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As Washington Deadline Looms, Cities Warn Unlicensed Cannabis Shops to Close
The Associated Press - Published on June 16, 2016Read moreJuly 1 marks the date when, after nearly two decades of confusion about the status of medical marijuana, the industry becomes regulated for the first time.
State of the Leaf: Irish Like a Bit o’ Green, and Can Cannabis Save Atlantic City?
Lisa Rough - Published on June 16, 2016Read moreColorado sees record sales, three legalization petitions vie for primacy in Arkansas, and a cannabis advocate in Hawaii makes an unusual argument in court.
‘Worry About Bad Marijuana—Not Big Marijuana,’ Says DC Think Tank
Bruce Barcott - Published on June 16, 2016Read more“Regulating this new marketplace will not be easy,” the report’s authors write. “But regulating against a bogeyman will make that job even harder.”
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MMJ Backers Seek Further Delay of Montana Court Decision
The Associated Press - Published on June 16, 2016Read moreThe Montana Cannabis Industry Association is asking a district judge to further delay enforcement of stringent new medicinal marijuana restrictions that are to go into effect Aug. 31.
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Coordinated Raids Hit Northern California Hash-Oil Producers
Leafly Staff - Published on June 15, 2016Read moreLaw enforcement agencies raided multiple hash oil producers in Sonoma County on Wednesday, according to media and eyewitness reports.
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California’s Proposed Cannabis Fee Just Got Smaller, but is It Still Too Much for Medicine?
Ben Adlin - Published on June 14, 2016Read moreOther medical treatments aren’t subject to special taxes, and opponents argue that even the amended plan will make for an undue burden on patients in the state.
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Did ABC Just Air a Cannabis Homegrow Ad During the NBA Finals?
Bruce Barcott - Published on June 14, 2016Read moreAs the clock ticked into the 4th quarter of last night’s NBA Finals showdown, ABC cut to a commercial break — and aired what might be remembered as a landmark ad for the cannabis industry.
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Colorado Cannabis Breaks Sales Record (Again)
Tyler Newman - Published on June 14, 2016Read moreIt’s the third time in the history of the state’s legal cannabis market that total sales topped $100 million.
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Why Are the Feds Out to Get 19-Year-Old Devontre Thomas?
Gage Peake - Published on June 13, 2016Read moreWhy is the U.S. Attorney bringing federal possession charges against a recent high-school graduate — in Oregon of all places?
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Washington State Leaker Says Canna-Data Breach ‘Not What I Was Going For’
Tobias Coughlin-Bogue - Published on June 13, 2016Read moreWho is 420Leaks founder John Novak, how did he end up with a trove of sensitive data, and what’s he planning to do with it?
