much as 5.2 percent, the biggest intraday drop in eight months. ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF, the first pure-play pot ETF to be listed in the U.S., dropped 9.3 ...
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Jeff Sessions' war on legal weed will invigorate Canada's cannabis industry
Canadian cannabis business leaders and investors are simultaneously thrilled and disheartened by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' revocation of an Obama-era policy that allowed legal cannabis to flourish in states across the country. Sessions, who has equated weed with heroin, released a ...
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Pacific Northwest Lawmakers Defend Cannabis Laws After US Attorney General Decision
Lawmakers in the Pacific Northwest said they'll defend state cannabis laws after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to lift an Obama-era policy that took a hands-off approach to federal enforcement of cannabis laws.
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Aurora Cannabis teams up with Danish tomato producer to sell pot in Europe
Jan 4 (Reuters) - Canadian marijuana company Aurora Cannabis Inc on Thursday decided to partner with Danish tomato and pepper producer Alfred Pedersen & Son to produce and sell cannabis in Europe. Aurora's growth plan comes at a time when Canada is set to legalize the sale of recreational ...
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Cannabis Cultivation Technologies Leader urban-gro Adds Industry Veteran to Lead Sales in ...
LAFAYETTE, Colo., Jan. 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- urban-gro, a leading cultivation technologies company delivering best-in-class systems, solutions, and technologies to large-scale commercial Cannabis cultivators across North America, is pleased to announce the hire of Morris Brink as its ...
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Legal Cannabis Sales Projected to Rise as Demand and Legalizatio
A report by New Frontier Data in partnership with Arcview Market Research, indicates that the legalization of cannabis in California, Massachusetts, Nevada, Florida, Arkansas and North Dakota will result in new markets that will account for $7.1 billion in sales by 2020. The data in the report projects that ...
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Data Reveals Legal Cannabis Industry Projected to Grow
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, culminating to $63.5 billion by 2024. The market is going through a period of strong growth thanks to increasing ...
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California legalises recreational cannabis use
Retailers in California have started the year trying to get permits to sell recreational cannabis. With a population of 39.5 million, the US state's new ruling means more than one in five Americans now live in areas where those over 21 can buy marijuana. Lloyd Burr speaks to Josh Drayton, California ...
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2 held for drug peddling in court
... taken into custody for interrogation. The police also seized 10 gm ganja from their possession. Superintendent of Police Astha Modi said the accused were caught after SI Balwant Singh, who was escorting undertrials, saw them throwing packets containing ganja in the lockup on the court premises.
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Connecticut Seeking Applications for 3 MMJ Dispensaries
Connecticut's Department of Consumer Protection is seeking applications for at least three new medical cannabis dispensaries by Apr. 9. Applicants are required to submit business plan information including organization structure, security plans, and compassionate care plans. “Our state's Medical ...
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Trump Administration Sends Canadian Cannabis Stocks Plunging
Trump Administration Sends Canadian Cannabis Stocks Plunging. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is making it easier to crack down on weed in states where it's been legalized. By Daniel Tencer. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters. U.S. President Donald Trump is seated with Attorney-General Jeff Sessions at the ...
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Sessions Rescinds Cole Memo, Which Protected State-Legal Cannabis From Feds
Editor's note: This story will be updated throughout the day Thursday following reports that US Attorney Jeff Sessions is rescinding the Cole memo, an Obama-era policy that protected state-legal cannabis from interference by federal law enforcement.
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Canadian cannabis grower Aurora heads to Europe
A Canadian marijuana maker is set to sell cannabis in several European countries after striking a deal with Denmark's biggest tomato producer. Aurora Cannabis is partnering with Alfred Pedersen & Son to produce cannabis for medical use in Europe. The greenhouses used for tomatoes can be ...
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Marijuana stocks tank on news Trump administration to rescind state protections from pot ...
Many of the listed cannabis companies in North America are based in Canada, which is gearing up to fully legalize marijuana later this year. Those stocks were caught up in the downdraft, with Toronto-based medical marijuana distributor Supreme Cannabis Co. Inc. SPRWF, -3.34% down 13%, while ...
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11 News Exclusive: Tour medical cannabis facility
11 News Exclusive: Tour medical cannabis facility. Share. Shares. Copy Link. Copy. {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! .... 11 News Exclusive: Adam May tours the only medical cannabis producer and processor in Baltimore City. And the business is on track to begin selling medical marijuana at its store ...
