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Michigan recreational marijuana sales top $3 million in 2 weeks - Cannabis News
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While the lines are shorter and the sales slightly less, Michigan’s recreational marijuana business remained brisk through its second week of existence.
Cannabis' largest trade show is pretty ordinary, and that's what the industry wants - Cannabis News
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More than 35,000 people from 75 countries are expected to attend the three-day conference that occupied 250,000 square feet of the sprawling Las Vegas Convention Center. Last year, the footprint was half that size.
Cannabis farmers scramble to protect heirloom seeds from Big Ag - Cannabis News
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“All of the biggest agricultural companies in the world want our genetics. Those people aren’t coming into our industry now, they’ve been doing it for a decade, and they’ve been doing it pretty much under the radar."
Massachusetts medical marijuana customers are buying cheap, good weed in Maine - Cannabis News
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Since Maine first started accepting Massachusetts medical marijuana cards in late August, stores near the border have seen an influx in customers.
Minnesota OKs cannabis for chronic pain, eye condition - Cannabis News
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Chronic pain, macular degeneration now on list of approved conditions.
Interest in medical marijuana use in Missouri has exceeded state’s estimates - Cannabis News
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Interest in medical marijuana use has far outpaced expectations only five months into Missouri’s new program.
U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Directs Lawmakers To Consider Marijuana Legalization In Special Session - Cannabis News
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The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) is calling the legislature into special session this month to consider adult-use marijuana legalization.
Here’s how three entrepreneurs are building a marijuana business from the ground up - Cannabis News
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They are a New England-based land use lawyer, an athlete-turned-gym sock entrepreneur, and a marijuana grower. Now, they are budding marijuana entrepreneurs with one store open and two more on the way.
Canada: Shoppers Drug Mart expands medical cannabis online sales to East Coast - Cannabis News
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Canadian pharmacy giant Shoppers Drug Mart has expanded its online medical cannabis platform to Canada's East Coast.
Researchers explore link between medical marijuana and weight loss - Cannabis News
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While you may think of the munchies and weight gain with pot, research shows the opposite.
Study: Cannabis Shown to Reduce Headaches, Migraines - Cannabis News
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A study from Washington State University has found inhaled cannabis reduces self-reported headache and migraine severity by 49.6 percent and 47.3 percent, respectively.
Vangst Cannabis Salary Report Shows Which Jobs Are In Demand - Cannabis News
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Cannabis recruiting company Vangst just released its 2019 annual salary guide and as expected, as more states legalize medical or recreational cannabis sales, and nascent markets continue to mature, the cannabis job market is strong.
How Vietnam veterans expanded America’s cannabis strains - Cannabis News
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Soldiers not only used locally-grown cannabis to cope with the stresses of war while in country; they also brought seeds home to North America, where they would become the progenitors of some of today’s most popular strains.
What Tuesday’s Elections Mean For State And Local Marijuana Reform - Cannabis News
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Tuesday’s state and local elections across the U.S. saw several gains for the marijuana reform movement, as well as some potential setbacks.
Head Of Nation’s Only Federally Legal Marijuana Farm Develops THC Eye Drops - Cannabis News
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The head of the nation’s only federally approved marijuana farm has revealed that he is developing cannabis eye drops to treat glaucoma.
Skinny Pot: Could Weight-Loss Weed Be Next? - Cannabis News
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CBD has dominated the cannabis wellness market so far -- but THCV could be the next contender.
California’s marijuana market will soon have ‘thousands of retail stores,’ report says - Cannabis News
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Despite a series of obstacles and setbacks, California’s legal marijuana market is on track to continue growing in the coming years, according to a new report.
Women of weed rise high in Philly - Cannabis News
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Is there “pink-washing” in marijuana, where male-owned businesses use women as cover on an application? Probably. But nevertheless, women persist.

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