MMJdaily Newsletter | Tuesday, May 14, 2024

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Meilad Rafiei, WeCann:

US: “There isn’t enough information available to know the impact of rescheduling”

"There isn't enough information available about how it would be implemented. That will heavily impact if it's considered beneficial enough, or if more…

A 3-step approach for quantitative phenotype selection in cannabis cultivation

The Medical Cannabis Platform for Innovation and Research (MCPIR) – a collaboration of 13 companies within the medicinal cannabis sector, is currently…

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Australia: Hemp Bill gives Victorian farmers opportunity to grow

The VFF is backing a private members Bill that would remove regulations stopping farmers from growing industrial hemp. VFF President Emma Germano said the…

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US (OH): Adult-use sales could start by mid-June

Recreational cannabis could be available for sale in Ohio by mid-June, after new licensing rules for dispensaries cleared a key legislative hurdle…

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Partnership to expand access to capital and compliant banking and lending solutions

FundCanna announced a partnership with Dama Business Solutions (Dama), which designated FundCanna as a preferred lending partner. The partnership…

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US (AR): Industry professionals reflect on five years of MMJ in state

Since the launch of medical cannabis in Arkansas in 2019, more than three dozen storefronts have opened, at least 102,000 residents have registered for…

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US (AK): House approves cannabis tax reform, advancing bill to Senate

A decade after Alaska voters legalized recreational cannabis, the Alaska Legislature is advancing the first major change to the law that opened…

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Northeast Ohio’s cannabis industry considers AI, from cultivation to sales

Few industries don't rely on some form of technology. Cannabis is no exception, with growers and retailers leveraging the latest innovations for…

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CAN (ON): Toronto university plant biologists use high-tech growth chambers to develop stronger crops

In the basement of the University of Toronto Scarborough's Science Research Building are four chambers that look like industrial walk-in fridges in a…

CAN (ON): Local cannabis grower gets high marks from prospective employees

While the majority of Canadian companies expect challenges when it comes to hiring staff this year, the folks at Carmel Cannabis are on a bit of a high…

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US (MA): $187,000 cannabis leadership post opens up to nationwide search

The continued success of the Bay State's legal weed business will need a "tough, strategic thinker" to oversee day-to-day administration of the agency…

AGF Trendcafé visits Gearbox Innovations

"We are a normal company, just one that has grown quite rapidly"

During the first edition of 2024's AGF Trendcafé the conversation topic was 'money'. In the presence of about twenty people, Rob van Straten from…

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US (IN): Delta-8 legal clarification unlikely as Statehouse stalemate persists

In the nearly six years since a federal law appeared to open the doors to delta-8, the marijuana-like drug has grown into a billion-dollar Hoosier…