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Heineken is betting on a brew made with marijuana instead of alcohol, and it could help give a boost to the struggling beer industry - Cannabis News

Lagunitas, Heineken's fast-growing California beer label, bills its new brew as "hoppy sparkling water." That's because these cans of brew contain zero alcohol. 

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Molson Coors Canada signs deal to make non-alcoholic marijuana drinks - Cannabis News

The Canadian unit of Molson Coors Brewing Co said on Wednesday it will form a joint venture with marijuana-producer Hydropothecary Corp to make non-alcoholic, cannabis-infused drinks for the Canadian market.

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Marijuana entrepreneurs talk shop at Boston 'CannaCon' - Cannabis News

Hundreds of businesspeople, consumers and enthusiasts gathered at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston on Friday to promote products and discuss ways to cultivate marijuana-related businesses in the budding industry.

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Indian cafe in Pune serves hemp-infused food

This week, the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation announced it will become the first reserve in New Brunswick to become a licensed producer of cannabis.

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5 Exciting Cannabis Strains To Look Forward To In 2021

Electricity consumption typically is the second-largest cost incurred by indoor cultivation facilities.

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Israeli marijuana researchers to open first U.S. clinic in California - Cannabis News

Israel-based NiaMedic is promising to offer conventional medical care alongside what company leaders describe as research-backed cannabis treatment aimed at seniors.

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The Cannabis Branding Battle Ahead - Cannabis News

“Will people look for a brand of cannabis? Or will people look for a particular dispensary? Or a particular device? At the moment, many consumers are still learning how to approach the market, so things are very in flux."

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Canadian budtenders in training: a peek inside cannabis customer service courses - Cannabis News

Vancouver-based company preparing dispensary staff to sell within the new legal framework.

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Nevada reports a whopping 110% of projected sales from marijuana - Cannabis News

New numbers from Nevada’s Department of Taxation show the Silver State has made a jaw-dropping 110% of its expected revenue from marijuana sales in 10 months.

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Higher potency in Cannabis sending consumers to the emergency room

Lagunitas, a Northern California brewery best known for its India Pale Ales, is branching out into sparkling water — with one special ingredient.

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Rite Aid poised to sell its first cannabis-derived drug - Cannabis News

Rite Aid and other US pharmacies could soon sell a drug derived from cannabis.

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California Moves Closer to Creating Cannabis Bank - Cannabis News

California is on the verge of creating a first-of-its-kind safety net for marijuana retailers to deposit cash gleaned from legal pot sales.

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Molson Coors Is the Latest Beermaker to Consider Adding Buds to Suds - Cannabis News

Another major beermaker is looking at ways to enter the marijuana business.

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Full vending machines. Pot on the pillow. What some California hotels are doing to attract marijuana smokers - Cannabis News

Like the rest of California, the hospitality industry in the state has moved slowly and tentatively to embrace the use of cannabis on a widespread basis.

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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.

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Nevada exceeds pot tax revenue expectations; rec sales have topped $304 million - Cannabis News

Nevada is skating past its first-year goals for recreational marijuana revenue.

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New Jersey's busiest marijuana dispensary is now the biggest on the East Coast - Cannabis News

The medical marijuana dispensary that opened inside a former T-shirt factory in Bellmawr three years ago has moved into a modern new space across the street and is now the largest retail purveyor of cannabis on the East Coast.

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stupidDOPE launches cannabis + CBD industry focused big data & content distribution agency

Jobs are growing in the cannabis sector and the so are the businesses offering them.

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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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Justin Bieber Jumps On Cannabis Industry Bandwagon

Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Scott Stern says the perception of marijuana in our culture is changing, and the mainstream opportunities are too hard to pass up.

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