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Canadian firm buys Florida land to boost medical marijuana output

The Canadian holder of a license to cultivate medical marijuana in Florida plans to expand its production capacity in the state by more than 35 times to capitalize on the…

News August 16

Maine will miss deadline to launch recreational cannabis market

Maine officials say the state won’t be able to meet its February deadline to allow recreational marijuana sales. Republican State Sen. Roger Katz said the agencies responsible for the recreational market rollout…

News August 16

Canada’s Canopy Growth expects to use mail for rec marijuana sales

One of Canada’s largest licensed medical marijuana producers doubts all the provinces will have networks of retail MJ stores ready for takeoff when the country legalizes recreational cannabis next summer…

News August 16

Report: Justice Department blocking cannabis research permits

The Department of Justice under Attorney General Jeff Sessions is forcing the Drug Enforcement Administration to backtrack on a new policy in which the DEA promised to issue more federal permits…

News August 16

Aphria invests in Scientus to tap Canadian MJ extracts market

Aphria is increasing its stake in the booming cannabinoid-based extracts market with an 11.5 million Canadian dollar ($9 million) investment in Scientus Pharma, a vertically integrated biopharmaceutical company. Toronto-based Scientus…

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Several factors led to Hawaii’s flawed medical marijuana launch

By Bart Schaneman When Hawaii's two operational medical marijuana dispensaries were forced to close just days after opening, a laboratory bottleneck was blamed for a supply disruption. But participants in…

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Canadian execs: What you need to know before taking your cannabis business global

By Matt Lamers There’s no denying the massive potential of the global medical marijuana market: A recent report pegged it at 180 billion Canadian dollars ($142 billion) over the next…

News August 16

Judge invokes Rohrabacher-Farr in federal marijuana case

At a time when the Department of Justice is trying to get Congress to pull the plug on the Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment, a U.S. District Court recently used the marijuana safeguard…

News August 15

Quebec to consult public on recreational cannabis legalization

After consulting experts on the production, distribution and sale of recreational marijuana, Quebec is asking the public to weigh in on a range of issues that will guide Canada's second-largest…

News August 15
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