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In Canada, a macro wait for micro licenses in cannabis
Published January 14, 2019 | By Robin Roberts Small-scale cannabis growers in Canada are facing such burdensome licensing regulations that fewer than 30 such applications have been made to Health Canada since legalization in October. One of…
Legal cannabis could skim $55 billion per year from alcohol, tobacco firms
Published 11 hours ago | By Matt Lamers Global alcohol and tobacco companies could face losses of $55 billion a year if a fully legal cannabis develops in North America, a new report predicts, a key driver for why they’re looking to move…
Which California region will emerge as marijuana cultivation business leader?
Published 15 hours ago | By John Schroyer It shocked some cannabis industry watchers last year when Santa Barbara County developed front-runner status among California’s 58 counties by accruing the most marijuana cultivation permits.…
How marijuana growers can compete as prices fall: Q&A with Medicine Man’s Joshua Haupt
Denver-based cannabis grower Joshua Haupt isn’t afraid to share what he knows about cultivation. He’s known for authoring the controversial marijuana grow guide “Three A Light” in 2015 – which went for $500 a pop. Haupt sold roughly 2,000…
Denmark approves ‘bulk’ medical cannabis exports as European programs stall
An executive order to implement bulk cannabis exports from Denmark went into force Jan. 1, according to the Ministry of Health, putting Danish medical marijuana companies on a solid footing to compete across the European Union. Denmark is…
Most Georgians want legal recreational cannabis, poll shows
Published 1 hour ago A new poll in Georgia has found that, for the first time, a majority of adults in the deeply conservative state believe marijuana should be legalized for both medical and recreational use. Out of 2,875 Georgians polled…
What Canada’s top CEOs say about cannabis ‘commoditization’
While a shortage of marijuana is expected to precede any glut by a number of years, the potential for cannabis commoditization is already a consideration for many licensed cultivators in Canada. Greg Engel, CEO of New Brunswick-based…
Ohio awards medical marijuana grow license after resolving error in process
Published 1 min ago Trying to rectify an application scoring error, Ohio regulators issued a medical marijuana cultivation license to Illinois-based PharmaCann Ohio, which had been rejected in the original round of license review. According…
‘Investors smell opportunity’: Bermuda courts cannabis industry
Published 12 hours ago | By Matt Lamers Bermuda is lifting a regulatory ban on marijuana investment funds, a move that could grow the pool of international capital available for the legal cannabis industry and blaze a trail for other…
MA planning board says no to million-square-foot marijuana grow facility
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