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Week in Review: Microsoft’s big cannabis splash, crowdfunding fail & potential legal precedent

By Omar Sacirbey and John Schroyer Microsoft makes a landmark foray into the marijuana business, an Arizona bank pulls the plug on a cannabis company’s crowdfunding effort, and a Denver…

News June 17

Medical Marijuana Oil Producers Raided in California

Local law enforcement agents raided five properties in Sonoma County, California, connected to a pair of well-known medical marijuana oil producing companies, indicating the industry continues to face a legal risk even while…

News June 16

California’s Mendocino County Creates Marijuana Appellations

California’s Mendocino County is known for producing a diverse array of quality wines. But now the northern coastal county is angling to be known for producing quality marijuana strains distinguished…

News June 16

Brookings Study: Fears About ‘Big Marijuana’ Are Overblown

A new study from an influential think tank argues that concerns are overblown that big corporations will come to dominate the marijuana industry, and instead contends that policy makers should focus on…

News June 16
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Microsoft teams with ancillary marijuana company in landmark partnership

By John Schroyer Software giant Microsoft Corp. is teaming up with an established ancillary cannabis firm to land government technology contracts tied to the marijuana sector, a groundbreaking development that…

News June 16

AZ cannabis group seeks to undermine rec campaign

After the Arizona recreational marijuana campaign splintered last year over the particulars of what legalization should include, a number of grassroots cannabis activists are now targeting the primary adult-use campaign…

News June 16

Toronto Cannabis Dispensaries in Court After Crackdown

Toronto medical marijuana dispensary owners, landlords and others tied to the local MMJ industry appeared for the first time in court following the city’s crackdown on MMJ storefronts, which are technically…

News June 15

Kodiak Capital to Invest $2M in Cannabis Multimedia Firm

The California private equity firm Kodiak Capital Group has agreed to to invest $2 million in Burn Entertainment Corp, a multimedia entertainment and lifestyle company catering to “legal cannabis” enthusiasts.…

News June 15

CO University Gets $1.2M for Marijuana Research

Colorado State University’s Pueblo campus has secured $1.2 million to establish a research institute focused on medical marijuana, the latest venture to study the health and economic impacts of cannabis.…

News June 15
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