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GrowerIQ secures $1M from government to enhance its Cannabis-tracking system

GrowerIQ secures $1M from government to enhance its Cannabis-tracking system

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Cannabis NewsSeptember 20, 2023

Canadian Cannabis Software Company GrowerIQ Receives $1M in Government Funding. Toronto-based GrowerIQ, which sells enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to cannabis producers, has been awarded over $1 million CAD by the Government of Canada, through FedDev Ontario. GrowerIQ founder and CEO

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Square enters the Cannabis Industry

Square enters the Cannabis Industry

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Cannabis NewsSeptember 20, 2023

Financial services platform Square has entered Canada's cannabis market in partnership with online ordering platform service for cannabis dispensaries Jane Technologies. The partnership involves Jane enabling cannabis dispensaries to use Square to supplement their brick-and-mortar business with an

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Cannabis prices hit historic Low

Cannabis prices hit historic Low

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Cannabis NewsSeptember 19, 2023

The latest data from Cannabis Benchmarks reported that the national wholesale flower price has hit a historic low. For the week ending September 15, the U.S. Cannabis Spot Index decreased 1.2% to $936 per pound and in grams, the Spot price was $2.06. Cannabis Benchmarks wrote that prices continued

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Cronos stock climbs after launching Peace Naturals Medical Cannabis brand in Germany

Cronos stock climbs after launching Peace Naturals Medical Cannabis brand in Germany

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Cannabis NewsSeptember 18, 2023

The US-listed shares of Cronos Group Inc climbed 2.5% in premarket trading Monday, after the Toronto-based cannabis company said it launched its Peace Naturals medical brand in Germany. The company has signed a distribution agreement with Cansativa Group, which has a network of about 2,000

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Missouri colleges expand Cannabis programs to prepare students for ‘green jobs’

Missouri colleges expand Cannabis programs to prepare students for ‘green jobs’

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Cannabis NewsSeptember 18, 2023

The cannabis industry has opened up nearly 8,000 new jobs statewide since November, when Missourians voted to legalize recreational marijuana. Karina Hernandez’s ideal work environment is surrounded by plants, with her hands in the dirt. Although she already has a biology degree, she recently

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Santa Barbara’s wine industry declared war on Weed and Pot is winning

Santa Barbara’s wine industry declared war on Weed and Pot is winning

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Cannabis NewsSeptember 15, 2023

They might not be profitable yet, but California’s biggest pot farms are here to stay in Santa Barbara County. When pot farms showed up in Santa Barbara County in 2017, the wine industry went on the attack, vowing to launch a “giant legal battle” against the “horrifying” pot farms that they said

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Cannabis banking measure may win approval in Senate

Cannabis banking measure may win approval in Senate

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Cannabis NewsSeptember 15, 2023

SAFE Banking Act Expected to Advance in Senate, Easing Financial Constraints on Cannabis Industry. The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Act, also known as the SAFE Banking Act, will be voted on in committee by the end of the month and should have enough votes to pass the US Senate, according to a

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Cannabis extracts may improve quality of life for Autism Patients

Cannabis extracts may improve quality of life for Autism Patients

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Cannabis NewsSeptember 15, 2023

Cannabis Extracts Show Promise in Improving Symptoms and Reducing Medication Use in Autism, Brazilian Study Finds. Emerging cannabis science shows a lot of promise for a number of health conditions that people suffer from, but one that seems to be particularly promising is in the area of cannabis

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Record High for New Mexico Cannabis sales

Record High for New Mexico Cannabis sales

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Cannabis NewsSeptember 14, 2023

New Mexico’s cannabis market has hit a record high in cannabis sales in August. Newly published state data shows that August saw a total of $48,233,057 in sales. This was made up of $13,525,500 in medical cannabis sales and $34,707,557 in adult use sales. Medical cannabis ws legalised in New Mexico

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Does cannabis affect surgical outcomes?

Does cannabis affect surgical outcomes?

