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Minnesota Cannabis Regulators Propose Temporary Licenses To Assure Timely Launch Of Weed Sales Image Cannabis NewsFebruary 5, 2024 Minnesota Cannabis Regulators Seek Legislative Changes for Timely Program Launch in 2025. Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) recently held an informational webinar in which it revealed that the agency is st

Ohio's Marijuana arms race must be snuffed out before it starts Image Cannabis NewsFebruary 5, 2024 Advocate Calls for Ohio to Regulate Marijuana Sales Like Alcohol, Proposing State-Owned Stores for Responsible Oversight. Is a marijuana arms race coming to Ohio? Why weed should be sold only in state-owned stores. Supporters of Issue 2 last fall arg

Marijuana legalization hasn't changed mission of area drug and alcohol prevention coalitions Image Cannabis NewsFebruary 5, 2024 Chemical Health Coalitions in Minnesota Continue Efforts to Reduce Youth Drug and Alcohol Use. Chemical health coalitions in Kandiyohi, Renville and Yellow Medicine counties continue their work to reduce youth usage of dr

Amid growing legalization, Cannabis in culture and politics is the focus of this anthropology course Image Cannabis NewsFebruary 5, 2024 Exploring Cannabis: Anthropology Course Dives Into the Plant's Cultural, Political Significance. What prompted the idea for the course? Whenever I taught my medical anthropology course, I noticed that students wer

NJ Cannabis shops advertising to Philly drivers Image Cannabis NewsFebruary 5, 2024 Why do I see marijuana billboards on my morning commute if I can’t buy any? New Jersey dispensaries are heavily advertising in Philly even though it’s illegal to bring weed back into PA. It’s hard to miss the billboards advertising legal cannabis in New Jersey along

NJ Cannabis shops advertising to Philly drivers Image Cannabis NewsFebruary 5, 2024 Why do I see marijuana billboards on my morning commute if I can’t buy any? New Jersey dispensaries are heavily advertising in Philly even though it’s illegal to bring weed back into PA. It’s hard to miss the billboards advertising legal cannabis in New Jersey along

More older adults are using Cannabis post-pandemic Image Cannabis NewsFebruary 5, 2024 Study Reveals Increase in Cannabis Use Among Older Americans Since the Start of the Pandemic. A new study, published in the Cannabis and Cannabinoids Research journal, found more older Americans are using cannabis today than before the pandemic. According to rese

Massachusetts Cannabis Business Owners’ Lawsuit Against the US Government Continues Image Cannabis NewsFebruary 5, 2024 The lawsuit was initially filed late last year, but experts believe it could potentially reach the supreme court. The saga continues for four Massachusetts-based business owners who filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Justice Departm

New York Judge Prevents Licensing Process Being Halted Again, But Legal Challenges Continue to Mount Image Cannabis NewsFebruary 5, 2024 Legal Battles and Criticism Continue to Plague New York's Cannabis Licensing Process. Efforts to put New York’s cannabis licensing process on hold once again have been blocked by a federal judge, but fresh legal c

Navigating the world of bankruptcy, restructuring in the Cannabis industry Image Cannabis NewsFebruary 5, 2024 Cannabis Industry Faces Growing Pains: Bankruptcies and Restructuring on the Rise in Canada. Five years into a legal non-medical cannabis market in Canada, the industry is beginning to mature in many ways, including the unfortunate demise

Federal Government about to make a big change to Marijuana rules Image Cannabis NewsFebruary 5, 2024 It could come today, or in a few weeks, maybe within the next month. Whenever it happens, rescheduling marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act – which regulates what drugs are considered illegal and just how illegal they are – would be the big

Federal Government about to make a big change to Marijuana rules Image Cannabis NewsFebruary 5, 2024 It could come today, or in a few weeks, maybe within the next month. Whenever it happens, rescheduling marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act – which regulates what drugs are considered illegal and just how illegal they are – would be the big

Ireland Government Approves a Nine-Month Delay on Cannabis Legalization Vote Image Cannabis NewsFebruary 2, 2024 In the meantime, the government plans to create a special committee to review a recent report in favor of drug decriminalization. The Irish government has delayed on discussing a bill that would legalize cannabis possession for nine mont

Winnipeg police launch Cannabis education program to reduce drug-impaired driving Image Cannabis NewsFebruary 2, 2024 “Everyone is very used to hearing ‘don’t drink and drive’. We have to have that same effect when we talk about, don’t drive while high,” said Patrol Sergeant Stephane Fontaine with the Winnipeg Police Service. Since cannabis was leg

Our medical Cannabis Market is growing fast, but are older people getting on board? Image Cannabis NewsFebruary 2, 2024 A recent global report has flagged Australia as the fastest-growing medical market in the world for medical cannabis. This aligns with recent research by Australian medical cannabis biotech company Medigrowth which distributes med

A running list of all lawsuits filed against New York Cannabis regulators Image Cannabis NewsFebruary 2, 2024 As New York’s Office of Cannabis Management launches applications for general marijuana business licensing, the agency is still fending off multiple lawsuits. The Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary program was halted in August, when a

Ascend Cannabis dispensary coming to former Kings restaurant building Image Cannabis NewsFebruary 2, 2024 A new cannabis dispensary is slated to open in the township's former Kings Family Restaurant location. The building at 1451 Old Brodhead Road in Center Township has a fresh coat of blue paint and signage for Ascend’s dispensary outlet. Kings, a

Former Goodyear Tire in Hartford could become cannabis retailer if given a special permit Image Cannabis NewsFebruary 2, 2024 This former Goodyear tire could be the site of a new cannabis retailer in Hartford. Right off the highway, around the corner from Dunkin' Park, and down the road from Xfinity Theater, plans for a cannabis retailer are in the