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Retail monopolies will make life harder, not impossible, for small Canadian cannabis growers

By Matt Lamers Smaller marijuana cultivators will have to be more nimble and strategic to succeed in Canadian provinces dominated by government-run retail monopolies, but the sales model itself won’t…

News October 26

WA cannabis firms may be without seed-to-sale system until 2018

Marijuana companies in Washington state may have to record their business transactions manually for at least two months because the state will lack a working seed-to-sale tracking system, thanks to…

News October 25

Damian Marley marijuana company to add hemp-derived CBD line

The youngest son of late reggae star Bob Marley is the latest marijuana entrepreneur to launch a line of CBD products derived from hemp. Damian Marley’s marijuana company, California-based Stony…

News October 25

New Brunswick to launch 20 government-run rec MJ outlets

The New Brunswick government plans to sell recreational marijuana through a network of 20 stand-alone nonprofit stores in 15 communities that will be owned and operated by a subsidiary of the…

News October 25

Massachusetts moves to ease medical cannabis access

Medical marijuana companies in Massachusetts could see a hike in business once regulators implement several improvements to the state’s MMJ program. The Department of Health proposed the changes in September 2016 but…

News October 25

Report: Quebec government to set up 20-40 rec marijuana stores

The Quebec government will establish a nonprofit public company to manage the distribution and sale of recreational cannabis within the province, according to a report in the newspaper La Presse. The…

News October 25

Aphria leads CA$6M raise for fellow Canadian cannabis company

Toronto-based cannabis lifestyle brand Tokyo Smoke has wrapped up a Series B funding round of 6 million Canadian dollars ($4.7 million).

News October 25

Michigan’s MMJ licensing sessions draw huge interest

After almost 2,000 people registered for state-run courses on how to apply for medical marijuana business licenses, the state of Michigan has decided to add a session and relocate another to…

News October 25
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Hot sauce and glue: Why marijuana and hemp’s intellectual property rights are getting hotter and stickier

By Kristen Nichols A flurry of marijuana and hemp lawsuits are roiling the cannabis industry’s confusing intellectual property landscape, with trademark and trade-secret fights signaling big changes for the business.…

News October 25
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