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Massachusetts cannabis businesses warily await lawmaker tinkering

By Omar Sacirbey Cannabis industry advocates in Massachusetts know changes are coming to the law that voters passed…

News March 8
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Marijuana legalization in Canada may take longer than expected

Although Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s liberal government signaled it would legalize recreational marijuana this spring, it looks as…

News March 7
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Bill extending rec rules to MMJ industry sent to CO governor

A bill sent to Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s desk would apply rules governing the state’s recreational marijuana business…

News March 7
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Canadian medical cannabis firm targeted in class-action suit

Canadian medical marijuana producer OrganiGram, having already replaced its CEO, now is the subject of a proposed class-action lawsuit involving pesticide-contaminated…

News March 7
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Election first step to clarity for L.A.’s legal cannabis industry

By John Schroyer The outcome of Los Angeles' municipal election Tuesday could enable the city to surge to…

News March 7
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Los Angeles County officials weigh mass medical marijuana raids

Some 70 medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles County could be shut down this week if local officials decide…

News March 6
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Germany to begin cultivating medical marijuana in 2019

Medical marijuana cultivation is expected to commence in Germany in 2019 now that the country has finalized an MMJ…

News March 6
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Chart: Patient numbers, medical marijuana sales spike in New Jersey

New Jersey's medical marijuana industry posted a banner year in 2016, with patient counts ballooning 76% and sales…

News March 6
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Global standards group launches cannabis committee

ASTM International, a 119-year-old organization that develops voluntary standards for a long list of items ranging from children’s toys to…

News March 3
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Week in Review: Canada’s tainted MMJ, tribal grow operation & DOJ policies

By Omar Sacirbey, Bart Schaneman and John Schroyer The fallout continues over pesticide-contaminated medical marijuana in Canada, a giant…

News March 3
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