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Marijuana genetics trends to extend beyond high THC in 2024

THC potency - the higher, the better - is still the most important factor to consumers shopping for…

News January 5
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A year in magazine covers: In-depth looks at 10 significant cannabis topics

From the launch of the New York market to potential federal rescheduling of marijuana, regulated operators have had…

News December 29
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State cannabis regulators still one step behind questionable THC lab data

Despite widespread acknowledgement from cannabis industry observers that commercial testing laboratories across the country routinely inflate THC potency…

News December 20
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Mississippi marijuana lab sounds alarm on THC, pesticides

A Mississippi marijuana laboratory alleged that cannabis products sold in gasoline stations and convenience stores in the state…

News December 15
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Scotts Miracle-Gro’s struggling Hawthorne seeks marijuana M&A deals

Scotts Miracle-Gro's audacious $1.7 billion foray into the marijuana business over the past decade is a sensitive topic…

News December 12
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High percentage of Maine medical cannabis contaminated, regulators say

Maine regulators are again pushing to "modernize" the state's medical cannabis program after a report showed that 42%…

News November 16
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Legal and retail gurus explain how Schedule 3 could impact marijuana sales

If marijuana is moved from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3 of the Controlled Substances Act, that would expand…

News November 15
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Moldy cannabis allegations draw ire of some Missouri operators

A Missouri microbiologist who posts online photos of regulated cannabis that allegedly contains mold has received three cease-and-desist…

News October 19
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Low-THC marijuana oil sales to begin at Georgia independent pharmacies

Georgia will soon become the first U.S. market in which non-hemp-derived medical marijuana products are sold at independent…

News October 6
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Montana marijuana lab closes over compliance-software concern

Owners of a marijuana testing lab in Montana said they've shut down out of concern that regulators are…

News September 27
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