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Stoned or celebrated: How cannabis is viewed in different cultures around the world
420 Intel
Cannabis News
For decades, myths and tales have surrounded cannabis like no other plant Opponents demonise it, supporters praise it as a universal remedy: for decades, myths and tales have surrounded cannabis like no other plant. Here is how cannabis is viewed around the globe. Mythical plant This is the hemp plant of legend. Intoxicating cannabis can be obtaine
7 ways to use hemp oil in body care
420 Intel
Cannabis News
Hemp oils are often used as a dietary supplement, but many people do not realize that they can also be used externally as a skin and body care product. There are actually many ways that hemp seed oil can be used to care for and improve skin, hair, and nails. Here are some of the best ways to use hemp oil in body care and make the most out of every
Colorado Springs group launches bid to legalize recreational pot sales
420 Intel
Politics
Years into Colorado’s recreational cannabis boom, Colorado Springs still doesn’t have legal, recreational cannabis sales. A group of business and community leaders in Colorado Springs, Colorado has launched a bid to legalize sales of recreational cannabis in the city, arguing that tax revenue generated by purchases of legal cannabis by local reside
Guns or marijuana, but not both
420 Intel
Politics
While marijuana became legal for adults to purchase in Montana on New Year’s Day, a key federal agency has confirmed a fact underreported in coverage of the state’s new marijuana program: It remains illegal under federal law for individuals to simultaneously possess marijuana or marijuana products and firearms, and penalties for violating that law
Courteous cop completes food delivery after driver busted for outstanding warrants
420 Intel
Cannabis News
Serve, protect and deliver? A homeowner in Tea, South Dakota was more than a little surprised after opening her door for an anticipated food delivery and finding a police officer instead. Captured on a Ring door camera and shared on the HumanBeingBros Reddit page, the now-viral video from about 1:15 p.m. on Jan. 26 shows an officer believed to be w
A BA In MMJ? How American universities are attracting new students with marijuana degrees
420 Intel
Cannabis News
At the current growth rates, the cannabis industry will support over 400,000 jobs this year, so it is best to fill these positions with competent individuals who have been appropriately trained. Thousands of students across the United States of America are looking to study cannabis-related programs in top universities across the country. To some, g
Deputy cites Minnesota speedster for cannabis
420 Intel
Politics
Driver travelling 55 km/h over the posted limit initially denied having cannabis in the vehicle before fessing up. A Minnesota man apparently decided it was best to fess up to the illegal cannabis inside his vehicle after getting pulled over for driving 160 kilometres per hour in a 105 km/h zone. After witnessing the clear breach, a deputy with the
Thailand becomes first country in Asia to decriminalize marijuana
420 Intel
Politics
Thailand on Tuesday became the first country in Asia to approve the de facto decriminalization of marijuana, though authorities have left a grey area around its recreational use. Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced that the Narcotics Control Board had approved the dropping cannabis from the ministry’s list of controlled drugs. The delisti
WA weed industry should be safe, equitable. To do it, modernize Liquor and Cannabis Board
420 Intel
Business & Finance
Ten years ago, Washington voters created the first legal adult-use cannabis industry in the country. That industry drives billions in revenue to the state and provides 18,360 jobs statewide. But as we look at the last decade in preparation for the next, we are concerned Washington is losing its head-start advantage. It’s time to course correct, and
Drug Task Force finds handgun, cash, marijuana during drug-dealing arrest
420 Intel
Politics
The Wayne County Drug Task Force caught a Richmond man again. Kenton Ray Bennett Jr., 33, was arrested Tuesday during a traffic stop made by first-shift Richmond Police Department patrol officers, according to a Drug Task Force news release. Bennett was convicted and sentenced in March 2016 after a previous arrest by the Drug Task Force. On Tuesday
Sisters of the Valley plan to mail 13,000 hemp seeds to 1,000 customers
420 Intel
Cannabis News
Spread the love and support local hemp farmers with The Sisters of the Valley’s new CBD-rich strain. Perhaps due to fate, The Sisters of the Valley—the nun-like hemp bearers of Central Valley, California—are mailing approximately 13,000 high-CBD hemp souvenir seeds to 1,000 customers under a new program designed as a “thank you” to their customer b
Wisconsin Senate Republicans vote against recreational cannabis
420 Intel
Politics
Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate stopped an effort by Sen. Melissa Agard (D-Madison) to force a vote on legalizing the recreational use of cannabis. The Senate took up a bill Tuesday that would increase penalties for a person who uses a butane torch to extract resin from a cannabis plant. Agard introduced an amendment to the bill that, instead o
Delta-8 THC is legal in Texas… for now
420 Intel
Cannabis News
The legal status of Delta-8 THC, the popular cannabis derivative sold in smoke shops and CBD stores all over Texas, has been on a rollercoaster over the last few months. As of now, though, it's legal. Delta-8 is the milder cousin of definitely-illegal-in-Texas weed. It's consumed mostly in the form of edibles and vape cartridges. Why it matters If
Delta 8 THC: Relief from pain and anxiety or a legal way to get high?
420 Intel
Business & Finance
Products ranging from tinctures to gummy bears containing a hemp byproduct with euphoric THC effects are legal and for sale all around Indiana, where the purchase and use of traditional marijuana violates the law. Delta 8 THC products abound, available at CBD stores, smoking supply shops and even gas stations. While some states regulate or ban the
Actress Mercedes C. Young grows successful cannabis business
420 Intel
Business & Finance
  Mercedes C. Young is an entrepreneur in every sense of the word. She holds the titles of actress, television writer and producer, children’s book author, and serial entrepreneur. While writing a book, acting in roles, and producing, she started a cannabis company, Earth’s Dew, during the pandemic. Earth’s Dew products are made with all-natural, o
Man charged with growing marijuana, having weapons of mass destruction
420 Intel
Politics
A man was arrested after police allegedly busted a marijuana growing operation and found weapons of mass destruction. George Costas Skouras, 44, allegedly grew and sold marijuana at his Springettsbury Township home. Springettsbury Township Police served a search warrant Thursday and discovered "a large marijuana growing operation," according to cou
What's the state of cannabis in the Empire State?
420 Intel
Business & Finance
A candid conversation with a local cannabis consultant about what's going on in New York. The race for New York has begun. All types of entrepreneurs looking to enter the state's cannabis marketplace are busy preparing for the soon-to-be-released application process. Hemp farmers are poised to switch to marijuana crops, legacy entrepreneurs are ope
What's the state of cannabis in the Empire State?
420 Intel
Politics
A candid conversation with a local cannabis consultant about what's going on in New York. The race for New York has begun. All types of entrepreneurs looking to enter the state's cannabis marketplace are busy preparing for the soon-to-be-released application process. Hemp farmers are poised to switch to marijuana crops, legacy entrepreneurs are ope

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