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Massachusetts cannabis regulators fine companies for record-keeping, pesticide violations The Cannabis Control Commission fined two of the largest marijuana companies operating in Massachusetts on Thursday for negligent behavior around the use of pesticides and record-keeping procedures. The violations against… The post Massachusetts cannabis regulators fine companies for record-keeping, pesticide violations appeared first on Cannabis Business Executive - Cannabis and Marijuana industry news.

Congress is About to Lose Its Greatest Cannabis Advocate (Ever) By Vince Sliwoski, Managing Partner Harris Sliwoski Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) is retiring next month. Mr. Blumenauer, or “Earl” as he often asked to be called, has been a leading proponent of… The post Congress is About to Lose Its Greatest Cannabis Advocate (Ever) appeared first on Cannabis Business Executive - Cannabis and Marijuana industry news.

AG, secretary of state target nearly 100,000 signatures on Nebraska medical cannabis petitions LINCOLN — Nebraska’s chief election official and top prosecutor have questioned the validity of more than half of the signatures already validated on each of the state’s two medical cannabis petitions… The post AG, secretary of state target nearly 100,000 signatures on Nebraska medical cannabis petitions appeared first on Cannabis Business Executive - Cannabis and Marijuana industry news.

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$130 million of cannabis in sea shipment of soybeans from Canada Haul is second seizure involving more than 500kg of cannabis buds this year, department says Hong Kong customs officers have arrested three suspects and confiscated 500kg (1,102lbs) of cannabis buds… The post Hong Kong customs seizes HK$130 million of cannabis in sea shipment of soybeans from Canada appeared first on Cannabis Business Executive - Cannabis and Marijuana industry news.

Cannabis Compounds Show ‘Promising Potential As Anticancer Agents’ Compounds in marijuana including THC and CBD show “promising potential as anticancer agents,” according to a recent review of scientific literature. The review by an international team of researchers found… The post Cannabis Compounds Show ‘Promising Potential As Anticancer Agents’ appeared first on Cannabis Business Executive - Cannabis and Marijuana industry news.

Muha Meds Marries Opportunity and Efficiency Muha Meds is a Los Angeles-based cannabis MSO that was started in 2015 as a “traditional” market delivery service by entrepreneur brothers Ali and Muhammad Garawi, who went legal a… The post Muha Meds Marries Opportunity and Efficiency appeared first on Cannabis Business Executive - Cannabis and Marijuana industry news.

Effects of coir-based media on the performance of Cannabis plants Coir is widely utilized by numerous cannabis companies worldwide due to its ease of use for fertigation, feeding,… The post Effects of coir-based media on the performance of Cannabis plants first appeared on High Times.

In Vermont, regulators are worried about the cannabis industry getting too high Two years after retail recreational sales became legal, the state’s Cannabis Control Board wants to take a breath and reassess how to keep the industry sustainable and Vermont-centric MONTPELIER, Vt.… The post In Vermont, regulators are worried about the cannabis industry getting too high appeared first on Cannabis Business Executive - Cannabis and Marijuana industry news.

As America’s Marijuana Use Grows, So Do the Harms The drug, legal in much of the country, is widely seen as nonaddictive and safe. For some users, these assumptions are dangerously wrong. In midcoast Maine, a pediatrician sees teenagers… The post As America’s Marijuana Use Grows, So Do the Harms appeared first on Cannabis Business Executive - Cannabis and Marijuana industry news.

Cannabis firm backing recreational marijuana amendment sues Republican Party, TV stations Florida’s largest medical-marijuana company filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday accusing the state Republican Party of launching an “intentionally deceptive campaign” to mislead voters about a proposed constitutional amendment that would… The post Cannabis firm backing recreational marijuana amendment sues Republican Party, TV stations appeared first on Cannabis Business Executive - Cannabis and Marijuana industry news.