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Ananda Professional invites enrolment in endometriosis study
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Medical News
USA medical hemp company Ananda Professional is opening enrollment for its study of endometriosis and other forms of pelvic pain. Endometriosis is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows outside it. It can be a painful and at times debilitating condition. Ananda Professional, one of Australian company Ecofibre’s businesses,
Women in weed: A guide to the power players
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Cannabis News
  From social justice activists and brand leaders to doctors and authors, here are women who are making serious moves in the cannabis industry. It’s March, and while that certainly isn’t the only month we should be recognizing the contributions of women and femme folks in cannabis, it’s an awesome excuse to recognize some of the best in the biz. He
Mike Tyson’s cannabis company to launch ear-shaped edibles with a chunk missing
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Business & Finance
Mike Bites represent a chewy and cheeky take on the infamous battle between Tyson and Evander Holyfield The cannabis edibles version of one of Mike Tyson’s most infamous moments — chomping off a bit of Evander Holyfield’s ear — is in the offing. In a tweet this week, the former heavyweight champ turned cannabis entrepreneur’s company, Tyson 2.0, gi
New York’s draft conditional retail regulations raise practical concerns
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Business & Finance
The very specific requirements for qualifying applicants, and the system for selecting dispensary locations and assigning applicants to these locations, may complicate the application process. It is an exciting time in New York, as there is finally momentum towards the first sales in the adult-use cannabis market. Just weeks after Governor Kathy Ho
Colorado launches cannabis social equity grant program
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Politics
Colorado has launched a pilot grant program to help social equity cannabis applicants develop and grow their businesses. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis last week announced the launch of a state grant program for cannabis social equity companies, offering licensed operators a new source of capital for their businesses. The governor’s office said in a sta
Cannabis impacts distinct demographics differently
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Medical News
Most drugs come with their fair share of tall tales. These range from the fearful to the reverent, granting these substances powers that do not align with their actual effects. Cannabis is one drug that has been both understudied and over-mythologized. “Cannabis has been around for a long time, but it has not been well studied,” said Harriet de Wit
Waitr not planning to buy cannabis software company, reports loss of $8.1 million in 2021
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Technology
Waitr is no longer planning to purchase a software company that helps streamline cannabis dispensary sales, the company said Friday, though it does intend to pursue a relationship as Waitr continues to try to expand into cannabis delivery. In December, the Lafayette-based company announced it had entered into a letter of intent to buy Retail Innova
Drop the 25% cannabis tax, Senator Schumer!
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Politics
Federal marijuana taxes could hit 25% under Senator Chuck Schumer’s legalization plan. The vast majority of Americans want to have legal cannabis on a federal level, there are numerous polls that support this notion. The problem, however, comes down to “how” it is supposed to be done. For the past few years, Senator Chuck Schumer has been the most
Dreamer Dispensary in Southampton finds workaround for credit card cannabis customers
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Technology
  Dreamer Dispensary in Southampton is using blockchain technology — the same computer code that drives cryptocurrency — as a workaround allowing customers to buy cannabis products with credit cards. “Dreamer’s ability to figure out how to allow consumers to pay by credit card speaks volumes to our commitment to innovation,” said Kevin Perrier, chi
Key findings from the largest clinical trial conducted on CBD products
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Medical News
Participants in the Radicle ACES study experienced significant improvement in five different health indicators while taking CBD, but they felt no difference between products with various cannabinoid spectrums. While the effects of CBD on people are just starting to be studied, the effects of individual products have been mostly anecdotal. But a rec
Fire law: Marijuana in the workplace
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Politics
Curt Varone warns departments that they face a new landscape when it comes to members who partake in grass. The legalization of marijuana created a number of problems for the fire service and contributed greatly to an uptick in marijuana-related lawsuits that were filed by firefighters and applicants. It’s a multifaceted challenge that stands in st
Prison-to-pot farms confront legacy of war on drugs
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Politics
“Our saying here is we grow weed at a prison to help people get out of prison for growing weed,” said Dan Dalton, a co-founder of the California cannabis company Evidence. Halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, baking in the 100-degree heat of the Central Valley, a former prison is in the midst of an unlikely second act. Inside its cinderbl
With vote to legalize on the horizon, recreational marijuana approval remains high, poll finds
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Politics
Nearly two thirds of Marylanders, 62%, support legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, according to the latest Goucher College poll. Support for the legalization of cannabis reached its highest point since Goucher College starting polling around marijuana in 2013 in the March 2021 results, in which two thirds of Marylanders approved. That sup
Legal gray area leaves potential cannabis growers in limbo
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Politics
It’s been well over a month since the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act was signed into law. However, potential cannabis growers in Mississippi are hesitant on how to proceed in growing their product. Ambiguity in the signed legislation doesn’t specify if greenhouses are considered indoor or outdoor grow. The difference is outdoor grow is strictly p
New York’s convicts-first approach to pot draws praise, questions
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Politics
A criminal record doesn't always hurt New York state’s plan to let people with past convictions for marijuana crimes become the first to sell it legally is admirable, but faces some major challenges. The dynamic pits what’s now referred to as the “legacy market” of once-illegal sellers against the publicly traded multi-state companies, some of whom
Which states are making progress with medical cannabis?
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Politics
There's still a long way to go. Americans for Safe Access (ASA), an organization working to ensure safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic uses and research recently unveiled its “2021 State of the States Report: An Analysis of Medical Cannabis Access in the United States.” Since its first edition in 2014, advocates and state legislators
Congress upholds DC weed sales ban, protects state medical programs
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Politics
As D.C. seems unable to fully create a proper cannabis program, it is overcoming the roadblocks step by step. The new bicameral omnibus spending bill presented on Wednesday by congressional leaders in Washington D.C. would keep a ban on allowing legal recreational cannabis sales. On the other hand, a different provision that protects state-legal me
The man behind Reditus Labs wants to become a destination employer for a lot more than COVID testing
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Technology
Coronavirus testing has made Reditus Laboratories one of the fastest-growing employers in central Illinois, and the man behind the company's success says it's about more than good timing. In the first of a two-part series on Reditus’ sudden rise, CEO Aaron Rossi has a unique blend of business interests that goes beyond the biomedical lab. There's o

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