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World's tallest 'hemp hotel' trails South Africa's green credentials Image Cannabis NewsMay 3, 2023 Cape Town - With 12 storeys, a breathtaking view of Cape Town's imposing Table Mountain and a minimal ecological footprint, the world's tallest building made with industrial hemp is soon to open its doors in South Africa. Workers in central Cape Town

Montana lawmakers approve Cannabis tax bill Image Cannabis NewsMay 3, 2023 The Montana legislature has passed a bill to allocate revenue generated by taxes on recreational marijuana. Montana lawmakers on Monday passed a bill to allocate revenue from taxes on recreational marijuana, sending the bill to the desk of Republican Governor Greg Gianforte

Montana lawmakers approve Cannabis tax bill Image Cannabis NewsMay 3, 2023 The Montana legislature has passed a bill to allocate revenue generated by taxes on recreational marijuana. Montana lawmakers on Monday passed a bill to allocate revenue from taxes on recreational marijuana, sending the bill to the desk of Republican Governor Greg Gianforte

More than 3000 pounds of Marijuana stuffed into tires entering Detroit Image Cannabis NewsMay 3, 2023 Semi truck hauling tires stopped at border. DETROIT -Officials intercepted more than 3,000 pounds of marijuana that had been stuffed into the lining of tires on a semi truck entering Detroit. Officers with United States Customs and Border Protectio

More than 3000 pounds of Marijuana stuffed into tires entering Detroit Image Cannabis NewsMay 3, 2023 Semi truck hauling tires stopped at border. DETROIT -Officials intercepted more than 3,000 pounds of marijuana that had been stuffed into the lining of tires on a semi truck entering Detroit. Officers with United States Customs and Border Protectio

Feds relax rules regarding Cannabis use to attract younger workers Image Cannabis NewsMay 3, 2023 But don’t get too excited, they’re your toxic ex who never really changes. No one understands how regressive (and…evil) the feds are. Thanks for burning down all of those fields of pretty plants over the years, guys, not to mention the countless lives

Feds relax rules regarding Cannabis use to attract younger workers Image Cannabis NewsMay 3, 2023 But don’t get too excited, they’re your toxic ex who never really changes. No one understands how regressive (and…evil) the feds are. Thanks for burning down all of those fields of pretty plants over the years, guys, not to mention the countless lives

The Cannabis education gap: why patients are left in the dark? Image Cannabis NewsMay 2, 2023 The pain keeps you awake at night so you don’t get much sleep. Lack of sleep most nights and the ensuing chronic fatigue causes you some anxiety during the day. Your primary care physician suggests that she is concerned with the increasing amount of aspiri

Trump supports death penalty for drug dealers despite popularity of Cannabis among voters Image Cannabis NewsMay 2, 2023 Donald Trump told Newsmax’s “Greg Kelly Reports” in a recent interview that marijuana does “significant damage” although he recognized that legalizing cannabis is a “pretty popular thing” among voters. (Benzinga) Greg Kelly, who

Potent 'Canadian Loud' Cannabis hidden in cars shipped from Canada is flooding Nigeria Image Cannabis NewsMay 2, 2023 Every month, police in Lagos find used cars, usually shipped from Toronto via Montreal, stuffed with popular high-THC Canadian cannabis. When police at a port in Lagos, Nigeria, opened a shipping container arriving Friday from Canad

Maine’s Medical Cannabis market seeing a ‘mass exodus’ of caregivers Image Cannabis NewsMay 2, 2023 A new report from the state shows more than one-fourth of the individuals in the occupation have quit since 2021, often in response to an overabundance of cannabis supply. More than one-fourth of the Mainers who dispense medical cannabis have closed

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan quits Marijuana consultancy Image Cannabis NewsMay 2, 2023 SALEM - Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan announced Monday she has quit her consultancy with a marijuana company and apologized to Oregonians for "harming the trust that I've worked so hard to build." But she also says she followed state ethics gu

Senator Jeremy Cooney on Marijuana Market: 'Building a plane as we fly it' Image Cannabis NewsMay 2, 2023 As the Empire State continues to struggle with illicit weed operations, State Senator Jeremy Cooney (D-Rochester), chair of a new state Senate Subcommittee on Cannabis, says there's no time to waste. (Benzinga) “A lot of the debate in the Legis

Will a Cannabis user be able to get a public safety job in Baltimore County? Image Cannabis NewsMay 2, 2023 Since recreational marijuana will be legal in Maryland in July, localities are having to come up with new rules involving hiring employees who use cannabis. The issue came up at a recent Baltimore County Council meeting when Councilman Wade K

Illegal Weed shops in plain sight: what’s the status of Syracuse’s crackdown efforts? Image Cannabis NewsMay 2, 2023 Syracuse - It’s called Friends of Ours Lounge, and one sign says it’s a “private club”. A smaller sign describes it as a “cannabis lounge.” Another warns you must be 21 to enter. A security camera scans the entrance. The storefront a

Minnesota Senate approves Cannabis legalization bill Image Cannabis NewsMay 2, 2023 The Minnesota Senate on Friday approved a bill to legalize marijuana for adults, only days after the state House of Representatives passed similar legislation. The Minnesota Senate last week voted to approve a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, only days after

Oklahoma growers to pay $50K deposit for license under new law Image Cannabis NewsMay 2, 2023 Senate Bill 913 aims to force growers to pay for abandoned properties when grow operations fail in Oklahoma. It’s getting a lot more expensive to grow medical cannabis under a new Oklahoma law. Two Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma, Sen. Darcy Jech (R-Kingf

Thailand: Southeast Asia's 'Weed wonderland' Image Cannabis NewsMay 1, 2023 A new symbol has appeared in the kaleidoscopic jumble of neon signs that light up Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok's most international street. The sudden ubiquity of the five-pointed marijuana leaf, in lurid green, announces the spectacular boom there has been in weed-related busin