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Nevada almost doubles its cannabis stores by approving an additional 61

Nevada almost doubles its cannabis stores by approving an additional 61

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial January 2, 2019

Nevada has approved an additional 61 provisional recreational cannabis retail licenses, which puts the number of stores in Nevada's exploding market at almost double it's previous amount. Prior to...

Nebraska state senators try to get medical cannabis on 2020 ballot

Nebraska state senators try to get medical cannabis on 2020 ballot

The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) supports Nebraska campaign for legal medical cannabis
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial January 2, 2019

The conservative state of Nebraska could soon be turning a verdant shade of green, what with two lawmakers planning to include a measure on the 2020 ballot for legal medical cannabis in Nebraska. Two...

Ohio regulators want $2.1M to cover the cost of medical cannabis

Ohio regulators want $2.1M to cover the cost of medical cannabis

To this date, the state has not awarded any of its five testing labs a provisional medical cannabis license in Ohio
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial January 2, 2019

Ohio State regulators have demanded an additional $2.1 million from state coffers to afford litigation fees for medical cannabis lawsuits. The lawsuits were filed against the Ohio Department of Commerce. The...

Studies suggest cannabis for bronchial symptoms could be beneficial

Studies suggest cannabis for bronchial symptoms could be beneficial

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 26, 2018

Did you know that 8.9 million adults in the U.S. were diagnosed with chronic bronchitis in the past year? Chronic lower respiratory disease, including asthma, claim the lives of 135,268 people every year,...

https://420intel.com/articles/2018/11/02/mexican-supreme-court-declares-prohibition-recreational-cannabis

Mexico approves country’s first 38 cannabis products

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 26, 2018

Mexico's Federal Commission for Protection Against Sanitary Risks, similar to Uncle Sam's version of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has approved a total of 38 products containing CBD for people...

http://www.sfweekly.com/news/a-second-wave-of-cannabis-dispensaries/

San Francisco supervisor’s proposal: Cannabis retailers could be limited to four storefronts

SF cannabis draft law amendment is part of larger proposal
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 24, 2018

Franchises will be limited to opening four cannabis stores in San Francisco, based on a new set of cannabis laws released by the SF Board of Supervisors. The four-permit limit is perhaps the most prominent...

https://medium.com/estrohaze/high-on-pesticides-why-everyone-should-demand-organic-marijuana-ef7dccd0c69a

700 batches fail cannabis testing in Massachusetts, causing medical cannabis retail closures

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 24, 2018

Pesticides are forbidden for use in medical cannabis cultivation under Massachusetts’ regulations and, based on a recent report by the Cape Cod Times, the state’s health department just slapped M3...

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U.S. edibles firm Dixie Brands starts trading on CSE

Founder and CEO of Dixie Brands, Chuck Smith, claims that his company presents the cannabis market with “the broadest and most diverse portfolio of infused products.”
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 23, 2018

A Denver-based cannabis company has started trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) and its name is Dixie Brands. Also known as "Dixie Elixirs," the company specializes in the creation of...

https://herb.co/marijuana/news/new-york-medical-cannabis-laws/

The future of cannabis legalization in New York

The New York Senate and Assembly are likely to support recreational cannabis legalization in NY, noted The Times
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 23, 2018

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced his goal for the beginning of next year: recreational cannabis legalization in NY. If his desires materialize, the market could generate $1.7 billion for the...

Less than 600 patients granted medical cannabis under Texas’ tight regulations

Less than 600 patients granted medical cannabis under Texas’ tight regulations

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 22, 2018

Patients who require medical cannabis in Texas are in for some bad news. A shortage in supply means that less than 600 of a projected 150,000 Texans who suffer from debilitating epileptic seizures will...

https://dankr.ca/news/six-nations-will-enforce-cannabis-laws

Minimum age for cannabis consumption in Six Nations set at 21

Health Canada says it “acknowledges the interests of Indigenous communities and governments in establishing models and rules that meet their unique needs."
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 21, 2018

A minimum age for cannabis consumption in Six Nations has been confirmed by the Nations’ elected-band council. Individuals aged 21 and above will have the opportunity to cultivate, sell and distribute...

South Korea Flag on cannabis background. Drug policy. Legalization of marijuana

This conservative East Asian country just legalized medical cannabis

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 21, 2018

Something incredible is happening in the world of weed. Cannabis is being legalized on a colossal scale, with Asia being the latest place on the map to give weed the green light. Specifically, South Korea...

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