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Cannabis companies share how they launched social equity funding, programs

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(This story appears in the March issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.). In response, some companies have launched their own programs aimed at providing women and people of color with more opportunities to succeed in the space. In exchange for the upfront capital, the fund initially takes a 40% equity stake in the new dispensary.

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Teen pot use hasn’t risen amid legalization, researchers conclude

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Building on a prior study that analyzed YRBS data from 1993-2017, this updated effort offers an expanded view on the subject by adding in results from 2018 and 2019 as well. Leafly study debunks dispensary myths around crime & teen use. A slide from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board’s compliance program.

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Hawaii’s New Hemp Regulations Could Deter Cultivators

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Called “the new billion-dollar crop” by Popular Mechanics magazine in the 1930s, hemp has seen a wide variety of legality changes in various states over the years. Things began to change in 2014 with the introduction of the Farm Bill , which legalized hemp research programs. Although the U.S. In July 2016 Hawaii Gov.

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Fire & Flower Brings Proprietary Retail Tech to U.S. Through Licensing Deal with American Acres

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She joined HG and Cannabis Business Times as associate editor in November 2019 after working for GIE Media’s Recycling Group of magazines. Debby Goldsberry is executive director at Magnolia Wellness, an award-winning dispensary in Oakland, Calif., Conference Programming Director, Cannabis Conference. Theresa Bennett.

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Cannabis Legalization Discussions Continue to Heat Up in Wisconsin Following Gov. Tony Evers’ Budget Proposal

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She joined HG and Cannabis Business Times as associate editor in November 2019 after working for GIE Media’s Recycling Group of magazines. Debby Goldsberry is executive director at Magnolia Wellness, an award-winning dispensary in Oakland, Calif., Conference Programming Director, Cannabis Conference. Theresa Bennett.

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Nevada NORML: A Year in Review

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We certainly didn’t expect the opportunity to protest Jeff Sessions alongside Congresswoman Dina Titus and State Senators Aaron Ford & Tick Segerblom at the Apothecary Shoppe Dispensary with every news outlet present, but it happened! April 2018: “Setting the Record Straight” Program. Herban Expo will 100% be back in 2019!

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P.L. Light Systems Celebrates 40 Years in Business

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the publisher of Hemp Grower magazine, announced today the launch of Hemp Grower Conference , which will take place Nov. The Hemp Grower Conference education program will be created by the editors of Hemp Grower magazine and a conference advisory board of professional hemp growers and other industry leaders. About Hemp Grower.