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Green Peak Innovations and Last Prisoner Project to Launch Two Joints Brand to Fund Criminal Justice Reform Efforts The week of May 24, Michigan’s vertically integrated Green Peak Innovations (GPI) and the nonprofit Last Prisoner Project (LPP) plan to launch a new brand, Two Joints. One percent of proceeds from Two Joints products sold in

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Kristen Bell is Launching Her Own Affordable CBD Skincare Brand Called Happy Dance in the Fall The actress is working with the founders of luxury CBD company Lord Jones to launch the company’s first brand extension, Happy Dance, later this year. Kristen Bell’s turning her love of CBD into her own brand-new skincare line. The

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Virginia Decriminalizes Possession of Cannabis Virginia is now 27th state to legalize marijuana. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has signed legislation on decriminalising marijuana possession in the state. The new law goes into effect 1 July. Governor Northam, a Democrat, signed two identical bills, Senate Bill 2 and House Bill 972, creating a civil penalty of

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Cannabis May Be Legal, but One Northern Ontario Town Wants to Pass a Law Against Smelly Pot Plants Town council to debate proposed bylaw at meeting next month. One northern Ontario town is looking for a way to make smelly cannabis plants illegal. West Nipissing council wants to draft a bylaw to regulate the odour

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Northern Michigan University to Launch New Indoor Ag Program for Food and Cannabis Production Ten years ago, Evan Lucas would wander around Baltimore, noticing the blighted and obsolete buildings. With his background in construction and property development, he would think about how those buildings could be refurbished and put to use in different ways instead

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New Cannabis Store Slated for Sudbury Offers Home Delivery Greater Sudbury could soon be home to two more cannabis stores, including one based in Western Canada that offers customers home delivery. Officials with Fire & Flower Cannabis Co. say they hope to open their outlet at 1400 The Kingsway sometime in July. But as with

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U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Introduces Revised Cannabis Legalization Bill Ten years ago, Evan Lucas would wander around Baltimore, noticing the blighted and obsolete buildings. With his background in construction and property development, he would think about how those buildings could be refurbished and put to use in different ways instead of being demolished and rebuilt,

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Industry Executives Share Insights on Sales Trends as States Reopen Many states are lifting coronavirus restrictions, signaling new opportunities and challenges for the industry, if not a complete return to “normal.” In Oklahoma, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced that salons, barbershops and spas could reopen on Friday, April 24, the same day he permitted elective surgeries to

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Cannabis Companies Evolving to Cope With Covid The cannabis industry is more complicated than most, and changes to its operations during the pandemic make it only more complex. Deemed as essential service providers but also federally illegal operators, cannabis growers, processors and sellers are working under new restrictions but barred from any federal government support.

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