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After decriminalizing cannabis, Antigua preps full legalization

One month after decriminalizing cannabis, the tiny Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda is drafting legislation to legalize recreational and medical marijuana sales. The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act, 2018,…

News April 19
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Here’s how the FDA’s review of epilepsy drug could affect CBD companies

It’s shaping up to be a watershed summer for the cannabis industry with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration poised to approve the first drug made from the plant.

News April 18
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Jamaica’s central bank asked to solve cannabis banking issues

Jamaica has asked its central bank to find a solution to banking issues that are tripping up development of the country’s medical cannabis industry. Daryl Vaz, minister without portfolio in…

News April 18
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Oregon marijuana oversupply driving out small farmers, lowering prices

Oregon cannabis farmers grew three times the amount of product consumers purchased last year, small cultivation operations are going out of business and dispensaries across the state are closing up…

News April 18
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Stock-based compensation drives up MassRoots’ red ink to $44M in 2017

Turmoil-plagued marijuana tech company MassRoots suffered a $44.3 million loss in 2017, a large portion of which can be attributed to $22 million in stock-based compensation the company handed out…

News April 18
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Why the US needs federal marijuana reform: Q&A with Congressman Tom Garrett

U.S. Rep. Tom Garrett isn’t the most likely congressional member to embrace federal marijuana reform. The first-term Republican is from a state – Virginia – that has yet to legalize…

News April 18
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Aurora to build Alberta marijuana production facility with eye on exports

One of Canada’s top licensed producers unveiled plans for its largest cultivation facility, with a “significant proportion” of the new production slated to address a “massive” supply shortfall for medical…

News April 18
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How marijuana business owners, organized labor can live in peace

Cannabis business owners increasingly must confront a workplace reality that mainstream companies have faced for generations: organized labor. Front and center is the United Food and Commercial Workers union, which…

News April 18
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Scotts to buy hydroponic distributor for $450M, boosting cannabis reach

Scotts Miracle-Gro said it agreed to buy the nation’s largest hydroponic distributor for $450 million, a deal that will bolster the U.S. lawn and garden care giant’s position in the ancillary…

News April 17
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