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FDA to face questions about CBD rules from key congressional committee

The U.S. House Oversight Committee plans to grill Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf about why the…

News January 17
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Las Vegas marijuana consumption hotel to open spring 2023

A cannabis-friendly hotel in Las Vegas will open this spring after the tourist city approved marijuana consumption lounges…

News January 17
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Applications open for more medical cannabis dispensaries in Texas

The Texas public safety department is starting a business license application process to add more medical cannabis dispensaries…

News January 17
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Marijuana industry layoffs and cost-cutting likely to continue in 2023

2022 saw a wave of layoffs in the cannabis industry. Its pressures are uniquely challenging and there’s no…

News January 17
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Opinion: How data can raise confidence in cannabis mold testing methods

As demand for cannabis continues to trend upward, there’s been an increase of product cultivation to meet this…

News January 13
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North Dakota could raise monthly medical marijuana THC limits

The limited number of medical marijuana patients in North Dakota could see their modest monthly purchase limits increase…

News January 13
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Indiana lawmakers introduce long-shot marijuana legalization proposals

Lawmakers in Indiana introduced several bills that would legalize marijuana in the state, an increasingly rare example of…

News January 12
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Law enforcement: Thousands of illicit medical cannabis operators in Oklahoma

Oklahoma’s medical cannabis market, which surged amid limited regulatory restrictions and enforcement, now has a serious problem with…

News January 12
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Marijuana software firm Akerna sells asset for much less than it paid

Marijuana industry software firm Akerna Corp. sold enterprise resource planning software 365 Cannabis back to some of 365's…

News January 12
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Marijuana firms main funders of recent legalization efforts, overtaking advocacy groups

Cannabis companies provided nearly all the money behind the five legalization initiatives in last November's midterm elections, representing…

News January 12
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