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Cannabis opponents voice concerns at public hearing Image Cannabis NewsMay 11, 2023 Cheshire’s Planning and Zoning Commission has been looking for feedback from the public as it weighs whether to allow commercial cannabis uses, such as a recreational retail establishment, in town. The group got some of what it was looking for during a public hearin

Is Medical Cannabis treatment associated with improvements in health-related quality of life? Image Cannabis NewsMay 11, 2023 In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated whether cannabis treatment could improve the health-associated quality of life (QoL) over time in Australia. Medical cannabis encompasses a wide spec

Legendary CT high school football coach finds new challenge: The state’s first Cannabis delivery company Image Cannabis NewsMay 11, 2023 With eight state championships at three different schools, Jack Cochran is one of the most successful coaches in Connecticut high school football history. Controversy often came with his high achievements, but whe

Hemp farmers say proposed bill would 'cripple' the CBD industry Image Cannabis NewsMay 11, 2023 Connecticut’s hemp farmers and CBD product producers say a bill intended to curb sales of illegal cannabis edibles would significantly affect their business. “This will cripple my business,” said Duncan Markovich, co-founder of Better Ways CBD, a Branfor

Cannabis industry paid $1.8 Billion in excess taxes in 2022 Image Cannabis NewsMay 11, 2023 Excess taxes are expected to increase in 2023. According to data from the cannabis research firm Whitney Economics, the cannabis industry paid an excess of $1.8 billion in additional taxes in 2022 alone. And, spoiler alert: This article doesn’t have a happy

Jake Paul and Nate Diaz Fight takes an unexpected turn, fighter subjected to Marijuana testing Image Cannabis NewsMay 11, 2023 It looks like Nate Diaz may have to lay off the weed, at least while he gets ready to box Jake Paul later this summer. Wednesday, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which is in charge of overseeing combat spo

Denmark’s open hash trade under threat on ‘pusher street’ Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Pusher Street’s run of open cannabis and hash trade in Copenhagen, Denmark could come to an end. While open drug trade of cannabis, hash, and soft drugs is tolerated in Christiania, an autonomous region in Copenhagen, Denmark, that all could end if the area ca

Cannabis and pastries to be sold under the same roof Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 City Council grants special use to businesses planning to locate in new mixed-use building at Howard Street and Chicago Avenue. Evanston City Council members gave the green light Monday to the city’s second cannabis dispensary – as well as a bakery-restaurant – wit

New bill could help Black farmers get Medical Marijuana licenses Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Gov Ron DeSantis is slated to review a bill that would give Black farmers an entry into Florida’s flourishing medical marijuana industry. Black farmers who didn’t make the cut last year could have another opportunity to vie for medical-marijuana license

Could RI pot shops soon advertise on billboards Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Rhode Island marijuana shops could soon join their Massachusetts competitors advertising on billboards throughout the Ocean State. The Rhode Island House of Representatives voted unanimously Tuesday to give the state's cannabis regulation office the power to make rules

Could RI pot shops soon advertise on billboards Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Rhode Island marijuana shops could soon join their Massachusetts competitors advertising on billboards throughout the Ocean State. The Rhode Island House of Representatives voted unanimously Tuesday to give the state's cannabis regulation office the power to make rules

Recreational Marijuana enthusiasts get closer to legalizing Weed in Ohio Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Recreational marijuana advocates have started to collect signatures to put weed on the ballot this November. The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Coalition is now collecting petition signatures from people like Sam from Cleveland to change state

Recreational Marijuana enthusiasts get closer to legalizing Weed in Ohio Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Recreational marijuana advocates have started to collect signatures to put weed on the ballot this November. The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Coalition is now collecting petition signatures from people like Sam from Cleveland to change state

7 years in, what PA doctors still want to know about Medical Marijuana Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Those kinds of studies don't exist with these products,” says a prescribing doctor, “because it has been illegal to study them for most of the last 100 years. Seven years after its legalization, the medical marijuana industry in Pennsylvania is bo

7 years in, what PA doctors still want to know about Medical Marijuana Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Those kinds of studies don't exist with these products,” says a prescribing doctor, “because it has been illegal to study them for most of the last 100 years. Seven years after its legalization, the medical marijuana industry in Pennsylvania is bo

Missouri Cannabis sales top $1 Billion Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Adult-use sales in Missouri began in February, Missouri has a new billion-dollar industry. Cumulative sales for marijuana reportedly topped that lofty threshold in the Show Me State earlier this month, just three months after the adult-use marijuana market launched there, and ne

Missouri Cannabis sales top $1 Billion Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Adult-use sales in Missouri began in February, Missouri has a new billion-dollar industry. Cumulative sales for marijuana reportedly topped that lofty threshold in the Show Me State earlier this month, just three months after the adult-use marijuana market launched there, and ne

Missouri Cannabis sales top $1 Billion Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Adult-use sales in Missouri began in February, Missouri has a new billion-dollar industry. Cumulative sales for marijuana reportedly topped that lofty threshold in the Show Me State earlier this month, just three months after the adult-use marijuana market launched there, and ne