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Former NFL RB Ricky Williams Hosting Super Bowl Weed Blowout Smoke-athon!
Ricky Williams was an unbelievable running back at times, but found it extremely hard to stay on the field because of his love for weed. The former Miami Dolphins running back famously retired from the game in 2004 after he faced yet another suspension for blazing up when he wasn't supposed to.
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Australia Gives Green Light for MMJ Exports
Australia's health minister has announced medical cannabis producers in the nation will be able to export products to other countries with federal cannabis programs, according to an Australian Associated Press report. “By helping the domestic manufacturers to expand, this, in turn, helps to ensure an ...
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Australia wants to sell pot to the world
He forecasts that the market for Australian medicinal cannabis products will quadruple to $1 billion by 2020. The news gave a massive lift to the share prices of Australian companies that grow cannabis for medical purposes. The stock of one cultivation firm, Cann Group, surged 35% in Sydney on ...
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Sessions to Rescind Obama-Era Cannabis Protections
The Associated Press is reporting that Attorney General Jeff Sessions plans on rescinding the Cole Memo, which has served as protection for state-legal cannabis programs. The report cites two people with knowledge of the decision. The memo was written by former Deputy Attorney General James M.
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Ricky Williams Come Smoke a Super Bowl With Me!! ... Hosting SBLII Pot Party
Wanna get a seat higher than the nosebleeds for the Super Bowl?? Now's your chance ... 'cause Ricky Williams is hosting his very own weed party for the big game!! The ex-NFL superstar-turned-ganja advocate is hosting the highly anticipated event in February ... and instead of making it a BYOB party, ...
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Lift's Cannabis Expo Offers A Meeting Place For Everyone In The Cannabis Community
Billed as “Canada's meeting place for cannabis,” the three-day event features a business conference for cannabis industry professionals as well as aspiring ganja-preneurs. There will also be a cannabis career fair, main-stage talks with influential industry insiders, a trade show featuring nearly 200 ...
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California's Cannabis Industry Moves Out of the Shadows and Into the Flames
While people make decisions about rebuilding housing, some are also worried about the future of one of Northern California's most famous agricultural products: cannabis. Sonoma and Mendocino are both heavy cannabis producers, and the fire couldn't have come at a worse time for farmers.
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US To End DOJ Policy That Let Legal Recreational Cannabis Flourish
The move by President Donald Trump's attorney general likely will add to confusion about whether it's OK to grow, buy or use marijuana in states where it is legal, since long-standing federal law prohibits it. It comes days after recreational cannabis shops opened in California, launching what is expected ...
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SLO County will revisit cannabis regs
While marijuana became a legal commodity in California on Jan. 1, that's hardly the case in San Luis Obispo County. In the budding cannabis cultivation market, county officials told New Times they aren't allowing state regulators to issue business licenses to 33 SLO growers trying to enter the legal ...
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Cannabis entrepreneurs of color want equal access to legal market
Recreational Marijuana sales are now legal in the state of California, but for communities of color who were disproportionately hurt by cannabis criminalization, the negative impacts are still felt. James Kyser knows this all too well. He was a teacher's aide in 1989, when he was arrested and convicted in ...
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Kendall Jenner could be among those sought to endorse cannabis products
As marijuana becomes more accepted by the mainstream, its appeal also broadens. It's not just about stoners rolling up joints. It is about highly productive and functional professionals choosing a cannabis vape pen over a glass of Scotch, or Chardonnay moms shopping for CBD-infused bath bombs and ...
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Slow growth, low patient count, political uncertainty: The state of medical pot in Illinois
More than two years after medical cannabis became available in Illinois through a pilot program, the number of patients allowed to buy the drug is still too low for some operators to recoup investments. That is not because there are not enough potential patients — it's because of constraints state law ...
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MassRoots to Present at Upcoming Cannabis and Blockchain Technology Conferences
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Government approves medicinal cannabis exportation
“By helping the domestic manufacturers to expand, this, in turn, helps to ensure an ongoing supply of medicinal cannabis products here in Australia,” he said. Mr Hunt said he hoped Australia could eventually be the world's top medicinal cannabis supplier. Regulations preventing export will be changed ...
