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MA governor signs recreational marijuana program into law

Massachusetts Gov. Charles Baker on Friday signed into law a recreational marijuana bill that will allow the state to launch an adult-use program approved by voters, and an hour later, the first…

News July 28

Study: Recreational cannabis sales would be boon for Colorado city

If Colorado Springs – the second-largest city in Colorado – were to allow recreational marijuana sales, its share of the state’s cannabis market would double to 14%, according to a new…

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Jamaica receives slew of medical marijuana business applications

Jamaica has received 236 business license applications since opening the permit process last year. Of the 236 applications, two licenses have been granted but not issued because the winners have…

News July 28
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Week in Review: Lawsuit to legalize cannabis, judge sidesteps Nevada dispute & High Times + Nasdaq

By John Schroyer, Bart Schaneman and Omar Sacirbey A lawsuit against the U.S. government could lead to national legalization of cannabis, a judge refuses to intervene in Nevada’s recreational marijuana conflict,…

News July 28

Ohio to start accepting schools’ medical MJ testing applications

Colleges and universities in Ohio can soon apply for medical marijuana testing licenses, but private companies must wait another year to apply. That situation could prove problematic for the state’s MMJ…

News July 27

Australian medical cannabis firm expands to Canada with acquisition

An Australian medical marijuana company is acquiring Nova Scotia-based Mernova Medicinal for 10.1 million Canadian dollars ($8.1 million) in the latest example of foreign interest in Canada’s booming MMJ market…

News July 27

DOJ mum on status of marijuana-protecting Cole Memo

Sometimes no news can be good news. And so far, there’s no news from the U.S. Department of Justice on potential policy changes with regard to state marijuana programs, even…

News July 27

Report: Cannabis magazine High Times to go public

High Times Holding Corp., the company behind High Times Magazine and other assets, reportedly plans to go public in October, a move that would make it the first U.S. marijuana-focused…

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Could medical marijuana company’s past haunt its future?

By Omar Sacirbey Vireo Health, a multistate medical marijuana business, has aggressive expansion plans. But the Minnesota company's goals could be undermined by two former executives whom prosecutors allege moved cannabis…

News July 27
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