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Exclusive-Top cannabis site Leafly in talks to go public via blank-check merger - sources

 By Shariq Khan (Reuters) - Top cannabis-focused website Leafly is in talks to merge with blank-check company Merida Merger Corp I in a deal that would value the combined company at more than $530 million, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Read more here


Falling prices in California marijuana wholesale market alarms some growers; others unfazed

By John Schroyer Years of rising marijuana production across California appear to be taking a toll on the state's wholesale market, with prices said to be dropping by up to 60% since at least mid-June for outdoor-farmed flower. The downward pricing pressure hasn't hit every cultivation sector in the...


Senate panel slams hemp THC limits & pushes CBD regs

Published August 6, 2021 By: Tom Angell   TOP THINGS TO KNOW The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a report criticizing "arbitrary" THC limits on hemp and calling on the Food and Drug Administration to continue developing regulations to allow CBD products while enacting a polic...


Best CBD Hemp Flower Strains & Companies of 2021

by Sponsor • 08/04/2021 12:00 am For many people, consuming CBD has become a key part of maintaining the overall health and wellness. From what scientists now know, it's because CBD is incredibly therapeutic. In fact, there are studies that confirm its anti-anxiety, anti-stress, and anti-depressant ...


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...


Booker defends cannabis banking stance

 / TOP THINGS TO KNOW Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) clarified that he supports marijuana banking legislation, but explained his strategy of blocking its advancement, for now, to use it as a "sweetener" to get more senators to vote for broader, justice-focused legalization first. The House Appropriati...


HEMP STOCKS VS. MARIJUANA STOCKS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE INVESTING

Over the past few years, we have witnessed the meteoric rise of the cannabis industry, brought about by the mass legalization and decriminalization of the plant across many US states. Amazingly, what was once regarded as a shady and often frowned upon recreational drug has now given birth to an indu...


Top Marijuana Stocks To Watch In A Down Market? A Reddit Investor Favorite And A Penny Stock

Top Cannabis Stocks To Watch In This Market Downturn As the market pulls back significantly so are the best marijuana stocks to buy in July. After some upward momentum in June, the top cannabis stocks to invest in are trading at some of their lowest stock prices in 2021. With this drop in the cannab...


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Surgeon General States Support for Cannabis Decriminalization

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy is once again speaking out in favor of decriminalized cannabis.

Original author: Nicole Potter

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MjMicro Follows Up Successful New York City Investor Conference with Next Stop in Beverly Hills Press Release

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / July 25, 2019 / MjLink.com, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Social Life Network, Inc. (OTCQB: WDLF), announced today that its MjMicro Conference (www.MjMicro.com), the next-level investor forum for publicly traded cannabis companies, will follow the huge success of their New York City event this past June, with the next stop in Beverly Hills.

Social Life Network, Inc. Announces Uplisting to OTCQB Exchange

WDLF Uplists to OTCQB

DENVER, CO / ACCESSWIRE / July 16, 2018 / Social Life Network, Inc. (OTCQB: WDLF), a cloud-based social media and social network technology company based in Denver, Colorado, today announced that the company has commenced trading on the OTCQB Market ("OTCQB") after successfully uplisting from the OTC Pink Market.

Canadians will spend up to $7B on cannabis in 2019, Deloitte predicts

After cannabis is legalized throughout Canada later this year, Canadians are expected to increase their consumption of the drug by up to 35 percent and spend as much as $7 billion on legal and illegal sales in 2019.

Canada: Medicinal cannabis use can help mitigate symptoms of PTSD, study says

People who have post-traumatic stress disorder but do not medicate with cannabis are far more likely to suffer from severe depression and have suicidal thoughts than those who use marijuana, new national research says.

Declining cannabis prices

A collective of Canadian organizations will present an open letter to the provincial and federal justice ministers  to sound the alarm on regulations that would stifle the country’s craft cannabis industry.

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Acclaimed Cannabis Advocate Dr. Lester Grinspoon Dies At 92

In time, growers estimate that the Andean nation could capture as much as one-fifth of a global market that could be worth $40 billion a year - a significant economic boost as Colombia seeks to diminish its reliance on dwindling oil reserves.

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Australian clinical trial set to study cannabis as insomnia treatment

A team of researchers from the University of Western Australia is set to embark on a world-first human clinical trial specifically examining the effects of medicinal cannabis on subjects suffering from chronic insomnia.

Zimbabwe just became the second country in Africa to legalize cannabis cultivation

The Zimbabwean government this week published a licensing regime that will allow the legal cultivation of cannabis, state-owned newspaper The Herald reported on Saturday.

West Texas hemp could be more marketable in coming year

The Government of British Columbia announced a new legislation proposal on Thursday in preparation for Canada to legalize marijuana this year.

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Cannabis is set to be legalized in Antigua and Barbuda, PM announces

Antigua and Barbuda will allow the use of medical cannabis, Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced, in addition to decriminalising the possession of small amounts of the drug.

Australian Pharma company announces plans to build cannabis facility in Malta

Australian pharmaceutical company MGC Pharma has announced plans to construct a 4,000 metre-squared state-of-the-art medical cannabis production and cultivation facility in Malta.


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