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Maine taking new applications for medical marijuana dispensaries

Maine regulators announced applications to open new medical marijuana dispensaries, which marks the first time in 11 years…

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Law enforcement snafu creates millions in losses for legal cannabis firm

An apparent computer mix-up led law enforcement officers to raid a legal marijuana cultivation operation in Oklahoma, resulting…

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Judge shoots down Maine’s medical marijuana residency rule

Maine’s largest medical marijuana operator prevailed in its challenge of the state’s residency requirement.

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Aurora Cannabis outdoor farm in British Columbia evacuated due to wildfire

Aurora Cannabis had to evacuate its outdoor marijuana farm in Westwold, British Columbia, because of wildfire activity in the…

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Canadian marijuana firm Hexo to switch US stock listing from NYSE to Nasdaq

Ottawa, Ontario-based marijuana producer Hexo Corp., planning to part ways with the New York Stock Exchange, applied to…

News August 13
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Two maps showing the issues farmers are facing in the U.S. The first is of the Crop Moisture Index for August 7, the other is the percent of normal precipitation.

Cannabis growers seek solutions to water issues, including studying usage, monitoring theft

Cannabis growers in the American West haven’t escaped the massive water shortages this year that have forced farmers…

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Bribery trial: Husband of Trulieve CEO bragged about medical cannabis pull

The now-husband of Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers boasted about how a political connection helped the company obtain one…

News August 12
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Alaska’s move to double THC levels in marijuana edibles could boost sales

Alaska marijuana manufacturers and retailers soon can start selling edibles at twice the potency, a change that likely…

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Oregon launches hemp inspection program in bid to root out illegal marijuana grows

Without question growers are cultivating unlicensed marijuana in southern Oregon and shipping it across the country. They have…

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Illinois recreational cannabis store licensing stalled by judge’s order

Licensing for recreational cannabis retailers in Illinois remains stuck. A judge ordered the state not to award any…

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