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Cannabis Legalization sees 61% drop in Cannabis Prisoners Image Cannabis NewsJuly 17, 2023 The number of people in Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) custody for cannabis is down 61% from 2013 to 2018, according to the latest Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics report. While this shows a decline in cannabis incarcerations since the launc

California lagging behind with Dispensary Openings Image Cannabis NewsJuly 17, 2023 State-level regulations are preventing the California cannabis industry from flourishing. Since 2020, over 50 Californian states have implemented regulation to enable retail sales of adult use cannabis, however, Hirsh Jain at Ananda Strategy has highlighted that onl

California lagging behind with Dispensary Openings Image Cannabis NewsJuly 17, 2023 State-level regulations are preventing the California cannabis industry from flourishing. Since 2020, over 50 Californian states have implemented regulation to enable retail sales of adult use cannabis, however, Hirsh Jain at Ananda Strategy has highlighted that onl

Cannabis Brand ironically thanks Richard Nixon for war on drugs Image Cannabis NewsJuly 17, 2023 The guest column-style ad in the NYT and Washington Post calls out the disgraced president's Controlled Substances Act of 1970. As the 37th U.S. president, Richard Nixon’s checkered term in office includes secret wiretaps, bungled break-ins and resignat

Cannabis Brand ironically thanks Richard Nixon for war on drugs Image Cannabis NewsJuly 17, 2023 The guest column-style ad in the NYT and Washington Post calls out the disgraced president's Controlled Substances Act of 1970. As the 37th U.S. president, Richard Nixon’s checkered term in office includes secret wiretaps, bungled break-ins and resignat

Greenlane announces expansion of Groove Line Image Cannabis NewsJuly 17, 2023 Greenlane Holdings, one of the largest global sellers of premium cannabis accessories, child-resistant packaging, and specialty vaporization products, today announced the launch of the Cara+ portable concentrate device by house brand Groove. Greenlane launched the Groove

Greenlane announces expansion of Groove Line Image Cannabis NewsJuly 17, 2023 Greenlane Holdings, one of the largest global sellers of premium cannabis accessories, child-resistant packaging, and specialty vaporization products, today announced the launch of the Cara+ portable concentrate device by house brand Groove. Greenlane launched the Groove

Michigan ends Weed testing for some state jobs Image Cannabis NewsJuly 17, 2023 Michigan officials have approved a rule that ends drug screenings for cannabis for many state jobs. The Michigan Civil Service Commission adopted a rule change last week that will end drug screenings for marijuana for applicants to many state jobs. The new rule overturn

Unlicensed Cannabis shops reopen for business in defiance of state crackdown Image Cannabis NewsJuly 17, 2023 At Empire Cannabis Clubs in Chelsea, an unlicensed cannabis dispensary, law enforcement agents on Wednesday made their way inside the store, seized product and handcuffed one of its owners. During a simultaneous raid at the store’s Lower Ea

Unlicensed Cannabis shops reopen for business in defiance of state crackdown Image Cannabis NewsJuly 17, 2023 At Empire Cannabis Clubs in Chelsea, an unlicensed cannabis dispensary, law enforcement agents on Wednesday made their way inside the store, seized product and handcuffed one of its owners. During a simultaneous raid at the store’s Lower Ea

Unlicensed Cannabis shops reopen for business in defiance of state crackdown Image Cannabis NewsJuly 17, 2023 At Empire Cannabis Clubs in Chelsea, an unlicensed cannabis dispensary, law enforcement agents on Wednesday made their way inside the store, seized product and handcuffed one of its owners. During a simultaneous raid at the store’s Lower Ea

Canopy Growth shares plunge after debt reduction plan announced Image Cannabis NewsJuly 17, 2023 Shares of Canopy Growth Corp, fell more than 30 percent after it announced it has signed deals with its secured and unsecured lenders to reduce its debt, but will issue 90.4 million shares plus new convertible debt to do so. Shares in the cannabis compa

Canopy Growth shares plunge after debt reduction plan announced Image Cannabis NewsJuly 17, 2023 Shares of Canopy Growth Corp, fell more than 30 percent after it announced it has signed deals with its secured and unsecured lenders to reduce its debt, but will issue 90.4 million shares plus new convertible debt to do so. Shares in the cannabis compa

Legal use Cannabis in France Image Cannabis NewsJuly 14, 2023 The French may like wine, but cannabis is complicated. While world-renowned hashmaker Frenchy Cannoli may have been a true cannabis evangelist, educating the masses on how to make high quality hash, unfortunately, the country he hailed from, France, has very different views of cannabis.

Backlash prompts San Diego to retreat from proposed vast expansion of where dispensaries can open Image Cannabis NewsJuly 14, 2023 The proposal to expand zoning was scaled back, and parts of La Jolla, Mission Beach and Old Town were eliminated. SAN DIEGO - Complaints and criticism have prompted San Diego officials to back away in part from recent p

Connecticut Cannabis sales hit record high at six-month mark Image Cannabis NewsJuly 14, 2023 Connecticut smashes sales records as Cannabis industry flourishes: multi-state operators vie for hybrid licenses. Combined medical and adult-use cannabis sales in Connecticut hit another record high for the state in June, and multi-state operators are movi

Executives re-enact Boston Tea Party to protest Cannabis tax rule Image Cannabis NewsJuly 14, 2023 A demonstration in Massachusetts on Wednesday re-enacted the Boston Tea Party to protest IRS rules that unfairly tax cannabis businesses. Executives from a Massachusetts-based cannabis company dressed in colonial garb aboard a ship in Boston Harbor on

Missouri official vows to conduct survey on Cannabis business demographics Image Cannabis NewsJuly 14, 2023 A key criticism of the medical marijuana program was the Black community was left out of the cannabis industry. But the state has yet to conduct a survey to find out. For the first time, a state official has publicly vowed to push for a demog