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Former Google & Meta Engineers Built A Weed Distribution Network

Former Google & Meta Engineers Built A Weed Distribution Network

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 23, 2024

The wide world of weed is a vast sea of small businesses, each with its own buyers, owners, and sales objectives. Enter Nabis, a massive weed distribution network and the largest distributor of cannabis in California. The weed tech darling is a powerful engine in the marketplace that makes the state

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Arizona tried adding equity into Marijuana Licensing. Dispensary chains still took over

Arizona tried adding equity into Marijuana Licensing. Dispensary chains still took over

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 22, 2024

Would-be partners have offered Abel Ochoa "crazy amounts of money" for the social equity marijuana license he and his cousin own. "I had somebody offer me $17 million," he said, laughing. "If I would've just took the money, like yeah, that would've been nice. But what, what would've been the purpose

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Crumbling SPD Support Threatens Future of Germany’s CanG Bill

Crumbling SPD Support Threatens Future of Germany’s CanG Bill

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 19, 2024

German Cannabis Act Faces Uncertainty as Support Wavers and Criticism Mounts. Germany’s Cannabis Act (CanG) is entering increasingly uncertain territory as support within the coalition’s largest party crumbles, and criticism of the bill begins to surface on multiple fronts. Just before the

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West Virginia's Cannabis industry could get an upgrade with new legislation

West Virginia's Cannabis industry could get an upgrade with new legislation

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 19, 2024

Cannabis is getting the old college try again in the West Virginia State Legislature. Del. Evan Hansen, D-79, introduced HB-4873 into the House of Delegates, which seeks to establish a framework under which adults over the age of 21 can legally consume cannabis products in the state of West Virginia

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Maryland Police Chief Stands Up Against State Law that Reduces Number of Eligible Applicants

Maryland Police Chief Stands Up Against State Law that Reduces Number of Eligible Applicants

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 19, 2024

In Montgomery County, Maryland, law enforcement applicants must cease cannabis use for three years before being hired. A police chief in Maryland is standing up against county regulations, which requires that potential law enforcement applicants must abstain from cannabis use for at least three

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Missouri legislators push back on adding marijuana to workers’ compensation law

Missouri legislators push back on adding marijuana to workers’ compensation law

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 19, 2024

If Missouri employees ask for workers’ compensation after an on-the-job injury, employers can require them to take a drug test for marijuana. If they test positive — even if they hadn’t consumed marijuana for days — their compensation and death benefit may be reduced by 50%. That didn’t change when

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6 Lessons for Success in New York Cannabis

6 Lessons for Success in New York Cannabis

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 19, 2024

Essential Advice for Those Looking to Enter the New York Cannabis Industry. Over the past week I’ve received many calls from in- and out-of-state residents looking to enter the New York cannabis industry. Some have applied for licenses and are stuck in processing hell, awaiting confirmation from the

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Will Virginia lawmakers legalize retail Marijuana sales this year?

Will Virginia lawmakers legalize retail Marijuana sales this year?

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 18, 2024

Dustin Weekley has a wide variety of CBD products on the shelves at Bountifuel Utopia in Norfolk, but there's one thing not on the shelves — actual marijuana. "There would definitely be a market for it," he told News 3 earlier this month. Despite marijuana possession becoming legal in Virginia in

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Canopy Growth Raises $35M Selling Units

Canopy Growth Raises $35M Selling Units

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 18, 2024

Canopy Growth Announces US$35 Million Private Placement Offering. Canopy Growth Corporation, today announced that it has entered into subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”), dated as of January 18, 2024, with certain institutional investors (the “Investors”) in a private placement

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New Cannabis Dispensary 'NOXX Cannabis' Opens in East Peoria

New Cannabis Dispensary 'NOXX Cannabis' Opens in East Peoria

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 18, 2024

Now Open, NOXX Cannabis Offers 25% Off the Entire Store as it Prepares for its Grand Opening Celebration. The newest cannabis dispensary in East Peoria, NOXX Cannabis is now open and serving recreational marijuana customers. Located at 300 S Main St, the dispensary is currently offering 25% off the

