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Moving Marijuana to Schedule III would aid access to Legal Care Image Cannabis NewsOctober 25, 2023 Op-Ed: Reframing the Addiction Narrative on Marijuana. Last week, Kevin Sabet, former drug policy adviser in the Executive Office of the President, published a letter from multiple former Drug Enforcement Administration and Office of National Drug Co

Legislators concerned about how to regulate out-of-state investors’ control of Arkansas Medical Marijuana businesses Image Cannabis NewsOctober 24, 2023 A recent lawsuit alleging fraud and legal malpractice between Arkansas medical marijuana dispensary owners. Their lawyers has renewed discussions among lawmakers on how to oversee the growing canna

Aurora Cannabis announces settlement of Patent Litigation Image Cannabis NewsOctober 24, 2023 Aurora Cannabis Resolves Patent Litigation with Willow Biosciences. Aurora Cannabis Inc, the Canadian company opening the world to cannabis, today announced the company and WILLOW BIOSCIENCES, INC ("Willow") have successfully completed a confidential settl

First two Cannabis associations granted license to operate Image Cannabis NewsOctober 24, 2023 KDD Society and Ta’ Zelli were granted the licences this month. Two cannabis associations have become the first to be granted a licence to operate, meaning they can legally grow and sell the drug. KDD Society and Ta’ Zelli were granted the licences this m

Heritage Cannabis begins Recreational sales in New York Image Cannabis NewsOctober 24, 2023 Heritage Cannabis Holdings Corp, has officially begun sales of recreational cannabis in New York. The New York cannabis market is currently projected to reach a valuation of over $4 billion within five years, and is expected to be second only to the Californ

RI Cannabis regulators warn against ‘incredibly problematic’ shadow market Image Cannabis NewsOctober 24, 2023 When President Donald Trump signed the 2018 farm bill into law, hemp and hemp-derived products like CBD suddenly became legal across the country. The law created a new market that spurred farmers to grow hemp, and led retailers — including

Middletown Police seize almost 100lbs of Marijuana from store Image Cannabis NewsOctober 24, 2023 A warrant search of a business in the City of Middletown, Splash Infused, that sells tobacco and related products, turned up 95,6 pounds of vegetative marijuana. Also 3,000 other edible marijuana-based products, marijuana vape cartridges, packaging mat

Though Cannabis is legal in Arizona, attorneys say Weeding through federal laws gets in the way Image Cannabis NewsOctober 24, 2023 Though cannabis is legal in Arizona, attorneys say weeding through federal laws gets in the way. Recreational marijuana use was approved by Arizona voters in November 2020, but where there's smoke there may not be equa

Feds want to reclassify Marijuana as a lower risk drug Image Cannabis NewsOctober 24, 2023 Federal Recommendation to Reclassify Marijuana Could Impact NJ's Medical Program. A recent recommendation by a federal agency to change the legal status of marijuana to a less restrictive drug category could have a big impact on New Jersey’s medical cannabis

$13M Cannabis web tied to Maine Law Enforcement Image Cannabis NewsOctober 24, 2023 In Franklin County, Maine, four law enforcement officers and several city officials are accused of aiding an illegal cannabis operation. The unfolding conspiracy reveals potential connections and aid provided to the multi-million-dollar illegal enterprise. Lucas Sir

Parents plead for NHS Medicinal Cannabis prescription Image Cannabis NewsOctober 23, 2023 The parents of a four-year-old girl with epilepsy are pleading for access to medicinal cannabis on the NHS. Clover, from Frome, in Somerset, has Aicardi syndrome, a rare genetic neurological disorder which causes her to have hundreds of seizures a week. Her pa

Weed wins galvanize Capitol Hill’s anti-cannabis club Image Cannabis NewsOctober 23, 2023 Legalization skeptics have scored some recent victories thwarting marijuana bills. Fighting weed legalization on Capitol Hill can feel like a lonely struggle these days. Marijuana is just as popular as ever. More than half of Americans now live in states where

Now that Recreational Cannabis is legal, here's how to start your own pot business Image Cannabis NewsOctober 23, 2023 The state's Office of Cannabis Management hasn't yet published license applications, but they should be available in early 2025. This summer, Minnesota's recreational marijuana law went into effect, legalizing the possession and us

Cops Cleared of Federal Charges after being linked to tipping off illegal Cannabis Operation Image Cannabis NewsOctober 23, 2023 A federal court is determining which law enforcement officers and public officials were guilty in a conspiracy to protect an illegal cannabis operation. A web of lies and conspiracy is unfolding involving at least four la

Delta-8 THC is unregulated in Oklahoma but state Marijuana regulators could change that Image Cannabis NewsOctober 23, 2023 Often packaged like candy and displayed prominently at convenience store counters, delta-8 THC products are popular, profitable and, for now, unregulated. Delta-8 is a psychoactive chemical compound found in the cannabis plant

Cannabis growers unionize at The Cannabist’s Vineland facility Image Cannabis NewsOctober 23, 2023 Employees at a cultivation and production facility in South Jersey are the latest group of workers in New Jersey’s cannabis industry to unionize. According to United Food and Commercial Workers Local 152, a dozen cultivators at The Cannabist’s grow si

Cannabis regulators kicking the tires on social consumption sites Image Cannabis NewsOctober 23, 2023 Massachusetts Social Consumption Sites Face Uncertain Timetable Amid Regulatory Challenges. Tito Jackson hopes to someday turn his marijuana dispensary, Apex Noire, into a place where guests can listen to poetry and music while enjoying cannabis-in

New Jersey seeks feedback on proposed Cannabis Edibles Rules Image Cannabis NewsOctober 23, 2023 New Jersey Seeks Public Comment on Expanding Edible Cannabis Product Offerings. The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJ-CRC) has stated it is seeking public comment on proposed new rules that would expand the types of ingestible cannabis produ