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Jones Soda sells marijuana beverage business for $3 million

Jones Soda Co. sold its marijuana beverage business to MJ Reg Disrupters for $3 million.

News June 23
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Texas gov saves $5 billion hemp-derived THC industry, expands medical marijuana

The hemp-derived THC industry in Texas is breathing a $5.5 billion sigh of relief after Gov. Greg Abbott…

News June 23
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Controversial Ohio adult-use cannabis changes stall amid political dissension

A contentious bill proposing sweeping changes to the adult-use cannabis landscape in Ohio has stalled in the Legislature.

News June 20
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‘Communist cannabis’: Maryland hemp operators ask judge to redo regulations

A group of 11 Maryland hemp operators is suing the state in federal court as part of an…

News June 17
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California moves to make hemp-derived THC ban permanent

California health officials are moving to make permanent the state’s emergency ban on hemp-derived THC products.

News June 16
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Why cannabis industry must adopt standardized THC-potency labeling

To build a mental bridge between alcohol and marijuana, brands must frame cannabis in terms that resonate with…

News June 13
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Hemp-derived cannabinoid maker partners with brewers alliance

Volunteer Botanicals has partnered with the Independent Brewers Alliance (IBA) to become the preferred provider of hemp-derived cannabinoids…

News June 12
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Will hemp-derived THC issue make Congress act – unlike marijuana?

Congress at long last seems set to take decisive action on legislation affecting the U.S. cannabis industry.

News June 11
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North Carolina governor hints at hemp crackdown via marijuana task force

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein supports adult-use marijuana legalization, but the Democrat is firmly opposed to the "Wild…

News June 9
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Proposed federal hemp-derived THC ban advances despite broad opposition

A Republican-backed budget bill that includes a ban on hemp-derived THC and THCA flower advanced out of a…

News June 6
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