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Canada’s Aurora Cannabis moves into hemp via investment deal

Aurora Cannabis Inc. agreed to proceed with its 3.2 million Canadian dollar ($2.5 million) strategic investment in Hempco Food and Fiber Inc., securing a 19.9 percent stake in the Burnaby, British Columbia-based…

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Maryland probes possible ethics violations in MMJ licensing process

Maryland regulators are investigating potential conflicts of interest that occurred during the state’s application process for medical marijuana cultivation, extraction and dispensary licenses, The Washington Post reported. In fact, some…

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Virginia colleges researching uses for industrial hemp

Three universities in Virginia are conducting research on industrial hemp after the state legalized cultivation of the crop for research purposes. Virginia Tech, James Madison University and Virginia State University…

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Chart: Recreational marijuana stores are clustered in low-income areas of Denver, Seattle

By Eli McVey In Denver and Seattle – two of the largest recreational marijuana markets in the nation – retail cannabis stores are concentrated in low-income neighborhoods throughout each city.

News July 31

Manitoba reaches out to cannabis industry to help shape regulations

Manitoba’s government is reaching out to potential cannabis producers and retailers as it considers how marijuana would be produced, distributed and sold in the province when it’s legalized in Canada…

News July 28

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…

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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…

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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,…

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