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Cannabis sellers change marketing tactics to reach female consumers
Oct 23, 2018, 4:45 pm By Craig Giammona, Bloomberg News
Long before marijuana showed up in fancy dispensaries, the weed market mostly consisted of young guys who love to get high. So it stands to reason that early purveyors of legal weed mostly emphasized the potency of their products and leaned heavily on stoner…

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Opinion: Is public a guinea pig for claims of CBD’s effectiveness?
Oct 23, 2018, 4:00 pm By Kathleen Parker, Washington Post
WASHINGTON — As a new-product junkie, it was foregone that I’d swap a C-note for something called CBD, a cannabis extract promising relief from pain and anxiety, the twin banes of baby boomers recently awakened to the realization that, though their spirits…

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Cannabis vaping startup Pax valued at $5 billion
Oct 22, 2018, 6:30 pm By Olivia Zaleski, Bloomberg News
Passing a joint is becoming increasingly passe. Pax Labs Inc., a San Francisco-based startup that makes marijuana vaporizers, is now valued at $5 billion, said two people familiar with the company who asked not to be identified discussing the terms of a…

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California marijuana policies at play on Election Day, even in Republican strongholds
Oct 22, 2018, 5:45 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian
Marijuana will once again be a hot topic on Election Day, with the future of local, state and federal cannabis policies in the hands of voters Nov. 6. But this time, voters in states that typically lean Republican will be the ones weighing legalization…

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San Diego plans to crack down on marijuana ads — especially billboards
Oct 22, 2018, 5:00 pm By David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune
SAN DIEGO—San Diego officials say they plan to crack down on marijuana advertising, particularly the billboard ads that have become increasingly common with recreational use of the drug now legal in California. Legislation proposed by City Councilman Chris…

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California moves forward with marijuana-delivery regulations
Oct 22, 2018, 4:15 pm By Brian Melley, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California moved a step closer Friday to allowing marijuana deliveries in communities that have banned retail sales of the drug as regulators rebuffed cities and police chiefs who are opposed to the rule. The proposal is a major issue that…

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Editorial: Federal government’s ludicrous marijuana policies need updating
Oct 22, 2018, 3:30 pm By Los Angeles Times Editorial Board
Recreational marijuana use became legal in Canada this week, allowing adults to freely buy and consume cannabis. But admitting to using it could still get a Canadian traveler banned from the United States for life. That’s because the U.S. government…

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Voters pack informational meeting ahead of Kern County cannabis votes
Oct 22, 2018, 2:45 pm By Sam Morgen, Bakersfield Californian
Given the tough marijuana decision voters will face on the November ballot, some in Kern County may need a few pointers about the pros and cons of legalizing cannabis dispensaries throughout the county. And that’s just what happened at Cal State Bakersfield,…

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Opinion: Canada’s cannabis laws are a mess. Justin Trudeau owns them now
Oct 22, 2018, 2:00 pm By J.J. McCullough, Special to the Washington Post
Because Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can be such a polarizing figure in Canada, one of his inadvertent talents is clarifying the positions of his critics. Before Trudeau came along, the question of how the Canadian electoral system was structured was not…

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Riverside County supervisors will vote Tuesday on host of marijuana issues
Oct 22, 2018, 1:15 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday on whether to license and regulate nearly every type of commercial marijuana business permitted under state law in the county’s unincorporated areas. If approved, some details would still need to be…

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Lodi City Council votes against tax on cannabis sales
Oct 22, 2018, 12:30 pm By Kyla Cathey, Lodi News-Sentinel
Despite two council members expressing reservations, the Lodi City Council voted unanimously to back San Joaquin County Supervisor Chuck Winn in his opposition of a proposed county business tax on the sale of recreational cannabis. Council members voted 5-0,…

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Experts: Canadian cannabis will lose out to U.S. brand behemoths
Oct 22, 2018, 11:45 am By Kristine Owram, Bloomberg News
Canada may have a head start in the global cannabis industry now that pot is legal, yet companies targeting the U.S. market say the advantage won’t last long once the American branding machine gets rolling. “The Canadians have a first-mover advantage in…

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Is marijuana legalization leading to more stoned drivers on the roads?
Oct 22, 2018, 11:00 am By Ryan Beene, Bloomberg News
As the push to legalize marijuana gains momentum, so is evidence that more permissive policies on the drug are putting motorists at risk. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found, in a study to be released on Thursday, that traffic accidents are rising…

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Jubilant customers light up as marijuana sales begin in Canada
Oct 17, 2018, 4:15 pm By The Associated Press
By ROB GILLIES, GENE JOHNSON and TRACEY LINDEMAN MONTREAL (AP) — Jubilant customers stood in long lines for hours then lit up and celebrated on sidewalks Wednesday as Canada became the world’s largest legal marijuana marketplace. In Toronto, people smoked…

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Court: CA law-enforcement officers must return seized legal marijuana to arrestee
Oct 16, 2018, 4:30 pm By The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California court ordered police to return a small amount of marijuana seized from a suspect’s backpack during an arrest for disturbing the peace. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday that a San Francisco trial judge…

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Screened at border, Canadians who are honest about using marijuana could be banned from the US
Oct 16, 2018, 4:00 pm By Kurtis Lee, Los Angeles Times
CHILLIWACK, Canada — Bill Powers flipped through the sworn statement he gave to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the printed pages taking him back to that August afternoon — back to the border checkpoint into Washington state where agents asked if…

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Marijuana is emerging among California’s vineyards, offering promise and concern
Oct 15, 2018, 6:00 pm By Scott Wilson, Washington Post
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY, Calif. — It is the fall harvest here in this fertile stretch of oaks and hills that produces some of the country’s best wine. This season, though, workers also are plucking the sticky, fragrant flowers of a new crop. Marijuana is…

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After 5 code officers lawyer up, city probes whether top officials protected cannabis businesses
Oct 15, 2018, 5:30 pm By Shea Johnson, Victorville Daily Press
ADELANTO — Five current city code enforcement officers, including the department’s supervisor, say Mayor Rich Kerr and new City Manager Jessie Flores have illegally shielded commercial cannabis cultivators from inspection and enforcement. The protection,…

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North Coast cannabis marketplace sees surge among health and wellness users
Oct 15, 2018, 5:00 pm By Bill Swindell, Santa Rosa Press-Democrat
The legalization of cannabis for recreational use this year has brought new consumers into the fold of the multibillion-dollar retail marketplace in California — but not all are looking to get high. In fact, the easing of the stigma over cannabis has caused…

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Moreno Valley may allow more marijuana dispensaries
Oct 15, 2018, 4:30 pm By David Downey, The Cannifornian
After being flooded with applications from budding entrepreneurs to open marijuana stores, Moreno Valley officials are poised to revisit the cap they set in spring for dispensaries and consider whether to significantly increase the number. In March, a few…

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