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Marijuana Banking Passes Critical Committee

NORML

This ongoing federal prohibition forces this newly emerging billion-dollar industry operates largely on a cash-only basis — an environment that makes businesses more susceptible to theft and more difficult to audit. Total marijuana arrests in 2017 increased for the second straight year , after having fallen for nearly a decade.

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Unions Blowing Smoke with "Green Lung" Myth

MJ Business Attorneys

There is no data showing that there are pervasive health or safety issues in the cannabis industry. However, this data is qualified by the fact that all but 1 of those workers admitted to smoking cigarettes or cannabis daily. The term ‘green lung’ had no prior widespread medical use, nor is it medically defined.

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Weed Farms Don’t Waste As Much Water As Researchers Previously Thought

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Starting in 2017, researchers began collecting data from state-licensed cannabis cultivators and supplemented this information with anonymous surveys of weed farmers. Now that we’re a few years into legalization and have more data, it’s good to see that reflected in the academic research.”. View original article.

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Marijuana Banking Bill Scheduled For Committee Markup

NORML

This ongoing federal prohibition forces this newly emerging billion-dollar industry operates largely on a cash-only basis — an environment that makes businesses more susceptible to theft and more difficult to audit. The results of a 2017 nationwide Gallup poll similarly found majority support among all three groups.

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Study Shows Growing Cannabis Uses Less Water than Previously Thought

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Researchers from the center began studying water use by cannabis growers in 2017, following the legalization of recreational marijuana in California the previous year. Data for the study was collected from water use reports from growers licensed to cultivate cannabis and from anonymous farmer surveys. Study Data Tells All.

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Flowhub launches Maui, the next generation of its cannabis POS platform

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In addition, it provides a two-way Metrc integration, which the company claims internal data shows test dispensaries saw a 40% gain in efficiency. The industry remains a highly regulated environment with an influx of challenges and increasing competition. million round in 2017. Flowhub has raised $49.35

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Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies Sets Floor Vote for Cannabis Legalization Bill

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consumers and providing American Acres with a digital-forward data platform. For us, the us is this amazing opportunity because we’ve already honed our craft in a really competitive environment,” CEO Trevor Fencott said. And still, behind the data, the brick-and-mortar store is vital. in the first half of this year.