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Stream Flows May be Impacted by CA Farms Using Groundwater Irrigation

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A brand new study fresh out of the Cannabis Research Center at UC Berkeley draws serious attention to the burden that cannabis cultivation imposes on water policy. It goes without saying that recreational cannabis legalization in California, which was enacted in November 2016, has stimulated cultivation efforts.

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Unions Blowing Smoke with "Green Lung" Myth

MJ Business Attorneys

Is cultivating marijuana to blame, or something else? In 2016, there was an effort in Colorado at a facility in Pueblo to unionize the workers; one of the workers contacted UFCW Local 7 for help in this effort. What is ‘green lung’?

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Study Shows Growing Cannabis Uses Less Water than Previously Thought

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A study from the University of California Berkeley Cannabis Research Center has determined that licensed cannabis cultivation operations use less water than previously thought. Data for the study was collected from water use reports from growers licensed to cultivate cannabis and from anonymous farmer surveys.

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Flora Growth Engages Brigitte Baptiste As Strategic Advisor And Enters Into Cooperative Agreement With EAN University

Cannabis Law Report

NASDAQ: FLGC) (“Flora” or the “Company”), a leading all-outdoor cultivator and manufacturer of global cannabis products and brands, has engaged Brigitte Baptiste as a strategic advisor to the Company. She also received a PhD Honoris Causa in Environmental Management from Unipaz in 2016. About Flora Growth Corp.

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Flora Growth Engages Brigitte Baptiste As Strategic Advisor And Enters Into Cooperative Agreement With EAN University

Cannabis Law Report

NASDAQ: FLGC) (“Flora” or the “Company”), a leading all-outdoor cultivator and manufacturer of global cannabis products and brands, has engaged Brigitte Baptiste as a strategic advisor to the Company. She also received a PhD Honoris Causa in Environmental Management from Unipaz in 2016. About Flora Growth Corp.

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Winemakers Collaborate With Weed Growers on New Cannabis Appellation Systems

Cannabis Law Report

Coleman cultivated cannabis for more than 20 years before she moved into patient and policy advocacy, her focus for the past seven years. . This region of California is a historic home of cannabis cultivation in the United States, so it’s easy to see why it needs to be protected. . Defining Terroir .

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Nevada Approves Cannabis Consumption Lounges

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Las Vegas has had a zero-tolerance policy for cannabis for decades. While the news of allowing cannabis lounges is good news, the lack of ability to put them close together has dampened the hopes of creating an Amsterdam-like environment in Las Vegas for now. ” In Nevada, possession equals 20 years, and sale equals life!