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Cannabis Control Commission director leaving in December Image Cannabis NewsNovember 17, 2023 Cannabis Control Commission Executive Director Shawn Collins Announces Resignation, Adding to Leadership Uncertainty. Shawn Collins is resigning as executive director of the Cannabis Control Commission effective Dec. 4, Acting Chairwoman Ava Callender Conc

Montana Judge Pauses New Fees For Weed Dispensaries Image Cannabis NewsNovember 17, 2023 A Montana judge has issued a preliminary injunction that temporarily stops the state from collecting new license fees for businesses with multiple cannabis dispensary locations. A Montana judge has ordered state cannabis regulators to delay the enforcement of s

Snoop Dogg Announces Surprising Lifestyle Change – Goodbye Smoke! Image Cannabis NewsNovember 17, 2023 Snoop Dogg, who has built a public persona around his copious marijuana intake, says he is giving up smoking. The hip-hop star, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, made the surprise announcement on social media. "After much consideration & conversa

South African National Assembly Approves Bill Legalizing Cannabis for Personal Use Image Cannabis NewsNovember 16, 2023 The bill does not allow cannabis sales but “If you want to smoke it, you have to grow it.” Following a major 2018 judgment, which decriminalized the private use of cannabis, it appears that South Africa could finally be inching to

New contract with European Medical Cannabis company has potential to generate millions for product Image Cannabis NewsNovember 16, 2023 Celadon Pharmaceuticals announced today (November 16) that it has secured a new sales contract with an unnamed European medical cannabis company. The UK-based company is focused on the development, production, and

Austin man describes ‘life-changing treatment’ through Medical Cannabis Image Cannabis NewsNovember 16, 2023 September 11, 2001 is a day Shawn Collins will never forget. “I saw the second tower collapse and it was like a movie,” he said. “I was so freaked out, people were collapsing on the street, screaming and running into each other.” More than t

Can you travel with medical marijuana or CBD gummies? Airlines, cruise ships have rules Image Cannabis NewsNovember 16, 2023 A Texas woman says she was banned for life from Carnival cruises for trying to board a ship in Miami with CBD gummies. Carnival said it’s following federal law, and that the gummies were against its policy. As the busy holida

The Slow Struggle Toward Therapeutic Cannabis Use for Pets Image Cannabis NewsNovember 16, 2023 As an integrative veterinarian in Oakland, California, it was inevitable questions would arise about the use of cannabis for pets. After Prop 215 passed in 1996 and people had legal access to medical cannabis, and then Prop 64 introduced adult-use recrea

Cannabis use during pregnancy associated with adverse birth outcomes Image Cannabis NewsNovember 16, 2023 Study Finds Increased Risks of Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight in Infants Prenatally Exposed to Cannabis. Infants prenatally exposed to cannabis are more likely to be born preterm, have a low birth weight, and require neonatal intensive care

Does regular Cannabis use affect motor skills? Image Cannabis NewsNovember 16, 2023 Current estimates indicate that nearly 20% of the United States population has used cannabis. In 2011, approximately 6% of young adults said that they used cannabis every day, which rose sharply to 10.8% by 2021. Despite the increasing and enduring popularity of can

Legislators criticize regulations targeting Cannabis packaging aimed at kids Image Cannabis NewsNovember 16, 2023 A bipartisan panel voted unanimously Wednesday that the state overstepped its authority by requiring plain packaging in the adult-use cannabis market. A panel of Missouri lawmakers have spent several hours in recent weeks debating wheth

Detroit Awards Round 2 Adult-Use Licences Image Cannabis NewsNovember 16, 2023 The City of Detroit’s Office of Marijuana Ventures and Entrepreneurship (OMVE) has awarded 37 applicants with cannabis business licenses as part of its second round of awards. The Round 2 winners include 13 businesses that are majority-owned by African Americans, five ma

Poll Finds Record 70% Of Americans Support Cannabis Legalization Image Cannabis NewsNovember 16, 2023 The new Gallup poll says 87% of Democrats, 70% independent voters and 55% of Republicans support legalizing marijuana. The results of a new Gallup poll released last week reveal record support for cannabis policy reform in the US, with 70% of Ameri

Spain’s confusing Cannabis policies spark similar problems faced by US states Image Cannabis NewsNovember 15, 2023 Legal confusion over the drug’s status in regions like Catalonia and open European borders are allowing the illicit market to flourish. The cannabis cafe in Barcelona’s hip El Poblenou neighborhood could easily be a coffee shop in Broo

Study Shows People Are Ditching OTC Sleep Aids, Using Cannabis Instead Image Cannabis NewsNovember 15, 2023 One of the most common uses of the cannabis plant has long been to help people fall asleep. A recent peer-reviewed study has produced data showing that people who struggle with sleep might be favoring cannabis over other common prescription a

Uptick in Medical Cannabis sales leads to rise in Q2 revenues for Aurora Cannabis Image Cannabis NewsNovember 15, 2023 Aurora Cannabis Inc says it earned $256,000 in the second quarter, up from a loss a year earlier of $45,5 million. The Edmonton-based cannabis company says net revenue for the quarter was $63.4 million, up from $48.6 million during

Cannabis shows promise in easing endometriosis pain, new research suggests Image Cannabis NewsNovember 15, 2023 In a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, researchers reviewed available literature on cannabis as a self-management strategy in the treatment of pain arising due to endometriosis. They further investigated the mech

Owner of Medical Marijuana dispensary files federal lawsuit in Miss Image Cannabis NewsNovember 15, 2023 An owner of a medical marijuana dispensary filed a federal lawsuit challenging Mississippi Law. Clarence Cocroft, the owner of Tru Source Medical Cannabis, teamed up with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to file the lawsuit on Tuesday. The lawsuit