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Refused Marijuana application raises questions of eligibility

Refused Marijuana application raises questions of eligibility

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Cannabis NewsJuly 17, 2023

A marijuana company’s amended application for a license was refused on Tuesday, according to a letter presented during public comment to the Menominee Judicial and Legislative/Personnel and Labor Committee on Wednesday. Joni Moore, owner and president of O.I. Holdings, writing on behalf of Higher

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Cannabis Legalization sees 61% drop in Cannabis Prisoners

Cannabis Legalization sees 61% drop in Cannabis Prisoners

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Cannabis NewsJuly 17, 2023

The number of people in Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) custody for cannabis is down 61% from 2013 to 2018, according to the latest Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics report. While this shows a decline in cannabis incarcerations since the launch of numerous legal cannabis markets

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Cannabis Brand ironically thanks Richard Nixon for war on drugs

Cannabis Brand ironically thanks Richard Nixon for war on drugs

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Cannabis NewsJuly 17, 2023

The guest column-style ad in the NYT and Washington Post calls out the disgraced president's Controlled Substances Act of 1970. As the 37th U.S. president, Richard Nixon’s checkered term in office includes secret wiretaps, bungled break-ins and resignation under a cloud, just ahead of impeachment

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Michigan ends Weed testing for some state jobs

Michigan ends Weed testing for some state jobs

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Cannabis NewsJuly 17, 2023

Michigan officials have approved a rule that ends drug screenings for cannabis for many state jobs. The Michigan Civil Service Commission adopted a rule change last week that will end drug screenings for marijuana for applicants to many state jobs. The new rule overturns previous state policy that

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Unlicensed Cannabis shops reopen for business in defiance of state crackdown

Unlicensed Cannabis shops reopen for business in defiance of state crackdown

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Cannabis NewsJuly 17, 2023

At Empire Cannabis Clubs in Chelsea, an unlicensed cannabis dispensary, law enforcement agents on Wednesday made their way inside the store, seized product and handcuffed one of its owners. During a simultaneous raid at the store’s Lower East Side location, co-founder Lenore Elfand was arrested

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Legal use Cannabis in France

Legal use Cannabis in France

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Cannabis NewsJuly 14, 2023

The French may like wine, but cannabis is complicated. While world-renowned hashmaker Frenchy Cannoli may have been a true cannabis evangelist, educating the masses on how to make high quality hash, unfortunately, the country he hailed from, France, has very different views of cannabis. Seeing how

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Cannabis company Canopy Growth signs deals with lenders to reduce debt

Cannabis company Canopy Growth signs deals with lenders to reduce debt

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Cannabis NewsJuly 14, 2023

Canopy Growth Corp, says it has signed deals with its secured and unsecured lenders that it expects will help the cannabis company reduce its total debt by about $437 million over the next six months. The company says the moves are also expected to help lower annual interest costs by approximately

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Massachusetts Pot Sales Reach $152M Last Month, $4.74B Since 2018

Massachusetts Pot Sales Reach $152M Last Month, $4.74B Since 2018

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Cannabis NewsJuly 13, 2023

Massachusetts cannabis sales continue to rise alongside other states in the Northeastern US. The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) recently released a report of its latest recreational cannabis sales data. In June, the state collected $132.8 million in recreational cannabis sales (the

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Bipartisan effort from Senators to Legalize Recreational Cannabis in Pennsylvania

Bipartisan effort from Senators to Legalize Recreational Cannabis in Pennsylvania

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Cannabis NewsJuly 12, 2023

On Thursday, July 6th, 2023, five senators in Pennsylvania introduced Senate Bill 846, which aims to legalize cannabis in the state and outlines the requirements for doing so. The bill addressed topics such as establishing a Cannabis Regulatory Control Board and Cannabis Development Fund, social and

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Police officer charged with furnishing Marijuana to a minor

Police officer charged with furnishing Marijuana to a minor

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Cannabis NewsJuly 12, 2023

Chico Police Officer faces felony charges for furnishing Marijuana to a minor and contributing to delinquency. A Chico police officer has been charged in a criminal complaint with a felony for furnishing marijuana and a misdemeanour for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to a news

