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Bob Marley-branded drinks set to stir up cannabis-infused beverage market - Cannabis News

Here's a brand likely to lively up the cannabis-infused drink marketplace: Marley.

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High fashion? Neiman Marcus adds cannabis beauty products to its luxury lineup - Cannabis News

Beauty counters at luxury retailer Neiman Marcus are giving new meaning to the term high-end.

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Cannabis Companies Struggle To Become More Sustainable - Cannabis News

State regulations make it hard for cannabis companies to focus on sustainability. That doesn’t mean they’re not trying.

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Cannabis Employees Now Outnumber Pilots and Librarians in America - Cannabis News

If there's any marker that the cannabis industry isn't slowing down, it's just how many people are now working in it.

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5 Ways the Cannabis Industry Has Matured - Cannabis News

The legal cannabis industry has seen tremendous growth over the past few years, and it continues to improve each day.

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Canada cannabis sales topped $43 million in first two weeks after legalization - Cannabis News

Figures Statistics Canada released last month show that cannabis sales topped $43 million during the two-week period following legalization.

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Florida’s largest cannabis company makes a deal to carry edible marijuana products - Cannabis News

The state’s first and largest medical marijuana provider, Trulieve, signed an exclusive deal to bring high-end edible marijuana products to Florida, the company announced Wednesday.

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Cannabis Drinks Will Be Huge in 2019 - Cannabis News

As more states legalize marijuana, companies are betting big on people wanting to sip, rather than smoke, their weed.

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Pennsylvania made at least $1M on medical marijuana this year. Could recreational bring a lot more? - Cannabis News

Through November, the state brought in just over $1 million from the gross receipts tax alone, according to state Department of Revenue data.

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Colorado sees average price of wholesale marijuana rise in second half of 2018 - Cannabis News

New average market rates for products grown for retail purposes help state calculate excise tax collections.

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Fuel up on gas and grass at Maine’s first medical marijuana convenience store - Cannabis News

What is believed to be Maine’s first marijuana convenience store, one of only a handful in operation in the country, will open Thursday in Portland.

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Expert Sees a ‘Strong Need’ for Insurance for Cannabis Industry - Cannabis News

There’s “still a really strong need” for specialty insurance to cover cannabis businesses as well as medical professionals prescribing cannabis, according to an attorney who specializes in the sector.

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Massachusetts marijuana: Here's how much the retail stores made in five days of sales - Cannabis News

The two Massachusetts marijuana retail stores pulled in $2.2 million in gross sales, according to data released by the state Cannabis Control Commission.

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Oregon marijuana prices dive, and sales soar - Cannabis News

Recreational marijuana sales in Oregon will be nearly $543 million this year, up 29 percent from 2017 and well above economists' expectations, forecasts show.

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Green is the new black as cannabis retailers push 'Green Wednesday' as the next big shopping holiday - Cannabis News

Cannabis retailers are pushing "Green Wednesday," the day before Thanksgiving, as the Black Friday for marijuana users.

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Why Sun-Grown Cannabis Will Make the Marijuana Industry Greener and Richer - Cannabis News

The future of cannabis cultivation isn't in massive grow facilities with high-tech lights and complex temperature control systems. It's out in the open air, according to proponents of the sun-grown movement.

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Nevada breaks another marijuana sales record - Cannabis News

The Nevada Department of Taxation reported on Wednesday that in August, the state collected $8.1 million in taxes alone from cannabis sales. That’s $3.2 million more than the same time last year.

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'Pot law' is a budding industry for Michigan attorneys - Cannabis News

With the passage of Proposal 1 in last Tuesday's midterm election, Michigan attorneys are gearing up for an influx of people interested in the business side of the budding marijuana industry.

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‘Godfather’ Director Francis Ford Coppola Launches Luxury Marijuana Brand - Cannabis News

Legendary filmmaker and winery owner Francis Ford Coppola is premiering his own marijuana line.

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New York Liquor Stores Want To Sell Marijuana - Cannabis News

Instead of creating a whole new system of specialized stores to distribute marijuana when it becomes legal, New York should just allow existing liquor and wine retail outlets to sell cannabis to adults. That’s the position of a new advocacy effort launched by owners of booze shops this month.

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