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Cities in this state are attempting to legalize cannabis before the state

Cities in this state are attempting to legalize cannabis before the state

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 2, 2017

Due to Wisconsin’s limited medical cannabis program, cities began the process of legalizing cannabis within their own borders. Madison and Stevens Point are two Wisconsin cities who are preparing...

Quebec to set legal cannabis consumption age at 18

Quebec to set legal cannabis consumption age at 18

Sara Tiradossi October 2, 2017

Quebec will set the minimum legal age to buy and consume cannabis at 18 years old, according to a recent report from Radio-Canada. Quebec’s liquor board, the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ),...

Poll: 65 percent of Canadians support privately-owned dispensaries

Poll: 65 percent of Canadians support privately-owned dispensaries

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 2, 2017

According to a new poll, 65 percent of Canadians would support dispensaries run by licensed growers. The telephone interviews conducted by Oracle surveyed 5,000 individuals across the country to study...

CBD products briefly featured on Target.com later removed from shelves with little explanation

CBD products briefly featured on Target.com later removed from shelves with little explanation

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 2, 2017

A Denver-based cannabis company announced on Thursday morning their CBD products would be featured on Target.com, until the company pulled product off of the shelves by the afternoon. CW Hemp began...

First month of social sales in Nevada breaks records, sales projected to raise $120 million in tax revenue

First month of social sales in Nevada breaks records, sales projected to raise $120 million in tax revenue

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 2, 2017

According to a report from the Nevada Department of Taxation, social cannabis generated $27.1 million in July, its first month of sales.  The sales were nearly double how much both Colorado and...

Canadian producer exports medical cannabis to New Zealand

Canadian producer exports medical cannabis to New Zealand

Sara Tiradossi October 1, 2017

Tilray, a Canadian medical cannabis producer, has successfully exported its medical cannabis products to New Zealand. The products will be distributed to pharmacies that serve registered patients in...

Snoop Dogg and his cannabis investment firm pour $2M into new dispensary software

Snoop Dogg and his cannabis investment firm pour $2M into new dispensary software

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 30, 2017

A venture capital firm which includes Snoop Dogg as one of its business partners is investing in a Canadian cannabis tech company. Casa Verde, Snoop Dogg's firm, made a $2 million investment into...

Israel to consider medical cannabis as farming sector

Israel to consider medical cannabis as farming sector

Sara Tiradossi September 29, 2017

The Israel agricultural ministry will classify medical cannabis cultivation as a farming sector, entitling between 15 and 20 cannabis cultivators to grants, water quotas, support, and training in cannabis...

California officially calls for cannabis to be rescheduled

California officially calls for cannabis to be rescheduled

September 29, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor California has been doing its best to lead the resistance against Trump, and it seems cannabis is the latest area lawmakers in the state are focusing on....

The gift of green is D.C.'s new cannabis loophole

The gift of green is D.C.’s new cannabis loophole

Sara Tiradossi September 29, 2017

The District of Columbia has developed an unusual approach to the cannabis industry. Medical cannabis has been legal in Washington D.C. for almost 20 years, but a ballot initiative in 2014, also known...

Canada is about to offer a cannabis production degree for the first time

Canada is about to offer a cannabis production degree for the first time

September 29, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Interested in getting a college degree in cannabis production? You might want to consider moving to Canada, because Niagara College in Ontario is about to...

Pictured:  The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research in Seattle, Washington

CNB Exclusive Interview: researcher explains why 1 in 4 cancer patients use cannabis to alleviate symptoms

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 29, 2017

A new study found one in four patients from a Washington-state cancer center used medical cannabis to treat their symptoms in the past year. Cannabis News Box sat down with Dr. Steven Pergam, one...

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