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Week in Review: California cannabis designations, Supreme Court loss, union victories & more

A new state law lets California's outdoor marijuana growers claim a wine-like "appellation of origin" for their sun-and-soil-grown…

News October 17
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Study: ‘Cannabis light’ used in Italy in place of sedatives, antidepressants

Sales in Italy of so-called "cannabis light" - low-THC and CBD-rich flowers derived from hemp - have been…

News October 16
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New $102 million equity fund targets ancillary cannabis businesses

Pennsylvania-based Intrinsic Capital Partners said it raised $102 million in a fund that will invest in science and…

News October 16
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Week in Review: Vermont OKs adult-use marijuana, Maine sales begin, WHO plan questioned & more

Vermont became the 11th state in the U.S. to fully legalize marijuana for adult use when Republican Gov.…

News October 10
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Week in Review: Wildfire smoke impact, cannabis market transitions, curbing illicit sales & more

Smoke and ash from the record wildfires in the western U.S. are slowing the growth of outdoor marijuana…

News October 3
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Week in Review: Illinois cannabis permits redo, Vermont adult-use progress, Oregon wildfires & more

Seventy marijuana dispensary applicants for recreational cannabis business licenses in Illinois dropped a lawsuit against the state after…

News September 26
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Early freeze in Colorado could cost marijuana, hemp growers millions in losses

An early cold snap that swept through Colorado on Tuesday and into Wednesday drove temperatures below freezing and…

News September 10
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Is construction the future of Europe’s hemp industry?

With the regulatory landscape for CBD in Europe growing more and more tenuous, some hemp growers are adamant…

News September 1
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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…

News August 8
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Marijuana branding strategies do’s and don’ts

Branding in cannabis is infinitely more complicated than any other industry. Cannabis consumers encompass a huge demographic spectrum.…

News August 4
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