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Cannabis shortages plague Canadian retailers; here’s how they’re responding

As the Canadian cannabis industry struggles to provide enough supply to meet exuberant demand since recreational use became legal, private retailers are faced with their own challenge: how to stay…

News December 10
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Chart: Significant challenges await Iowa’s new medical cannabis program

Here's why the financial viability of Iowa’s newly launched medical marijuana program may be in question.

News December 10
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California releases drafts of final marijuana business regulations

The long-awaited final versions of California’s cannabis business regulations have been published online by the three agencies that oversee the industry. While the rules will not be completely finalized until…

News December 7
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What is ‘marijuana’? Name game limits cannabis entrepreneurs

The old debate about what to call the plant cannabis sativa L. is giving businesses real-world headaches in both new and established marijuana markets. Consider: Iowa allows medical marijuana but…

News December 7
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AR medical cannabis commish resigns; April market launch still expected

A member of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission is resigning, reducing the five-person panel to two to start the year. The market launch of MMJ in the state has been…

News December 7
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Uruguayan government announces new application process for recreational cannabis cultivation

Four years after Uruguay became the first nation in the world to legalize recreational cannabis, officials announced that a call for applications to grow nonmedical marijuana for commercial purposes will…

News December 7
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Canopy Growth boosts M&A transparency in wake of Aphria fiasco

Cash-rich Canopy Growth bought global vaporizer leader Storz & Bickel for 220 million Canadian dollars ($160 million) in a bid to improve its portfolio of intellectual property. The all-cash deal…

News December 7
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WHO postpones recommendation for rescheduling cannabis at UN summit

The World Health Organization (WHO) postponed its much-anticipated recommendations about the international scheduling of cannabis, citing a need for more time to review its findings. The recommendations were expected to be released Dec.…

News December 7
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Trump taps Justice Department veteran William Barr as attorney general

President Trump said Friday he is nominating William Barr - who served in the first Bush administration - to replace former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who was an outspoken critic…

News December 7
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