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Colorado gov nixes pioneering cannabis tasting room bill

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper vetoed legislation Monday that would have pioneered the concept of cannabis tasting rooms, dealing a blow to marijuana businesses that had pushed the measure. Similar efforts…

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NCIA board reshuffling continues: 1 more marijuana exec quits, others elected

One board member of the National Cannabis Industry Association has resigned abruptly, and the embattled organization filled nine board seats in its annual election.

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Illinois lawmakers OK use of medical cannabis as alternative to opioids

Legislation passed last week in Illinois would allow potentially thousands of patients to receive medical marijuana as an alternative to highly addictive opioids, a move that could provide a notable…

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Zimbabwe going ‘back to the drawing board’ on medical marijuana law

Just one month after its enactment, Zimbabwe is hitting pause on its medical cannabis program to rectify multiple issues with the original law. The country's MMJ program has been put…

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Ancillary cannabis firms Helix TCS and BioTrackTHC close merger

A deal announced in March to merge two of the bigger ancillary cannabis companies in the United States closed Friday, with Colorado-based Helix TCS acquiring Florida-based BioTrackTHC.

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Chart: Cannabis industry supports up to 160,000 full-time jobs, with more growth on horizon

Here’s a striking figure for the nascent cannabis industry that only recently began to operate legitimately: It supports 125,000-160,000 full-time jobs in the United States. To put that in perspective,…

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Marijuana REIT to invest $18.5M in Massachusetts cultivation facility

Innovative Industrial Properties, a San Diego real estate investment trust (REIT) serving the medical marijuana industry, is spending $18.5 million to acquire and lease out a property near Boston that…

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Cannabis, hemp and CBD company mCig expands into California marijuana market

Jacksonville, Florida-based mCig announced it’s getting into the California marijuana market, with the acquisition of a 2.5-acre property in California City, north of Los Angeles. The diversified cannabis company will…

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Ancillary marijuana firm Kush Bottles to open Las Vegas distribution facility

Kush Bottles, a marijuana products distributor, is opening a distribution facility in Las Vegas to serve cannabis companies and consumers in the state’s booming recreational and medical markets. Tourism and organic…

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