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Los Angeles gets ready for cannabis truck advertising in 'largest marijuana marketing campaign'
January 1 saw the official legalization of recreational marijuana in California, and with it a potential huge boost to an industry that one research company estimated could be worth $6 billion by 2021. And those living in and around Los Angeles should get set for trucks driving around the city wrapped in ...
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General Cannabis Announces Paydown of 12% Notes
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Relaxation of medicinal cannabis export laws 'fake news': Barry Lambert
Chairman of hemp company Ecofibre, and Australian Financial Review rich lister, Barry Lambert has slammed the federal government's move to green light medicinal cannabis exports as "fake news," saying Australian companies won't be able to compete with more established overseas competitors.
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As Vets Demand Cannabis for PTSD, Science Races to Unlock Its Secrets
Elvis Alonzo began smoking cannabis as a last resort. Three years as a Marine Corps officer and 13 years with the Glendale Police Department in Arizona—where he was exposed to murders, suicides and people dying in his arms—had left him emotionally crippled. Toward the end of his police service, ...
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Cannabis Stocks Surge As Marijuana Markets Gain On Strength Of First US-Based ETF
Cannabis Stocks surged on Wednesday off of the strength of the first U.S.-based marijuana ETF as investors clamored to grab a piece of the new green market. Marijuana indices across the board made significant gains on a day of record highs for both Wall Street and the Canadian exchanges. MJIC's ...
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Despite helping hand from LA, drug offenders would face obstacles in cannabis industry
As California's legal cannabis industry heats up, officials in Los Angeles and other cities say they want to make sure early players in the pot business who were selling it when it was still illegal aren't pushed out of the market. In Los Angeles and Oakland, city cannabis rules provide for so-called ...
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Levine Named Top Cannabis Business Lawyer by 5280 Magazine
For the third consecutive year, Husch Blackwell partner Steve Levine was recognized by 5280 magazine as a top lawyer in the area of Marijuana Law. A member of the firm's Food and Agribusiness group, Levine has represented clients in the cannabis industry since 2010 on matters ranging from ...
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Australia to permit medicinal cannabis exports in bid to capture lucrative market
Peter Crock, chief executive of Cann Group, which cultivates cannabis for medicinal and research purposes, said medicinal marijuana production had been stymied by limited demand from Australian patients. "While the Australian patient base is growing, it is very small," Crock told Reuters. "Being able ...
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California cannabis barons line up $100m stash to buy A-list backing
Tobacco companies once relied on James Dean or John Travolta puffing heroically on screen to make smoking cool. Now that California has legalised marijuana, marketing men are hoping to perform the same trick in the booming cannabis industry by placing a joint, a vape pen or a pot-infused biscuit ...
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Australian cannabis producers surge as Canberra moves to allow exports
Australia said it plans to legalise the export of medicinal marijuana products on Thursday pushing the share prices of about a dozen locally listed cannabis producers to record highs. Cann Group, AusCann Group and BOD Australia hit record highs on the ASX following the government's announcement, ...
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Australia green-lights medicinal cannabis exports
SYDNEY: Australia agreed to allow exports of medicinal cannabis Thursday (Jan 4) in a boost to budding domestic manufacturers, as it eyes becoming a leading world supplier. The country's first medical marijuana farm received its growers' licence in March last year and others have followed, with the ...
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Fast moving capital city getting hooked to cannabis
"We intensified our drive against drug peddlers and seized huge quantities of ganja and brown sugar. This does not mean drug peddling is on rise. We busted the rackets after collecting intelligence inputs," commissioner of police Y B Khurania told TOI. He parried to questions as to why such extensive ...
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County Ordinances: Cannabis
County Ordinances: Cannabis. The County of San Luis Obispo Municipal Code is the general statutory law of San Luis Obispo County enacted by the County Board of Supervisors. The Board approves new ordinances or changes to ordinances and those ordinances are then codified (compiled, edited ...
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The Other Side: When homelessness hits home
The hands-off owner rented to tenants who were usually nothing but trouble. But her last tenants were a different story. They didn't disrupt the neighborhood like some of her previous ones. Her last tenant included a guy I'll call, “Bobby.” Bobby loved his ganja. The weed he smoked was so potent, ...
