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, 2021Read moreLegacy market players were making cannabis products before legalization was a twinkle in Justin Trudeau’s eye.
Legal vape markets literally 1,000% safer than street
David Downs - Published on December 19, 2019Read moreA 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.
BC funding initiative to usher legacy growers into legal industry
Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on November 22, 2019Read moreThe 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 Blamed its $2M First Quarter Loss on the Illicit Market
Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on August 12, 2019Read moreProgressive 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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Ontario Quietly Removes Illegal Dispensary Residence Loophole
Harrison Jordan - Published on June 13, 2019Read moreAnd, they implemented mandatory minimum fines.
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Huge Cement Blocks Bar Access to Illicit Toronto Dispensaries
Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on June 12, 2019Read moreAs 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, 2018Read moreYou 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, 2017Read moreLegal 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, 2017Read moreWith 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, 2016Read moreAn illegal cannabis growing operation in rural Yamhill County, Ore., resulted in an arrest and the seizure of plants worth around $9 million.
