Cannabis Career Watch | New Hires and Promotions July 17, 2020

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Cannabis SaaS company GrowFlow added Director of Product Management Scott Edwards and Product Success Manager Cynthia Huang to its product development team. Prior to joining GrowFlow, Edwards served as chief innovation officer and EOS integrator at Alliance Safety Council, and as founder and vice president of products at OutStart, Inc. Huang was a marketing manager at Wander. "We are thrilled...

PURA Confirms New Cannabis Cultivation Spinoff and Planned Dividend

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DALLAS – Puration, Inc. (USOTC: PURA) today confirmed the company expects the first step of a multi-step deal to merge PURA's cannabis cultivation spinoff with NCM Biotech to close by the end of this week. PURA had previously spun-off its cannabis cultivation operation to Nouveau (USOTC: NOUV) and is now unwinding that deal and moving forward with a new...

COOKIES Partners with Rick Ross to Launch ‘COLLINS AVE’

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LOS ANGELES – COOKIES, the leading international lifestyle and cannabis brand, is pleased to announce the launch of a new cannabis brand, "COLLINS AVE," in partnership with rap legend, Rick Ross. A natural intersection of culture, music and cannabis, the COLLINS AVE brand includes 3 specially curated strains featuring flavor profiles inspired by Ross' own identity. Berner and Ross have...

Vanguard Scientific and REM Technologies Announce Partnership

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AURORA, Ore. – Vanguard Scientific Systems, Inc., a premier provider of equipment, systems, and performance solutions servicing the botanical extraction industry announced today a new distributor partnership with REM Technologies, a US-based company dedicated to assisting hemp processors to remove THC from their extracts. Vanguard Scientific will become the preferred reseller of REM Technologies' breakthrough harmonic distillation remediation technology...

Trulieve Celebrates Florida’s LGBTQ+ Community with $50k Donation

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF) ("Trulieve" or "the Company"), a leading and top-performing cannabis company based in the United States, today announced that $50,123 was raised to benefit the eight Florida-based non-profits the Company partnered with in support of Pride Month. Throughout the month of June, Trulieve sold a limited edition TruPod in the...

Research Studies Indicate CBD Could Help Treat Symptoms of COVID-19

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As researchers worldwide hasten in the search for a coronavirus vaccine, increasing research studies indicate CBD, the popular medicinal cannabinoid compound derived from hemp, could be a potential therapy for advanced symptoms of COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised against inhalation of smoke and vape THC, CBD, and nicotine products, which may increase risk for...

Veritas Farms to License Proprietary Extraction Technology

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Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – Veritas Farms, Inc. (OTCQB: VFRM) (“Veritas Farms” or the “Company”), a vertically integrated agribusiness focused on the production of full spectrum hemp oil products with naturally occurring cannabinoids, is pleased to announce the Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with an international technology conglomerate to exclusively license and bring a proprietary extraction technique to the domestic...

2020 Akerna Cannabis Industry Mid-Year Review

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DENVER – Akerna (Nasdaq: KERN), a leading compliance technology provider and developer of the cannabis industry’s first seed-to-sale enterprise resource planning (ERP) software technology (MJ Platform), released its first state of the cannabis industry mid-year review. “The last six months have shown us what it means to be strong, innovative, and resilient not only as an industry, but as a society....

Satori Cannabis-Infused Mints

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Satori’s new micro-dosed peppermints are designed for convenient ingestion throughout the day. Sublingual absorption allows the THC to take effect faster than traditional edibles, which must be fully digested before effects are felt. With only 2mg THC per mint, they’re an easy way to medicate and freshen breath at the same time. SatoriChocolates.com

Cannabis Legalization Gains Momentum as Economic Impact from COVID-19 Grows

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TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy this week championed legal cannabis sales in an interview on a local morning radio show. A longtime proponent of legalization, Murphy said it is “an incredibly smart thing to do" and could help generate much needed revenue for the state's struggling economy. When the discussion turned toward using cannabis tax revenue to...