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World’s Most Advanced VR Cannabis Conference Focuses on Business & Wellness in Star-Studded Event Headlined by Snoop Dogg & Platinum Sponsor superbad inc., Dec. 15-17

Emerge to highlight new 3D virtual platform, innovative exhibits, keynote speakers, and Clio Cannabis Awards ceremony honoring Snoop Dogg, Berner, Run The Jewels, with special guests Steve DeAngelo and Jim Belushi. “Leveraging our connections in the te…

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5 takeaways from New Jersey’s cannabis legalization bill

New Jersey legislators may vote on a contentious adult-use implementation bill this week. Here’s what’s in it.
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‘We built a pneumatic tube system’: Canada’s indie pot shops on opening during a pandemic

We asked Canada’s indie cannabis store operators about the challenges of opening a cannabis store during a pandemic.
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Gateway Community College Offers Courses In Cannabis Business Training

If you want to get into the pot business, a Phoenix college is making it a little easier. Gateway Community College launched a program to teach the business side of the bud. “It’s an industry that can bring dollars into Arizona,” said Jeanne Ratliff, D…

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Rapper T.I. Invests In Harvest Connect To Grow Georgia’s Cannabis Industry

The Atlanta native — a singer/songwriter, producer, record executive and author — has become an investor and equity partner in the company. “We are excited to have T.I. become a part of our Harvest Connect team, as we work toward helping Georgia farmer…

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Marijuana Has Grown To Become Maine’s Most Valuable Crop

Sales of medical marijuana alone totaled nearly $222 million through October, making cannabis the state’s most valuable agricultural commodity. Cannabis is now Maine’s most valuable crop, besting the state’s signature agricultural products such as pota…

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Canopy Growth To Shut Down Cannabis Facilities Across Canada, Lay Off 220

Ontario-based Canopy Growth Corp., says it will close five of its cannabis growing locations as it looks to get back in the black. The recreational cannabis giant says it will close its facilities in St. John’s, N.L., and Fredericton, N.B., Edmonton, A…

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Cannabis Customers Have Been Complaining Ontario’s Pot Is ‘Too Dry’

More than two years after the legalization of cannabis in Canada, the majority of Ontarians consuming pot still buy it from the illegal market because they find it offers better quality, according to Ontario’s auditor general. Bonnie Lysyk’s annual rep…

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Cannabis Industry Aims To Build On Thanksgiving Rush

Cannabis sales in the US hit record levels over the Thanksgiving weekend, prompting industry predictions the combination of Covid-19 anxiety and a trend towards legalisation has triggered a permanent uplift in demand. After years of sluggish official s…

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Arizonans Can Now Use Recreational Pot But Can’t Buy It Legally Yet

When Gov. Doug Ducey certified elections results Monday, parts of Proposition 207 — the voter-approved initiative that legalized recreational marijuana — went into effect. There’s somewhat of a Catch-22, though. “Consumers right now can’t actually pu…