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California orders Weedmaps to stop advertising unlicensed marijuana businesses

The honeymoon is over for Weedmaps and California’s gray-market marijuana businesses. The California Bureau of Cannabis Control sent…

News March 7
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Publicly traded plant-touching marijuana companies: Q&A with Terra Tech CEO Derek Peterson

One arena in which the cannabis industry has struggled to make serious gains is the stock market. Most…

News March 1
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California green lights surety bond program for state’s cannabis industry

California has approved its first insurer to provide surety bonds for marijuana businesses in the state. According to the…

News February 26
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Week in Review: White House versus hemp, CA crackdown & Massachusetts’ MMJ shortfall worries

The Trump administration opposes nationwide hemp production, California takes action against unlicensed marijuana businesses, and Massachusetts fears a…

News February 23
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California initiates enforcement against approximately 500 unlicensed marijuana businesses

Less than two months after California’s legal cannabis industry launched on New Year’s Day, state officials are starting…

News February 21
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Candy & cannabis: Hershey’s renews trademark legal disputes with marijuana businesses

The Hershey Co. , perhaps the world's most famous confectioner, has apparently ramped up its oversight of trademark…

News February 21
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Report: California marijuana growers lagging in licensing process

Nearly two months after California launched recreational marijuana sales, less than 1% of the state’s known growers have…

News February 20
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Mainstream magazine honors cannabis software company

LeafLink, an online inventory and ordering platform for the marijuana industry, has been chosen one of the “Top…

News February 20
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L.A. police: Hundreds of illegal marijuana dispensaries still operational

Los Angeles has issued licenses to nearly 100 marijuana retailers, but police estimate there are at least double…

News February 16
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Kush Bottles teams with Merida, snags $6 million investment

Kush Bottles, a California-based cannabis packaging company, has entered a partnership with a Maryland-based marijuana infrastructure fund that…

News February 15
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