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$42M Merger Creates Hemp Juggernaut in Canada

A single company is about to dominate Canada’s thriving hemp-based foods industry. Manitoba Harvest this week acquired Hemp Oil Canada for $42 million, which will give the combined company an…

News December 17
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Big win, several losses for cannabis businesses in congressional bill

By John Schroyer A $1.9 trillion federal spending bill that Congress introduced this week represents a mixed bag for the cannabis industry, as it extends some key protections for marijuana businesses but also…

News December 17

DOJ Urges Supreme Court to Toss CO Rec Lawsuit

The Obama administration has formally requested that the Supreme Court decline to hear a lawsuit that seeks to overturn Colorado’s three-year-old recreational cannabis law. The attorneys general of Nebraska and Oklahoma filed…

News December 16

Infused Products Firm Plans Major U.S., International Expansion

The expansion game continues. Wana Brands, a Colorado-based edibles and extracts company, announced that it is planning to tap new markets via a partnership with Cannabics Pharmaceuticals, a Maryland-based company that…

News December 16

Maryland County Wants Out of MMJ Program

Another Maryland county wants to leave the state’s medical marijuana program, and this one is willing to sue to get its way. The Calvert County board voted 4-1 this week…

News December 16
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Massachusetts could become major marijuana business hub if legalization succeeds

By Omar Sacirbey If Massachusetts legalizes recreational cannabis next year as some expect, the state could become one of the biggest marijuana markets in the country. Bigger than Colorado and Washington State, even.

News December 16

Detroit Dispensaries Have a New Adversary: Local Churches

Medical cannabis dispensaries in the Detroit area have a new foe: vocal Christian pastors who don’t like marijuana businesses. A group of pastors held an anti-dispensary rally in Detroit earlier…

News December 16

Vermont Rec Bill Ready to Go

Lawmakers behind an effort to legalize recreational cannabis in Vermont via the legislature have crossed their T’s and dotted their I’s. A bipartisan measure has been drafted and is ready to be…

News December 15

Ex-Prosecutor, Caregiver to Lead Hawaii’s MMJ Program

A former prosecutor and medical cannabis caregiver will be the inaugural head of Hawaii’s medical marijuana dispensary system. Margaret “Peggy” Leong served as Hawaii’s deputy attorney general from 1997 to…

News December 15
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