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California ‘nuns’ making millions tapping into the booming cannabis industry

The pot business is on the rise and some California nuns are rolling into the multibillion dollar industry. CNBC’s Frank Holland reports on the Sisters of the Valley who are…

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Here are the pros and cons of weed legalization

Melissa Moore, deputy director of New York State Policy Office, and Luke Niforatos, chief of staff and senior policy advisor at SAM, debate whether pot should be legal in the…

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Is Marijuana Legalization Inevitable In The US?

Every ballot initiative involving the decriminalization or legalization of marijuana passed in the 2020 election. The Democratic-controlled House also passed the MORE Act in early December, which would legalize marijuana…

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Inaugural Cannabis Festival held in Orlando East, Soweto

Organisers of the inaugural Cannabis Festival in Orlando East, Soweto, say such events will go a long way to destigmatise dagga as a gateway drug, and create awareness about its…

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Veterans push for marijuana reform

NBC’s Hallie Jackson reports on a farm in Hawaii that grows medical marijuana for veterans. It’s currently against the law for VA doctors to recommend it for treatment. For access…

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Study: Medical Marijuana Helps Children Who Have Seizures | NBC Nightly News

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine saw a nearly 40 percent drop in seizures for participants who were using the marijuana derivative called cannabidiol. Subscribe…

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Everything we know about the health effects of marijuana

It’s official. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that recreational pot legalization will come Oct. 17. Now that the substance will be readily available to the public, the health debate…

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Jamaican Bud Business : Meet Medicanja

Subscribe to VICE News here: s Jamaica’s first medicinal marijuana company, Medicanja, launched this year against a backdrop of reinvigorated debate around ganja law reform among leading policymakers. The renowned…

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Tailwinds will eventually come for cannabis stocks: Canaccord Genuity’s Bottomley

Matt Bottomley, Canaccord Genuity analyst, joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss Bottomley’s read on cannabis sector stocks, what happens if legislation stumbles and more. For access to live and…

Europe will legalize marijuana over the next year or so: Tilray CEO thumbnail

Europe will legalize marijuana over the next year or so: Tilray CEO

Irwin Simon, Tilray CEO, joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss why cannabis stocks continue to be under pressure despite helpful legislation, why investors aren’t seeing the potential in cannabis…