Tag Archives: federal government

05 Dec

Featured, Marijuana News

Canadian Feds May Share More Tax Revenue Than Originally Planned

• December 5, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

The federal government of Canada may be willing to give the lion’s share of tax revenue from legal marijuana to the provinces and terri...

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11 Nov

Featured, Marijuana News

Canadian group offers marijuana advertising-marketing guidelines

• November 11, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

A group representing 17 of Canada’s licensed marijuana cultivators proposed guidelines to govern the advertising and marketing of legal...

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02 Nov

Featured, Marijuana News

Feds announce $36.4M marijuana public education campaign

• November 2, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

As plans to legalize marijuana move forward, the federal government is spending $36.4 million over the next five years on a marijuana e...

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25 Aug

Featured, Marijuana News

Canadian Marijuana Investors Are Becoming Fearful: Is it Time to Be Greedy?

• August 25, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

The hype surrounding marijuana stocks last year was quite ridiculous. Speculators and traders caused volumes and volatility to be off t...

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15 Jul

Featured, Law and Politics

Watch: When marijuana is legal in Canada, there may not be enough to go around

• July 15, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

By this time next year, when marijuana becomes legal in Canada, people looking to get high could be facing the oldest problem in busine...

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11 Jul

Featured, Law and Politics

Curiosity for cannabis increasing in the Maritimes ahead of legalization

• July 11, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

There is growing concern about an increase in cannabis choices hitting the market. New regulations are less than a year away, but in...

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03 Jul

Featured, Marijuana News

‘110lbs of marijuana seized’ — Missouri Highway Patrol tweets about drug bust

• July 3, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

The Missouri Highway Patrol posted a photo to Twitter Friday night that showed someone’s weekend plans had gone up in smoke. “110lbs...

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24 Jun

Featured, Law and Politics

Canada ponders an unusual drug problem: a shortage of marijuana

• June 24, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

The biggest challenge for Justin Trudeau’s forthcoming legal recreational marijuana market is a shortage of pot, the finance minister o...

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13 Jun

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

Limits considered for marijuana advertising

• June 13, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Driven by concerns over marijuana marketing to teens, state lawmakers are weighing strict rules for recreational pot advertising but en...

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10 Jun

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

Congress could free up banks to do business with marijuana companies

• June 10, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

A bipartisan amendment is under consideration by Congress that would allow federally-regulated banking institutions to do business with...

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