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Hemp Entrepreneurship Webinar for Small and Minority-Owned Companies

The projections from the report by New Frontier Data paint a pretty rosy picture for folks interested in entering into the legal cannabis industry.

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African Americans paid the price for the war on marijuana, now they’re fighting to access the billion-dollar legal cannabis industry

Many Americans are making the switch to cannabis, new study indicates.

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Gotta Love Ludlow group promotes education for retail cannabis vote

KINGSLEY, MI - An international cannabis company has plans to build a $20 million medical marijuana plant in the Northern Michigan village of Kingsley.

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California pot growers now eligible for energy discounts offered to other farmers – Cannabis News

In a decision that illustrates how just how far marijuana has moved into the mainstream, California’s largest public utility said it would now offer pot growers the same discounts on energy that it provides other farmers.

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Weed around the world: what legal marijuana looks like in other countries

Southern University, one of two licensed medical marijuana growers in Louisiana, held a town hall last night and announced a timeline for seeking out a private partner to grow and produce marijuana into chewables, oils, pills or powders.

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Texas Medical Cannabis Program Expanded

KRON4’s Maureen Kelly got an inside look at a lab in Berkeley that is believed to be the first permitted marijuana manufacturing company in California.

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Wine Or Weed? Experts Discuss The Future Of Cannabis-Infused Beverages

Since edibles don't produce any smoke or smell, they are quickly being adopted by people who prefer discretion.

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Study Shows Cannabinoids May Help With Pathological Tremors

In just a few months, Parachute will be home to Colorado’s first drive-through marijuana shop.

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The Marijuana Milestone That'll Be Hit in 2021

LAS VEGAS (KSNV News3LV) — Country music legend and marijuana advocate Willie Nelson launched a new line of marijuana products in Las Vegas this week.

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Will Cannabis Affect How Smart You Are?

Marketers want to transform the image of marijuana so that it competes with scores of products already in liquor stores, markets and pharmacies.

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Marijuana Laws Affecting the Workplace: Tools Employers Can Use to Stay Ahead During High Times

The new and flourishing business of cannabis is drawing large numbers of women execs. Why does marijuana draw a higher percentage of women than many other industries?

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Ban On Cannabis Businesses Overturned By Enfield Town Council

Marijuana distributors are already lining up to pick brand names for their buds once sales become legal in 2018.

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Cannabis-based Booze to be ‘Biggest Disruptor Ever’ – Cannabis News

As marijuana increasingly gets the legalization green light, what does it mean for spirits?

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Marijuana brands can trademark almost anything, except marijuana – Cannabis News

Though cannabis is legal for recreational or medicinal use in 28 states, it remains illegal under federal law. As a result, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will not register trademarks for marijuana retailers or for products that contain cannabis.

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California's marijuana production is already mind boggling – Cannabis News

The estimated value of marijuana is more than the top five leading cash farm receipts for commodities in California combined.

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Massachusetts Farmland Unlocked For Cannabis Cultivation

The 2016 election helped pave the way.

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Will federal marijuana banking law weed out industry obstacles? - Cannabis News

BOSTON (AP) -- As marijuana shops sprout in states that have legalized the drug, they face a critical stumbling block - lack of access to the kind of routine banking services other businesses take for granted.

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Cannabis businesses will face challenges trying to open in CT, experts say

Black Friday is the time for door-buster electronics sales, deeply discounted fashion and, oh yeah, purchasing holiday gifts for loved ones. And it's also becoming a big shopping day for medical marijuana.

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Exploring Opportunities in Emerging Cannabis Markets – Cannabis News

Brands are looking to capitalize on the potential outcomes of Election Day, where voters in a number of states could legalize cannabis, creating massive new markets overnight.

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The Marijuana Banking Bill Gets More Pressure From Political Figures

On the eve of a vote that could legalize recreational marijuana in Massachusetts, a Colorado company is preparing to build the state’s largest marijuana greenhouse, a sprawling, high-tech complex that could eventually expand to nearly 1 million square feet.

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