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Cannabis Legalization Could Get A Boost -- If We Get Through Coronavirus
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 - 5:32pm | 1444Read More...By The Fresh Toast's Mike Adams, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. It is conceivable that U.S. lawmakers will have no other choice but to look to legal marijuana as one way to raise our economy up from the ashes. American citizens are living in the darkest days of our lifetime....
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Michigan's Recreational Marijuana Law Kicks In Dec. 6
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 - 1:53pm | 408Read More...Michigan's marijuana legalization process is falling into place after voters gave the green light in the midterm election. The law legalizing adult use is set to take effect Dec. 6. What Happened The Michigan Board of Canvassers has officially certified the results of the Nov. 6 election. This...
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Experts React To State-By-State Cannabis Votes: 'Constituents Are Starting To Make Their Voice Heard'
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 - 9:06am | 935Read More...The 2018 midterm elections left the U.S. with a Republican Senate, a Democratic House and three states with legalized cannabis. Michigan voted to legalize recreational marijuana, becoming the first state in the Midwest to do so, while Missouri and Utah passed ballot measures to allow the use of...
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Thailand On Track To Legalize Medical Marijuana
Friday, November 9, 2018 - 4:41pm | 348Read More...Thailand might soon join the list of countries where medical marijuana is legal. The country's legislature has proposed some changes to the law that would include marijuana and a locally-popular plant into a legal category that would allow possession and distribution under certain conditions....
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Mexico Takes Next Steps To Legalize Marijuana
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 - 3:32pm | 383Read More...A week after Mexico's Supreme Court ruled an absolute ban on recreational marijuana unconstitutional, the country is following up quickly with legislation. Sen. Olga Sanchez, President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's choice for interior minister, plans to send a bill to the...
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Social Justice Or Commercialization? Expert Views On Michigan's Recreational Marijuana Proposal
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - 5:12pm | 672Read More...Michigan voters will decide whether to make the state the next to legalize recreational marijuana by approving or disapproving Proposal 1 on the Nov. 6 ballot. In the view of one-pro marijuana lawyer who spoke this week in Detroit, a "yes" vote on Prop 1 will eliminate Michigan's...
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Australia's Neighboring Country Just Legalized Medical Marijuana
Monday, October 22, 2018 - 3:40pm | 600Read More...The Republic of Vanuatu, a 277,000-person South Pacific nation, has legalized medical cannabis. According to a series of official documents procured by Benzinga, the country will now allow the cultivation, production and use of medical marijuana. The plant was previously allowed to...
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Cowen Dives Into The Cannabis Industry: 'Large Market Opportunities'
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 - 2:06pm | 627Read More...Cowen has revisited its models for cannabis companies Tilray Inc. (NASDAQ: TLRY) and Canopy Growth Corp. (NYSE: CGC) amid volatility in the emerging market. The Analyst Vivien Azer maintained an Outperform rating on both Canopy Growth and Tilray. The analyst raised the price target...
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A Scrappy Silicon Valley Entrepreneur And His Cannabis-Infused Battle Against Opioids
Thursday, October 4, 2018 - 3:21pm | 691Read More...Greg Rovner isn't your average CEO. He has no college education and opened his first business after high school. He sold that business in 2017, after 20 years, to focus on a new venture he decided to pursue alongside a few friends who’ve been by his side since the fifth grade. Meet Heally...
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A Cannabis Banking Bill Croaks In California: What Does It Mean For Marijuana Businesses?
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - 4:49pm | 822Read More...The marijuana initiatives that voters will decide on in November include questions on the legalization of medical marijuana in Missouri and Utah and, in Michigan and North Dakota, the legalization of recreational marijuana. Yet financial institutions continue to resist the still-...
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The Companies That Could Benefit From An Aurora Cannabis-Coca-Cola Deal
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 - 12:09pm | 681Read More...A rising tide lifts all ships. And nowhere is this more relevant than in the cannabis space. Just look at the deal Canopy Growth Corp (NYSE: CGC) landed with Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) just two months ago. That deal, which had Constellation Brands pony up $4 billion for a piece...
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Canadians In Marijuana Biz Could Face Lifetime US Travel Ban: What Industry Insiders Are Saying
Friday, September 14, 2018 - 2:03pm | 875Read More...Canadians who use marijuana, work in the industry or even invest in it face a potential lifetime ban from the U.S. when trying to cross the border. That's according to a Thursday Politico article quoting “a senior official overseeing U.S border operations,” Todd Owen, who...
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2 Stocks That Could Benefit From Marijuana Legalization In Michigan
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 - 4:46pm | 853Read More...On Nov. 6, 2018, Michigan voters will decide whether the Wolverine State will legalize adult-use cannabis. (Editor's note: Michigan voters approved the proposal.) The proposal, dubbed the “Michigan Marijuana Legalization Initiative,” would allow adults over the age of 21...
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Wonder Women Of Weed: Tahira Rehmatullah, The Exec 'Creating An Ecosystem Of Like-Minded Cannabis Companies'
Friday, August 10, 2018 - 1:37pm | 778Read More...“Wonder Women Of Weed” is a show co-hosted by Javier Hasse and Adelia Carrillo, featuring accomplished female leaders in the cannabis industry. #WWoW is brought to you by a collaborative effort that includes Benzinga, Industry Power Women and Direct Cannabis...
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Daabon Strikes Deal With Avicanna, Becoming The Largest Agro Company To Enter The Cannabis Industry
Monday, August 6, 2018 - 4:07pm | 563Read More...A few months ago, Benzinga visited several countries in South America and subsequently published an article explaining why cannabis investors’ interest in the region, especially in Colombia, was about to spike. In the weeks that followed, numerous U.S. and Canada-based marijuana companies...
