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Maine enlists Metrc as state’s marijuana traceability provider

February 6th, 2020Maine regulators on Thursday entered a six-year contract for Florida-based Metrc to provide the state with a marijuana seed-to-sale tracking system. Metrc replaces BioTrackTHC, a subsidiary of Colorado-based Helix, after BioTrackTHC agreed to end its contract with the state because it couldn’t meet the necessary requirements. Metrc’s cloud-based software service will be used for Maine’s existing […]

Dale Sky Jones & Malcolm Youngren: Evolving Cannabis Education

February 6th, 2020Dale Sky Jones is the president and CEO of Oaksterdam University, a cannabis education institution that has successfully trained thousands of cannabis workers and professionals. Malcolm Youngren is the chief operating officer for the Pacific College of Health & Science, an institution dedicated to the integrative teaching of both Western and Eastern medicinal practices. Together, the […]

Space Picks™ First to Launch Cannabis Into Outer Space

February 6th, 2020(Tulsa, OK) February 6, 2020 – Just as Elon Musk announced his plans to launch marijuana into the cosmos, SPACE PICKS came out victorious in the cannabis space race, launching 20,000 mgs of dope into outer space four weeks ahead of the tech mogul’s schedule. The company launched a High-Altitude Balloon (HAB) to the edge […]

90% of Kentucky Supports Medical Cannabis Reforms

February 6th, 2020The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky’s Health Issues Poll found 90 percent of Kentuckians support medical cannabis legalization in the state, including 95 percent of Democrats, 92 percent of independents, and 90 percent of Republicans. In 2012, the organization found 78 percent supported the reforms. The poll also found 59 percent support for allowing adults […]

Competing Legalization Campaigns Active in Arkansas

February 6th, 2020Arkansas canna-activists are circulating petitions for competing adult-use cannabis legalization proposals for the 2020 General Election ballot, 5 News reports. Both groups need to collect 89,151 valid signatures by July 3 to put the issue to voters and both claim to have already surpassed 10,000 signatures. The measure backed by Arkansas for Cannabis Reform – […]

Missouri Group Launches Cannabis Legalization Bid

February 6th, 2020Missouri activists are circulating petitions to put adult-use cannabis legalization on November ballots, the St. Joseph News-Press reports. Missourians for a New Approach, the organization behind the legalization campaign, also headed the successful 2018 bid to legalize medical cannabis in the state. Activists need to gather 17,000 valid signatures from registered voters distributed across six […]

Missouri begins licensing medical cannabis tracking firms

February 5th, 2020Missouri regulators awarded six permits to medical marijuana seed-to-sale companies. The state’s Department of Health and Senior Services also denied license certifications to two companies in the first round of the selection process. Those receiving licenses: MJ Freeway (now known as Akerna.) Bio-Tech Medical Software. Swin. Artemis Agtech. Validated Housing. Retail Innovations. The DHSS denied licenses […]

Ten tips to help cannabis business startups succeed

February 5th, 2020Below I highlight my “Ten Commandments,” in no particular order, that I believe every startup – cannabis or not – should be aware of. Ten tips to help cannabis business startups succeed is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Cannabis Firm Accused of $4.85M Ponzi Scheme

February 5th, 2020The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a complaint against Robert Russell on January 21 in a federal court in Santa Anna, California. The complaint accuses Russell and his partner, Guy Scott Griffithe, of defrauding investors of $4.85 million dollars, the Seattle Times reports. No charges have been filed in the case, but the SEC […]

California Will Require Cannabis QR Codes

February 5th, 2020California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control has announced emergency regulations that would require cannabis retailers and delivery services to post QR codes in their storefront windows and carry it with them while transporting or delivering cannabis products. “The emergency regulations are designed to help consumers identify licensed cannabis retail stores, assist law enforcement and support the […]

NCIA Announces New Members of Board of Directors

February 5th, 2020Newly-appointed members and several incumbents will replace long-serving members for 2020-2022 term WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA), the country’s largest cannabis trade association and industry advocacy organization, will be seating its newly-appointed board of directors this month at the Northeast Cannabis Business Conference in Boston. The organization’s Nominating Committee brought on […]

Whoopi Goldberg’s Cannabis Brand Shuts Down

February 5th, 2020Whoopi Goldberg’s women-focused cannabis company, Whoopi & Maya, has shut down, according to a statement posted on the company’s website. Goldberg started the company with Om Edibles founder Maya Elisabeth. “In 2016, we launched with an urgent mission: to offer safe, natural relief for period pain through the miracle of medical cannabis. We proved there’s […]