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Medical Cannabis Startup Finds Way To Get Full Weed Benefits, Without Smoke

Dec 30, 2019 | National

Smoking the cannabis leaf, users get the full spectrum of its properties — the flavor and the variety of cannabinoids that are present in the weed. Also, when smoking, the impact goes straight to the brain. But when extracting the components of the weed to make...

USMCA And Cannabis Trade

Dec 18, 2019 | National

Last week, amid the impeachment turmoil, President Trump and Democratic leadership somehow agreed on a landmark international trade agreement. The package is generally referred to as USMCA (U.S-Mexico-Canada Agreement), or sometimes as NAFTA 2.0. Although the White...

Common Citizen Opens Third Medical Marijuana Dispensary In Detroit

Dec 13, 2019 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

DETROIT – Common Citizen, the lifestyle brand of Michigan’s a pharmaceutical-grade medical cannabis company Michigan Pure Med, opens its third Michigan location in Detroit December 13.  “Common Citizen is proud to serve the people of the greater Detroit area with...

Leafly, American Medical Marijuana Physicians Association Discuss New Partnership

Dec 12, 2019 | National

The cannabis information platform Leafly announced a strategic partnership Tuesday with the American Medical Marijuana Physicians Association, the world’s largest physician-based cannabis association. The partnership is focused on helping physicians...

Fiscal Year 2020 Medical Marijuana Operation and Oversight Grants

Nov 20, 2019 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) announced Wednesday that the Medical Marijuana Operation and Oversight Grant application for Fiscal Year 2020 is now available. Operation and Oversight Grants are to be distributed at the county level for education, communication,...