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DeWine looks to keep ‘intoxicating Hemp’ away from children

DeWine looks to keep ‘intoxicating Hemp’ away from children

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 18, 2024

Delta-8 THC is a compound that can be found hemp. When concentrated or manipulated, it can give people a high when consumed, just like marijuana. “Well, Delta-8 has gotten a lot easier to get now,” said Gary Wenk, a professor of behavioral science at Ohio State University. It can be easily

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Colorado Springs Marijuana dispensaries closing after failure of recreational sales question

Colorado Springs Marijuana dispensaries closing after failure of recreational sales question

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 18, 2024

Dispensaries Closing in Colorado Springs After Voters Reject Legalization. Since voters declined to legalize recreational marijuana sales in Colorado Springs in November 2022, dispensaries in town have started to close as proponents of the ballot question predicted. The number of medical marijuana

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Should Oregon put limits on Marijuana producers?

Should Oregon put limits on Marijuana producers?

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 18, 2024

Marijuana producers want the state of Oregon to step in and limit the number of marijuana producers. They say there’s more farms, processors and sellers than Oregon needs at more than 3,000 licenses. It creates a glut of pot. It makes it challenging for businesses to stay afloat. The Cannabis

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Cannabis company files appeal with the Alabama Supreme Court

Cannabis company files appeal with the Alabama Supreme Court

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 18, 2024

A company awarded an integrated license has asked the Alabama Supreme Court to toss out a restraining order. The fight over Alabama medical cannabis licenses is headed to the state’s supreme court. Trulieve AL, Inc., on Wednesday, filed notice of an appeal with the Alabama Supreme Court, stating its

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FDA Review Finds Marijuana Eligible For Less Strict Classification

FDA Review Finds Marijuana Eligible For Less Strict Classification

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 18, 2024

Federal Review Finds Marijuana Eligible for Less Strict Classification Under Drug Laws. A federal review of cannabis research has determined that marijuana is eligible for less strict classification under federal drug laws, according to documents released last week by the U.S. Department of Health

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Cannabis Hydroponics Firm Embroiled in SEC Stock Fraud Case

Cannabis Hydroponics Firm Embroiled in SEC Stock Fraud Case

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 17, 2024

A classic case of pump n' dump. The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against three individuals, Jonathan Farber, Aarif Jamani, and Brian Keasberry, for their involvement in a sophisticated stock manipulation scheme involving County Line Energy Inc., a small public company based

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Will legal Marijuana make Ohio colleges grow?

Will legal Marijuana make Ohio colleges grow?

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 17, 2024

Ohio voters approved adult-use marijuana in November. It became legal to use and possess cannabis products last month. Republicans in the Ohio Senate's attempted to make major changes to the law but the House has not taken the bill up. Lawmakers are expected to revisit the issue. Colleges in states

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Sunland Park leads El Paso border towns in Marijuana sales

Sunland Park leads El Paso border towns in Marijuana sales

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 17, 2024

Sunland Park, New Mexico remains a significant driver of marijuana sales in the El Paso area. The introduction of New Mexico's cannabis industry to El Paso has facilitated easy access to legal marijuana, and Sunland Park dispensaries consistently attract a significant share of their customers from

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Marijuana dispensary opens on Arkansas-Missouri border

Marijuana dispensary opens on Arkansas-Missouri border

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 17, 2024

Flora Farms Opens New Cannabis Dispensary in Pineville, Missouri, Near Arkansas Border. Flora Farms, a M issouri-based company that sells cannabis, has opened a new dispensary in Pineville, Mo., a town just across the Arkansas state line north of Bella Vista along U.S. Highway 71. The new location

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US Cannabis Stock Prices up 25% Since Publication of Rescheduling Recommendation

US Cannabis Stock Prices up 25% Since Publication of Rescheduling Recommendation

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 17, 2024

US Cannabis Stocks Surge Over 25% Following the Publication of Cannabis Rescheduling Recommendation. US cannabis stock prices have rallied once again this week following the publication of the fully unredacted 252-page cannabis rescheduling recommendation. While speculation and punditry has moved at

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