Oregon Wine and Cannabis Litigation: Why Can’t RICO Be Friends?

The Oregon wine and cannabis industries can’t seem to get along. Where some see a natural synergy, others see undesirable competition. And as a RICO case filed in the Oregon federal court last week makes clear, Momtazi Family, LLC v. Yamhill Naturals, LLC, et al., No. 3-19-cv-00476-BR, some see only a criminal enterprise. At first…

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Mile High Labs Raises $65MM to Purchase Mountains of Hemp
Ryan Allway April 12th, 2019 BOULDER, Colo., April 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Mile High Labs, the largest extractor of CBD in the world, achieved another historic financing event with the close of a $65MM term loan facility, one of the largest non-dilutive capital raises in the sector to date. The... Read more
NexTech Establishes a Hollywood Presence With the Formation of AR Studios
New York, NY and Toronto, ON, April 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NEWMEDIAWIRE — NexTech AR Solutions (the “Company” or “NexTech”) (OTCQB: NEXCF) (CSE: NTAR) (FSE: N29) is excited to announce the formation of AR Studios in Hollywood, California. The studio has created a proprietary entertainment venue for which it... Read more
Supreme Cannabis Announces April Speaking Engagements
TORONTO, April 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – The Supreme Cannabis Company, Inc. (“Supreme Cannabis” or the “Company”) (TSX: FIRE) (OTCQX: SPRWF) (FRA: 53S1) is pleased to announce the Company’s participation at select capital markets conferences in April. GMP Securities’ Cannabis Conference, Toronto, ON April 16, 2019: Navdeep Dhaliwal, Chief Executive Officer, to present to investors and... Read more
Next Green Wave Launches 2nd CBD Pet Product – Loki Naturals Tincture
Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – April 11, 2019) – Next Green Wave Holdings Inc. (CSE: NGW) (OTCQB: NXGWF) (“Next Green Wave” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce that it is releasing its’ second pet product, Loki Naturals CBD Tincture with influential brand partner Loki the Wolfdog. This is... Read more
Aleafia Health Applauds Commitment to Private Retail Expansion in Ontario Budget
Company has Equity Stakes and Supply Agreements With Three Major Retail Partners Budget Announced Major Expansion of Cannabis Retail Licences in Canada’s Largest Province TORONTO, April 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aleafia Health Inc. (TSX: ALEF, OTC: ALEAF, FRA: ARAH) (“Aleafia Health” or the “Company”), is applauding the Government... Read more

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Tennessee medical marijuana bills are dead until 2020
Tennessee lawmakers have abruptly delayed all efforts to legalize medical marijuana until next year, abandoning several bills moments before the controversial topic was expected to be debated for the first time. Sen. Steve Dickerson, a doctor who is one of the biggest advocates in the Tennessee legislature for medical... Read more
Attorney General Barr Calls Current Marijuana Situation ‘Intolerable,’ Indicates Support for Reform Bill
Barr told a Senate panel that a newly reintroduced marijuana reform bill is under review in the Justice Department. ATTORNEY GENERAL William Barr said Wednesday he would prefer Congress pass legislation allowing states to decide their own marijuana laws to the current situation, in which states have legalized marijuana at... Read more
Majoring in marijuana: Michigan universities expand their degree programs
Marijuana is moving from the dorm room to the classroom at Michigan universities. Two universities in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are the first in the state to add cannabis-focused degree programs to their offerings. In Marquette, Northern Michigan University — which first launched its Medicinal Plant Chemistry program in 2017 — is... Read more
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