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Tips for keeping marijuana extraction lab workers safe

When I was preparing to retire from my career as an industrial hygienist - an “environmental health and safety guy” - in 2014 at the Colorado School of Mines, I…

News June 30
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Marijuana company Slang buying Vermont firm for at least $17 million

Cannabis consumer packaged goods and brands company Slang Worldwide has announced an agreement to acquire High Fidelity, a vertically-integrated Vermont marijuana company, in a deal worth at least $17.25 million…

News June 29
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Alabama adds three members to medical cannabis commission

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey named three new appointments to the state's Medical Cannabis Commission - a pharmacist, a doctor and a banker.

News June 29
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Ontario Cannabis Store: Growing competition may result in store closures

Retail access to legal marijuana has improved significantly in Ontario over the past year, shrinking the average distance between consumers’ homes and regulated stores, according to provincial wholesaler Ontario Cannabis…

News June 29
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Report warns of Michigan’s illicit marijuana market, but some dubious

The Michigan Cannabis Manufacturers Association released a report this week which found that roughly 70% of cannabis sales in 2020 occurred outside of licensed retail shops.

News June 29
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Cannabis MSO Columbia Care raises $74.5 million in private placement

Multistate marijuana operator Columbia Care has closed a private payment of convertible notes to raise $74.5 million.

News June 29
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Canadian cannabis topical makers hope to boost growth in niche category

Topical cannabis products, such as skin creams, lotions, bath bombs, massage oils and lubricants, became legal in Canada in late 2019, but the category remains small relative to other cannabis-derived…

News June 29
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Cannabis job growth fueled by sales, new markets

Job growth in the cannabis industry will be fueled by sustained sales growth and the launch of new state markets, especially on the recreational side of the business. According to…

News June 29
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Clarence Thomas: US marijuana ban ‘may no longer be necessary’

One of the U.S. Supreme Court's most conservative justices on Monday wrote in a legal opinion that the federal government's ongoing prohibition of cannabis may be out of date.

News June 28
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