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How US cannabis breeders can protect their IP before legalization

Cannabis breeders are racing to protect their genetics, but federal prohibition is making it complicated. From material transfer agreements to USDA plant variety protection and USPTO patents, IP options exist, but each comes with tradeoffs. Meanwhile, Canadian giant Aurora Cannabis is already securing plant variety rights in the EU for high-potency strains, raising alarms that legacy American breeders could get left behind before federal legalization ever arrives. Read story >

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• Push to repeal New York medical cannabis tax amid 'crisis' claims. Read story > 
• Rhode Island weighs fewer cannabis licenses to avoid market crash. Read story >
• Cannabis MSO Vireo Growth's aggressive strategy paying off. 
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• Looming hemp THC ban forces US farmers to guess and gamble. 
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