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Wildfires pose a major concern for Oregon's cannabis business owners

Wildfires pose a major concern for Oregon’s cannabis business owners

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 18, 2020

Camouflaged in a cloak of smoke, thousands of evacuees recently abandoned their homes in Oregon. Wild fires have continuously ravaged the state's naturally abundant landscape since the Oregon Department...

https://www.marijuana.com/news/2017/12/whoa-cannabis-business-owner-actually-gets-his-seized-assets-back/

July’s adult-use cannabis sales revenue boosts economy in Illinois, Maryland and Massachusetts

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 15, 2020

A recent revenue report highlighting Massachusetts, Illinois and Maryland's cannabis sales for the month of July has delivered some fascinating insights. Since October, BDSA – a trusted resource for...

Arizona's adult-use cannabis initiative is making headway

Arizona’s adult-use cannabis initiative is making headway

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 15, 2020

On Thursday, August 20, a voter initiative to legalize a commercial and regulated adult-use cannabis program in Arizona was approved by the Arizona Supreme Court. The successful ruling means that the proposal...

Coronavirus is stimulating a wave of new job opportunities in the U.S. cannabis space

Coronavirus is stimulating a wave of new job opportunities in the U.S. cannabis space

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 15, 2020

In the midst of national economic downturn, the rise of cannabis couldn't have come at a better time. Despite the virus pandemic that has slowed much of the global economy down, medical and adult-use cannabis...

https://www.potnetwork.com/news/michael-krawitz-leaves-no-soldier-behind-executive-director-veterans-medical-cannabis-access

Adult-use cannabis sales in the U.S. are overshadowing medical cannabis sales

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 15, 2020

The number of medical cannabis markets in the United States may far outweigh recreational programs, but industry revenue updates suggest that adult-use sales will be 30 percent more than medical this year.   According...

Survey suggests that 81 percent of Mississippians back medical cannabis legalization

Survey suggests that 81 percent of Mississippians back medical cannabis legalization

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 15, 2020

A survey recently carried out by FM3 Research – a strategic cannabis industry insight company headquartered in California – has shone some interesting insights on Mississippians' views about legalization. Based...

https://hightimes.com/news/oklahoma-medical-marijuana-moving-toward-november-ballot

Oklahoma rakes in 1.5 times more medical cannabis taxes than all of 2019

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 15, 2020

Excise taxes gleaned through Oklahoma's medical cannabis program this past August have demonstrated a major increase in revenue from the month prior. This is according to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana...

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MedMen application for cannabis store license turned down by California officials

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 15, 2020

Multistate cannabis operator MedMen Enterprises has been in hot water since the company's top executives faced a $20 million lawsuit last year. In recent news, the Los Angeles-based cannabis MSO has been...

Pakistan celebrates historical moment as industrial cannabis and hemp use gains approval

Pakistan celebrates historical moment as industrial cannabis and hemp use gains approval

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 10, 2020

Pakistan is taking strides towards becoming a rival market for other global cannabis hotspots. Why? Because on September 1, the domestication and commercialization of medicinal and industrial cannabis...

http://www.cannabusiness.com/news/politics-legislation/colombia-to-legalize-medical-cannabis/

Colombian lawmakers eye up adult-use legalization, three years after medical market launch

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 10, 2020

Three years following Colombia's enactment of Decree 613 – a law that legalized the medicinal use of cannabis – lawmakers are happy with the progress in regulating cannabis for medical and scientific...

http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2013/10/maine-take-steps-to-nullify-federal-prescription-drug-ban/

Federal judge wants out-of-state cannabis businesses to gain equal retail licensing treatment in Maine

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 10, 2020

Maine has been pushing forward with its nascent recreational cannabis market, which ignited into its developmental phase after a law was passed in November 2016. However, goals of prioritizing recreational...

https://marketrealist.com/2019/12/marijuana-legalization-can-virginia-expect-it-in-2020/

A $50 million medical cannabis program is set to launch in Virginia

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 10, 2020

Within the next few weeks, Virginia's medical cannabis program could be reaping a healthy amount of revenue for the state. According to analysts, the market could be worth $50 million by 2024 — a projected...

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