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Politics
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166Major League Baseball to Remove Cannabis from List of Banned Substances
On Dec 12, the MLB (Major League Baseball) and the MLB players association jointly announced new policy changes when it comes to...
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357The More Act and What it Might Mean for Cannabis
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) have now introduced The United States to the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement...
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247CDTFA announces higher tax rates for cannabis businesses in 2020
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration recently announced that it would be increasing the tax rates for cannabis. In an...
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304The White House Approves USDA Hemp Production Rules
In October, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) federal hemp production rules....
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443Bernie Sanders Pledges to Legalize Cannabis via an Executive Order if Elected
With the 2020 elections coming up, Cannabis is a big factor in how candidates are framing their campaigns. Bernie Sanders (VT) is...
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419US House Passes SAFE Banking Act
The U.S. House voted 321-103 to pass the SAFE Banking Act on September 25. It marked the first major floor vote in...
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453FDA Launches Criminal Investigation Into Vaping, Massachusetts Bans all Vapes for 4 Months, LA Considers Potentially Indefinite Cannabis Vape Ban
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently launched a criminal investigation into the vaping health crisis, putting added scrutiny to the...
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363NCIA Hosts 3,000+ Top Cannabis Entrepreneurs at 3rd Annual California Cannabis Business Conference
100+ Cannabis Thought Leaders and 200+ Exhibitors Discuss Major Changes in the World’s Largest Adult-Use Market Long Beach, Calif. —September 23,...
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502The Status of Black & Brown People in the Cannabis Industry
Thirty-five out of fifty states in the US now have some form of legal cannabis. With national legalization around the corner, who...
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510Oklahoma Dispensaries File Lawsuit Against Facebook & Mark Zuckerberg Over ‘Facebook Jail” that Harms Legal Cannabis Businesses
The owners of seven medicinal cannabis dispensaries in Oklahoma have filed suit against Facebook over allegations that the social media website is...
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675California SB 51 Canna Banking Bill & Federal SAFE Act Update
Having a bank account, or keeping it, is a real challenge in the cannabis industry. While you might be licensed, if you...
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644Japan’s Authorities Struggle With Increase in Cannabis Use
In Japan, cannabis is an illegal drug, and little discussion has taken place there on the potential benefits of cannabis legalization. The...
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882Black Market Growers Poisoning National Parks
Growers in Northern California are growing cannabis plants on federal land, like national parks and wildlife reserves. Underneath the majestic pine and...
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742The Bahamas Next to Legalize Cannabis and Capitalize on the Green Rush & Tourism
The Bahamas may be the next country to legalize cannabis and take advantage of its boundless potential, with CBD, tourism, banking and...
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782Uganda Halts Cannabis Licenses
A Ugandan firm, Industrial Hemp (U) Ltd, announced in April that made a 160-million-dollar deal to export medical marijuana products to Canada...
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882You Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Laws – Canine Units Face Retirement As Legal Marijuana Looms
The economic benefits of marijuana have been made clear in the states where it has been legalized: hundreds of thousands of jobs...
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798Michigan Plans to Issue DUIs
Last year, Michigan was the 10th state in the nation, and the first state in the midwest to approve recreational sales and...
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806Kamala Harris Did Smoke Weed, and Her Father is Pissed About It
On January 21, 2019, Kamala Harris announced she was running for president of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party,...
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833Gavin Newsom to use National Guard to Combat Illegal MJ Grows
California Governor, Gavin Newsom (formerly dubbed ‘Twosome Newsom’ after he got caught cheating on his wife with his assistant during his term...
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1.4KOntario, Canada Announces The Winners of Cannabis Retail Lottery
On Saturday January 12th in Canada, Ontario announced the results of the much-anticipated cannabis retail lottery, naming twenty five total entities that...
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1.5KAttorney General Nominee William Barr Says He Will ‘Not Go After’ Marijuana Companies
U.S. Attorney General nominee William Barr says he would “not go after” marijuana companies in states where cannabis is legal. He is...