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From Cash-Only to Cashless: how the SAFER Banking Act will reshape the Cannabis payments Industry Image Cannabis NewsOctober 19, 2023 The winds of change are sweeping through the United States cannabis industry as the Senate Banking Committee achieved a historic milestone on September 27, 2023. In a resounding display of bipartisan support, they ad

From Cash-Only to Cashless: how the SAFER Banking Act will reshape the Cannabis payments Industry Image Cannabis NewsOctober 19, 2023 The winds of change are sweeping through the United States cannabis industry as the Senate Banking Committee achieved a historic milestone on September 27, 2023. In a resounding display of bipartisan support, they ad

Lawsuit aims to Block Cops from Smoking Pot in New Jersey Image Cannabis NewsOctober 19, 2023 Jersey City Public Safety Director James Shea is suing New Jersey and its Attorney General to block police officers from keeping their jobs if they smoke pot. If employees who drive buses, operate forklifts, and work with hazardous equipment aren’t allowed

Lawsuit aims to Block Cops from Smoking Pot in New Jersey Image Cannabis NewsOctober 19, 2023 Jersey City Public Safety Director James Shea is suing New Jersey and its Attorney General to block police officers from keeping their jobs if they smoke pot. If employees who drive buses, operate forklifts, and work with hazardous equipment aren’t allowed

‘We own the board’: Court documents detail Michigan Medical Marijuana bribery scandal Image Cannabis NewsOctober 19, 2023 Pot is now legal in Michigan, although lots of laws were broken in issuing the first licenses to sellers and growers. Two additional bad actors were sentenced today in connection with a brazen bribery scandal. The person who adm

‘We own the board’: Court documents detail Michigan Medical Marijuana bribery scandal Image Cannabis NewsOctober 19, 2023 Pot is now legal in Michigan, although lots of laws were broken in issuing the first licenses to sellers and growers. Two additional bad actors were sentenced today in connection with a brazen bribery scandal. The person who adm

Denmark’s Medical Cannabis Pilot Programme has seen 90% growth over the last year Image Cannabis NewsOctober 18, 2023 Denmark’s medical cannabis Pilot Programme has seen patient numbers grow by more than 90% between Q2 2022 and Q2 2023. Recently published data from the Danish Health Data Authority shows that the number of patients taking part in th

Can you fly with weed in your luggage? Drive with pot in the car? Here’s a refresher on Canada’s Cannabis laws Image Cannabis NewsOctober 18, 2023 Five years after cannabis legalization, federal and provincial laws still overlap and disconnect, sometimes causing confusion, legal experts warn. Cannabis laws can be a difficult maze to navigate — espe

Vermont schools begin Cannabis conversations as dispensaries spread Image Cannabis NewsOctober 18, 2023 Cannabis dispensaries are continuing to pop up on street corners across Vermont, with some areas like Chittenden County already hosting at least 10 stores. What effect does that have on Vermont students? We visited schools having conversations ab

Victorian Parliament okays Medicinal Cannabis driving trial Image Cannabis NewsOctober 18, 2023 Medical cannabis patients in Victoria can now sign up for a trial that researches marijuana impairment on driving. The Victorian parliament has passed new laws that will allow medical cannabis users to get behind the wheel on a closed road. These new law

Minnesota Funds Missouri Cannabis Firm with $15M for Iron Range Growth Image Cannabis NewsOctober 18, 2023 Minnesota legalized marijuana, now it’s giving a Missouri-based company up to $15M in forgivable loans to grow it on the Iron Range. Legalization advocates ask whether the state financing gives large, out-of-state cannabis businesses a taxpaye

Minnesota Funds Missouri Cannabis Firm with $15M for Iron Range Growth Image Cannabis NewsOctober 18, 2023 Minnesota legalized marijuana, now it’s giving a Missouri-based company up to $15M in forgivable loans to grow it on the Iron Range. Legalization advocates ask whether the state financing gives large, out-of-state cannabis businesses a taxpaye

Boost your wine quality with Hemp Image Cannabis NewsOctober 18, 2023 New Research Tells You How. According to new research by two New Zealand experts, Dr. Mark Krasnow and grape grower Kirsty Harkness, hemp could be a suitable cover crop for Sauvignon Blanc vineyards in Marlborough, reported High Times citing New Zealand Wine Grower. The three-yea

Boost your wine quality with Hemp Image Cannabis NewsOctober 18, 2023 New Research Tells You How. According to new research by two New Zealand experts, Dr. Mark Krasnow and grape grower Kirsty Harkness, hemp could be a suitable cover crop for Sauvignon Blanc vineyards in Marlborough, reported High Times citing New Zealand Wine Grower. The three-yea

Support for Ohio’s Recreational Marijuana ballot issue crosses party, demographic groups, poll shows Image Cannabis NewsOctober 18, 2023 More than 57% of Ohio registered voters favor a November ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in the state, while only about 35% oppose it, a new survey shows. The poll, released Wednesday by Baldwin

Pot license application deadline extended by New York Image Cannabis NewsOctober 18, 2023 State regulators will accept applications for recreational marijuana licenses until mid-December. The Cannabis Control Board, which approves industry policy, voted Tuesday to extend the application window by two weeks. Regulators indicated they were responding

Will NH farmers grow Marijuana if state legalizes it? Image Cannabis NewsOctober 18, 2023 If NH legalizes cannabis, the next challenge looms: attracting farmers. In theory, Jim Riddle is as ready as any New Hampshire farmer to try his hand at cannabis if the state makes it legal. Riddle grew perennial fruit on a farm in Minnesota for 40 years. He m

How a failed Cannabis startup led to evictions Image Cannabis NewsOctober 18, 2023 Alistair Monroe can still remember how “barren” the Oakland warehouse looked when he first walked inside. It was 1976, and a then-6-year-old Monroe had no idea why his father would rent a windowless room in a forgotten warehouse on the edge of the city. However, Alis