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Cannabis NewsSeptember 13, 2023

After alcohol, marijuana is the most commonly used recreational substance among US adults and adolescents. Up to 22 million Americans 12 or older use cannabis. In a 2022 survey by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 0.7 percent of 8 th graders, 2.1 percent of 10 th graders, and 6.3 percent of 12

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Call for Hemp processing factory in island of Ireland

Call for Hemp processing factory in island of Ireland

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Cannabis NewsSeptember 12, 2023

Farmers for Action (FFA) is calling for the immediate establishment of a hemp processing facility in Ireland. “Hemp is the fastest growing form of wood on the planet,” the organisation’s William Taylor argued. “The crop sequesters more carbon in one year than trees will in 20 years.” Taylor believes

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First Cannabis ads coming soon to Spotify

First Cannabis ads coming soon to Spotify

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Cannabis NewsSeptember 8, 2023

The advertisements for beer companies and underwear start-ups on your favorite podcast may soon be accompanied by cannabis commercials. Chicago-based marijuana company Cresco Labs Inc. announced on Thursday that it will become the “first cannabis company to launch cannabis advertisements on Spotify

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Marijuana rescheduling would be ‘life-changing event’ for Cannabis companies

Marijuana rescheduling would be ‘life-changing event’ for Cannabis companies

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Cannabis NewsSeptember 7, 2023

The rescheduling of marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule III drug in the United States would be transformative for the cannabis sector, CEOs of leading cannabis companies believe. Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made a recommendation to the Drug Enforcement

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Rick Williams wants NFL to use Cannabis to treat players

Rick Williams wants NFL to use Cannabis to treat players

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Cannabis NewsSeptember 5, 2023

Ex-NFL star Ricky Williams says the league is moving in the right direction by loosening its stance on cannabis in recent years. But tells TMZ Sports he's hoping Roger Goodell's organization goes one step further by allowing teams to treat players with marijuana after games. Ricky -- who was

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What the federal 'Rescheduling' of Cannabis would (and wouldn't) mean

What the federal 'Rescheduling' of Cannabis would (and wouldn't) mean

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Cannabis NewsSeptember 5, 2023

It wouldn't legalize the plant, but it may be better than nothing. Even still, the DEA has to approve the measure. You may have heard the big news that cannabis could be “rescheduled,” from Schedule I to Schedule III. Here’s what it means, with the bottom line being that rescheduling wouldn’t

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Big Weed is on the brink of a Multi-Million Dollar surge into New York’s Cannabis Market

Big Weed is on the brink of a Multi-Million Dollar surge into New York’s Cannabis Market

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Cannabis NewsSeptember 11, 2023

New York promised to put independent businesses at the heart of the legal pot industry. Now major medical marijuana companies are making their play amid the state’s stalled retail launch. In early 2017, there might not have been a flashier entrepreneur in the legal cannabis industry than Adam

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Aurora Cannabis Partners with leading Brazilian company Herbarium to expand CBD Portfolio

Aurora Cannabis Partners with leading Brazilian company Herbarium to expand CBD Portfolio

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Cannabis NewsSeptember 6, 2023

Aurora Cannabis Expands CBD Portfolio into Brazil in Partnership with Herbarium. Aurora Cannabis Inc, the Canadian company opening the world to cannabis and Canada's largest medical cannabis company, today announced an expansion of its hemp-derived CBD portfolio into Brazil. In partnership with

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NYC Council to weigh awareness campaign on illicit Weed sales

NYC Council to weigh awareness campaign on illicit Weed sales

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Cannabis NewsSeptember 6, 2023

The New York City Council will hear arguments on a bill Wednesday that would create an awareness campaign on the dangers of buying cannabis products from unlicensed sellers. The bill comes at a time of ongoing chaos in the state’s recreational marijuana market which has had numerous setbacks since

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Pot stocks jump on reports that US may ease Cannabis restrictions

Pot stocks jump on reports that US may ease Cannabis restrictions

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Cannabis NewsSeptember 5, 2023

Embattled Canadian cannabis stocks jumped Thursday on the hope that the U.S. may ease restrictions on the substance. The Associated Press reported that the U.S. health department has recommended marijuana be moved from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance. U.S. Senate leaders

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Warning over Cannabis laws after ganja edibles sold on delivery app

Warning over Cannabis laws after ganja edibles sold on delivery app

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Cannabis NewsSeptember 1, 2023

Chief Medical Officer Warns Against Illegal Sale and Use of Cannabis Products in Cayman Following Teen's Illness. Following a report of a teenage boy becoming ill from ingesting ganja edibles ordered through a food delivery app, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Nick Gent has issued a warning that the use

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