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Top 10 cannabis business stories of 2020

Here’s a look back at the year that was through the lens of MJBizDaily‘s most-read marijuana business stories…

News December 28
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United Nations approves WHO recommendation to reschedule cannabis in historic vote

The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) on Wednesday accepted a World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation to…

News December 2
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Upcoming UN vote may be watershed moment for global medical cannabis – if only symbolic

The medical cannabis industry could be in for one of its biggest symbolic wins in decades if a…

News November 27
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Week in Review: Cannabis investors eye NJ, program delays in Illinois and Maine, US House votes to protect adult-use markets & more

Some of New Jersey’s medical marijuana operators already are investing heavily to expand cultivation facilities and other infrastructure…

News August 1
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Some WHO cannabis recommendations draw strong opposition at recent UN meeting

Two of the World Health Organization's (WHO) cannabis scheduling recommendations might face an uphill battle getting adopted later…

News July 30
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Not all WHO cannabis recommendations would loosen international control, UN drug agency says

An analysis by a United Nations monitoring body concludes that most of the World Health Organization's (WHO) cannabis…

News June 26
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United Nations body to meet again this month to discuss WHO cannabis recommendations

A meeting is scheduled for next week to discuss certain World Health Organization recommendations on cannabis and cannabis-related…

News June 16
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Postponed vote on WHO cannabis recommendations reveals international disagreements, uphill battle ahead

The 63rd session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna this week laid bare deep…

News March 6
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European Commission falls short on WHO cannabis recommendations, experts say

The European Commission's proposal that European Union-member countries support three of the six World Health Organization (WHO) cannabis scheduling recommendations does…

News January 17
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