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Experts share their expectations for marijuana industry in 2024

From the next market to legalize adult-use marijuana to New York’s social equity licensing and low-dose THC, MJBizDaily…

News January 18
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UN report focuses on ‘economic and social potential’ of industrial hemp

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released a special report on industrial hemp, including a…

News December 2
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Tips for reducing and eliminating plastic use in cannabis cultivation

Outdoor marijuana and hemp growers have long relied on plastic to pot plants, build trellises and tamp down…

News January 21
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UN report: Cannabis markets likely grew because of pandemic

A new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says the coronavirus pandemic created circumstances…

News June 25
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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…

News December 3
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United Nations body to meet again this month to discuss WHO cannabis recommendations

A meeting is scheduled for next week to discuss certain World Health Organization recommendations on cannabis and cannabis-related…

News June 16
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Postponed vote on WHO cannabis recommendations reveals international disagreements, uphill battle ahead

The 63rd session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna this week laid bare deep…

News March 6
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Week in Review: UN drug chief ponders validity of cannabis control treaties, coronavirus effects on marijuana sector, US authorities loosen hemp testing rules & more

The United Nations narcotics enforcement agency president considers whether drug control treaties are outdated, experts share insights on…

News February 29
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In major shift, UN drug chief questions whether control treaties involving cannabis are out of date

The president of the narcotics enforcement agency of the United Nations is questioning whether the agency's decades-old drug conventions are…

News February 27
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