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Ganja crop worth over Rs 7 Cr destroyed in Malkangiri
Malkangiri: Acting tough on illegal hemp growers in the district, a joint team of Malkangiri Excise and police officials destroyed a sprawling 36 acres of ganja cultivation in Badapadar panchayat under Chitrakonda police limits on Wednesday. The raid was conducted after the Excise Department got ...
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2018-01-03
Australia to permit medicinal cannabis exports in bid to capture lucrative market
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said Thursday it planned to become the fourth country in the world to legalize medicinal marijuana exports in a bid to score a piece of the estimated $55 billion global market. Cannabis cultivation in Australia is still relatively small, as recreational use remains illegal. But the ...
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Australia to permit medicinal cannabis exports in bid to capture lucrative market
SYDNEY, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Australia said Thursday it planned to become the fourth country in the world to legalise medicinal marijuana exports in a bid to score a piece of the estimated $55 billion global market. Cannabis cultivation in Australia is still relatively small, as recreational use remains illegal.
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Australian Cannabis Stocks Double After Relaxation of Export Rules
Still, Australia's nascent cannabis sector is a sliver compared to the U.S., where eight states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational uses of the plant. It's also facing stiff competition from Israel, which is keen to solidify its position as a global center for medical weed research, development ...
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Australia looks to become top global supplier of medicinal cannabis
Australia agreed to allow exports of medicinal cannabis Thursday in a boost to budding domestic manufacturers, as it eyes becoming a leading world supplier. The country's first medical marijuana farm received its growers' licence in March last year and others have followed, with the government seeing ...
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A 2018 storyline: Medical cannabis dispensaries expected in Carroll
Dr. John Wah, pictured at Maryland Cannabis Physicians in Westminster lin April, 2017, is now able to prescribe medical cannabis for patients who can fill prescriptions the same day by driving to dispensaries as close as Frederick. In 2018, two dispensaries could open in Carroll. (DYLAN ...
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Australian Cannabis Stocks Double in Value After Export Approval
Australian cannabis stocks more than doubled Thursday, almost matching gains made during the whole of last year after the government said it would allow medicinal cannabis to be exported. A Bloomberg index of local pot stocks based off a gauge from Red Leaf Securities rose about 125 percent in ...
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Medicinal cannabis stocks jump after export green light
He hopes Australia can be the world's top supplier of medicinal cannabis. The export permit will be done by regulation. Medicinal cannabis company Cann Group (CAN) said the government's announcement would give local companies an incentive to accelerate their development plans. “Importantly ...
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MPX Bioceutical Announces Beth Stavola Appointed to New Jersey Cannabis Industry Association ...
TORONTO, Jan. 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MPX Bioceutical Corporation (the “Company” or “MPX”) (CSE:MPX) (OTC:MPXEF) today announced that Beth Stavola, Chief Operating Officer, and a Director of MPX, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Cannabis Industry ...
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Medicinsk cannabis Tickets
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Fate of Maryland's medical cannabis industry could depend on single bank
One bank in Maryland has been willing to take the risk on dealing with funds related to medical cannabis sales still considered illegal by the federal government. Severn Savings Bank in Anne Arundel County is, so far, the lone institution in the state where medical cannabis growing, processing or ...
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Australia green-lights medicinal ganja exports
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia agreed to allow exports of medicinal ganja Thursday in a boost to budding domestic manufacturers, as it eyes becoming a leading world supplier. The country's first medical marijuana farm received its growers' licence in March last year and others have followed, ...
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Cops seize ganja worth Rs 25 lakh, second in 2018
Mumbai: The Mumbai police's Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) seized 110 kg of Marijuana (ganja) worth Rs 25 lakh from Borivali, arresting a Dhule - resident who was found in its possession. The accused, identified as Nitin Shegaonkar (23), had brought the contraband to Mumbai in his Maruti car that has ...
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Annapolis bank is one of the first in Maryland to accept medical cannabis business
Federal guidelines issued in 2014, however, allow financial institutions to take steps to qualify to offer services in states with legalized use. It is believed that only a small fraction on the nation's banks are serving medical cannabis customers, a practice the banking industry generally views as potentially ...
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Get a Pencil: California Cannabis-Tracking System Not Yet in Use
But sales began this week without the computer system in use for cannabis businesses. Instead, they are being asked to document sales and transfers manually, using paper invoices or shipping manifests. That raises the potential that an unknown amount of product will continue slipping into the illicit ...
