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Just one day before the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its final rule on hemp, Kentucky Senator Adrienne Southworth introduced legislation in the state to increase the allowable amount of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in hemp to 1%. While the USDA’s final rule maintains its 0.3% THC limit, Southworth, who assumed office Jan. 1, is hopi

Regular marijuana users tend to know how to get high efficiently. Still, accidents happen. Here’s how to fix them. Seasoned marijuana users don’t tend to stumble into bad highs or a bong that smokes poorly. These people tend to be ready when it’s time to smoke, having all of the necessary tools to get high as smoothly and efficiently as possible. S

Two Ozarks communities, both with roughly 15,000 people living in them, are getting medical marijuana dispensaries. Lebanon's first licensed dispensary opened Friday morning, and one in Carthage is expected to open Saturday. Blue Sage Cannabis Company, located at 1210 Deadra Drive on the east side of Lebanon, attracted "several hundred" people for

The USA’s National Hemp Association has produced an action plan touching on how hemp can be incorporated into the major climate initiatives identified by the Biden Administration.  The plan, submitted to the White House, USDA and the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, indicates hemp can play an important role in a number of sectors; including tr

One exciting development that the United States could see this year in terms of marijuana is a less restrictive attitude toward medicinal use. As part of the party’s campaign platform in the 2020 election, the Democrats, which are set to control the majority in Congress, revealed that “we will support legalization of medical marijuana.” Although th

Never in my life did I expect to become an entrepreneur. For more than 20 years, I worked as a licensed compounding pharmacist. But in 2013, everything changed. I learned about CBD when I was introduced to it by my friend and talented entrepreneur, Arby Barroso, who struggled with health issues. He thought CBD could help, so I started making simple

Three pals out for a late-night, cannabis shopping spree had their fun cut short when police stopped them for breaching COVID-19 lockdown rules and then learned what they had been buying was a bit of weed. The trio — all in the same vehicle, but all from different households — was busted on the night of Jan. 22, according to the Island Echo. All we

Just one day before the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its final rule on hemp, Kentucky Senator Adrienne Southworth introduced legislation in the state to increase the allowable amount of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in hemp to 1%. While the USDA’s final rule maintains its 0.3% THC limit, Southworth, who assumed office Jan. 1, is hopi

New Jersey’s top law enforcement official has extended an order halting prosecutions for low-level marijuana offenses through the end of March, according to a memo from his office addressed to prosecutors across the state. The move from Attorney General Gurbir Grewal comes as two bills — one to launch a legal marijuana industry in New Jersey and an

While medical marijuana is legal in Florida, it can still cause a public employee to lose their job. South Florida Democrats Senator Tina Polsky and Representative Nicholas Duran, are trying to change that. Boca Raton Democratic Senator Tina Polsky says when the state-approved medical marijuana, lawmakers left what she says is a loophole. “So you’r

Although it supports the interstate transportation of legal hemp, a final hemp rule announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture does not include requirements for shipping documents that could help motor carriers avoid being stopped, inspected or subject to detention by law enforcement when crossing state boundaries. “At this time, USDA recommen

Ireland’s Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, has announced provision for the delivery and funding of the country’s Medicinal Cannabis Access Programme. Ireland’s then-Minister for Health Simon Harris signed legislation to kick off a formal medical cannabis program in Ireland in July last year and it was expected the program would be up and r

The website you’re ordering from should look legitimate, like it was designed in this century, and should also have recommendations from publications and reviews from different customers. Marijuana’s slow but steady movement towards federal legalization has been heavily documented, gaining support across the nation and with more and more medical an

Some lawmakers in Illinois are being critical of the governor’s attempt to distribute cannabis dispensary licenses, calling it inequitable. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s license distribution plan involves a scoring system and lottery that some believe shuts out minorities. State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, calls out the system, saying it put minorities at

Legalizing marijuana is once again under consideration, a measure that has stalled for the last several years in Albany. But the difference this year could be generating revenue to help close a large gap in the state's budget. Still, like in previous years, the measure has been under debate, the details of how it happens will matter for lawmakers a

Australian researchers report they have shown synthetic CBD can kill a range of bacteria responsible for conditions like gonorrhoea, meningitis and legionnaires disease, a find they suggest could lead to the first new class of antibiotics for resistant bacteria in six decades. To test the antimicrobial activity of cannabidiol (CBD), the research te

Legislators are debating whether or not to pass a bill that will increase the amount of marijuana that can be possessed, from 10 grams to 1 ounce.This states that a person in possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana, will not face criminal charges, but a civil offense. The debate about marijuana has been on-going for years, and with some delega

More than $30 million in adult-use cannabis sales will help Illinois communities hardest hit by the war on drugs. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority announced on Friday that 80 grants, totaling $31.5 million, are being awarded to organizations to help communities most affected by the war on drugs. The 80 grants are part of the Rest