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Boost your wine quality with Hemp

Boost your wine quality with Hemp

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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-year study revealed

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Canadian Cannabis sales boom higher

Canadian Cannabis sales boom higher

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Cannabis NewsOctober 20, 2023

Statistics Canada released August retail sales for the country, with cannabis sales rising from the strong July levels, up 3,9% to C$464,2 million, another new record for a month. July was revised higher to C$446.7 million. The sales, which fell 3.9% on a per-day basis, were up 19.1% from a year ago

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Cannabis group launches campaign against Marijuana-impaired driving

Cannabis group launches campaign against Marijuana-impaired driving

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Cannabis NewsOctober 20, 2023

The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (CCA) is making new efforts to warn people about the dangers of driving while high. The authority rolled out its Safe Driving Campaign to increase awareness of the risks of driving under the influence of cannabis — and to highlight the importance of planning

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GPs warn against legalizing cannabis ahead of Citizens’ Assembly vote

GPs warn against legalizing cannabis ahead of Citizens’ Assembly vote

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Cannabis NewsOctober 20, 2023

‘Cannabis is a dangerous drug and a serious public health concern,’ says ICGP, as assembly meets to consider decriminalization. GPs have highlighted the negative impacts of legalising cannabis in advance of a vote on the wider issue this weekend at the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs. “Drug use has

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Man who used Boston warehouse as Cannabis factory jailed

Man who used Boston warehouse as Cannabis factory jailed

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Cannabis NewsOctober 20, 2023

A man has been jailed after police discovered about 6,000 cannabis plants growing in a Lincolnshire warehouse. Minh Nguyen, 43, used the former King Road Tyres site, in Hubberts Bridge, to produce one of the largest farms discovered by Lincolnshire Police. In a raid on 31 January, officers found

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Wiz Khalifa’s Khalifa Kush teams up with camp high for a fashion and Cannabis collaboration

Wiz Khalifa’s Khalifa Kush teams up with camp high for a fashion and Cannabis collaboration

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Cannabis NewsOctober 20, 2023

Khalifa Kush Partners with Camp High for Streetwear-Focused Cannabis Collaboration. Khalifa Kush, the premier cannabis lifestyle brand founded by multi-platinum-selling artist Wiz Khalifa, is excited to announce its long-awaited collaboration with iconic clothing brand Camp High. This partnership

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Baxter approves restrictions on Cannabis use in public spaces

Baxter approves restrictions on Cannabis use in public spaces

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Cannabis NewsOctober 19, 2023

Other ordinances approved restrict overnight parks and street parking hours from Nov. 15 to April 15 to clear the way for snow removal. City restrictions on cannabis use in public spaces gained clarity. The Baxter City Council adopted the new ordinance Tuesday, Oct. 17, at its regular meeting. The

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Can you fly with weed in your luggage? Drive with pot in the car? Here’s a refresher on Canada’s Cannabis laws

Can you fly with weed in your luggage? Drive with pot in the car? Here’s a refresher on Canada’s Cannabis laws

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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 — especially as more Canadians use marijuana for the first time and increasingly spend more money on

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Victorian Parliament okays Medicinal Cannabis driving trial

Victorian Parliament okays Medicinal Cannabis driving trial

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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 laws are part of a trial that will look into the

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Support for Ohio’s Recreational Marijuana ballot issue crosses party, demographic groups, poll shows

Support for Ohio’s Recreational Marijuana ballot issue crosses party, demographic groups, poll shows

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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 Wallace University, found that Issue 2 had majority support among nearly every

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Cannabis shops in Canada lucky to be in business amid competition, advertising rules and THC limits

Cannabis shops in Canada lucky to be in business amid competition, advertising rules and THC limits

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Cannabis NewsOctober 16, 2023

Sean Kady spent most of his 20s toting around a teal tackle box that once belonged to his roommate’s grandfather. Occasionally, people would spot the box and ask to borrow a wrench, but it didn’t contain tools or bait. Instead, the box was home to a cannabis supply Kady covertly sold to a steady

