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Why Ottawa should let Manitoba and Québec ban homegrown cannabis

Posted on: Fri, 04/06/2018 - 14:03 By: admin

Legalizing cannabis is one of the most significant public policy changes in decades. In order for this small revolution to succeed, the Government of Canada must take into account Canada’s diversity. This includes respecting the choices of other levels of government, writes André Pratte.

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Oregon, other marijuana-legal states want meeting with Sessions

Posted on: Sun, 04/01/2018 - 04:35 By: admin

State treasurers from California, Oregon, Illinois and Pennsylvania told Sessions in a letter Thursday that businesses and banks need greater clarity on how federal law enforcement will respond to the growing legalization trend.

Author: Michael R. Blood, Associated Press

Published: 8:31 AM PDT March 30, 2018

Updated: 8:33 AM PDT March 30, 2018

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Marijuana Is the New Gold for Mining Companies Going to Pot

Posted on: Tue, 03/20/2018 - 13:01 By: admin

Turns out, it may be easier to strike gold by growing green.

Just ask Jay Wilgar, a former wind power developer who started a medical marijuana company with friend Travis Kanellos after hatching the idea while lifting weights at a gym. When they began looking at ways to take their startup public, advisers suggested partnering with Newstrike Resources Inc., a Toronto-based firm that had been looking for gold in Ontario and Wyoming without much luck.

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South Carolina a step closer to medical marijuana legalization

Posted on: Wed, 02/07/2018 - 05:27 By: admin
  • By MEG KINNARD Associated Press

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COLUMBIA — South Carolina took a step closer Thursday to becoming the latest state to allow the legalization of marijuana for treatment of critically ill patients, although the bill's sponsor acknowledged it's unlikely to become law this year.

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