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Lebanon legalizes medical cannabis production

The Lebanese parliament has approved a law that allows the cultivation of cannabis for medical purposes, according to…

News April 23
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California offers marijuana firms tax-related help to cope with COVID-19 fallout

California’s struggling cannabis industry, beset with high compliance costs and taxation, is in line to benefit from new…

News April 23
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US lawmakers pitch House bill to offer COVID-19 relief to cannabis firms

Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation that would enable state-legal marijuana companies to qualify…

News April 23
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US senators request small marijuana firms be included in coronavirus aid

A group of 10 U.S. senators is urging congressional leaders to include small, state-legal marijuana businesses and ancillary…

News April 22
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Regulators temporarily halt trading of marijuana firm iAnthus’ stock

Canadian securities regulators halted the trading of iAnthus stock for nearly four hours Wednesday as they sought information…

News April 22
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Marijuana lobbyists focus on next big coronavirus-aid package after doling out $5 million-plus in 2019

The marijuana industry spent more than $5 million lobbying federal lawmakers on Capitol Hill in 2019 in hopes…

News April 22
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Alaska puts in place 120-day cannabis curbside pickup plan

Alaska is the latest state to implement emergency rules allowing for drive-thru and curbside pickup of marijuana products, a move…

News April 21
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Lawsuit seeks to overturn Los Angeles’ cannabis social equity licensing process

A lawsuit filed last week aims to have the results of Los Angeles’ social equity retail licensing round last fall thrown out…

News April 20
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Members of Congress seek marijuana industry inclusion in coronavirus relief

Almost three dozen members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a letter to congressional leaders urging…

News April 17
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Recreational marijuana won’t make Missouri ballot this year

Voters in Missouri won't have an opportunity to legalize recreational cannabis in 2020.

News April 16
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