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Report: CA-backed bank for marijuana businesses would face insurmountable hurdles

California would likely lose money and face overwhelming federal barriers if it tried to create a state-backed bank to help cannabis businesses navigate banking challenges, according to a report released…

News December 28
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Slideshow: 2018 International Cannabis Business Year in Review

Cannabis continued to make headlines around the globe in 2018, from the historic legalization of recreational use in Canada to passage of medical marijuana legislation in traditionally conservative countries.

News December 28
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Slideshow: 2018 US Cannabis Business Year in Review

2018 marked the historic legalization of recreational marijuana in Canada, the end of hemp prohibition in the United States and huge wins on Election Day for state-legal cannabis and medical…

News December 28
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Massachusetts’ medical cannabis program has new overseer

Massachusetts’ medical marijuana program is now being governed by the state’s Cannabis Control Commission, but MMJ businesses in the state shouldn’t expect much change. The move brings both the recreational…

News December 27
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Health department attorneys in Florida oppose medical marijuana ruling

Florida Department of Health lawyers asked an appeals court to overturn a circuit judge’s ruling they say “injected confusion and uncertainty” into licensing of medical marijuana businesses in the state.…

News December 27
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Los Angeles cannabis market’s slow liftoff and future: Q&A with city’s top regulator, Cat Packer

Marijuana Business Daily caught up with Cat Packer, executive director of Los Angeles' Department of Cannabis Regulation, to get her take on the city's regulated market, and expectations for 2019. 

News December 27
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Growth slows for German medical cannabis market in third quarter

Demand for medical marijuana in Germany continued to increase in the third quarter, albeit at a slower pace than the previous quarter. Total cannabis sales covered by statutory health insurance…

News December 27
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The routes some multistate cannabis firms are taking to grow beyond state lines

When the U.S. marijuana industry was getting off the ground two decades ago, the business landscape consisted of mom-and-pop stores and amateur extractors. In short, it was difficult to imagine…

News December 27
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Pennsylvania to let state schools team with more than one medical cannabis firm

Pennsylvania regulators are opening up applications for more medical marijuana companies to partner with the eight state medical schools to research the health effects of cannabis. Moving forward, state medical…

News December 26
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