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Lawmakers might give cannabis businesses crucial tax relief

May 9, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor As the tax code stands, a section called 280E makes it impossible for cannabis businesses to write off necessary expenses, like rent and wages. This is a...

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Cannabis industry fights back after health agency proposes CBD ban in Texas

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 8, 2018

Just one month since a Texas-based health agency suggested a potential crackdown on Cannabidiol (CBD), active cannabis industry advocates have been working hard to ensure CBD products remain on shelves...

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Global medical cannabis market set to be worth $28 billion by 2024

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 7, 2018

Energias Market Research has released a report detailing the projected size of the global medical cannabis market in 2024. The report showed how the market will swell at a compound annual growth rate...

Vermont isn’t moving forward with commercial cannabis sales

Vermont isn’t moving forward with commercial cannabis sales

May 4, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Vermont became the first state to legalize cannabis through its legislature in January, but it looks like commercial sales won’t be starting any time soon....

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Realtors fear home cannabis cultivation in could hurt property values

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 3, 2018

Realtors in Canada are worried about the potential repercussions that home cannabis cultivation could have on the real estate market. Home cannabis growers in the country might soon be limited to growing...

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Anti-cannabis advocates might sue to stop legalization in Michigan

May 2, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Cannabis advocates in Michigan got enough signatures on a petition to get legalization on the ballot in November, but anti-cannabis activists might try to...

Federal court rejects challenge to DEA classification, CBD oil remains a controlled substance

Federal court rejects challenge to DEA classification, CBD oil remains a controlled substance

May 2, 2018

A panel of judges for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the hemp industry's challenge of a DEA rule that would establish CBD oil as a "marihuana extract" and therefore, a controlled substance. The...

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The Marijuana Justice Act is co-sponsored by Bernie Sanders

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 1, 2018

Bernie Sanders has announced that he will co-sponsor the Marijuana Justice Act. This is one of many pro-cannabis moves made by the Vermont senator, who went down in history when he supported legalization...

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More older Americans are smoking cannabis than ever before

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial April 30, 2018

Cannabis consumption amongst older Americans is significantly more common now than it was back in the 1980s, according to a recent study on adult cannabis consumption. Researchers discovered how...

Low-income people can’t use medical cannabis in public housing, but that could change

Low-income people can’t use medical cannabis in public housing, but that could change

April 28, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Since cannabis is still illegal at the federal level, tenants of public housing are not allowed to use cannabis in their homes. Anyone caught doing so would...

Michigan cannabis legalization bill approved for Novembers ballot

Michigan cannabis legalization bill approved for November’s ballot

April 27, 2018

Voters in Michigan will be able to decide if they want to allow legal sales of social cannabis in their state come November. Organizers of a ballot drive to legalize cannabis for social use have officially...

How important is Schumer’s legalization bill?

How important is Schumer’s legalization bill?

April 25, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor On the cannabis user’s favorite holiday, 420, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) introduced legislation to decriminalize cannabis at the federal...

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