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Canopy Growth Stock Surges 12%, Company Expects a Profit by Second Half of 2022
Canopy Growth shares rallied Tuesday after the Canadian cannabis company said it expects to be profitable by the second half of 2022.
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Scotts Miracle-Gro's First-Ever Super Bowl Ad Aimed at Boosting Pandemic Momentum, CEO Says
The 45-second Super Bowl commercial features Martha Stewart and John Travolta.
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Democratic Senators Will Push to Pass Pot Reform Bill This Year
Many states have legalized marijuana to some degree. A trio of senators wants to repeal the federal cannabis prohibition and provide relief for pot convictions.
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What 2020 Revealed About the Future of Marijuana Legalization in the U.S.
Every ballot measure involving the decriminalization or legalization of marijuana passed in 2020. Marijuana may now be one of the truly bipartisan issues in the U.S.
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Here Is What $400 Million of Cocaine and Marijuana Looks Like
The United States Coast Guard pulled into Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with $400 million worth of cocaine and marijuana. The drugs were confiscated in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean.
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Man Who Was Serving 90-Year Sentence for Marijuana Released
Richard DeLisi is a free man after serving 31 years of a 90-year sentence for selling marijuana
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Billionaire Jay-Z Becomes the Latest Cultural Influencer to Launch His Own Cannabis Brand
Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, rapper and global business mogul, adds a premium cannabis brand, Monogram, to his portfolio.
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Bill Decriminalizing Marijuana ‘Great Step' But ‘Largely Symbolic,' Says Cannabis COO
The House passed the MORE Act, which would decriminalize cannabis and marks the first time that Congress has ever voted on the issue.
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House Passes Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana, Set Up Steps to Wipe Out Convictions
The bill, which comes as more states legalize recreational marijuana, aims to curb the damage done to Black Americans by cannabis convictions.
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Congress Votes to Decriminalize Marijuana at Federal Level
The Democratic-controlled House on Friday approved a bill to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, reversing what supporters called a failed policy of criminalization of pot use and taking steps to address racial disparities in enforcement of federal drug laws. Opponents, mostly Republicans, called the bill a hollow political gesture and mocked Democrats for bringing it up at…
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Congress Votes on a Major Weed Legalization Bill This Week: What Are Its Chances?
The House of Representatives is set to act this week on the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE) which would expunge convictions and conduct sentencing hearings related to federal cannabis offenses. Business Insider’s Jeremy Berke explains the prospects for the legislation and the future of cannabis legalization.
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2 Charged in Killing of Marijuana Dispensary Worker Whose Body Was Found in Mojave Desert
A San Gabriel man was charged Monday with murdering a 21-year-old community college student whose remains were found in a remote area of the Mojave Desert nearly two months after he went missing in South Los Angeles.
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‘Longest-Serving Cannabis Offender' to Be Released Early From 90-Year Prison Sentence
After serving more than three decades in prison for nonviolent cannabis offenses, a 71-year-old man is hoping to spend Christmas this year with his family, NBC News reports. Richard DeLisi, who was sentenced in 1989 to 90 years in prison for conspiring to traffic more than 100 pounds of cannabis into the U.S. from Jamaica, could be released as early…
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California Home Pot Delivery Can Still Continue — For Now
A California judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to overturn a state rule allowing home marijuana deliveries statewide, even into communities that banned commercial cannabis sales. A group of local governments behind the court challenge argued that the state was usurping their authority to regulate marijuana sales within their borders. The state argued there was no conflict between the...
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Marijuana Can Be Harmful for Heart Patients, But Improves Some Risk Factors, Studies Show
Seemingly contradictory findings show why more research into the effects of cannabis on the heart and the rest of the body is needed.
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GrowGeneration CEO Says New Jersey Is a ‘Gateway' to Weed Legalization on the East Coast
“We believe the rest of the East Coast will follow suit legalize very soon,” GrowGeneration CEO Darren Lampert said in a “Mad Money” interview.
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What You Missed on Election Night When You Were Watching Trump and Biden
The 2020 election wasn’t just about Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Ballot initiatives across the country had real-world consequences for millions of people. NBCLX storyteller Eric Rodriguez breaks down some big moves in weed, the minimum wage and gig worker benefits.
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Fire in Winnetka Home Reveals Illegal Marijuana Growing Operation
Firefighters who put out flames in a Winnetka house found an illegal marijuana growing operation, authorities said Wednesday.
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Recreational Weed is Now Legal in New Jersey and Three More States. What's Next?
Light up! A nationwide push to relax drug laws took a big step forward Tuesday as five more states legalized marijuana for adults and voters made Oregon the first state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of street drugs such as cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine.
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How Oregon's Decriminalization of Drugs Like Heroin and Cocaine May Help Decrease Addiction and Overdoses
Oregon has become the first state to decriminalize hard drugs like heroin and cocaine. Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director Kassandra Frederique explains how this move will help decrease drug addiction in the state by offering avenues to support and treatment.