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California’s Calaveras County refunding nearly $1 million in fees to marijuana farmers

A California county that collected fees and taxes from marijuana farmers but then banned the industry has partly…

News January 25
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California marijuana growers association drops suit over loophole for mega-farms

The California Growers Association (CGA) has dropped a lawsuit it filed a year ago against the state over a…

News January 22
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How marijuana growers can compete as prices fall: Q&A with Medicine Man’s Joshua Haupt

A key to achieving three pounds of cannabis per light with Haupt's method involves the technique he's deemed…

News January 8
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Canadian marijuana firm Canopy pledges to enter US market with Farm Bill passage

Canadian cannabis giant Canopy Growth announced it will make forays into the U.S. market after the United States…

News December 21
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Chart: 2018 Farm Bill addresses major pain points for hemp industry

Several major hurdles undermining hemp cultivators’ ability to run successful, profitable businesses are set to crumble once President…

News December 17

Farm Bill agreement allows nationwide hemp cultivation for any use – including CBD

A long-awaited end to five decades of hemp prohibition has been approved by a House-Senate panel, opening the…

News December 11
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Hemp farmers in Canada push for levy to help research, publicize the plant

Some Canadian hemp farmers are proposing a 0.5% tax on product sales that would help fund research and…

News October 31
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The future of California cannabis co-ops: Q&A with former CGA Director Hezekiah Allen

One of the loudest pro-cannabis voices in Sacramento for the past four years has been the executive director…

News October 2
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California judge temporarily blocks county from destroying marijuana farm’s plants

California cannabis growers looking to challenge code enforcement abatement orders in San Luis Obispo County are closely watching…

News August 21
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CA county sends hundreds of cease-and-desist letters to unlicensed cannabis farms

California’s Humboldt County is taking more steps to crack down on its still-thriving underground marijuana market, having sent…

News August 6
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