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Marijuana investor grants Harvard, MIT $9 million to study MMJ

A major cannabis industry investor has made what is thought to be one of the largest private donations…

News April 30
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$420M raise sets US cannabis industry record, Bank of America begins marijuana coverage, MedMen exec turnover & more of the week’s top MJ news

Vaporizer company Pax Labs boasts a record funding raise, Bank of America kicks off coverage of the marijuana…

News April 26
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Michigan urges medical marijuana retailers to test vape cartridges for lead

Michigan regulators want medical marijuana dispensaries to test vape pens on their shelves for heavy metals. Some cartridges…

News April 23
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Washington certifies state’s first lab to test marijuana for heavy metals

Washington regulators certified the first laboratory in the state to test for heavy metals in cannabis, meaning that,…

News April 19
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Another California marijuana testing lab accused of falsifying results

Another California cannabis testing lab has been accused by a former employee of misrepresenting marijuana potency numbers. The…

News March 27
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First medical cannabis crop in Louisiana passes lab tests

The initial crop of legal medical marijuana in Louisiana has made it through the first round of laboratory…

News February 15
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Colombia’s first-ever export of medical cannabis set to ship to Canada

A Colombian marijuana company has received authorization to export product to Canada for testing, a move meant to…

News February 7
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Marijuana business sues Louisiana after state nixes its testing lab application

A New Orleans-based company is suing the state of Louisiana, claiming that its application to be an independent…

News February 6
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Audit says Oregon marijuana regulators fail to meet basic standards

A new audit released by the Oregon Secretary of State examined the state’s regulation of the cannabis market…

News January 31
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MA police find marijuana extract samples outside lab serving most dispensaries

Local police found hundreds of vials with extracted cannabis in a dumpster behind a Massachusetts marijuana testing lab…

News January 17
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