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Cannabis wellness products have gone mainstream. As CBD products find their way onto the shelves of Sephora, Barney’s, Estee Lauder, Vitamin Shoppe, and Ulta Beauty, analysts believe the trend could be a significant catalyst. In fact, given sizable interest, Piper Jaffray believes the CBD market could be worth...
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Target Group, Inc. (“Target Group” or the “Company”) (OTCQB: CBDY) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Azmatali Mehrali as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective June 14th, 2019.
Target Group is calibrating the leadership of its finance department in order to optimize and accelerate...
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Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease and premature death in Canada. One Canadian dies from a smoking-related illness every 12 minutes, which represents about 45,000 Canadians per year. The smoking rate among construction workers in Canada is 34%—more than double the national average.
Today, the Honourable...
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Medical cannabis legalization has been sweeping throughout countries worldwide as many look for alternatives to traditionally prescribed treatments and medications. Before the modern era, cannabis was a popular herbal medicinal treatment in Chinese, Indian, Egyptian, and Islamic cultures. However, under international regulations, cannabis was deemed...
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Cannabis legalization continued its relentless move forward as Illinoisbecame the 11th U.S. state, including the District of Columbia, to fully legalize adult-use of cannabis. Illinois’ house approved the bill with a bipartisan vote of 66-47, which was passed by the Senate in late May. Illinois’ Governor J.B. Pritzker held a firm stance on...
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Over the last thirty-six months, Sadis & Goldberg has assembled a cross-practice Cannabis Practice Group to provide greater legal insight to businesses operating in this rapidly growing and dynamic industry where state, federal and international regulations remain in transition.
“Our clients needed guidance on how to...
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New certification standards will encourage and validate actions by members of the global cannabis industry to advance environmental stewardship, social responsibility and good governance, delegates of the second annual World Cannabis Congress heard today.
The Global Cannabis Partnership (GCP), a collaboration of leaders in the government-sanctioned...
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The Supreme Cannabis Company, Inc. (“Supreme Cannabis” or the “Company”) (TSX: FIRE) (OTCQX: SPRWF) (FRA: 53S1) welcome’s Health Canada’s final regulations for new cannabis products (“Health Canada’s Regulations”) and reiterates its expanded product strategy.
On June 14, 2019, Health Canada released to license holders amended cannabis regulations to...
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Brytemap, a Maryland-based technology provider to the legalized cannabis industry, announced today that Scott Denholm, former Executive Director of Franwell Inc.’s Marijuana Enforcement, Tracking Reporting and Compliance (METRC) Program, is joining the Brytemap leadership team as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Denholm will oversee Brytemap’s internal operations and...
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Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (“Trulieve” or the “Company”) (CSE: TRUL) CEO Kim Rivers has been appointed to the newly-established Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee for the State of Florida. This committee will collaborate with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to help enhance the medical marijuana policies of...
