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Legalization Milestone: Missouri Clears 100K Cannabis Cases, But Challenges Loom Missouri expunged over 100,000 marijuana-related convictions in its first year of legalization, yet some courts missed the deadline for felony expungements​​. Lawyer Dan Viets, a key legalization proponent, stated,...

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research’s (FFAR) Hemp Research Consortium provided two grants totaling $1.17 million to Cornell University to support a long-term breeding program to cultivate hemp for grain, fiber and CBD production in U.S. growing regions. Consortium partners...

Eswar Prasad, an economics professor at Cornell University, has reportedly cautioned the failure of a major stablecoin could have an impact on the U.S. bond market and said that it’s something regulators he’s spoken to are concerned about. What Happened: “And I think [the] concern...

With the launch of recreational marijuana sales in New York, a number of groups are seeking to educate future entrepreneurs. A group that provides industry training is looking for residents who'd like to get educated and trained to take part in this potentially billion-dollar industry...

Cornell University Professor and economist Eswar Prasad said modest economic measures are currently being taken in a variety of ways by China. During his appearance on CNBC International, Prasad said he believed COVID-19 and economic measures aren’t "going to cut it" as growth...

A number of marijuana bills are heading up to California Governor Gavin Newsom's desk. One of the measures includes ensuring that medical marijuana patients in the Golden State have access to delivery services. MMJ Delivery On Its Way To Governor’s Desk Sen. Scott Wiener's...

Thai Leaf Biotechnology, a private company in the hemp industry, and Cornell University will collaborate in the design and development of new hemp strains that are high in CBD and adapted to Thailand’s weather. The initiative seeks to “upgrade the Thai hemp market,...

Benzinga is highlighting nominees for the fifth annual Benzinga Global Fintech Awards ahead of the event Nov. 19 in New York City. One nominee is Modulus, a fintech servicing traders, brokerages, and educational institutions. Processing In 40 Billionths Of A Second Launched in 1997, the Arizona-...

Pyxus International, Inc. (NYSE: PYX) said Tuesday that it signed an agreement with Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to support and fund a research project on CBD-oriented hemp production. Pyxus entered the cannabis space last year by obtaining majority stakes...

A recent report titled, Fake It Till You Make It: Reputation, Competition, and Yelp Review Fraud, by assistant Harvard Business School professor Michael Luca and Georgios Zervas, assistant professor of marketing at Boston University, determined that 20 percent of reviews submitted on Yelp (NYSE:...

What's going on in New York City? Former CEO of Wachovia and Deputy Mayor for Economic Development of New York City Robert Steel talks about what's being done to help the City's economy grow during his last 103 days in the position on CNBC's Squawk Box Thursday morning. He cited the importance...

Super Bowl Sunday is right around the corner and in addition to watching the game, investors should be watching the commercials... and stock gains. Benzinga readers have already been offered two ways to play the game. One investing strategy is going long in the companies that provide the greasy,...