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Social cannabis sales delayed in Maine

Social cannabis sales delayed in Maine

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 17, 2017

Maine will not make its February deadline for beginning the sales of social cannabis and will not be ready until next summer at the earliest, according to the committee tasked with implementing legalization....

Israel plans to globally export medical cannabis

Israel plans to globally export medical cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 16, 2017

Israel may soon start exporting medical cannabis to other countries following the recommendation of a government committee approved earlier this week by the ministries of health and finance. The committee...

Could a state-run bank for the cannabis industry be in California's future?

Could a state-run bank for the cannabis industry be in California’s future?

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 16, 2017

California government, financial and cannabis leaders met last week in a debate on whether a state-run bank could solve the cannabis industry’s banking problem. The 17-member group included representatives...

Feds study if cannabis leads to curbing opioid epidemic

Feds study if cannabis leads to curbing opioid epidemic

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 15, 2017

Last week, the National Institutes of Health awarded a $3.8 million grant to researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System, which marked the first time the U.S. Government...

Justice Department takes no action on cannabis research applicants

Justice Department takes no action on cannabis research applicants

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 15, 2017

The Justice Department under Attorney General Jeff Sessions blocked the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from taking action on two dozen requests to grow cannabis for research. The DEA began accepting...

Judge reverses decision on cannabis distribution in Nevada

Judge reverses decision on cannabis distribution in Nevada

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 14, 2017

The decision which would allow other entities besides liquor distributors in Nevada to distribute social cannabis, was effectively reversed. A Nevada judge on Friday sided with the Independent Alcohol...

First dispensary in Hawaii sells out of medicine in days

First dispensary in Hawaii sells out of medicine in days

August 14, 2017

Less than a week after opening, Hawaii’s first state-licensed medical cannabis dispensary is reworking its opening hours as demand for product outnumbers the backlogged supply.   Maui Grown Therapies...

States begin crackdown on black market cannabis

States begin crackdown on black market cannabis

August 14, 2017

Officials from states where cannabis is legal suspect unlawful trafficking places the industry at risk. Social cannabis states are trying to clamp down on those smuggling the plant across state borders,...

VIDEO: Cannabis country, the cannabis boom

VIDEO: Cannabis country, the cannabis boom

August 13, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoUr9ET52zg CNBC examines issues of cannabis in the workplace, as Colorado employers work to create an open cannabis culture with workplace rules which uphold zero...

Feds award grant to study medical cannabis' effect on opioid use

Feds award grant to study medical cannabis’ effect on opioid use

August 12, 2017

The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a five year, $3.8 million dollar grant to researchers for the first long-term investigation of whether medical cannabis could reduce opioid use among...

Expanded cannabis distribution rights approved in Nevada

Expanded cannabis distribution rights approved in Nevada

August 11, 2017

The Nevada Department of Taxation decided there are an inadequate number of liquor distributors interested in transporting cannabis to retail establishments, opening the business up to others who may be...

Cannabis sales hit $750 million at 2017 midpoint in Colorado

Cannabis sales hit $750 million at 2017 midpoint in Colorado

August 11, 2017

Colorado cannabis retailers have already amassed more than $750 million in sales halfway through 2017, according to tax data released by the state. The Colorado Department of Revenue published the...

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