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Federal medical cannabis protections extended another week

Congress approved a short-term spending bill Friday that will also extend the Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment through at least May 5 –…

News April 28
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Week in Review: Oregon wine spat, MT medical marijuana rules & Canada’s black-market growers

By Bart Schaneman, John Schroyer and Omar Sacirbey Oregon vineyard owners sue to halt nearby marijuana cultivation, Montana…

News April 28
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AG Sessions indicates to Colorado gov no rec marijuana crackdown

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper emerged from a meeting with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions confident the recreational marijuana…

News April 27
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Maryland looks to increase diversity in MMJ industry

Maryland will conduct a study of the state’s developing medical marijuana industry to ensure opportunities for minority participation. Gov. Larry…

News April 27
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US Postal Service says no to marijuana tax payment in Alaska

The U.S. Postal Service in Juneau, Alaska, refused to deliver a box of cash to Anchorage for a local recreational…

News April 27
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Alcohol, tobacco interests eyeing Michigan marijuana market

By John Schroyer At a time when Michigan’s medical marijuana regulations are being written – and adult-use proponents…

News April 27
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Colorado lawmakers pass bill adding PTSD to MMJ conditions list

The Colorado Legislature has approved a bill that would add post-traumatic stress disorder to its list of medical…

News April 26
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What the cannabis industry can learn from the natural products business: Q&A with Loren Israelsen

By Bart Schaneman Loren Israelsen feels the cannabis industry’s pain. For more than three decades, he’s been dealing with…

News April 26
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Oregon marijuana company fined $5,300 over butane explosion

Oregon regulators fined Higher Level Concentrates $5,300 for workplace safety violations following a butane-extraction explosion last year that landed…

News April 25

Montana close to enacting medical cannabis rules

A bill that would create a seed-to-sale tracking system, licenses, fees and regulations for Montana’s medical marijuana industry is…

News April 25
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