The cannabis industry is in New Orleans this week for MJBizConNEXT with attendees having the option to specifically focus on either marijuana or hemp – or both, for that matter. That’s because, for the first time, Marijuana Business Daily is hosting side-by-side conferences for both varieties of the cannabis sativa plant, Wednesday-Friday at the Ernest […]
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Marijuana Business This Week: MJBizConNEXT sees the future, critical California CBD hearing, Ohio eyes MMJ expansion & more
Here are some notable stories and events in the cannabis industry to watch for in the coming days: WHAT’S NEXT: More than 4,000 attendees and 300 exhibitors are flocking to New Orleans for MJBizConNEXT 2019, where they will contemplate what’s ahead for the ever-changing cannabis and hemp industries. For three days beginning Wednesday at the […]
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Week in Review: Illinois makes history, New Jersey expands medical cannabis, FDA mulls CBD in food & more
Illinois legalizes adult-use cannabis, New Jersey maps a major expansion of its medical marijuana program, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration holds a landmark hearing – plus other important news from around the industry. Illinois marks a first Illinois became the first state in the country to legalize a commercial recreational market through its Legislature. […]
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Report: CBD sales in the US to reach $7 billion by 2023 as investments surge
Financial firms are taking advantage of billions of dollars in business opportunities opened in the U.S. hemp industry by passage of the U.S. Farm Bill, according to a new report from MJBizDaily Investor Intelligence. Hemp firms raised more than $230 million in the first five months of the year, according to data included in Investment […]
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Nevada is poised to create cannabis compliance board
Nevada legislators passed a bill to create a board that will oversee the state’s legal marijuana industry. The Cannabis Compliance Board will be tasked with establishing requirements for marijuana delivery services and studying MJ consumption lounges. Here’s what you need to know: The board would be barred from legalizing and licensing lounges. The bill prohibits a […]
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Marijuana Business This Week: Hemp hoopla, new Missouri regs take effect, Utah jazzed about MMJ & more
Here are some notable stories and events to watch for in the coming days: HAILING HEMP: The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill gives added significance to the 10th annual Hemp History Week campaign, an initiative by the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) that runs through Sunday with events across the United States. Hundreds of national product […]
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Cannabis industry asks FDA for uniform production, packaging standards
The ideal standard for the cannabis industry, according to both hemp and marijuana insiders, would be to have a single set of rules around key business operations, from production to packaging and labeling.
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