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New Hampshire Governor dismisses Legalization Bill’s chances Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 27, 2023 The New Hampshire legislation received a hearing on Wednesday. Democratic and Republican lawmakers in New Hampshire are gearing up for another effort to legalize marijuana, but the state’s governor doesn’t think they will succeed. The latest cannabis bi

Sponsorship of Marijuana research may bias the results Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 27, 2023 A new study explores the effect of corporate support for cannabis research. An innovative new study challenges naïve acceptance of research funded by the cannabis industry. The study’s authors reviewed Canadian research articles available through PubMed that

Smoking Weed in Times Square is not allowed Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 27, 2023 Let's Be Blunt: You Can't Smoke Marijuana in Times Square, Even Though It Was Legalized. NYC's Smoke Free Air Act prohibits smoking and the use of electronic cigarettes in most public spaces, which includes parks and pedestrian plazas — that means no smoking, of anythin

Tennessee Bill would regulate the sale of Delta-8 THC Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 27, 2023 Rep. William Lamberth and Sen. Richard Briggs’s bill would tax and regulate the sale of compounds like delta-9 THC in Tennessee. Tennessee leaders are again putting forth a bill that would regulate hemp-derived cannabinoids like delta-8 and delta-10 THC, after

How can I smoke without stinking up the place? Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 27, 2023 Love is in the air, or is that weed? Could be both if you handle things correctly. For nearly the last quarter century, American couples have been moving in together at higher rates. In 2019, the Pew Research Center analyzed data from the National Survey of Family Gr

2 Cannabis businesses broken into overnight; investigation underway Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 27, 2023 This comes as Kent County police are investigating at least three break-ins at other businesses around the county. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Police Department is investigating two break-ins that happened overnight at marijuana busine

Finally information about NY’s $200M Cannabis fund managers sees the light of day Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 27, 2023 It took the state exactly 100 days to release information on the players managing New York’s $200 million cannabis social equity fund, but it’s now public and the details are, in parts, expected, confusing, surprising – and untrue.

Ryan Shazier launches own line of medical Marijuana Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 27, 2023 PITTSBURGH - A former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker has created his own line of medical marijuana. Ryan Shazier is now part of a growing list of retired athletes who are starting to use medical marijuana as an alternative to opioid drugs to treat pain and other

Washington state gears up for a national Cannabis market Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 26, 2023 There's a reason you can't buy Oregon-grown cannabis in Spokane. It's called federal law. But with the growing possibility that the regulators and politicians in the nation's capital will end the federal prohibition of cannabis, Pacific Northwest lawmakers

How legal Marijuana could affect Ohio’s medical dispensaries Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 26, 2023 COLUMBUS - Ohio’s medical marijuana industry has too much pot and not enough patients to consume it. And, as an effort to fully legalize the drug inches closer to making its way onto the November ballot, the already-oversaturated medical marijuana marke

Republican lawmakers introduce bill to tax, regulate and ban delta-8 from those under 21 Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 26, 2023 Republican lawmakers want to regulate the sale and production of delta-8 after a bill to ban the product wholly failed last year. State House Majority Leader William Lamberth, R-Portland, and Sen. Richard Briggs, R-Knoxville,

Weed-funded Rec Center opens in Colorado Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 26, 2023 Call it the “House that Weed Built.” The city of Aurora, Colorado hosted a grand opening on Tuesday for its brand new 77,000-square foot, nearly $42 million recreational facility that was funded entirely by tax revenue generated from legal marijuana sales. Known as the “So

Delaware lawmakers renew effort to legalize Pot Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 25, 2023 Is 2023 finally the year for Delaware? Democratic lawmakers in Delaware last week performed what has become an annual legislative ritual by introducing measures that would legalize recreational marijuana. And, as per recent tradition, their biggest obstacle remains

Republicans call for major Cannabis changes over safety concerns Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 25, 2023 Adult use sales, shown here at RISE in Branford, began on January 10. Unable to defeat the 2021 law on the retail sales of adult-use cannabis, minority Republicans on Tuesday proposed a wide variety of changes, including the outright banning of edib

Oklahoma will vote on Marijuana legalization in March. Ohio could follow in November Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 25, 2023 Voters in Oklahoma will decide on State Question 820, an initiative to legalize marijuana, on March 7, 2023. Voters in Ohio could decide on an initiative to legalize marijuana in Nov. 2023. Oklahomans for Sensible Marijuana Laws,

Nevada releases bulletin for products affected by unapproved pesticide Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 25, 2023 An unapproved pesticide called Ethephon was found in certain cannabis products in Nevada. The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB) recently issued a public health and safety bulletin on Jan. 19 regarding the use of an unapproved pesticide. “

Congress efforts to update tax law policies for Cannabis THC Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 25, 2023 Removing the Green Tax: Congress Can Bring Cannabis Tax Policy in Line with Cannabis Enforcement Policy. If you give me an opportunity to quote George Harrison, I’m going to do it. In “Taxman,” he wrote: Should five percent appear too small, Be thankful

War on drugs locked him up; now he's a Cannabis entrepreneur Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 25, 2023 NEW YORK - When the war on marijuana came sweeping through his New York City housing project decades ago, Roland Conner found himself going in and out of jail. It’s a time he'd rather not talk about. Now, at age 50, he has opened the state's first legal