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Five years after legalization, stigma surrounding Cannabis persists

Five years after legalization, stigma surrounding Cannabis persists

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Cannabis NewsOctober 16, 2023

Stigma Surrounding Cannabis Persists Five Years After Legalization in Canada. Despite five years having passed since the legalization of recreational pot in Canada, Kate Grimmell — a budtender at Greentown Cannabis in LaSalle — remembers her favourite customer as an example of the stigma that

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New York Workshops to provide Cannabis licence Application Guidance

New York Workshops to provide Cannabis licence Application Guidance

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Cannabis NewsOctober 16, 2023

New York Office of Cannabis Management to Tour State, Providing Guidance on Adult-Use Cannabis License Applications. New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has announced it will be touring across every region of New York to hold workshops that will provide potential adult-use cannabis

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Ohio begins vote on Adult-Use Cannabis

Ohio begins vote on Adult-Use Cannabis

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Cannabis NewsOctober 16, 2023

Ohio residents began early in-person voting on the state’s adult-use cannabis legalisation initiative last week. Ahead of the statewide election on November 07, voters have had the chance to vote on the landmark legislation, listed as ‘Issue 2’, since October 11. The proposed ballot would make Ohio

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'Mary Jane Jog' 5K canceled after Sheriff's Office 'refused' to provide road assistance

'Mary Jane Jog' 5K canceled after Sheriff's Office 'refused' to provide road assistance

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Cannabis NewsOctober 12, 2023

JSO said it wouldn't provide road safety because the race would have "violated current policy." The organizer of the race believes JSO refused to support it. A Jacksonville 5K race will not take place as expected after the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office declined to provide road safety assistance for

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Connecticut continues to sell $25M per month in combined Adult-Use and Medical Pot

Connecticut continues to sell $25M per month in combined Adult-Use and Medical Pot

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Cannabis NewsOctober 12, 2023

The sales data shows Connecticut cannabis sales held steady throughout August and September. Cannabis is flying off shelves in Connecticut, according to state data, and adult-use cannabis transactions accounted for over half of the money coming in. Adult-use sales began on Jan. 10 and sales revenue

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The Science is clear: Marijuana is safer than Tobacco

The Science is clear: Marijuana is safer than Tobacco

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Cannabis NewsOctober 12, 2023

Nearly twice as many Americans believe that smoking cigarettes is more hazardous to your health than smoking marijuana. They’re right. Numerous studies assessing the long-term health impacts of cannabis smoke exposure belie the myth that marijuana is associated with the same sort of well established

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Is Cannabis today really much more potent than 50 years ago?

Is Cannabis today really much more potent than 50 years ago?

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Cannabis NewsOctober 12, 2023

Levels of the psychoactive compound THC have been steadily rising in marijuana since the 1970s, due largely to growers selecting for more potent strains. Weed isn’t like it used to be. The psychoactive potency of cannabis is on the rise, which means that so too are the risks of potentially harmful

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State approves seventh Maui medical Cannabis retail dispensary

State approves seventh Maui medical Cannabis retail dispensary

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Cannabis NewsOctober 11, 2023

Pono Life Maui received the green light from the state Department of Health to open its fourth medical cannabis retail dispensary. DOH issued a formal notice to proceed after the facility passed its final on-site inspection. The new retail site, located at 95 E Lipoa Street in Kihei, wasted no time

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Farm bill debate includes hemp regulation as issue takes center stage in Missouri recall

Farm bill debate includes hemp regulation as issue takes center stage in Missouri recall

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Cannabis NewsOctober 11, 2023

Hemp industry leaders, state marijuana regulators and members of Congress all seem to agree the feds should regulate CBD. But the standoff is over intoxicating hemp products. Hemp is often known for being the part of the cannabis plant that doesn’t get people high. It’s full of CBD, a

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