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Canada: Legal pot sales continue to eat into illicit market
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Business & Finance
The legal cannabis industry continued to make inroads against its illicit counterparts, as one-quarter of all sales took place among regulated players in the first quarter of the year, according to new data from the Ontario Cannabis Store. The provincial pot distributor's quarterly review showed that the province controlled a 25.1-per-cent share of
Don’t rely on weed laws to change student views: almost 93 per cent say the law doesn’t deter them
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Politics
Instituting cannabis laws will likely have little effect on students, suggests a new study out of New Zealand that found using weed is part of their culture and no amount of rulemaking and finger-wagging is likely to change that. Researchers at the University of Otago wanted to explore drug acceptability views among students and find out whether or
2 Marijuana Stocks To Watch For 2021
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Business & Finance
Can These Pot Stocks Make Big Headway Next Year? Original link
Arkansas sees medical marijuana shortage, patients in need of medicine
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Medical News
The Arkansas Department of Health’s website reports that there are 83,779 active medical marijuana cards in the state, but dispensaries and patients are seeing an unprecedented amount of shortages. “We had to raise our prices because we had just too many people coming through the shop,” Owner of Green Springs Medical marijuana dispensary in Hot Spr
Delaware State increasing access to medical marijuana
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Medical News
Looking to increase availability to underserved areas of Delaware, a Request for Applications was issued by the state’s Medical Marijuana Program that would open four new compassion centers. Delaware Office of Medical Marijuana Director Paul Hyland said more centers are needed because the program continues to expand. According to data from the Divi
New Zealand Concerned with Chances of Legalizing Cannabis In 2020
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Politics
New Zealand was poised to make history this year by putting the national legalization of cannabis to a vote, but now advocates are concerned that it won’t make the cut in 2020 due to all the issues that have shifted the focus this year.  If legalization does get pushed through, cannabis would be legalized for recreational use for those over 20, and
Arizona voters to consider another recreational marijuana bill
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Politics
When voters head to the polls this November, they’ll decide on a marijuana legalization initiative that’s appearing on the ballot in Arizona for the first time since 2016. Medical marijuana has been legal in Arizona since 2010. More than 250,000 Arizonans are medical marijuana card holders today. This year’s Smart and Safe Act, or Proposition 207,
This State Will Make Marijuana History in November
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Cannabis News
There are expected to be a number of fast-growing trends this decade, including cloud computing, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity. But don't sleep on marijuana. After generating an estimated $10.9 billion in worldwide sales in 2018, legal channel cannabis sales are expected to hit anywhere from $50 billion to $200
Canada: Legal pot sales continue to eat into illicit market
420 Intel
Politics
The legal cannabis industry continued to make inroads against its illicit counterparts, as one-quarter of all sales took place among regulated players in the first quarter of the year, according to new data from the Ontario Cannabis Store. The provincial pot distributor's quarterly review showed that the province controlled a 25.1-per-cent share of
Montanans will benefit from marijuana tax revenue
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Politics
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Montana has plummeted into the worst economic recession since World War II. A recent analysis conducted by Montana's Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) projects that the state will experience a 7.3 percent decline in employment in 2020. While this downturn affects the spending power of individu
Why Does Cannabis Work So Well To Combat Nausea?
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Cannabis News
Cannabis does not actually calm the digestive tract. Instead, this is how it treats nausea. People around America more and more are using cannabis as a treatment for nausea, from cancer patients trying to combat the nausea that follows chemotherapy to expecting mothers trying to keep food down in the months before birth. As more is discovered about
Missouri Cannabis Supply Chain Ready For Business
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Business & Finance
With the green light given for a cannabis testing laboratory to begin operations, Missouri’s medical marijuana program supply chain is now complete and will soon be serving patients. Last week’s approval of EKG Labs in St. Louis comes nearly two years after voters legalized the medicinal use of cannabis with the passage of a constitutional amendmen
Canopy to bring cannabis beverages to the U.S. next year
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Business & Finance
Canopy Growth Corp., the cannabis company that attracted Corona beer producer Constellation Brands Inc. as an investor, is moving to bring cannabis beverages to the U.S. in 2021. The drinks will contain THC, the psychoactive compound found in marijuana, in dosage amounts designed to keep people buzzed and social in a similar way to beer, cocktails
The Cannabis Industry Is Putting Up A Fight Against COVID-19. Here's How
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Business & Finance
With cannabis prohibition on the decline and medical marijuana now legal in 33 states, it’s a great time for innovators to create new and exciting technology to improve how people cultivate and consume cannabis.  However, it hasn’t always been this way.  Bryan Buckley, who is the CEO and Founder of Helmand Valley Growers Company, explained the stru
With marijuana testing soon underway, medical pot expected to hit Missouri shelves this fall
420 Intel
Politics
Missouri inched closer this week to its first commercial marijuana sales when a laboratory here got a green light to start testing samples of pot expected to hit shelves by late October. EKG Labs on Saturday became the first of 10 licensed medical marijuana testers to start operations after passing a state inspection. That means marijuana currently
Arkansans spent $154 million on medical marijuana
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Politics
Arkansans spent $154 million on 24,067 pounds of medical marijuana since the first dispensary opened in May 2019. This is according to Scott Hardin, who is a spokesperson with the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission. In Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley specifically, 8,416 pounds of medical marijuana were sold since August 2019. There are c
New Poll Shows Arizona Voters Indifferent On Prop 207, Recreational Cannabis Legalization
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Politics
Market research company OH Predictive Insights finds that the legalization of recreational cannabis in Arizona is almost split amongst voters. The recent poll surveyed by 600 likely voters answered the question, “ Do you believe that marijuana should be legalized for adult use in the State of Arizona?” The survey was conducted between September 8-1
The Question Millions Are Asking: Is CBD Actually Safe?
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Cannabis News
In a time marked by shuttered business, depressed consumer shopping, and plunging retail spending, not many markets can claim the victory that the CBD (cannabidiol) market has done so far. Back in 2018, sales of CBD products in the United States alone harvested a generous $600 million-$2 billion. Sales of CBD have actually grown slightly from those

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