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DEA Deschedules Epidiolex, Senators Urge SBA to Extend Economic Assistance to Cannabis Businesses: Week in Review California is the largest cannabis market in the U.S., but it also is the state market that arguably has grappled with the greatest challenges since adult-use legalization rolled out there Jan. 1, 2018. With a many-decades-long history of cannabis

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New York Governor’s Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Proposal Cut from State Budget: Legalization Watch New York’s cannabis advocates had a renewed sense of hope at the dawn of the new year, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo vowed in his January State of the State address to renew his push to legalize adult-use in 2020 after last year’s

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Cannabis Industry Grapples with COVID-19 Outbreak, Maine Issues First Adult-Use Licenses: Week in Review Consumers across the U.S. are stocking up on the essentials: toilet paper, food and cannabis. That means long lines at dispensaries as customers in many markets rush to purchase what they can in anticipation of shelter-in-place orders and business shutdowns. The

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Malawi Becomes Latest African Country to Legalize Cannabis for Certain Uses On March 11, President Trump instructed the Small Business Administration (SBA) to allot $50 billion in aid to small businesses via low-interest loans during the historic coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic, which would help small businesses stay afloat with current expenses, including payroll. While the

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Illinois Extends Cannabis License Application Deadline Amid Coronavirus Concerns, Virginia Lawmakers Send Decriminalization Bill to Governor: Week in Review The 2020 North Central Extension & Research Activity-101 (NCERA-101) Annual Meeting, which was scheduled for March 15-18, has been postponed because of the coronavirus. The event is a gathering of minds in controlled environment agriculture (CEA).

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Coronavirus Outbreak Prompts Uptick in Cannabis Sales, Including Emergent Delivery Services The 2020 North Central Extension & Research Activity-101 (NCERA-101) Annual Meeting, which was scheduled for March 15-18, has been postponed because of the coronavirus. The event is a gathering of minds in controlled environment agriculture (CEA). NCERA-101 was scheduled to be held at the

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Left Coast Ventures Announces Acquisition of Sisu Extracts On March 10, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office released the following press release about recent filed petitions to add a “Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol” amendment to the state’s constitution: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today rejected the summary language for a proposed amendment to the

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Three New Standards Aim to Support Cannabis Facility Security CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PRESS RELEASE–Cresco Labs, one of the largest vertically integrated multistate cannabis operators in the United States, has announced a high-profile leadership hire to support its steadfast commitment to building the most important cannabis company in the U.S. Greg Butler joins Cresco Labs as its first

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Golden Leaf Holdings to Acquire Extractor Tozmoz When people hear that Mark Sunderland—chief innovation officer of Hemp Black and Thomas Jefferson University’s vice president of innovation and technology—is tinkering with hemp textiles, they assume he’s designing T-shirts, Sunderland says. But his research goes far beyond soft, short-sleeved shirts, and for good reason: Hemp just can’t

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Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Bills Advance in New Hampshire and New Mexico, MedMen CEO Steps Down: Week in Review At least 30,000 customers across multiple U.S. cannabis dispensaries have been impacted by a data breach linked to point-of-sale software company THSuite, and Matthew Dunn, associate managing director in the Cyber Risk Practice of Kroll, says the

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