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Residents Push Back Against Diesel Generators at Oakland Cultivation Facility
<![CDATA[ Parked outside Green Sage in Oakland, Calif., are nine diesel generators supplying energy to the cultivation facility. According to a lawsuit filed by neighbors, the generators are spiking the area with air pollution. With a local population comprising...
Cannabis Reform Slogs Through Congress as Corporate Revenues Continue to Tumble
<![CDATA[ The North American corporate cannabis sector has seen better days. Pandemic-galvanized sales surges are now mostly in the rearview mirror, and markets in large U.S. states and Canada have matured at a rapid clip. Despite the introduction of a new...
TerrAscend to Provide NJ Shoppers with an Immersive Cookies Experience
<![CDATA[ NEW YORK and TORONTO, July 22, 2022 /CNW/ - TerrAscend Corp. ("TerrAscend" or the "Company") (CSE: TER) (OTCQX: TRSSF), a leading North American cannabis operator, today announced with Cookies, a globally recognized cannabis and lifestyle brand, the...
Jushi Holdings Inc. to Open 3rd Beyond Hello Dispensary in Virginia and 34th Retail Location Nationwide
<![CDATA[ BOCA RATON, Florida, July 25, 2022 - PRESS RELEASE - Jushi Holdings Inc., a vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operator, announced the opening of its third medical cannabis dispensary in Virginia and 34th retail location nationwide. Providing an...
Illinois Awards First Batch of Conditional Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensary Licenses
<![CDATA[ Illinois officials have finally awarded long-awaited adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses to the applicants selected in a series of licensing lotteries that were held last summer. Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Financial and...
Study Finds Topical CBD Products Are Often Inaccurately Labeled
<![CDATA[ A study published in the JAMA Network Open July 20 discovered that most topical CBD products are inaccurately labeled and make therapeutic claims which are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). From March to June, John Hopkins...
European Cannabis Regulators Ease Restrictions in Preparation of EU Green Wave
<![CDATA[ The big cannabis news out of Europe this year has been Germany planning to legalize for adult use, but Spain and Switzerland are making recent waves by improving access to medical cannabis. A recent European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction...
165,000+ Illicit Cannabis Plants Seized in Mendocino County
<![CDATA[ Law enforcement has seized 165,219 illicit cannabis plants across three cities in Mendocino County, Cali. Between July 11 and July 15, the County of Mendocino Marijuana Enforcement Team searched the cities of Covelo, Laytonville, and Willits and...
Metrc Announces New Track-And-Trace Government Contract with the State of Rhode Island
<![CDATA[ LAKELAND, Fla., July 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --PRESS RELEASE-- Metrc, a provider of cannabis regulatory systems in the U.S., announced its new contract with the State of Rhode Island to support the State’s regulation of medical cannabis, the company’s...
Michigan Announces $20M in Veteran Marijuana Research Grants to Two State Universities
<![CDATA[ Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) announced July 21 the winning bidders for $20 million in annual funding available through the state’s Veteran Marijuana Research (VMR) grant program. Wayne State University, a four-year public research...