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Cannabis business licensing opens in Virgin Islands

Nearly three years after legalizing recreational marijuana, the U.S. Virgin Islands is issuing licenses to cannabis manufacturers and…

News October 20
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Metrc lands marijuana traceability contract with US Virgin Islands

Track-and-trace software maker Metrc has secured a contract with the U.S. Virgin Islands to support its medical and…

News January 28
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Texas receives 132 applications for medical marijuana dispensary licenses

Texas regulators have received 132 applications to open medical marijuana dispensaries, but it's not clear how many will…

News November 13
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Cannabis tech company GrowerIQ wins CA$1 million government grant

Cannabis technology company GrowerIQ received a grant worth 1.08 million Canadian dollars ($790,000) to enhance its cannabis tracking…

News September 21
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Bahamas looks to establish medical cannabis industry

The Bahamas has introduced a package of legislation to decriminalize cannabis for medical, research and religious purposes and…

News August 29
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Barbados taps GrowerIQ for marijuana industry track-and-trace

The Barbados cannabis regulator has selected Canadian technology company GrowerIQ to manage the tracking and reporting of all…

News July 26
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US Virgin Islands legalizes adult-use cannabis, but regulations unfinished

U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. signed a comprehensive marijuana legalization bill into law this week, forming…

News January 19
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Google relaxes some advertising restrictions for hemp, CBD products

Google Ads will no longer ban all hemp and CBD advertising in California, Colorado and Puerto Rico, but…

News January 6
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US Virgin Islands on cusp of legalizing adult-use marijuana

A veto-proof majority of lawmakers in the U.S. Virgin Islands voted to send an adult-use marijuana measure to…

News January 5
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UK rejects cannabis bill already approved by Bermuda lawmakers

The United Kingdom instructed the governor of Bermuda to reject the island nation's pending cannabis law on the…

News September 8
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