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Attorney general Jeff Sessions cole memo marijuana compliance protecting your marijuana business

Is your cannabis business prepared for greater scrutiny from the feds in the post-Cole Memo era?

After Attorney General Jeff Sessions ripped up the Cole Memo and gave U.S. attorneys greater leeway to prosecute…

News March 14
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Rapper Snoop Dogg’s marijuana-related venture firm raises $45 million

The venture capital firm founded by rapper Snoop Dogg to invest in ancillary cannabis companies has closed its…

News March 14
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Arkansas’ 5 medical marijuana license winners face challenges over winning bids

Arkansas regulators are receiving challenges in response to their licensing of the state’s first medical marijuana growers. Challenges…

News March 13
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Lawsuit aims to open up Florida’s medical cannabis business licensing

A new lawsuit aims to turn Florida’s medical marijuana program – possibly one of the most profitable MMJ markets…

News March 13
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Weedmaps counters California’s order to quit assisting unlicensed cannabis companies

Weedmaps apparently doesn’t plan to drop its listings for unlicensed California marijuana businesses any time soon. In a…

News March 12
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Bill to refine West Virginia’s medical marijuana rules fails

A bill that would have made several changes to West Virginia’s medical marijuana law failed when the state’s legislative…

News March 12
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North Dakota lawmakers OK medical marijuana rules, still eye sales in 2018

North Dakota lawmakers on Monday signed off on rules for the state’s developing medical marijuana program, a necessary…

News March 12
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Cannabis company makes play for convenience-store CBD market

A California company that markets and distributes marijuana and hemp is making a play for convenience stores. Marijuana…

News March 12
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AG Sessions: US prosecutors won’t bother with ‘small marijuana cases’

Federal prosecutors won’t take on small-time marijuana cases, despite the Justice Department’s decision to lift an Obama-era policy…

News March 12
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Massachusetts sets new rules that limit energy use by marijuana growers

Massachusetts’ marijuana industry is up in arms over new regulations designed to limit the amount of electricity that…

News March 9
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