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New Amendments to Marijuana Banking Bill Revealed Image Cannabis NewsOctober 2, 2023 Senate Panel Approves Amended SAFER Banking Act for Regulated Marijuana Industry Access to Banking Services. A bill to give the regulated marijuana industry access to basic banking services was amended before being approved by a Senate legislative panel last week,

Small Cannabis Businesses are at risk if SAFER banking bill passes Image Cannabis NewsOctober 2, 2023 Marijuana advocates fears that America's $26 billion legal cannabis industry is in danger of being consolidated 'into the hands of a few well-financed national players.' After some debate, last week the Senate Banking Committee voted to advance the

Thailand to reconsider Cannabis decriminalization amid thriving market Image Cannabis NewsOctober 2, 2023 Thailand's new government is reconsidering ending the ongoing decriminalization of cannabis almost two years after it became the first Asian country to do so. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has recently vowed to roll back 2022 cannabis legisla

Cannabis use disorder linked to increased cardiovascular disease risk Image Cannabis NewsOctober 2, 2023 Study Highlights a 60% Increased Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Individuals with Cannabis Use Disorder. A study highlights a 60% increased cardiovascular disease risk in individuals with cannabis use disorder, raising concerns about heart attack

Cannabis for Pain and PTSD Goes Up in Smoke Image Cannabis NewsOctober 2, 2023 “The favorable outcomes that patients report with these substances for both pain and PTSD currently are better explained by expectancy biases than by a treatment effect,” the researchers write. In a new article in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers review the evidence for cann

Georgia Department of Health reports discovery of inflated Cannabis patient number Image Cannabis NewsOctober 2, 2023 The state reported that while its data previously showed 50,000 patients and caregivers, now it estimates there are only 14,000. The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) announced on Sept. 27 that its previously recorded data r

Don’t mix shall with Cannabis Image Cannabis NewsOctober 2, 2023 Why are we still using this ancient legalese? When the governor successfully hires a new director for the state’s Office of Cannabis Management, let’s wish that person luck with the massive undertaking of establishing a high-profile agency and also writing a half-dozen or so new rule

Minnesota now has full-time inspector for THC edibles Image Cannabis NewsOctober 2, 2023 The Minnesota agency tasked with regulating the state's burgeoning THC edible industry now has an inspector fully dedicated to enforcement. Why it matters: The 2022 law legalizing food and beverages containing 5mg or less of hemp-derived THC lacked resources fo

Ohio could be next state to legalize Adult-Use Weed Image Cannabis NewsOctober 2, 2023 Ohio could be the next state to legalize adult-use marijuana. According to multiple polls, most Ohioans are planning to vote for "Issue 2," a November ballot initiative that will legalize and regulate possession, home cultivation and retail sales for those ages 2

Athletes report using Cannabis Products to promote exercise recovery Image Cannabis NewsOctober 2, 2023 For many years athletes were discouraged from consuming cannabis at all costs. They were often told by their coaches and trainers that cannabis was bad for them, that it was a ‘gateway drug,’ and that it would ruin their athletic aspirations. The

New Jersey Makes $5.5M in Cannabis Revenues available to help victims of violent crime Image Cannabis NewsOctober 2, 2023 New Jersey has made $5,5m in cannabis tax revenues available to support the state’s ‘Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program’. The Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance and Marketplace Modernisation Fund, which was se

Legal details can make or break Cannabis startups Image Cannabis NewsOctober 2, 2023 The streets may not necessarily be paved with gold for cannabis entrepreneurs, but they are filled with regulations. Danielle Jurema Lederman is an attorney in Worcester law firm Bowditch & Dewey’s employment & labor practice area. She represents employers in all s

Bavaria vows to control cannabis use after legalisation Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 29, 2023 Bavaria Plans to Resist Marijuana Legalization in Germany with Cannabis Control Unit. Marijuana is likely to be legalised in Germany come January 1, 2024 but ministers in Bavaria are planning to obstruct access to the drug in the southern state even once t

Police raid empty Marks and Spencer store and find crop of 1,000 Cannabis plants Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 29, 2023 A crop of nearly 1,000 cannabis plants have been discovered by police in a former Marks and Spencer outlet. Drugs squad officers swooped on the empty shop in Buxton, Derbyshire, and found the cannabis where shoppers had once browse

The sustainability of Cannabis Bull Run Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 29, 2023 During the Reagan days, the US went hard on its war against drugs. Cannabis got the short end of the stick and found itself lumped into the Schedule I drug category, a class reserved for substances deemed to have the highest potential for abuse and addiction. Yep, it is r

Cannabis groups question approval of Medical Marijuana program repeal petition Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 29, 2023 A cannabis reform group is challenging the Secretary of State for approving a ballot question petition they say violates the law. The petition in question repeals the state’s medical marijuana program. Republican Secretary of State M

Retail Marijuana Shop closes after months of violation notices, fines, litigation Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 29, 2023 A shop in Woodland that openly sold marijuana, despite violating a citywide ban on it, shut down late last month after reaching a legal settlement with the city. 20 After 4’s owner John Stoehr declined to comment to The Daily News

3 Cannabis dispensaries arriving in Bloomington this fall Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 29, 2023 Three new cannabis dispensaries are set to open in Bloomington-Normal this fall and winter, with the first arriving in October. Cookies adult-use dispensary will have its grand opening Oct. 7 at 1006 JC Parkway in Bloomington, near Walmart. This comes af