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Florida's Marijuana Market Is About to Explode
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Cannabis News
Florida's marijuana market consists of 22 Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers (MMTCs). Each center owns a vertically-integrated license that allows and requires them to grow, process, dispense, and deliver medical marijuana. Also, five laboratories are licensed to perform third-party testing of medical marijuana.  In Florida, the medical marijuana
Delaware marijuana bill aims at equity, local footprint
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Politics
Delaware's latest marijuana bill focuses on keeping profits local, while at the same time promoting fairness and social equity. Legislators said March 18 they crafted the bill based on what has been done in the 14 states that have already legalized marijuana – many plagued by out-of-state corporate interests and heavy regulation that cut into local
Help May Be on the Horizon for CBD and Pets
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Medical News
The 2020 elections not only brought the U.S. a new president, but the electorate in four states also approved recreational marijuana. Two more okayed medical marijuana, bringing the number of jurisdictions with those programs to 34.  While CBD is legal on the federal level, states can legislate it themselves. With cannabis illegal under federal law
High hopes as North Macedonia eyes cannabis potential
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Politics
After receiving a suspended sentence for possession of cannabis last year, Filip Dostovski walked out of the Skopje courthouse and lit a joint outside as cameras rolled. It was an act of "revolt against their sentence and against their policy", said the 41-year-old cancer survivor, who is pushing for the free use of marijuana in North Macedonia. Th
South Dakota: Medical marijuana now on track to become state law on July 1
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Medical News
Initiated Measure 26 that legalizes medicinal marijuana in the state will become law on July 1 after legislators failed to come up with a compromise for House Bill 1100. However, concerns still remain about the number of cannabis plants patients can grow, and Gov. Kristi Noem has not yet ruled out the possibility of a special session to address the
Minority-owned businesses push for Illinois cannabis equity
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Business & Finance
More than a year into the legal recreational marijuana industry in Illinois, a glaring omission remains among minority-owned businesses. When Governor Pritzker and Springfield legislators pushed for recreational use of cannabis, they said they were doing so with an eye towards equity.  Dispensaries opened statewide on Jan. 1, 2020. Yet, 15 months l
Colorado: Why Schools Should Be Required To Have Cannabis-Based Medicines For Students
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Medical News
It is time that we stop treating cannabis like a street drug and start treating it like any other medicine or commodity in society. Colorado has long been a shining beacon on how to legalize cannabis. Since they have officially gone green in 2012, they have been pioneering cannabis legislation and showing the world that if you legalize drugs — the
There Are Fewer Worker Compensation Claims in States Where Marijuana Is Legal
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Business & Finance
The study of workers ages 40 to 62 found that cannabis had no adverse impact on productivity and offers workers a new, effective form of pain management therapy. The slow unraveling of the many myths told about cannabis during decades of the War on Drugs continues. In the latest case, a new study has found that states where recreational marijuana i
U.S. Soccer Superstar Megan Rapinoe Says the Cannabis Industry Need More Representation for Women
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Business & Finance
The famed athlete is sponsored by Mendi, her sister's CBD company. It is true that many, many professional athletes are involved in social causes and charities. But few, like Colin Kaepernick, engage to a level that puts their own comfort and career at risk. One such person is Megan Rapinoe: Olympic gold medalist, two-time Women's World Cup champio
What’s The Real Reason Why The USPS Won’t Ship Vaping Products?
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Business & Finance
Fed-Ex and UPS are following suit after the PACT Act was passed by Congress. Late in December 2020, Congress gave the go-signal to an appropriations bill called the Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act (PACT), which prohibits the US Postal Service (UPS) from shipping both tobacco and cannabis vapor products. Original link
Will Marijuana Use Affect Your Chances Of Getting Hired?
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Cannabis News
Unfortunately, marijuana use can still disqualify you from getting hired, even in states with fully legal weed. The embrace of marijuana reform and using CBD in wellness spaces could cause someone to think the stigma surrounding cannabis has disappeared. While that may be true from a cultural perspective—more than two out of every three Americans s
U.S. Legalization Nears: Here Are the Best Cannabis Stocks to Buy
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Business & Finance
When this year started, I’d discussed when the United States was set to pursue the legalization of recreational cannabis. Cannabis use has ramped up in North American during the COVID-19 pandemic. Entrepreneurs and investors are scrambling to get in on the largest cannabis market on the planet. Today, I want to look at the best cannabis stocks to s
Thai Ministry of Public Health Rolls Out Long-Awaited Regulations on Cannabis and Hemp in Food
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Cannabis News
Thailand. Some parts of the cannabis plant and the hemp plant are now exempted from the list of category V narcotics ("exempted cannabis" and "exempted hemp"). On 25 February 2021, the Thai Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) issued one of the highly anticipated notifications which amended the designation of foods which are prohibited from being produ
Study: New Yorkers Support Recreational Marijuana, Just Not in Their Neighborhood
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Cannabis News
More than 1 in 10 opponents of legalization say they are likely to be a customer. NEW YORK, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- While 61% of New York State residents support the legalization of adult-use recreational marijuana sales, more than half (52%) of those living in New York City would oppose its sale in their neighborhood. This disparity between
Medical cannabis company expands
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Medical News
 Little Green Pharma has agreed to acquire two properties underlying its South West WA cultivation and manufacturing facilities as well as two adjacent properties. IT'S been a big week for South West-based Little Green Pharma, with the medical cannabis company signing a binding agreement to acquire land for expansion and delivering its first shipme
New York Getting Closer To Finalizing Cannabis Legalization
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Politics
State legislators seem to be highly motivated to push marijuana legalization through. Lawmakers in New York are apparently close to a deal to make the state the latest to legalize recreational marijuana. Leaders in Albany said Monday that a final version of the bill is imminent, and that it could be brought to a video perhaps as soon as next week.
Multiple California Cities And Counties Receive Cannabis Equity Grants
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Business & Finance
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development has granted millions of dollars to fund cannabis equity grant programs. Throughout the past year, there has been much talk about how to make things more equitable for people of color and marginalized communities, and a big part of that is providing equity programs and expungements to the ca
Ask Not for Whom the Bell Tolls: The New Spanish Civil War Over Cannabis
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Politics
t is throwdown time, generally in Spain, over the entire cannabis conversation.  Currently, cannabis clubs in Basque country are challenging authorities over their right to operate during the Pandemic. Meanwhile Barcelona clubs are leading their own similar challenge. These two regions are the Spanish states which have the most cannabis clubs. To a

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