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Colorado: Cannabis beverage business hit with $45K in fines for violations at Mile High 420 Festival

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Denver Packaging Co., which also operates as Keef Brands, admitted to seven violations on April 20, including unlawful acts, packaging and labeling, according to city documents issued Thursday. Denver Department of Excise and License Inspector Brooke Bearman reported that she stopped by the Denver Packaging Co.

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Curaleaf Issues Statement To Shareholders After Social Media Firestorm Re Russian Connections

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Curaleaf described Blokh as a retired executive from the consumer packaged goods sector. Blokh was president of Sibneft, a Russian oil company, in 1998, and in 2010 he was one of two owners of Unimilk to sell the company to French food company Danone BN, -3.05% DANOY, -4.63% in 2010, according to a Forbes report.

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UK patient refused entry to Blackpool theme park with medical cannabis

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Despite the medication being in its original packaging and Alex having a copy of his prescription, he was told to put it in a locker or it would be taken off him. I had my prescription in its original packaging, with the pharmacy label on it and my name. That’s a difficulty that people don’t understand.”. The park’s response.

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Canadian cannabis stocks hide compensation consultant fees

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Canadian cannabis company CEOs have been making big pay packages over the last few years coinciding with net losses. It appears that some packages could be described as “over-compensation” and were / are making some individuals very wealthy. Authored by: Teri Buhl. Reider had been with the company since May 2017.

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New Orleans Decriminalizes Cannabis and Will Pardon 10,000 Cases

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From 2010 to 2018, these arrests increased over 18% across the state,” the council posted. The approved package represents a huge step forward for #NOLA. “Recent studies show Black individuals are 3.4x more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession in Louisiana Despite comparable national marijuana usage rates.

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Berkeley to allow vaping lounges where patrons can consume cannabis

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The council did not impose the same rule on packaging because the state already has strict rules on this. Voters agreed in 2010 to allow these kinds of businesses in Berkeley’s “M” or manufacturing zone. Last year, the council voted to prohibit the depiction of cannabis leaves or products on exterior signs.

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Understanding the New 2020 Arizona Marijuana Legalization Ballot Initiative

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Arizona has upheld notoriously harsh marijuana laws for years, only passing approval for medical marijuana in 2010 through Proposition 203 while still handing down felony charges for marijuana-related recreational possession and sale charges. Key Facts About the New 2020 Arizona Marijuana Legalization Ballot.