California’s budding cannabis industry prepares for another hit

Prominent cannabis companies that a year ago were growing aggressively have, in recent months, laid off hundreds of workers. They say hefty taxes, onerous regulations and competition from a thriving illicit market are forcing them to scale back operations.

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Marijuana Industry Game Changer: Premier Health (OTC:PHGRF) (CSE:PHGI)’s Latest Announcement Could Set A Strong Tone For 2019

On December 17, 2018, Premier Health Group Inc., (OTC: PHGRF) (CSE: PHGI) announced that it had signed a binding LOI to acquire all of the outstanding securities of Cloud Practice Inc. On January 10, 2019, Premier Health Group Inc., (OTC: PHGRF) (CSE: PHGI) solidified this LOI by signing a definitive agreement to complete the transaction…this is […]

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Law enforcement tools that are being developed to determine if an individual is under the influence of marijuana
Everyone knows that driving under the influence is a crime. However, while police officers have a full arsenal of tools to determine whether or not an individual has been impaired from drinking alcohol before getting behind the wheel of a car, it is more difficult to determine when a... Read more
How legal cannabis has support from both political parties
There is a widespread perception that marijuana legalization is only a Democratic Party priority. Perhaps in the past this was true. However, shifting attitudes on the part of the public have made potential legalization a bipartisan issue drawing Republican support as well. The trend over the past two decades... Read more
Session resignation prompts second cannabis-stock surge of the day

Cannabis stocks, already bolstered by wins in the midterm elections, got an added boost when anti-pot Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced his resignation Wednesday afternoon.

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How U.S. politics will affect rush to cash in on cannabis

In the aftermath of pot legalization north of the border, attention has turned to the world’s largest economy and the potential for a U.S. marijuana market that could be worth $75 billion by 2030

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Marijuana will once again be a hot topic on Election Day, with the future of local, state and federal cannabis policies in the hands of voters Nov. 6. But this time, voters in states that typically lean Republican will be the ones weighing legalization measures at the ballot box.... Read more
The state is in the process of creating a second stop-gap licensing program for the cannabis industry to avoid a potential disruption in the supply chain for California’s newly legal marijuana market. Since the state’s recreational marijuana market kicked in, on Jan. 1, the state has issued only temporary business... Read more
Former L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa joins board of local cannabis firm MedMen
Former L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is joining the board of publicly traded cannabis company MedMen, marking his return to the business world following a resounding defeat in June’s Democratic gubernatorial primary. MedMen, a Culver City company that operates high-end cannabis shops in California, Nevada and New York and has... Read more
Wine and weed might not be allowed to mix in Temecula Valley
In some regions of California, former vineyards are being converted to cannabis farms, wine conferences are having sessions about marijuana, and an up-and-coming job is cannabis sommelier. While the wine and marijuana industries are similar in some ways, blending those worlds isn’t always easy. Winegrowers and cannabis cultivators increasingly... Read more
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