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Despite historic inroads, federal marijuana reform faces uphill climb before midterm elections

Political support for reforming federal cannabis laws appears to be snowballing: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, President Donald Trump and former House Speaker John Boehner…

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Michigan wants to help medical cannabis companies with banking alternatives

Michigan regulators are trying to tackle the thorny issue of banking services for companies in the cannabis business, but it doesn’t appear that a solution is immediately obvious. According to…

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Health Canada ‘open’ to medical marijuana sales through pharmacies

The regulatory body that oversees medical cannabis in Canada says it’s open to the idea of distributing cannabis directly to patients through pharmacies, a move that could give the country's…

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19 vie for pair of North Dakota medical marijuana cultivation permits

Nineteen applications were submitted in North Dakota for two medical marijuana cultivation licenses, with each applicant ponying up a $5,000 fee to be a grower in one of the nation’s newest…

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Florida medical cannabis patient count reaches 100,000 milestone

Florida’s rapidly expanding medical marijuana program just hit the 100,000 patient mark, potentially paving the way for state regulators to approve more MMJ businesses. After voters passed a ballot initiative…

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Court dismisses suit that challenged Pennsylvania medical marijuana program

A state appeals court threw out a lawsuit that could have undone Pennsylvania’s nascent medical marijuana program. The suit was filed in September 2017 by Keystone ReLeaf of Bethlehem, whose bid…

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License applications rolling in as Connecticut adds medical cannabis dispensaries

Businesses are rushing to capitalize on Connecticut’s mushrooming medical marijuana market. Regulators have received more than 70 marijuana dispensary applications after deciding to expand the tightly controlled market from nine…

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Pennsylvania medical marijuana companies try to kill MMJ research program

Six growers and nine dispensary owners in Pennsylvania have filed a legal challenge to a fledgling medical cannabis research program they contend would “flood the market with medical marijuana” and undercut…

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NCIA leader vows to move forward while ex-board members question group’s direction

The National Cannabis Industry Association and its executive director, Aaron Smith, are at a crossroads. The coming months could prove pivotal. To be sure, NCIA has racked up many successes…

News April 23
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