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(Associated Press) Jamaica is running low on ganja. Heavy rains followed by an extended drought, an increase in local consumption and a drop in the number of marijuana farmers have caused a shortage in the island’s famed but largely illegal market that experts say is the worst they’ve seen. READ THE FULL STORY >>> https://apnews.com/article/world-news-jamaica-kingston-coronavirus-pandemic-marijuana

(Forbes) As the legal cannabis industry takes off, it will become more important for major brands to understand how U.S. cannabis consumers think and what drives their demand. Enter Carmen Brace , a consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry veteran who founded Aclara Research in 2016 to fill that exact void. READ THE FULL STORY >>> https://www.forbes.com/sites/lewiskoski/2021/01/29/this-black-female-founding-ceo-says-cannabis-is-the-next-consumer-packaged-goods-industry/

(Green Entrepreneur) The prosperous cannabis industry has long faced significant barriers to obtaining financial services. For example, as of June 2020, only 695 banks and credit unions were servicing marijuana-related businesses, according to the latest  report  from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. This despite the fact that the North America legal cannabis market was worth  $16 billion  in 2020. READ THE FULL STORY >>> https://www.greenentrepreneur.com/article/364202