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North Dakota Offers Path to Pardons for Low-Level Marijuana Convictions

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With support from the state’s Republican governor, North Dakota moved on Wednesday to allow thousands of individuals to potentially wipe their slate clean of low-level marijuana convictions. The state’s pardon advisory board unanimously approved the policy change, clearing the way for those residents to apply for a pardon for... Read more

Pennsylvania Adds Anxiety and Tourette Syndrome to Medical Marijuana Program

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Later this July, Pennsylvania’s list of 21 conditions that qualify for medical marijuana treatments will grow to 23. On Thursday, Pennsylvania’s Department of Health approved the addition of two new qualifying conditions: anxiety and Tourette Syndrome. According to Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine, the decision to add the two... Read more

Medical marijuana: Florida law creates ‘oligopoly’ for pot businesses, court decides

Florida Marijuana Industry News Medical Marijuana July 11, 2019 0

You are here: Home / Policy & Legal / Florida / Medical marijuana: Florida law creates ‘oligopoly’ for pot businesses, court decides July 11, 2019 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment Florida’s law requiring to grow, process and distribute cannabis and related products created an “oligopoly” and runs afoul of... Read more

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. Announces Extension of Voluntary Lock-Up Agreements with Company Founders

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TALLAHASSEE, FL, July 11, 2019 /CNW/ – Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE: TRUL & OTC: TCNNF) (“Trulieve” or the “Company”), a leading and top-performing cannabis company in the United States, today announced that Company founders have entered into a voluntary lock-up agreement with the Company, effective immediately, in respect of 65,253,093 subordinate voting shares... Read more

California’s Mandated Track and Trace System: Is it Helpful or Harmful?

California Marijuana Industry News July 11, 2019 0

The California Cannabis Track-and-Trace (CCTT) system, which became operational for businesses with full annual licenses in January 2019, is a major milestone to further legitimize our industry. However, the newly mandated regulations have done more to hinder the legal marketplace than boost it. Convoluted daily logistics, lack of complete... Read more

Oregon’s New Cannabis Laws: The Definitive List

Oregon Recreational Marijuana Uncategorized July 10, 2019

The 2019 Oregon legislative session formally concluded on June 30 and it was a doozy. With respect to cannabis, however, the session was significantly less eventful than any conference since 2015 (and that is mostly a good thing). If you’d like to track how we got here, we previewed the 2019 session in March and…

Jay-Z Announces Partnership With Top Cannabis Company Caliva

California Featured Trending Stories July 10, 2019 0

Jay-Z is one of the most dynamic figures in contemporary culture. He is a master of transformation, a modern-day alchemist who seems capable of turning virtually anything he touches into part of an ever-growing cultural, artistic, business, and financial empire. Now, he’s turning his attention to the legal cannabis... Read more

Arkansas Group to File Ballot Petitions to Legalize Recreational Cannabis

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A group in Arkansas will take an early but meaningful step this week toward ultimately making recreational marijuana use legal in the state. The Drug Policy Education Group, a nonprofit based in Arkansas, said it plans to file a pair of ballot petitions with the secretary of state on... Read more

Hawaii has decriminalized marijuana

Hawaii Marijuana Industry News July 10, 2019 0

Hawaii on Tuesday decriminalized marijuana, making it the 26th state to decriminalize or legalize the drug. The new law removes the possibility of jail time as a penalty for up to three grams of marijuana, but maintains a $130 fine. Hawaii’s Democrat-controlled legislature approved the bill and sent it to Democratic... Read more

New York Weed Dealers on Legalization: ‘I Don’t Want to Be Left in the Dark’

Marijuana Industry News New York Recreational Marijuana July 10, 2019 0

New York lawmakers failed to reach a deal to legalize recreational marijuana during the legislative session that ended last month, punting the issue until they reconvene in January of next year. The latest development in the months-long back and forth was received with mixed emotions from one group of New Yorkers... Read more