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Week in Review: Momentous marijuana banking vote in US House, vape crisis fallout, MA approves MJ cafes/delivery & more

The U.S. House passes a cannabis banking bill with strong bipartisan support, Massachusetts is the first state to…

News September 27
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Los Angeles City Council expected to weigh one-year cannabis vape sales ban

A Los Angeles City Council member is moving to temporarily ban the sale of all marijuana vaping products…

News September 26

Massachusetts governor bans sale of all vaping products, becoming first state to target marijuana and tobacco vaporizers

Massachusetts has become the first state to ban the sale of cannabis and tobacco vaping products, dealing a…

News September 24
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Walmart pulls plug on all e-cigarette sales as vaping crisis roils marijuana industry

Walmart said Friday that it will stop selling electronic cigarettes at its namesake stores and Sam’s Clubs following…

News September 20
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Week in Review: Vape crisis continues, federal cannabis bill moves, Utah licenses & more

State regulators from across the country react to the vaping crisis, a federal marijuana banking bill sees movement,…

News September 20
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MJ Freeway marijuana tracking software crashes in Pennsylvania

Medical marijuana retailers in Pennsylvania reported that MJ Freeway's seed-to-sale traceability system went down for more than an…

News September 19
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Survey: Many Ohio medical cannabis patients ‘very dissatisfied’ with program

A survey of Ohio's registered medical marijuana cardholders found that the price of MMJ remains prohibitively expensive and…

News September 17
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Chart: Maryland’s 2019 medical cannabis sales on pace to double 2018 sales

Maryland’s hot medical marijuana market continues to sizzle - and 2019 sales are on pace to double those…

News September 17
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Cresco Labs acquires marijuana company Tryke for $282.5 million

Chicago-based Cresco Labs said it is buying Tryke, a vertically integrated private cannabis company active in Nevada and…

News September 16
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Weedmaps unlikely to receive fines for illicit cannabis firms’ ads – but vaping illnesses could lead to action, experts say

For legal marijuana businesses frustrated by ads for hundreds of unlicensed MJ retailers on Weedmaps, relief may not…

News September 16
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