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Medicinal cannabis exports approved in bid to expand Australian market
But Australian patients will still get first priority for any medicinal cannabis grown locally, Health Minister Greg Hunt said today. “It will be a condition of any licence authorising export that medicinal cannabis products be made available, when and if required, to Australian patients first,” the Minister said in ...
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Judge Vacates Convictions in Eastern Washington Medical Cannabis Case
After the convictions, Firestack-Harvey and the Greggs appealed, saying federal prosecutors had violated a law that bans federal authorities from spending money to stop states from implementing medical cannabis laws. In October, the feds admitted they were "not authorized to spend money on the ...
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Black Market Cannabis Farming in California Puts Wildlife at Risk
California produces 13.5 million tons of cannabis, but only consumes 2.5 million tons of it, according to economists. That means there's a lot of black market ganja being grown in the Golden State despite the launch of the state's new legal cannabis market, and more farmers than you might think have no ...
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Australia aims to be world's top medicinal cannabis supplier after exports get green light
Australia's budding medicinal cannabis sector is set for a major windfall after winning approval to begin exports. The health minister, Greg Hunt, said allowing medicinal cannabis product exports will help the developing domestic market to grow. “By helping the domestic manufacturers to expand, this, ...
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Cannabis as an International Commodity
Cannabis legalization is a global movement. Currently, 29 nations have some form of medical cannabis laws in place. An equal number of American States have legalized cannabis to some degree. What may be most interesting is that nearly 10 nations have some Treaty or Agreement that allows for the ...
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Fresh Deposits in the Ongoing Cannabis Banking Conundrum
California finally legalized marijuana (officially), but with increased interest and subsequent revenue, the ever-present question of where marijuana businesses in California and other cannabis-legal states should place their money for safekeeping arises yet again. While some credit unions and ...
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Ward arrested for possession of cannabis, drug paraphernalia
The veteran safety, who spent 2017 in Tampa Bay, was arrested and charged Wednesday with possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Ward was released from jail after posting $2,500 bond. The arrest was on an outstanding warrant ...
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We Asked the City's Cannabis Program Coordinator Some Questions
I recently had an enjoyable time at the NW Cannabis Club, one of the only non-residential places in Portland where you can—for a membership fee—legally smoke weed. In a recent column, I decried the lack of other such establishments and laid blame at the feet of the OLCC and the city of Portland, ...
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City of Desert Hot Springs Cannabis General Information
City of Desert Hot Springs Cannabis General Information. City of Desert Hot Springs Development/ Permitting Process for Cannabis Facilities. All Cannabis Facilities require a Conditional Use Permit and all of the required public hearings, permits, and approvals. All Cannabis Cultivation Facilities are ...
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MPX Bioceutical Announces Beth Stavola Appointed to New Jersey Cannabis Industry Association ...
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Is a cannabis patent war looming?
As the state-legal cannabis market expands, some industry players have begun to aggressively build patent portfolios in the cannabis space. The first U.S. utility patent to a hybrid cannabis plant was granted in August 2015, ushering in a new arms race as entities seek broad patent coverage over ...
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Free Hawaii Medical Cannabis Card certifications for veterans wi - Honolulu, Hawaii news, sports ...
This is the first industry-coordinated event of its kind, organized by Complementary and Alternative Medicine on Oahu (CAMO), a local nonprofit organization helping veterans and their families manage chronic illness such as PTSD with medical cannabis among other holistic-based therapies; Hawaii ...
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LAPD Working with State on Cannabis Tech
Recreational marijuana sales became legal in the state under a voter-approved initiative in 2016, creating the nation's largest legal cannabis market. The city of Los Angeles planned to start accepting applications today for temporary recreational sales licenses from existing medical marijuana ...
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Cannabis rules that will blow your mind
The South African so-called dagga-couple is closely watching the state of California where marijuana is now legal - unless it is sold in an edible form shaped as human or fruit. Johannesburg residents Jules Stobbs and Myrtle Clarke are fighting in the Pretoria High Court to have the South African laws ...
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Mike Tyson To Open Cannabis Resort In California Desert
Mike Tyson is bringing the “Green Rush” to a small city in the Mojave Desert that's been anticipated as California rolls out its new cannabis law across the state. The world heavyweight champion arrived in late December with plans to build a 40-acre “cannabis resort.” California City Mayor Jennifer Wood ...