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Rapper G Herbo found with a loaded gun and $1,500 worth of Marijuana

Rapper G Herbo found with a loaded gun and $1,500 worth of Marijuana

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Cannabis NewsJuly 11, 2023

CHICAGO - A loaded gun and $1,500 worth of marijuana – that's what police said they found on a Chicago rapper who was arrested in River North. G Herbo, whose real name is Herbert Wright, is facing a charge of misdemeanour unlawful use of a weapon. Police records show Wright was riding in an SUV when

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Cannabis arrests rising as summer season kicks off

Cannabis arrests rising as summer season kicks off

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Cannabis NewsJuly 11, 2023

Cases of illegal drug importation are an upward trend, deputy drug squad chief, Stelios Sergides said on Tuesday. The police statement came following confiscation by officers of another stash of cannabis at Paphos airport on Sunday. The increase in cases is likely due to the summer season and the

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As more states legalize Pot, their uneven safety rules can pose a risk

As more states legalize Pot, their uneven safety rules can pose a risk

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Cannabis NewsJuly 10, 2023

Tests for marijuana potency and contamination vary across state lines. Amid the growing acceptance and legalization of cannabis use across the country, a concerning reality has emerged: The state-by-state patchwork of safety regulations can leave marijuana consumers wandering through a haze of

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Congress pushes for more relaxed Cannabis Laws

Congress pushes for more relaxed Cannabis Laws

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Cannabis NewsJuly 10, 2023

Against the backdrop of a “a recruitment and retainment crisis ” in the US military, Congressional lawmakers are suggesting that laws around cannabis testing upon military recruitment be relaxed. With cannabis use legal in one form or another in a total of 23 states, more and more recruits are

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Vegan restaurant infuses THC into menu

Vegan restaurant infuses THC into menu

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Cannabis NewsJuly 7, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS – A new vegan restaurant in Minneapolis is offering a dining experience with a THC twist. Hi Flora, which will have its grand opening in mid-July, offers plant-based cuisine with a side of hemp-derived, THC-infused drinks if customers choose. It's a nonalcoholic temperance bar that owner

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Colorado’s Marijuana industry calls this year’s 420 sales “the worst” in recent years

Colorado’s Marijuana industry calls this year’s 420 sales “the worst” in recent years

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Cannabis NewsJuly 7, 2023

April’s marijuana sales – medical and retail combined – were close to $132 million, which counts as the lowest number in five years. Colorado’s marijuana industry dubbed weed sales for this year’s 4/20 “the worst” in five years. The Marijuana Industry Group, a Denver-based trade association, is

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Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce bill to legalize adult use of Marijuana

Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce bill to legalize adult use of Marijuana

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Cannabis NewsJuly 7, 2023

HARRISBURG - Two Pennsylvania state senators introduced legislation to legalize adult use of marijuana in the state. The bipartisan bill, SB 846, sets 21 as the minimum age for use with deterrence measures to prevent people under the age of 21 from using it. "With neighboring states New Jersey and

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New York Cannabis social equity fund secures $150 Million investment

New York Cannabis social equity fund secures $150 Million investment

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Cannabis NewsJuly 6, 2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced last week that the state’s cannabis social equity fund has secured a $150 million investment from Chicago Atlantic. New York Governor Kathy Hochul last week announced that the state’s cannabis social equity fund has secured a $150 million investment to

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Matt Gaetz proposes to ban Marijuana testing in the US Military

Matt Gaetz proposes to ban Marijuana testing in the US Military

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Cannabis NewsJuly 6, 2023

Matt Gaetz has introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to ban marijuana testing for members of the military both during the processes of enlistment and when accepting a commission. The amendment, proposed last week, aims to address the plummeting recruitment in the U

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RFK Jr. wants to decriminalize Pot

RFK Jr. wants to decriminalize Pot

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Cannabis NewsJuly 5, 2023

The long-shot presidential candidate made the comments on the campaign trail last week. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed to make major drug reform a reality should his long-shot presidential bid land him in the White House. In an interview last Thursday, Kennedy, who is challenging President Joe Biden

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