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Weekly Wrapup: California MMJ Pioneers in Trouble + Arkansas, Massachusetts Cannabis News

These are dark days for two medical marijuana pioneers who helped establish and bring credibility to the MMJ…

News July 16
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America’s First Dispensary Owner Files for Bankruptcy Due to $1.27 Million IRS Tax Bill

By Anne Holland Lynette Shaw (pictured), who opened America’s first licensed medical marijuana center in 1997, has filed…

News July 13
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US Attorney Deems California Medical Marijuana Center Too Big to Succeed

By Anne Holland US Attorney Melinda Haag (pictured) has issued a letter explaining why she filed civil forfeiture…

News July 13
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Massachusetts Voters to Decide if Up to 35 Cannabis Dispensaries Can Be Opened

Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin's office announced Wednesday that supporters of the Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative have…

News July 12
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New Speaker for National Marijuana Business Conference: Cannabis Industry Tax Expert Henry G. Wykowski

Henry Wykowski, a San Francisco-based attorney regarded as a leading authority on tax issues in the medical cannabis…

News July 12
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DEA Agents Threaten to Seize Facilities of the Largest US Dispensary, Harborside Health Center

By Anne Holland On Tuesday, DEA agents posted notices of property forfeiture on the doors of Harborside Health…

News July 12
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More Than 67,000 Arkansas Medical Marijuana Supporters Sign Ballot Petition

Arkansans for Compassionate Care turned in a petition with more than 67,000 signatures to have a medical marijuana…

News July 11
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‘Vague’ Medical Marijuana Dispensary Rules Lead to a Colorado Lawsuit

By Anne Holland Although Colorado has more than 250-pages of formal rulings and legal guidelines around medical marijuana…

News July 10
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New Medical Marijuana Study Calls for Legalization as a Doctor-Prescribed Drug

By Anne Holland A new study, entitled ‘Medical Marijuana: Clearing Away the Smoke’, published in The Open Neurology…

News July 9
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