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Week in Review: Cannabis toll from lack of jobless stipends, rising Illinois MJ sales, Texas hemp firms sue state & more

It's been a little more than a week since the $600-per-week federal jobless benefits expired, and the toll that lack of extra support could take on the cannabis industry -…

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Epidiolex maker GW Pharma turns in flat second quarter on pandemic impact

United Kingdom-based GW Pharmaceuticals posted marginal revenue growth in the second quarter over the previous quarter, citing challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. GW reported revenue of $121.3 million for…

News August 7
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Massachusetts cannabis processor fined $120,000 for using excess ethanol

Massachusetts regulators fined a marijuana grower/processor $120,000 for selling vape cartridges in late 2018 and early 2019 that exceeded ethanol limits. The state’s cannabis tracking system flagged a transaction that…

News August 7

Polish authorities detain cannabis industry executive and regulator

A cannabis industry executive and a Polish government official in charge of the office responsible for registering medical products were detained by the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA), the government office…

News August 7
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Lawsuit over California marijuana deliveries continues

A landmark legal battle over marijuana delivery operations in California won’t be settled anytime soon. That’s the upshot Thursday from a short hearing on the case in Fresno, where representatives…

News August 7
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Australia sees record month for medical cannabis approvals

Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) added more than 5,500 patient approvals in July for unapproved medicinal cannabis products – the biggest one-month gain on record. July’s figure is 20% higher…

News August 7
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Michigan cannabis worker allegedly licked pre-rolls, sparking vast recall

Michigan marijuana regulators issued a broad product recall Thursday based on a “confirmed complaint” that a processing worker licked pre-rolls. The Michigan Regulatory Agency’s product recall covered more than 3,000…

News August 7
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Canadian outdoor collective project misfires, offering lessons to other small cannabis growers

Canadian cannabis grower Mark Spear had a plan: Form an outdoor cannabis collective with some like-minded farmers, raise capital through equity crowdfunding and start growing high-quality outdoor flower in the…

News August 7
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Local ballot measures across California could significantly expand marijuana industry footprint

The November election offers the prospect that California’s legal cannabis industry footprint could expand significantly, depending on a couple of dozen local ballot measures. According to research by Hirsh Jain,…

News August 7
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