MMJdaily Newsletter | Monday, June 17, 2024

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Photo report: Cannabis industry meets up at GreenTech Amsterdam

Have a seat, have a coffee or tea, and get ready for the GreenTech 2024 photo report. Last week, Amsterdam was the center of the horticultural industry…

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NL: Next phase of Coffeeshop Experiment starts

Starting today, legal, Dutch cannabis may be sold in all coffee shops participating in the cannabis trial. Yet the government experiment with this has…

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US (CA): New packaging, labeling, advertising, and marketing requirements, effective July 1, 2024

In 2022, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 1894, the "Integrated cannabis vaporizer: packaging, labeling, advertisement, and marketing"…

Renewed call for Steering Committee as Canadian authorities back-track

Recently the media and the Canadian Federal government's own Canada Gazette, have reported that the Canadian government is now proposing numerous…

Italy’s hemp industry seeks European Commission intervention

Much of Italy's public cannabis policies are shaped by legal decisions. In late 2019, Italy's Supreme Court ruled that laws against 'small-scale…

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US (MA): Trulieve to pay $350,000 fine tied to employee’s death

One of the nation's leading cannabis companies has agreed to pay a $350,000 fine tied to the death of an employee who suffered an asthma attack at its…

The impact of CFO grows on cannabis facility design

By now, most of us are familiar with the term "CFO grow." In this context, the chief financial officer determines the canopy size, designing rooms…

"We’ve customized Building Management System technology for greenhouse applications"

"Building Management Systems (BMS) have been instrumental in providing efficient control and monitoring systems in industrial and commercial buildings,…

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US (FL): Doctors warn about potential chaos after adult-use legalization

Florida's ballot initiative to legalize recreational cannabis has divided the state's growing medical cannabis industry. The state's largest medical…

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Launch of Tyson 2.0 products in Germany

Carma HoldCo Inc. has broadened its European presence. Medical cannabis products from Tyson 2.0 are now available to patients in Germany via its…

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US (IA): Hemp group says it will sue over new THC limits and sell products to help fund it

A group of Iowa hemp businesses and industry advocates is gearing up to file a federal lawsuit against the state's new law regulating edibles and…

Researchers, growers, and manufacturers convene to share expertise and research under the theme of dynamic lighting

Dynamic lighting in greenhouses: GLASE 2024 Summit in Montréal, QC, November 6

The Cornell University Greenhouse Lighting and Systems Engineering (GLASE) consortium announced the 2024 GLASE Summit will take place on November 6,…

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US (MO): Smithville cannabis employees seek to unionize

Employees at the Local Cannabis Company's manufacturing facility in Smithville are working to unionize, something no other group in the industry has…