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Latest Setback for Marijuana Banking Underscores Importance of Federal Change

The cannabis industry has experienced a handful of high-profile banking setbacks this year, deflating hopes that marijuana companies,…

News August 4
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NY License Winner Had Banking Strategy

A company that won a license to grow and sell medical cannabis in New York expects to leverage…

News August 3

State-Run Marijuana Bank Proposed in California

California led the way in medical marijuana legislation, and some officials hope it will do the same when…

News August 3

New York Announces MMJ License Winners

New York has awarded licenses to grow, process and dispense medical marijuana to five businesses, including three that…

News July 31

California MMJ Foe Melinda Haag Stepping Down

Melinda Haag, the U.S. attorney who has aggressively targeted California cannabis businesses in recent years, will vacate her…

News July 31

Cannabis Credit Union Denied By the Fed, Files Lawsuit

An upstart credit union that hoped to serve the marijuana industry and had state backing has been denied…

News July 31

New DEA Head: Marijuana ‘Probably’ Not as Bad as Heroin

If the newly installed chief of the Drug Enforcement Agency isn’t an ally of marijuana, at least he’s…

News July 31
california marijuana edibles lawsuits
marijuana news

Week in Review: CDC Weighs in on Edibles, High-Profile CA Raid + More Lawsuits on Horizon

By John Schroyer and Tony C. Dreibus The Center for Disease Control issues what could prove to be…

News July 31

Drug Abuse Expert: CBD is ‘Safe,’ Has Medicinal Benefits

A  key drug abuse expert has come out publicly saying that CBD is safe and may have “therapeutic…

News July 30
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Florida Nursery to Challenge Tossed CBD Application

Even though Florida hasn’t awarded its five CBD licenses to nurseries that applied earlier this month, it looks…

News July 30
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