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Holiday Cannabis shopping trends and deals according to WeedMaps data Image Cannabis NewsNovember 17, 2022 End-of-the-year holidays, such as Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Green Wednesday are recognized as some of the biggest days for cannabis deals and sales. Weedmaps (NASDAQ: MAPS), a leading online cannabis marketplace for consumers with a compr

Intellectual property and Cannabis - where do we stand? Image Cannabis NewsNovember 16, 2022 The state of intellectual property is in flux within the cannabis industry. On the eve of MJBizCon, below is a brief inventory of where the law stands on cannabis-related issues for branding and technology. Branding Federal trademark registrations remain un

Medical Marijuana partially legalized in Kentucky as governor signs executive order Image Cannabis NewsNovember 16, 2022 LOUISVILLE - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order Tuesday to legalize the possession and use of medical marijuana by certain eligible individuals in the state, so long as it was purchased legally outside Kentucky

Increasing the dose of CBD does not change the effects of Cannabis, study finds Image Cannabis NewsNovember 16, 2022 New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found no evidence that cannabidiol (CBD) reduces the negative effects of cannabis. The research, published in Neuropsychoph

Cannabis measures that passed during the U.S. midterms and didn’t necessarily get noticed Image Cannabis NewsNovember 16, 2022 There were several important, albeit lesser known, ballot measures that passed and that each help to end the prohibition and criminalization of cannabis in the U.S. The 2022 midterm elections in the U.S. were historical and

German opposition official lobbies EU to block Cannabis plan Image Cannabis NewsNovember 16, 2022 BERLIN - A senior German opposition official lobbied the European Union executive branch on Wednesday to block the government’s plans to decriminalize the possession of limited amounts of cannabis and allow its sale for recreational purposes. Germany’s

Biden pardons simple Marijuana possession Image Cannabis NewsNovember 16, 2022 WASHINGTON - On Thursday, October 6, U.S. President Joe Biden issued a pardon for federal-level convictions of simple marijuana possession. He also began a review of how the drug is classified. The pardon arrived about a month away from the midterm elections, a critical

Tax Credits available for investing in Connecticut Cannabis companies Image Cannabis NewsNovember 16, 2022 The Cannabis Angel Tax Credit Program (the “Program”) was established by law (Section 113(14) of Public Act 21-1) to provide Qualified Connecticut Businesses (aka approved social equity licensees) with the ability to receive investments from a

Liberate Weed market to get it under control Image Cannabis NewsNovember 16, 2022 In Minnesota, we have a chance to create a regulated market that works for us. “While we have one of the most limited medical cannabis markets in the country, Minnesota overall currently has the most liberal access to cannabis products in the United States.” Despite e

It’s time for a shift in the Cannabis industry (and it’s happening now) Image Cannabis NewsNovember 16, 2022 Cannabis has seen a boom, but due to its controversial nature, its not always a topic of conversation. Things are about to change. Big changes are happening right now in the United States cannabis industry and these changes are helping to el

Gov. Andy Beshear is expected to make an announcement regarding medical marijuana on Tuesday.  Medical cannabis is not currently legal in Kentucky, but Beshear has said he supports its legalization. The governor Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee earlier this year, after a medical marijuana legalization bill stalled out in the state Senate. In Sep

Humboldt Family Farms launches a line of the world’s best Cannabis, hand-curated and grown in sunshine by a collaboration of legacy craft farmers from the legendary Humboldt County, Calif.  Available for direct-to-home delivery through online ordering, Humboldt Family Farms offers premium flower, vape cartridges and pre-rolls – all 100% grown in Hu

Delhi-based cannabis wellness startup Awshad has announced the launch of their new prescription product - a cannabis medicinal capsule line branded as ‘Calmasule’. The objective behind this roll-out of the new product line of Awshad is to help people experience the healing qualities of cannabis in the form of a capsule in order to enable them to al

According to BDSA, a worldwide leader in cannabis data analytics, the United States cannabis industry’s total economic impact is expected to grow from $8 billion in 2021 to $158 billion by 2026. CannaVerse aims to be at the forefront of this movement by offering an all-encompassing hub for people who want to get involved with cannabis or are alread

With neither the Democratic nor the Republican party close to the 60-vote threshold in the Senate required to advance difficult legislation, federal reform regarding cannabis will likely be on hold for a while. However, with two more states -- Maryland and Missouri -- adopting recreational marijuana sales in ballot referendums this past week, there

Does consuming cannabis boost creativity? We conducted two studies, which we carefully designed to test your question, and found similar results across both of the studies. We found that using cannabis makes you more jovial. It puts you in a better mood, and that joviality increases the degree to which you perceive your own work as creative. It als

Veterans are essentially subject to the laws within the U.S. states in which they live, but no federal Veterans Affairs doctor is going to be recommending THC gummies. It is well-known and generally accepted that active duty military service members in the U.S. cannot partake in even the slightest bit of THC. But what about once they retire? The su

Amid moves to walk back the legalisation of cannabis, Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul shrugged off the attempt to criminalise the herb again. Anutin, who also serves as deputy prime minister, says that the debate over cannabis is decided and done. Opponents of legalisation are pushing for cannabis to be reclassified as a Type 5 narcot