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Articles tagged with "black market"

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  • Legacy to legal brands are taking over the cannabis industry

    Kieran Delamont - Published on September 17, 2021

    Legacy market players were making cannabis products before legalization was a twinkle in Justin Trudeau’s eye.

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  • vape lung disease, EVALI, VAPI, dangers of vaping, lung health and vaping marijuana and e-cigarettes

    Legal vape markets literally 1,000% safer than street

    David Downs - Published on December 19, 2019

    A new analysis compiled by Leafly finds prohibition states had 10% the number of vape injuries per capita as legalization states. Officials have yet to confirm any injuries exclusively associated with a licensed store or product in the US.

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  • BC funding initiative to usher legacy growers into legal industry

    Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on November 22, 2019

    The province’s social development and poverty reduction ministry announced $675,000 in funding over two years aimed at helping independent businesses transition into the legal cannabis market.

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  • cannabis nb line legal retail

    Cannabis NB Blamed its $2M First Quarter Loss on the Illicit Market

    Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on August 12, 2019

    Progressive Conservative Premier Blaine Higgs flirted with privatizing adult-use retail in the province, scaling down Cannabis NB, or bringing in third-party experts to run the Crown company.

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  • queen's park gov ontario

    Ontario Quietly Removes Illegal Dispensary Residence Loophole

    Harrison Jordan - Published on June 13, 2019

    And, they implemented mandatory minimum fines.

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  • cement block law enforcement toronto illegal dispensary

    Huge Cement Blocks Bar Access to Illicit Toronto Dispensaries

    Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on June 12, 2019

    As illegal cannabis stores attempt to continue operation, city agents have escalated their tactics.

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  • How to Buy Cannabis in States Where It Is Illegal

    Leafly Staff - Published on June 13, 2018

    You may be wondering this if cannabis is still illegal in your state. Short answer: you don’t. Learn more about why you shouldn’t support black market cannabis.

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  • Cannabis States Try to Curb Smuggling, Fend off Administration

    The Associated Press - Published on August 14, 2017

    Legal cannabis states are trying to clamp down on “diversion” even as U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions presses for enforcement of federal laws against marijuana.

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  • The Produce Pipeline: Smugglers Now Using ‘Limes’ to Move Illicit Cannabis

    Gage Peake - Published on February 9, 2017

    With legalization spreading across the US, demand for illicit, Mexican-sourced cannabis has fallen sharply. But smugglers still move product across the border.

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  • Cartel Bust: 6,500 Plants Seized from Illegal Oregon Operation

    Gage Peake - Published on June 30, 2016

    An illegal cannabis growing operation in rural Yamhill County, Ore., resulted in an arrest and the seizure of plants worth around $9 million.

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