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Press Release: “Massachusetts Marijuana Establishments Surpass $3 Billion in Gross Sales”

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WORCESTER—Today the Cannabis Control Commission (Commission) announced adult-use Marijuana Establishments in Massachusetts surpassed $3 billion in gross sales , according to the information that licensees report in the state’s mandatory seed-to-sale tracking system and is publicly available through the Commission’s Open Data Platform.

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Massachusetts Compliance & Training Program For Cannabis Companies (Nation’s First) Deemed A Success

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1 deadline to train managers and employees under a new compliance and safety program that is the first of its kind in the nation. The state’s Responsible Vendor Training Program is designed to support licensee compliance and enhance the safety of customers and employees. Seed-to-sale tracking compliance. MJ Biz reports.

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Colombian Medical Cannabis Industry Could Be Worth $6 Billion Per Year, but Regulatory Roadblocks Make This Difficult

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According to ABS-CBN News , Colombian officials estimate that the country’s medical marijuana sales could be worth $6 billion – emphasis on “could.”. Despite medical marijuana being legalized in 2016, only in the last month did the first exports of CBD isolate reach foreign shores. A Major Cash Crop. . Tortuous” Process. .

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Cannabis Industry Leaders Speak With CLR on Current Delta 8 Issues In The Industry

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Colorado’s MED has just banned the sale of Delta 8 in rec retail. First up we posed a number of questions on Delta 8 to. Dr Stuart Titus the CEO at Medical Marijuana Inc. Dr. Stuart Titus, Ph.D. Dr. Stuart Titus, Ph.D. , by becoming its seventh investor. Titus’ is also a Wall Street veteran, where he was a bond trader for 11 years.

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Austria: Cannabidiol In Food And Cosmetics

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The other parts of hemp plants- such as seed, leaves and cannabinoids contained therein (except for THC) – do not qualify as narcotics. Although there are no long-term studies on how it affects health, experts have argued that CBD can have anxiolytic, neuroprotective, anti-psychotic, antiinflammatory, anti-spasmodic effects.

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Massachusetts Hemp Producers Left in Limbo as They Await Relief from Cannabis Market

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Because hemp-derived CBD is only legal for sale as a topical in the state, it’d bring about a lifeline for Massachusetts’ struggling hemp industry. Massachusetts legalized hemp in 2016—the same year it legalized adult-use cannabis—but hemp production in the state didn’t start until 2018, according to telegram.com.

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CBD Ban: Brits Take Up Fight And Send Lawyers To Brussels

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Cannabis lawyers are heading to Brussels next week to challenge a recent decision by the European Union to reclassify food products containing cannabidiol (CBD) and prohibit their sale. This applies to both the extracts themselves and any products to which they are added as an ingredient (such as hemp seed oil).”. AUTHOR: Mark Taylor.

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