Facing stiff competition, will Colombia’s marijuana industry go up in smoke?
A intense scent hangs in the air at the 15-hectare La Chacra medicinal cannabis farm in central Colombia, where marijuana plants blossom in the warm closeness of its huge, heavily-secured greenhouse. It is one of the world’s biggest crops, but the farm, run by cannabis company Clever Leaves, has... Read more
Vaping Epidemic and Cannabis: What Cannabis Businesses Can Expect

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the U.S. is facing a vaping epidemic where consumers are potentially inhaling/ingesting very toxic chemicals in the form of vaporized nicotine liquid and THC oil. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevent (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and state and local governments are still trying…

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The East Coast’s first outdoor, commercial cannabis harvest is underway
October 8, 2019 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment Out in the East Coast’s first commercial marijuana field last week, hundreds of “frosted” marijuana flowers glistened, the fall light dancing off the lucrative cannabis oils. The gamble had paid off. Nearly an acre of carefully tended marijuana plants had delivered... Read more
Hawaiʻi’s Medical Marijuana Oligopoly
It seems crazy that though Hawaiʻi has legalized medical marijuana, many patients still buy from the black market because it’s easier, cheaper and there’s more variety.  The state government opted for a tightly controlled, vertically integrated industry of eight companies. Other states created more open systems. When Christopher Garth... Read more
MLB and players’ union mull testing for opioids while easing marijuana penalties
When healthy, Kyle Blanks could crush a baseball. In the final 32 games of 2009, his rookie season with the San Diego Padres, playing in a home field so cavernous it was known as Petco National Park, Blanks hit 10 home runs. But he never hit that many home... Read more
Applications pour in for new medical marijuana facilities in Missouri
Missouri has received 2,267 applications for medical marijuana facilities and businesses, which means the new statewide industry may soon be coming to South County and Jefferson County. The state brought in over $13 million in application fees and received 2,163 requests from prospective marijuana business owners during the Aug.... Read more
Massachusetts is going ahead with marijuana delivery. Here’s how it will work.
Massachusetts residents may soon be able to order marijuana to their front door. Last week, the state’s Cannabis Control Commission approved new rules that pave the way for companies to deliver recreational marijuana directly to customers. The regulations, which were adopted Tuesday, created a new type of license for... Read more
5 reasons why there’s a medical marijuana drought in Pennsylvania
September 30, 2019 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment Medical marijuana is the only medicine that helps Dalton Hunsberger with seizures, nausea and anxiety. But for two months, it’s been very difficult to find the medicine that treats the 21-year-old Perkasie man’s epilepsy and other symptoms. “When the dispensaries get... Read more
Seizures at School: Arizona Federal Court Says IDEA Protections Do Not Extend to Medical Cannabis Use

We’ve written a lot about cannabis and the Controlled Substances Act.  From immigration to waste dumping. From the Fair Labor Standards Act to the STATES Act, our articles run the gamut. Not long ago we wrote about a decision by the Second Circuit that may force the DEA to re- or deschedule marijuana after writing…

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Terrible, No Good California Cannabis Distribution Contracts

Since January 2018, distributors have played an interesting role in California cannabis. From a regulation perspective, dealing with a distributor is not optional. However, from the business decision vantage point, they’re not all that necessary. Still, some manufacturing and cultivation licensees opt to utilize distributors for sales and retail relationships with the distributor attempting to…

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