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Seth Rogen’s Houseplant brand is leaving Canada and it’s our own damn fault

By: Ashley KeenanAugust 5, 2021 Seth Rogen parting ways with Canopy Growth doesn't signal the end of celebrity-backed weed in Canada. But lately it feels like a bit of a revolving door in Canada, watching celebrities like Rogen, Drake, and others, exit our cannabis industry for greener pastures...


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MjLink.com Cannabis Business Network Launches New Mobile App

"Our New IOS and Android cannabis business mobile app is a big part of the company strategy to increase user-ship worldwide." News provided by MjLink.com, Inc. Los Angeles, October 12, 2020 -- MjLink.com, leading business social network for cannabis professionals, today announced the launch of its n...

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New Zealand Government Unveils Final Marijuana Legalization Measure For 2020 Ballot - Cannabis News

New Zealand’s government has revealed the final details of a marijuana legalization proposal that will appear on the September general election ballot.

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Lebanon Passes Legislation that Legalizes Medical Marijuana Cultivation - Cannabis News

The Lebanese parliament on Tuesday passed legislation to legalize cannabis cultivation for medical and industrial purposes, a move that was recommended by economic advisers even before the coronavirus pandemic dealt a devastating blow to the Mediterranean nation's struggling economy.

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Scotland: Doctor in cannabis appeal for boy - Cannabis News

The doctor for a seven-year-old boy whose mother uses cannabis-based drugs to treat his epilepsy has agreed to write to the Scottish Government in an attempt to secure him a prescription.

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Israel to accelerate medical cannabis research with hi-tech incubator - Cannabis News

A hi-tech incubator for the development of breakthrough medical cannabis technologies will be established in Yeroham, the Israel Innovation Authority and Economy Ministry announced Monday.

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Thailand Prime Minister Uses Medical Marijuana At Event With Ganja Mascot - Cannabis News

Top officials in Thailand are getting the word out about medical marijuana -- in part by distributing cartoon cannabis dolls and publicly using marijuana oils.

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Wave of European Cannabis firms to list in 2020, analyst says - Cannabis News

Up to five companies active in the cannabis industry could go public in 2020 in Europe, a continent whose stock markets have largely missed out on the North-American “pot stocks” frenzy, a leading industry analyst said on Thursday.

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Angela Merkel's party mulls legalizing cannabis in Germany - Cannabis News

Germany's center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is openly considering a momentous u-turn in the party's attitude to the legalization of cannabis.

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$1.1 billion worth of cannabis sold in Canada’s first year of legalization - Cannabis News

According to Statistics Canada, licensed retail outlets sold more than $100 million worth of pot in July, the fifth straight month that sales hit an all-time high. 

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Thailand to Host World Ganja Festival 2020 - Cannabis News

The event organizers say the World Ganja Festival 2020 will create new opportunities and provide a better understanding of cannabis and its legal aspects.

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Canada’s first year of cannabis legalization going out on a high - Cannabis News

As the country approaches the first anniversary of legal weed on Oct. 17, a look back reveals that many important elements of the deployment appeared to lurch and stagger over their first steps.

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Uruguay makes first commercial marijuana export shipment - Cannabis News

Uruguay has made its first commercial export shipment of marijuana since legalizing the drug in 2013, sending 10 kilograms of cannabis to Australia, where its medicinal use is lawful.

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Canberra becomes the first city in Australia to legalize marijuana - Cannabis News

The Australian capital Canberra will become the country's first city to legalize marijuana following a landmark vote Tuesday night.

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Colombia Is Turning Into A Major Medical Marijuana Producer - Cannabis News

Other countries are passing laws to permit the production, import and export of medical marijuana but Colombia has a leg up because it did so three years ago.

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Hemp Cultivation In Europe - Cannabis News

Hemp cultivation in Europe is well established with a tradition dating back hundreds of years.

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Irish brewmaster hoping cannabis beer will be a big hit

Niall Phelan, who co-founded craft brewer Rye River, has been appointed as chief operating officer of a Canadian brewer of cannabis beers that plans to begin selling its products in the Irish market early next year.

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Time to get acquainted with the industrial hemp revolution in Europe - Cannabis News

Used in Europe for more than 3,200 years, hemp today represents an annual market opportunity of $1 bn (~€692m) for the continent, and over $3.7 bn globally in 2018.

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Thailand Set to Distribute 10,000 Bottles of Medical Cannabis Oil - Cannabis News

The government of Thailand is set to distribute 10,000 bottles of medical cannabis oil next week, according to health officials from the Southeast Asian country.

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Canada: Cannabis banned at first Calgary Stampede since legalization - Cannabis News

Canada’s Calgary Stampede, known as the country’s biggest and booziest annual party, is banning the use of cannabis in the first year that legislators made the drug legal nationwide.

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