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Medical Cannabis business applications open next week in Kentucky Image Cannabis NewsJune 27, 2024 Kentuckians will soon have access to medical marijuana with a key date approaching next week. Starting July 1, the application submission period opens for medical cannabis business applications. Businesses can start operating Jan. 1, 2025. Four licens

Minnesota tribe opens cannabis dispensary near Treasure Island Casino Image Cannabis NewsJune 27, 2024 Prairie Island Indian Community's Island Peži in Red Wing is the closest tribally owned retail marijuana store to the Twin Cities so far. Minnesotans who have waited patiently for the opportunity to legally buy cannabis near the metro area receive

Whoopi Goldberg Talks Cannabis: ‘Medicine Doesn't Have To Be Horrifying Or Unreasonably Priced’ Image Cannabis NewsJune 27, 2024 Whoopi Goldberg Launches Cannabis Brand Emma & Clyde. “Cannabis is probably the greatest medicine on the planet that everybody can have,” says Whoopi Goldberg as she phones in from her home, her cat comfortably nestled on

NCAA Removes Cannabis from Banned Substances List Image Cannabis NewsJune 27, 2024 NCAA Removes Marijuana from Banned Substances List for College Athletes What happened: The NCAA has voted to remove marijuana from the list of banned substances for college athletes. History: In 2022, the NCAA raised the THC threshold for a positive test, signaling a

DEA’s Marijuana Rescheduling Move Would Trim Business Penalties Image Cannabis NewsJune 27, 2024 DEA's Proposed Rescheduling of Marijuana to Schedule III: Implications for the Industry and Beyond. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s long-awaited step toward potential acceptance of marijuana at the federal level is a victory for the marijuana indu

Brazil’s Supreme Court moves toward decriminalizing possession of Marijuana for personal use Image Cannabis NewsJune 26, 2024 Brazil’s Supreme Court has moved toward decriminalizing possession of marijuana for personal use. Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday moved toward decriminalizing possession of marijuana for personal use, which would make Braz

Mount Vernon council takes up recreational Marijuana sales Image Cannabis NewsJune 26, 2024 City Council Debates Ordinance Banning Recreational Marijuana Sales. City Council members tackled recreational marijuana sales on Monday, giving a first reading to an ordinance banning sales within the city. Recreational marijuana means marijuana that is cul

Cannabis edges out alcohol as the most common impairing substance Image Cannabis NewsJune 26, 2024 Cannabis Surpasses Alcohol as Top Impairing Substance in Canadian Driver Collisions. A six-year analysis of more than 10,000 Canadian drivers involved in motor vehicle collisions suggests cannabis has edged out alcohol as the most common impairing sub

Free Prerolls for Hot Days and CBD Treats for Dogs at Mint Cannabis Image Cannabis NewsJune 26, 2024 Mint has deals to get you and your dog high this July. You can take the edge off with a free preroll on 110-degree days. Your dog can get a CBD treat to endure July 4 fireworks. The Phoenix summer is brutal. For the second year in a row, Mint Cannab

Florida toddler overdoses on Weed, father arrested for neglect Image Cannabis NewsJune 26, 2024 Deputies found dog feces, urine, exposed nails, THC wax and mushrooms in the father's home, they said. Flagler County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a man after his 15-month-old daughter was taken to the hospital for eating a marijuana joint, the age

First Cannabis dispensary to open in Woodstock stymied by distance requirements Image Cannabis NewsJune 26, 2024 Legal Weed Faces Hurdles in Iconic New York Town Over Proximity to Church. Maybe the first place in New York you’d expect to find a legal cannabis store would be Woodstock — the artsy upstate town synonymous with Bob Dylan, The Band and

Marijuana Rescheduling Is High-Risk, Low-Reward Image Cannabis NewsJune 26, 2024 Americans Must Speak Up as Biden Administration Pushes to Loosen Marijuana Restrictions. As the Biden administration attempts to move full speed ahead in its efforts to loosen federal restrictions around marijuana, Americans should avail themselves of the opportunity t

The environmental problems with legalizing recreational Marijuana Image Cannabis NewsJune 26, 2024 Legalizing recreational marijuana in Florida will be an ecological disaster in ways voters may not fully comprehend. Growing marijuana has a carbon footprint that easily exceeds most polluting industries. Colorado State University researchers write th

Tribal CEO alleges he was fired for speaking out against Pot venture Image Cannabis NewsJune 26, 2024 Fired Mille Lacs executive who blew whistle on tribe's marijuana plans sues. Derek Dorr, who oversaw the tribe's federal contract business, alleges reprisal in a federal lawsuit and seeks potentially millions. Derek Dorr thought the Mille Lacs Band

Why legal Weed is one of the most successful — yet disappointing — social movements Image Cannabis NewsJune 26, 2024 Cannabis Prohibition Remains a Central Issue in America's War on Drugs. Cannabis prohibition remains central to America’s failed war on drugs — upwards of half a million people were arrested for a cannabis offense in the U.S. in 2018

NC Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill; Uncertain Future as Legislation Heads to House Image Cannabis NewsJune 25, 2024 Legislation divides state’s conservative senators. On a 36-10 vote, the North Carolina Senate passed sweeping legislation Monday evening that would allow for the use of medical marijuana while strictly regulating hemp-derived con

Former Offenders and Impacted Residents Aim to Join Delaware’s Legal Cannabis Market Image Cannabis NewsJune 24, 2024 They got busted for weed. Now Delaware might license them to grow or sell it legally. More than one-third of Delaware licenses will go to people who have marijuana convictions or grew up in a “disproportionately impacted area.” Kwad

Illegal Pesticides from China Contaminate California Cannabis, Evading State Regulations Image Cannabis NewsJune 24, 2024 A new threat to Cannabis users Smuggled Chinese pesticides In coordinated raids last September, multiple California agencies stormed a network of illegal cannabis-growing warehouses across Oakland while state cannabis regulators