MMJdaily Newsletter | Monday, August 12, 2024

Ryan Blakeway, East Coast Farms:

South Africa: “With such a high-value crop, every precaution is needed”

"We want to ensure that our grow space is kept sanitized and clean of all microbials and contaminants. With such a high-value crop as medicinal…

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US: California seizes over $120 million in unlicensed cannabis since January

In strong support of California's legal cannabis market, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that since January, California's Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force (UCETF) has seized…

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US: Former Democratic operative settles $1.2 million debt with South Dakota cannabis growers

Former Minnesota DFL political operative Will Hailer paid $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit brought by two South Dakota cannabis companies and their…

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US: LPA mandate poised to continue causing confusion and chaos for California cannabis licensees

It is not often that the government has the opportunity to regulate and oversee an entirely brand new market; and, in the case of California, when it…

US (OH): Ethos Cannabis starts adult-use cannabis sales in Ohio

Ethos Cannabis has started adult-use cannabis sales at its dispensary in Lebanon, Ohio. Ethos Cannabis joins more than 100 dispensaries in Ohio now…

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US (CA): Stakeholders line up against Governor’s plan to restrict hemp-derived cannabinoids

Ahead of a legislative committee hearing set for Monday, stakeholders are expressing concerns over a California bill aimed at regulating commercial…

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CAN: Rose LifeScience receives Research Licence from Health Canada

Rose LifeScience has received a Cannabis Research Licence from Health Canada under the Cannabis Act. This authorization enables ROSE to focus on…

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US (NH): Expansion of cannabis growing facilities shut down by gov. veto

Not far from downtown Peterborough, N.H., is a discreet building, somewhat removed from the main road. No signs are posted, leaving no way for…

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US (OR): Cultivation site near Junction City violates state licensing requirements

The Lane County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant Wednesday at a licensed marijuana grow site along Meadowview Road near Junction City for…

US (GA): BFG expands operations with new Savannah warehouse

BFG has opened its new warehouse in Savannah, GA. set to be operational in late fall of 2024. Located at 610 Bloomingdale Road in Bloomingdale, GA, the…

Livewire Ergogenics introduces “Sol Vida Spray”

LiveWire Ergogenics has developed and is marketing a cannabis product, "Sol Vida," a dose-controlled, easy-to-use cannabis elixir in a conveniently…

Hemp morphology and physiology standards for research and industry applications

Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) research and commercial production has recently experienced a global revival motivated by passage of laws reversing…

Detect viruses at lightning speed with raman spectroscopy

A plant virus consists of proteins and a piece of genetic material (DNA or RNA molecule) and is very small. A virus cannot be seen with the naked eye.…