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15 Jun

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

A 28 percent tax on marijuana? That’s the plan under the latest bill

• June 15, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

In a sweeping rewrite of the voter-passed marijuana legalization measure, House leaders will advance a bill Wednesday that would more t...

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14 Jun

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Sessions Asks Congress to Roll Back Medical Marijuana Protections

• June 14, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has penned a letter to Congressional leaders requesting the Department of Justice (DOJ) be financially u...

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14 Jun

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Rebel With a Cause: The One Conservative Who Voted For Legal Pot

• June 14, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

The legalization of marijuana in Canada has brought about many questions throughout the process. What will the final age limit be? Wher...

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14 Jun

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Legalising Marijuana Will Boost California’s Economy by $5 Billion, Study Finds

• June 14, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

A measure is passing through the state legislature. The economy of California - poised to create a market for legal marijuana - coul...

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14 Jun

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As New York Relaxes Cannabis Rules, Industry Wants In

• June 14, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Eager to get in on what’s expected to be a booming industry, cannabis companies and investors are beginning to flock to New York state....

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14 Jun

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Faster Path to Medicinal Cannabis for Australians Reopened as Government Defeated in Senate

• June 14, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Medicinal cannabis produced overseas will be easier to access for terminally ill patients, after the Senate voted to remove tighter con...

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14 Jun

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This Firefighter Took A Doctor’s Advice To Use Medical Marijuana Now He Could Be Fired

• June 14, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Medical marijuana is off-limits for police officers, firefighters, truck drivers, and millions of other workers in safety-sensitive job...

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14 Jun

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Could Thailand, Which Gave World the Bong, Legalise Cannabis for Medicinal Use? After Failed War on Drugs, Attitudes Have Softened

• June 14, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Thaksin Shinawatra considered legalising marijuana, and recently a justice minister aired same idea, amid mounting evidence of its medi...

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14 Jun

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Startup Seeks to Modernize Grow Ops as Canada Set to Legalize Pot

• June 14, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Question: When is a datacentre not a datacentre? Answer: When it’s growing pot. Smart datacentre managers use technology to regul...

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14 Jun

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Minnesota Marijuana Policy Update

• June 14, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

In our previous article about potential legalization of marijuana in Minnesota, we mentioned that there were a few bills regarding mari...

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