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Pennsylvania approves four firms to grow cannabis for research

Four more medical marijuana companies – including multistate operator Curaleaf – have been approved by Pennsylvania regulators to grow…

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Philadelphia medical marijuana research center in flux

A Philadelphia research center that initially was expected to provide an economic boost to the medical cannabis industry…

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Pennsylvania approves three cannabis businesses for research program

Three medical marijuana companies in Pennsylvania received approval from the state’s department of health to grow medical marijuana…

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Congressional group urges feds to speed research into medical cannabis

A bipartisan group of 30 members of Congress on Tuesday sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr and…

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Marijuana investor grants Harvard, MIT $9 million to study MMJ

A major cannabis industry investor has made what is thought to be one of the largest private donations…

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US cannabis companies have advantage for CBD exports to Brazil

It’s usually assumed that Canadian licensed cannabis producers have an advantage when it comes to international expansion, but…

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US lawmakers urge feds to expand approved marijuana growers for research

Fifteen U.S. House lawmakers urged the heads of the Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration to…

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Feds grant UC San Diego cannabis import license for product from Canada’s Tilray

In a rare move, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration approved the importation of marijuana extracts from Canada for…

News September 18
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DEA to up amount of medical cannabis grown for federal research

The Drug Enforcement Administration took steps to dramatically increase the amount of cannabis that can legally be grown in…

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