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Georgia Police Arrested Over 70 Party-Goers for One Bag of Weed
When police could not find one person willing to claim ownership of the tiny bags of ganja, they arrested and charged each and every attendee with possessing less than an ounce of cannabis, claiming that the drugs were "within reach or control of everyone present." After calling in the Bartow County ...
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Citron Slams Aurora Cannabis, Calls Out 'Enron-Type Accounting'
After a 545-percent run the last three months, AURORA CANNABIS IN (OTC: ACBFF) is running on fumes, according to Citron Research. Short-seller Andrew Left warned investors in a Wednesday short thesis that the $10.80 stock is likely to concede 50 percent “when sanity sets in.” “You must be high to ...
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Canada's CannaRoyalty makes headway into California's cannabis market
CannaRoyalty said two California companies it is acquiring have received licenses to operate in the state's new recreational cannabis market, positioning the Ontario-based business to capitalize on the largest legal cannabis market in the world. Alta Supply's license, acquired Jan. 2, allows it to ...
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Legal Cannabis Preferences: Not Your Grandpa's Grass
Headset found that each generation of cannabis consumers displays a different pattern of intake preferences. Consumers of all ages favor flowers: the plain-old bud that, in the black markets of yesteryear, was all most customers could find. But today dope shop shelves are stocked with a range of ...
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Mike Tyson Has Broken Ground On His Giant Cannabis Ranch In California
Boxing and cannabis don't exactly go hand in hand, but when has former world heavyweight Mike Tyson ever been conventional? The boxing champ can count owning several tigers and biting an opponent's lug off among his more bizarre exploits - and now he can add owning a giant, fuck-off weed ...
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Cedella Marley Says Moderation Is Key When Cooking With Cannabis
Cedella Marley Says Moderation Is Key When Cooking With Cannabis. FoodRepublic_Logo_7x5_1 Food Republic January 3, 2018. Article featured image. Cedella Marley is the first-born child of Bob and Rita Marley, the reggae legends who helped turned Jamaica's indigenous music into a worldwide ...
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Cannabis in Oman
Cannabis in Oman is illegal. Oman is a transit country for cannabis coming from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran. References[edit]. Jump up ^ Report of the International Narcotics Control Board (2007). DIANE Publishing. 2009. pp. 94–. ISBN 978-1-4379-0280-8. [hide]. v · t · e · Cannabis by country.
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High Times Article Leads Feds to Massachusetts Grow Ops
Two Massachusetts ganja growers are facing federal felony charges after one of them “was featured in a magazine article noting that he regularly harvests 10 pounds of marijuana,” according to prosecutors. Eric Vallee, 38, of Sutton, was arrested on Dec. 15, and Peter Molle, 35, of Holland, on Dec. 22.
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FinCen Counts 400 Financial Institutions Providing Services to Cannabis Industry
According to September 2017 data from the federal Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen), more than 300 banks and nearly 100 credit unions are providing services to cannabis-related businesses. The number of institutions doing business with the sector has been steadily increasing since ...
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Ex-Cops Are Cashing in on Cannabis. Is That Okay?
Naturally, Fantino, the former police chief, falls back on the old “I had to enforce the laws as written” argument to justify all the cannabis arrests and prosecutions he oversaw. But in a markedly confrontational interview with the CBC, he also said “you're making a huge mistake if you believe that I put ...
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Meet the Billboard Music Charts of cannabis — Lemonhaze
See, the world of cannabis is undergoing a phase shift, from having no analytics to having more than almost any other industry. Under prohibition, the black market was a black box. All sales data was rumor at best. Under legalization, cannabis is one of the most tightly regulated industries in the world.
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Cannabis oil openly sold by Iowa stores without state permits, despite legal questions
Iowans who want to buy cannabis oil to treat a range of ailments don't have to wait a year for state officials to set up a tightly regulated distribution system – because versions of the products already are for sale on store shelves. State and federal officials say the oils, known as cannabidiol or CBD, are ...
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Canadian cannabis producers set their sights on global domination
Medical marijuana consumers in Prague rang in 2018 with a new Canadian import, Tilray Milled Cannabis, a high THC marijuana product grown on Vancouver Island. The Czech Republic is just the latest nation to sell Canadian weed, joining Germany, Australia, New Zealand and a growing list of other ...
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