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State line Cannabis shops latest flashpoint in Oregon-Idaho border debate Image Cannabis NewsApril 3, 2023 ONTARIO - When Steven Meland and his business partner opened up Hotbox Farms in the small eastern Oregon city of Ontario they knew there was a big opportunity lying just across the Snake River. Ontario, population 11,600, is less than an hour'

$59 million paid so far in CT Cannabis licenses Image Cannabis NewsApril 3, 2023 The state has so far made more than $59 million in cannabis license fees, according to state data. The majority of that will pay for as-yet-undefined social equity initiatives. According to data provided by the state Department of Consumer Protection, the state receive

Delta-8 businesses worry they could go bankrupt as Florida legislation moves Image Cannabis NewsApril 3, 2023 TALLAHASSEE - The stores seem to be on every block. The products seem to be in every gas station. After just a few years of being legal, courtesy of a loophole in a 2018 federal farm bill, THC products like delta-8 and delta-9 have exploded

Republican-sponsored medical Marijuana bill seen as pro-weed lobby’s best chance in Texas this year Image Cannabis NewsApril 3, 2023 Legislation would boost THC levels allowed in medical cannabis from 1 percent to 5 percent and add chronic pain as a qualifying condition. A House committee gave unanimous approval last week to a bill that would boost

Legal or illegal, Marijuana is anything but benign Image Cannabis NewsApril 3, 2023 Illinois is what I would call a pot-friendly state. Sales at the state's 113 dispensaries reached a record $1.5 billion in 2022 and added $462 million in tax revenue to the state's coffers. A first in the nation, Illinois is in the process of expunging an estimated

Cannabis sales expanding across New York State Image Cannabis NewsApril 3, 2023 With the legal marijuana business in New York ramping up, vendors and regulators alike are working overtime to prepare for what the state hopes will be an important new industry. At this Capital Region networking forum hosted non-profit NY Small Farma, industry movers a

NBA players now allowed to smoke Weed without being penalized Image Cannabis NewsApril 3, 2023 The NBA will no longer test for marijuana, according to a tentative deal between the league and the National Basketball Players Association. The two sides announced the collective bargaining agreement, which still needs to be ratified before it becomes of

Company bid to turn hemp waste into textiles Image Cannabis NewsMarch 31, 2023 DELHI - An Indian company has been awarded a 13.8 million Indian rupee (US$170,000) government grant towards its plan to transform agricultural hemp waste into textile fibres. Sahi Fab's bid to turn farm waste, including industrial hemp but also flax and nettles, into te

Medical Marijuana event helps residents get cards and information Image Cannabis NewsMarch 31, 2023 Medical marijuana is becoming more common as more laws are being passed to decriminalize marijuana and make medical use available. Nowadays, more clinics and dispensaries are popping up. Precious McCoy was one of the residents who attended a block pa

Town meeting voters will consider reversing ban on retail Marijuana sales Image Cannabis NewsMarch 31, 2023 A citizen’s petition headed to town meeting will ask voters to amend the zoning bylaw and overturn a five-year old ban on retail marijuana sales in Hull. The proposal would allow Alternative Compassion Services (ACS), the town’s existing medi

South Dakota's Governor signs bills into law amending Medical Cannabis Image Cannabis NewsMarch 31, 2023 South Dakota - Republican Governor Kristi Noem has signed several bills into law amending the state’s medical cannabis regulations. Senate Bill 1 expands the pool of patients eligible to receive medical cannabis authorizations to include those d

Florida Hemp industry fears for the worse as regulations loom Image Cannabis NewsMarch 31, 2023 More than 20 states have passed similar restrictions on hemp products. Hemp entrepreneurs from all parts of Florida have made the trek twice to Tallahassee this month to testify against a legislative proposal that they say poses an existential threat to

One in ten veterans acknowledges using Cannabis Image Cannabis NewsMarch 31, 2023 Fort Worth, Texas: An estimated one in ten US military veterans report having consumed cannabis within the past year. A pair of researchers affiliated with the University of North Texas and the University of Illinois assessed cannabis use trends among a nationally rep

NY's failed Cannabis rollout: The state dropped the ball setting up legal market Image Cannabis NewsMarch 31, 2023 In the two years since New York legalized adult-use cannabis, the state Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has licensed 66 retailers in the state, but just five have opened their doors to the public. Meanwhile, from the five boroughs

Court lifts ban on legal Weed shops Image Cannabis NewsMarch 31, 2023 The decision lets regulators issue licenses in some of the state’s most populated areas, but 18 remain on hold as judges prepare to hear arguments. A federal appeals court has lifted part of an injunction that prevented cannabis regulators from issuing licenses for recreational d

Some Switzerland residents can now legally buy Recreational Cannabis in pharmacies Image Cannabis NewsMarch 30, 2023 Decades after pioneering prescription heroin and safe injection sites, Switzerland is now experimenting with decriminalizing recreational cannabis. It’s being done in a very Swiss way, according to addiction experts: taking things sl

Louisiana judge dismisses Hemp lawsuit, but products remain protected with TRO Image Cannabis NewsMarch 30, 2023 A Louisiana district judge Wednesday dismissed one lawsuit seeking to protect adult consumable hemp products that can create a "high". But a temporary restraining order from a second lawsuit remains in place that prevents regulators from

Virginia parents rejoice as Hemp law changes bring relief to their families Image Cannabis NewsMarch 30, 2023 RICHMOND - Governor Glen Youngkin (R - Virginia) has amended a hotly-debated hemp regulation bill to allow for the use of therapeutic products some Virginia families rely on for medical reasons. Some in the Virginia hemp industry see the ch