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US House passes historic bill to legalize marijuana at federal level, but Senate looms

In a groundbreaking vote, the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a comprehensive bill that would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and end the federal government’s decades-old…

News December 4
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Metrc sees new seed-to-sale tracking markets, welcomes cannabis industry’s ‘constructive criticism’

With five states voting in favor of new marijuana markets last month, Metrc sees fresh opportunities to extend its dominance in the seed-to-sale tracking business by winning new government contracts.

News December 4
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MJBizCon speaker eyes consumer data to market to cannabis, CBD users

The uncertain regulatory environment in the hemp extract and CBD category is leading to an "explosion" of competitive crowding and consumer confusion, said Deanie Elsner, CEO of Charlotte's Web, based…

News December 3
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DEA asks court to toss marijuana rescheduling appeal

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration reiterated that a lawsuit challenging marijuana’s classification as a Schedule 1 drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act should be dismissed because of lack of…

News December 3
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Los Angeles selects 200 social equity cannabis retail license finalists

Los Angeles regulators issued the much-anticipated list of 200 finalists in the contentious battle for social equity marijuana retail permits. But it’s unclear when any of those businesses might be…

News December 3
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Brazil official sees cannabis cultivation bill making progress in December

A Brazilian bill that would legalize medical marijuana and industrial hemp cultivation could soon have its first debate on the floor of the lower house of Congress, ahead of its…

News December 3
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UK mum as it holds up British Virgin Islands cannabis law, delaying industry’s launch

The United Kingdom’s representative in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has so far declined to sign off on a new law to permit medical cannabis production and sales, causing an…

News December 3
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Marijuana legalization opponents turn to courts to shoot down state ballot initiatives

Private citizens and public officials, sometimes joined by governors, increasingly are filing lawsuits to kill statewide marijuana legalization ballot initiatives, including some that voters approved in November.

News December 3
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MJBizCon experts share perspective on surviving uncertain marijuana markets

This session and other MJBizCon 2020 content is available on demand. Three cannabis industry leaders revealed during the “Survival in Uncertain Markets and Preparing for New Markets” panel at MJBizCon…

News December 2
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