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Despite demand, Iowa lawmakers see no future for legalizing cannabis
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Politics
While Congressional lawmakers are taking steps toward decriminalizing cannabis, Iowa Republicans say there's no appetite for it in their caucus. Driving the news: The U.S. House passed a bill decriminalizing the possession and distribution of cannabis earlier this month — prompting Iowa activists to gather at the State Capitol and call on lawmakers
More and more women are taking CBD as a daily supplement — Here’s why
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Medical News
With all of these benefits and more, you can’t deny that CBD is an essential supplement that women can benefit from at all stages in their lives. Demand for cannabidiol (CBD) products continues to soar in the United States. In 2020, the value of the CBD market reached $2.8 billion, according to data from Grand View Research. Its healing benefits ar
Ohio regulators want 73 new medical marijuana dispensary licenses to address demand, more double current number
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Business & Finance
Ohio medical marijuana regulators want to double the number of dispensary licenses in the state to satisfy patient demand, which has been much higher than anticipated since the program became operational. Currently, there are 58 dispensaries throughout Ohio. Ohio Board of Pharmacy staff are working on adding 73 new dispensary licenses, said Justin
Forian BioTrack launches New Mexico traceability software for adult use cannabis
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Technology
Bio-Tech Medical Software, Inc. subsidiary of Forian Inc. (NASDAQ: FORA), successfully completed the launch of its New Mexico state traceability system for adult-use cannabis sales. This latest state partnership demonstrates the continued expansion of Forian’s BioTrack state traceability system. BioTrack has been the traceability system for New Mex
Why marijuana stocks dropped on Thursday
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Business & Finance
The House passed the MORE Act -- but marijuana is still far from legal. What happened Less than a week after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to legalize marijuana -- for only the second time ever in history -- enthusiasm for marijuana stocks is disappearing like smoke with both the door and windows open. Since the Marijuana Opportunity, Rei
Why did the cannabis industry blossom during the pandemic?
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Technology
Global legal cannabis sales in 2020 were up by 45% on 2019, with several leading companies reporting triple-digit revenue growth. The Covid years have been very good for the cannabis industry. According to cannabis market research firm BDSA, global legal cannabis sales in 2020 were 45% higher than in 2019, with several leading cannabis companies re
Hot cannabis seeds to grow in 2022
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Business & Finance
Three cultivation experts fill us in on what they are excited about as we enter the outdoor planting season. Original link
Will Biden keep his word and pardon federal cannabis offenders?
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Politics
Running for president, Joe Biden promised he’d decriminalize marijuana and pardon federal offenders. So why is Daniel Muessig about to go to prison for five years? In the fall of 2020, Daniel Muessig was urging everyone he knew to get out and vote. He lived in the swingiest of swing states and, while he’d supported Bernie in the primaries, he was n
14-Year-Old epilepsy patient is seizure free after two years of medical cannabis treatment
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Medical News
Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation (TXOG) announced that 14-year-old patient James Challenger has gone two years without experiencing a seizure. He has also stopped taking all oral seizure pills as of March 2022—a reduction of more than 20 pills a day to none after introducing medical cannabis into his treatment plan. As one of TXOG’s origina
How a Maine architect built a marijuana dispensary that breaks stereotypes
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Technology
Once you’re in the door, there’s plenty of advice floating around about style, project management, budget and all the rest—but how do you actually get the job in the first place? We’re asking designers to peel back the curtain and walk us through how they landed a project, step by step. Here, Patrick Boothe, an architect and director of the commerc
Cannabis sales grow in Israel
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Business & Finance
The Lod-based company Panaxia reported increased revenues from the Israeli market for its sales of medical cannabis in 2021. The Israeli cannabis company Panaxia released its earnings for 2021 Tuesday.  Panaxia, which is based in the mixed Arab-Jewish city of Lod, said its net Israeli revenues increased 38% to $83.6 million, according to a press re
Number of medicinal cannabis companies more than doubles
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Medical News
  The number of medicinal cannabis companies with licences in the Island has more than doubled, although the Economic Development Minister has played down any expectations that the fledgling industry could be the ‘saviour of Jersey’s economy’. Senator Lyndon Farnham admitted that his department remained unsure what the industry could generate for t
DC’s council rejects bill to establish a system of recreational cannabis commerce
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Politics
The bill would have allowed for self-certification for adults 21+ to use medical cannabis and established a tax holiday for medical cannabis products during April. District of Columbia Council Chairman, Phil Mendelson, introduced a new emergency bill to reform the medical marijuana market in the nation's capital where cannabis is fully legal but sa
New type of pot extract is carbonated just like champagne
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Technology
An advancement in the field of marijuana extracts involving the carbonation of the resin containing attributes new to the field of Cannabis extraction.  This technique combines the carbonating effect of CO2, used as a cosolvent, in conjunction with a typical hydrocarbon butane extraction.  This type of extraction, developed by Extractioneering, is
Delta-8 THC: A boon or bane for the cannabis industry?
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Business & Finance
Op-ed: Paul Lewin explores how Delta-8 THC, a cannabinoid that is currently legal across the U.S., is impacting the legal market and the push for federal cannabis reform Delta-8 THC is a cannabinoid considered similar to delta-9 THC — the compound typically referred to as THC — as both produce psychoactive effects, but in actuality, delta-8 is only
Sen. Lindsey Graham open to medical marijuana, Rep. Nancy Mace votes against MORE Act, here's why
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Politics
The House of Representatives approved the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, H.R. 3617 on Friday, sending it to Senate. The MORE Act removes cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act, allowing states to legalize cannabis, its production and sale, free from federal interference. (Benzinga) Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S
Can you get high from THC stored in your body fat?
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Medical News
THC stored in fat cells gradually diffuse into the bloods. Regardless, the rate of diffusion increases under circumstances that promote fat utilization, such as exercising and fasting. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) accumulates in fat tissue and can stay there for months. Although this can serve as a barrier to those who face frequent testing, athletes
New Mexico recreational pot sales surpass $3 million in opening weekend
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Business & Finance
The cannabis business is booming in New Mexico, also known as the Land of Enchantment, with adult-use sales reaching $3,092,712 in the first weekend. Three days and millions of dollars later, the New Mexico adult-use cannabis industry is off to a roaring start. Local television station KOAT reports that, as of noon on Sunday, recreational pot sales

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