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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

Georgia issues a few Medical Cannabis licenses at last, giving patients access ‘very soon’ Image Cannabis NewsMay 1, 2023 After years of waiting, thousands of patients on Georgia's medical cannabis registry may soon be able to legally receive their medicine. On Thursday, the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission granted five dispensing lice

Does Marijuana boost creativity? Make people lazy? Image Cannabis NewsMay 1, 2023 Several studies in recent years offer new insights into common notions about the effects of weed, and what they mean for health and happiness. Beliefs about marijuana are often loaded with opinion, whether the views held are based on personal experience or conventiona

80 bags of Marijuana discovered during traffic stop Image Cannabis NewsMay 1, 2023 MADISON COUNTY - 80 bags of marijuana are discovered during a traffic stop in Madison County. A narcotics investigator with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office received an anonymous tip at approximately 10:50 p.m. Saturday regarding a large amount of marijuana being

Safe Banking act is key for Illinois Cannabis industry Image Cannabis NewsMay 1, 2023 After some near misses, it now appears that a bill of crucial importance to the cannabis industry is getting another shot at life in Congress. A group of bipartisan lawmakers reintroduced the Secure & Fair Enforcement, or SAFE, Banking Act on April 25, after the l

'Social Equity' policies aren't helping victims of the drug war Image Cannabis NewsMay 1, 2023 Social equity is a trendy term among lawmakers, regulators, and advocates working to create legal marijuana markets and undo the harms of the War on Drugs. Unfortunately, many of the policies intended to help victims of the drug war are failing miserably.

Georgia’s Medical Cannabis dispensaries open for business Image Cannabis NewsMay 1, 2023 Trulieve Georgia, one of two companies awarded a state license to produce and sell medical cannabis, opened the doors to its shops in Marietta and Macon on Friday. Why it matters: The 27,000+ Georgians who signed up for the state's medical cannabis registry can

The dark side of working in the Weed industry Image Cannabis NewsMay 1, 2023 A Holyoke cannabis worker’s job site death points to safety issues in the booming industry. There’s a memory that haunts Laura Bruneau, like a video playing over and over. She remembers the unremarkable “Have a good one” she gave her only child, Lorna McMurrey, as she drop

ChatGPT and Weed: Cannabis startups try AI for everything Image Cannabis NewsMay 1, 2023 There’s been a lot of hope and hand-wringing over how artificial intelligence will reshape medicine, education and our understanding of reality itself. It seems worth asking how it could affect one of the most popular drugs in America. One area where AI can hav

Lawsuit seeks to block Harlem cCnnabis dispensary from opening Image Cannabis NewsApril 28, 2023 When officials from the state Dormitory Authority announced plans for a cannabis dispensary on 125th Street in Harlem last year, the local community pushed back, fearful the store could lead to an increase in crime and congestion. With the state standin

Lawsuit against Pontiac adds points Nature’s Remedy ranking Image Cannabis NewsApril 28, 2023 City’s ranking of medical marijuana applicants challenged last year. A lawsuit filed last year against the City of Pontiac over how medical marijuana applicants were processed has been resolved, but may lead to new legal action. After the city’s medical ma

One headache after another leads 25 Cannabis farms to band together Image Cannabis NewsApril 28, 2023 Last year, state regulators encouraged farms to plant and harvest marijuana as soon as possible. BUFFALO - A group of weed farmers has formed an alliance with the goal of advocating for themselves in the face of ever-changing regulations and an ind