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Virginia Launches Reporting Website for Tracking Cannabis Exposure to Minors Image Cannabis NewsMay 13, 2024 Health officials have been directed to use the reporting portal to track “adverse events” of cannabis exposure among children under 18. Health officials in Virginia are taking steps to prevent children from being exposed to or getting their

Industry professionals reflect on five years of Medical Marijuana in Arkansas Image Cannabis NewsMay 13, 2024 Arkansas Medical Marijuana Industry Booms Amid Steady Growth and Regulatory Challenges. Since the launch of medical marijuana in Arkansas in 2019, more than three dozen storefronts have opened, at least 102,000 residents have registered for

Social equity Marijuana businesses sold ‘bag of dreams’ Image Cannabis NewsMay 13, 2024 With limited access to capital, some are finding themselves trapped. EVEN BEFORE CANNABIS was legalized, Kijana Rose knew cannabis could make yoga a better time. Rose, 34, has been teaching ganja yoga for seven years and has been selling cannabis edibles for eve

Southern New Mexico Cannabis farmers face federal seizures, risking northern sales Image Cannabis NewsMay 13, 2024 Cannabis Farmers in New Mexico Face Challenges in Transporting Product. Some cannabis farmers in New Mexico told KFOX14 they encountered new challenges when it comes to transporting their product to northern parts of the state. This co

Traffic Death Rates Fell In States That Legalized Marijuana Image Cannabis NewsMay 13, 2024 Study Shows Legalizing Marijuana Linked to Decrease in Traffic Fatalities. A recent study reveals that states which legalized marijuana had decreases in traffic fatalities in the years following the change in policy. In contrast, states where marijuana remai

Court removes major party status from Legal Marijuana Now Image Cannabis NewsMay 13, 2024 Minnesota Supreme Court Removes Legal Marijuana Now Party as Major Political Player. The Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday booted the Legal Marijuana Now Party as a major political party in the state. The court’s decision means Democrats and Republicans will b

Rescheduling of Marijuana may revolutionize industry Image Cannabis NewsMay 13, 2024 Move Would Recognize Medical Uses, Transform Industry, and Impact Patients. The U.S. government has put in motion the first steps toward rescheduling marijuana, currently a Schedule 1 drug in the same category as heroin and methamphetamine (and above Schedule 2 dru

Cannabis cops uproot illegal Weed shop in heart of Queens business district Image Cannabis NewsMay 13, 2024 NYC Cannabis Crackdown: Illegal Pot Shop Raided in Queens. The city’s cannabis cops have raided and shuttered an illegal pot shop in the heart of a Queens neighborhood’s business district as part of Mayor Eric Adams’ newly announced crackdown

CW Council places moratorium on Marijuana dispensaries Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2024 Canal Winchester City Council Enacts Temporary Moratorium on Cannabis Businesses. Canal Winchester City Council is calling a short-term moratorium on adult-use cannabis dispensaries, cultivators, and processors until the end of the year while the state finalizes

Hemp sellers push back on delta-8 ban as Illinois lawmakers tackle unregulated Cannabinoid market Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2024 Illinois Hemp Entrepreneurs Lobby for Regulation, Not Ban, of Delta-8 THC Products. Hemp entrepreneurs are asking Illinois legislators to take a mellower approach to regulating delta-8 THC and other intoxicating, weedlik

Cannabis supply for hundreds of Medical patients may run dry by fall Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2024 The Massachusetts cannabis industry has drifted into uncharted waters. With a Martha’s Vineyard dispensary and the island’s only licensed cannabis growing facility expected to close, state regulators are left with a tricky question: how to transport

Georgia's new law tightens regulations on Hemp products to protect consumers Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2024 The Georgia Department of Agriculture will now oversee regulating hemp products. Senate Bill 494 requires packaging, labeling, and marketing requirements to help protect children from misleading advertisements. Matthew Agvent with the Georgi

Chamber survey shows Marijuana support high, but shy of passage Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2024 Pollsters found support just under a 60% threshold with few voters still undecided. Support for legalizing recreation remains high, but is still shy of the threshold needed to amend Florida’s Constitution. That’s according to a poll released by the Flori

South Dakota's Recreational Marijuana campaign readies another ballot run Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2024 Matthew Schweich hopes that when it comes to recreational marijuana legalization in South Dakota, the third time is the charm. "Everything's on schedule," said the campaign director of South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws, whose group hande

‘Word Salad’: Andrew Huberman’s Cannabis Claims Slammed by Experts Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2024 It's not the first time the widely followed podcaster and health guru has been accused of peddling pseudoscience. ANDREW HUBERMAN IS such a successful podcaster and wellness guru that his most devoted male followers are known by a teasing nickname: “H

Hemp-Based Food Market to Soar to Over $8B by 2029 Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2024 Maximize Market Research forecasts significant growth in the hemp-based food sector thanks to consumer focus on gluten-free, plant-based diets. Thanks to the rise in gluten-free and plant-based food products popularity, as well as hemp-based protein powders, hemp as

Biden’s plan to reschedule Marijuana may finally end ‘Reefer Madness’ Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2024 Clearing the Haze: Marijuana Reclassification Brings Hope for Clarity and Research. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency plans to reclassify marijuana from the most restrictive category — Schedule I, up there with heroin — down to Schedule III, in the

Missing toddler found at illegal Marijuana grow prompts arrests of parents in Northern California Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2024 Parents Arrested After 3-Year-Old Found in Illegal Marijuana Grow. The parents of a 3-year-old child were arrested after the toddler was reported missing and later found in an illegal marijuana grow, according to the But