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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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Platinum Confronts Counterfeit Products in Michigan, California Two trends—legal cannabis markets expanding and millennials drinking less—are converging, with major implications for both the cannabis and alcoholic beverage industries, and perhaps society more generally, if cannabis gradually supplants alcohol as the intoxicant of choice. For several years, millennials and Gen Z adults in the U.S., Canada

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Colorado Adds 7 Products to List of Pesticides That Can Be Used on Cannabis KELOWNA, B.C, Dec. 23, 2019 /CNW/ – PRESS RELEASE – Valens GroWorks Corp., a vertically integrated provider of extraction products and services, including a diverse suite of extraction methodologies, next generation cannabinoid delivery formats and an ISO 17025 accredited analytical lab,

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Metrc Sees Record Growth, Hires New Leadership Team in 2019 Editor’s Note: This article was updated on December 20, 2019. It’s no secret that cannabis isn’t a cure-all. While regular consumption for recreational purposes at the ever-increasing potencies available on the legal market today still appears to have a fairly low level of health risk

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Chicago City Council Committee Votes to Delay Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Until July OAKLAND, CA and TORONTO, Dec. 3, 2019 /CNW/ – PRESS RELEASE – Harborside Inc., a California-focused, vertically integrated cannabis enterprise, has announced that it has formally filed notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from the

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