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High art: Mass. business offers 'paint and puff' parties following marijuana legalization – Cannabis News

Bob Ross, meet Bob Marley. A new Western Mass. business, Blank Cannabis Productions, has begun offering "paint and puff" parties for customers, following the statewide legalization of recreational marijuana in December.

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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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Detroit not releasing applications for recreational Cannabis Licenses

The business of pot started in this country with medical marijuana, and demand for it is taking off.

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Illinois Makes Plans to Make Cannabis Industry Inclusive

From app-connected portable vaporizers to gigantic, gorgeous grinders, what to get the smokers on your holiday list.

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FBI data shows more marijuana arrests made in 2019 than for violent crimes

Legalized recreational marijuana in an increasing number of states will reduce unnecessary arrests for people in possession the plant, exhibitors and speakers at this week’s Marijuana Business Conference and Expo said.

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Quebec ban on homegrown Cannabis Plants unconstitutional, lawyer tells Supreme Court

How a military vet turned her skills set into a cannabis-infused skincare business.

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The Critical Importance Of Social Equity In The Cannabis Industry

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The producers of an odor-elimination product are looking towards the cannabis sector as a lucrative expansion opportunity.

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Italian business to sell 'Bob Marley' hemp seed ice cream – Marijuana News

A man smokes marijuana during a rally in front of the Supreme Court of Justice in Mexico City on November 4, 2015. AFP Photo: Alfredo Estrella

Mexico City (AFP) - The Mexican government's resistance to legalizing marijuana has taken a hit following a landmark Supreme Court ruling that could pave the way to lifting the nation's ban on pot.

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The Great American cannabis experiment - Cannabis News

Sign at Little Grill Collective in Harrisonburg, Virginia during MACRoCk music festival. Image: Artaxerxes via Wikimedia Commons
 
Even as legalization continues to spread, and opportunities in the cannabis industry seem widely available, it can actually be tough for small business owners to cash in on the boom.
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More Businesses Removing Cannabis Testing From Pre-Employment Processes – Cannabis News

The Grass Station dispensary in Denver. Image: WeedWorthy.com

You’ll soon be able to earn a degree in cannabis from a Colorado university - Cannabis News

Attendees at the kick-off of CanopyBoulder's fall boot camp. Image: WeedWorthy.com
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Firms like CanopyBoulder are helping new, marijuana-related firms to not only survive the crucial first years in business, but to hopefully thrive as they grow and evolve.
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Cannabinoids: The chemistry behind cannabis – Cannabis News

Dixie Brands, a Colorado manufacturer of marijuana-infused edibles, is expanding with non-psychoactive, CBD-infused products for people and pets that will be available throughout the U.S. Image: Denver Post file

Ricardo Baca  ~ Denver Post ~

Two new hemp-based product lines are coming from Colorado's Dixie Brands: Therabis is CBD-infused supplements for pets; Aceso has three formulas for human consumption.

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The First FDA Approved Cannabis-Based Medication Is Now Available to Purchase - Cannabis News

Will Smith shows one of his smaller containers for displaying medical cannabis. (Bob Shallit/Sacramento Bee)
 
Will Smith’s Bud Bar Displays sells wares in 23 states and overseas.
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Inflation trimming back Cannabis spending, say retailers

Cannabis Bottles/Image: AP
Allison Manning ~ Boston.com ~
 
You may have a passion for the product, but getting the go-ahead to start growing and selling marijuana in Massachusetts can be a long, expensive and difficult path.
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USA Today reverses course and calls for End of Cannabis Prohibition

Image of ArcView Group Investor Forum in Denver, June 2015/Photo: Bruce Kennedy, WeedWorthy
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Cannabis businesses and investors gather in Denver for two days of meetings and financial match-making.
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Waretown To Update Cannabis Ordinance

Jonathan Ofir poses with a prototype of his Leaf system.  (International Business Times/Joel Warner)
 
An entrepreneur says his sleek, fully automated “plug ’n’ plant” hydroponic system, controlled via users’ smartphones, will bring cannabis growing out of the closet, or basement.
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Marijuana Legalization In Europe: Is France Next? – Cannabis News

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Medical Marijuana policies for Schools in the Works

Image of a cup of Jane's Brew tea
 
As pot laws liberalize, cannabis capitalists eye opportunities for business—and to upend stereotypes. But can white-collar workers handle it, man?
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