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Officials in Humboldt County, California, launched a program to help bolster the community’s struggling – but legal – cannabis farmers. According to the Eureka Times-Standard, county officials have authorized $2 million in grant monies for marijuana growers to be dispersed in $10,000 increments “per service” for those who qualify. The program is called Project Trellis. …

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California-based marijuana delivery platform Eaze struck a deal to acquire multistate cannabis retailer Green Dragon. Eaze, which is privately held, did not disclose the value of the transaction in a Wednesday news release. Denver-based Green Dragon is also privately held. The company’s website lists 15 cannabis retail outlets in Colorado and one medical marijuana dispensary …

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Another lawsuit has been filed against the state of Illinois over its cannabis licensing process, this time by two companies that claim they were “forced” to relinquish lottery spots for retail permits by a state agency. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Suite Greens and So Baked Too allege in the suit against the Illinois Department …

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Colombian President Ivan Duque signed a decree into law that will expand revenue opportunities for domestic cannabis businesses inside and outside the country, a move some industry sources say could resuscitate a sector that has not yet come close to meeting expectations. Duque’s decree lifts the prohibition on the export of dried medical marijuana and …

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After a slow start in late 2018, recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts are surging – and on pace to exceed $1.2 billion this year and reach as much as $2.6 billion by 2025. Booming Massachusetts marijuana market offers select cultivation, retail opportunities is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

For the past few years, I have been engaged as an expert witness on a series of cannabis litigation matters here in Oregon. My partner Hilary Bricken also has handled a spate of them in California during the same period. The way litigants use experts varies across jurisdictions due to local rules of evidence and …

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We are often told that we need “science” to guide our cannabis policy. However, the people who call for “science” to dictate policy typically don’t use science when forming their own rules. This is exemplified perfectly by the latest statements from the UN’s Office on Drugs and Crime who is calling for an international ban …

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A new study released by University of Colorado researchers, which was published in the medical journal, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, sheds light on cannabidiol (CBD). For the study, they analyzed CBD as well as THC and hybrid strains. They found that participants who consumed cannabis strains high in CBD “drank fewer drinks per drinking day, …

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Different age groups of women, with Gen Z being the most influential are the fastest-growing consumers of legal weed. Unlike the past where marijuana producers put less effort into the design and branding of their products, now we see them taking design lessons from transitional consumer brands while they work at using clear labels with …

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Berkshire Cannabis Connect gives back by educating patients about the natural, healing power of medical marijuana A penchant for helping others — rivaled only by their collective passion for medicine — is tightly woven into the fabric of the Tracy family. In 1949, Dr. Robert J. Tracy, M.D. came to the Berkshires where he became …

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