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Canada: Shoppers Drug Mart signs marijuana supply deal with Aurora Cannabis

The pharmacy chain's parent company applied in October 2016 for a license to dispense medical marijuana.

Canada: O Cannabis! New post-secondary courses for weed industry jobs

“It’s just like when prohibition was ended. This is an utterly unique opportunity in the market. These don’t come along very often.”

This Canadian company eyes Aruba, Caribbean cannabis market

A Canadian company has its eye on the future of marijuana in Aruba and the Caribbean, signing a deal this week to produce marijuana and food there in the near future.

These 10 cities smoke the most weed in the world

The Guinness Book of World Records can tell you which city has the fastest internet connection, and which has the oldest restaurant, but  it doesn't say which city smokes the most weed, writes James McClure.

Lucid Green raises $10M to power the first intelligent cannabis UPC platform

A major Canadian health insurance company will soon cover medical cannabis. 

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Mexico Became the 4th Legalized Country

While it’s no secret, consistency is key to producing a quality cannabis crop with the maximum yield possible, maintaining consistency can be challenging as the business grows.

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Do you need a degree to work with Marijuana?

Lilach Mazor Power, CEO and cofounder of The Giving Tree, sees hiring university graduates, especially those with scientific degrees, as the logical next step in the rapidly professionalizing world of weed.

Canada: Aurora Cannabis calling Edmonton home with its world HQ

At 800,000-square-feet, the Aurora Sky facility being built by Aurora Cannabis at the Edmonton International Airport is poised to be the largest licensed cannabis facility in the world.

Emerging Tech: 3D printing comes to Cannabis

The lucrative legal cannabis industry is now utilizing advanced technology solutions such as 3D printing.

Utah Lawmakers Considering Medical Cannabis Program Expansion

Canadian cannabis companies are increasingly setting their sights on South America, where several countries are liberalizing their cannabis laws.

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Could Cannabis Be the New Post-workout Recovery Tool? - Cannabis News

We already have among the highest rates of use globally. People are already sourcing their cannabis effectively.

Herb & Hospice: How Medical Marijuana Is Helping End-Of-Life Care - Cannabis News

While it still has yet to become legal, Canada’s marijuana industry is officially larger than its beer or tobacco industries in terms of production.

Getting high during a heat wave: How to safely use cannabis during summer

Marijuana should be legalized in two of Mexico’s main tourist hot spots, Cancun and Los Cabos, in order to reduce criminal violence, Mexico’s minister for tourism said on Thursday.

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Marijuana-based anti-seizure drug could hit U.S. market in 2018 after sturdy research outcomes

A brand new class of epilepsy medicines primarily based on an ingredient derived from marijuana might be accessible as quickly as within the second half of 2018 within the United States pending Food and Drug Administration approval.

Vape pens have been most popular Cannabis 2.0 product so far

France's fight against cannabis, through tough laws to punish users, has long been a failure -- the French remain among Europe's biggest dope smokers.

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Thailand Is on the fast-track to legalizing Medical Marijuana

Thailand is on the fast track to legalizing medical marijuana, the country's Narcotics Control Board director, Sirinya Sitdhichai, announced this week. 

Hemp farmers hope marijuana legalization in Canada will benefit business

Hemp growers hope the federal government’s marijuana legislation will allow them to harvest all parts of the hemp plant.

Ohio Is Having Trouble Finding Producers for Cannabis Edibles Market - Cannabis News

Greece's parliament is expected to approve the medical use of cannabis in the coming weeks, a deputy minister said Sunday, adding that the change would attract investment to the country.

Colombia aims to become global export leader in medicinal marijuana in 2018

Colombia could supply 44% of the global demand for medicinal marijuana in 2018 after the board of directors of the country’s Drug Control Fund authorized the harvest of 40,5 tons of this plant for export-only proposes.

Aurora Cannabis teams up with Danish tomato producer to sell pot in Europe

Canadian marijuana company Aurora Cannabis Inc on Thursday decided to partner with Danish tomato and pepper producer Alfred Pedersen & Son to produce and sell cannabis in Europe.


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