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Jake Paul and Nate Diaz Fight takes an unexpected turn, fighter subjected to Marijuana testing
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Jake Paul and Nate Diaz Fight takes an unexpected turn, fighter subjected to Marijuana testing Image Cannabis NewsMay 11, 2023 It looks like Nate Diaz may have to lay off the weed, at least while he gets ready to box Jake Paul later this summer. Wednesday, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which is in charge of overseeing combat spo
Denmark’s open hash trade under threat on ‘pusher street’
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Denmark’s open hash trade under threat on ‘pusher street’ Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Pusher Street’s run of open cannabis and hash trade in Copenhagen, Denmark could come to an end. While open drug trade of cannabis, hash, and soft drugs is tolerated in Christiania, an autonomous region in Copenhagen, Denmark, that all could end if the area ca
New bill could help Black farmers get Medical Marijuana licenses
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New bill could help Black farmers get Medical Marijuana licenses Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Gov Ron DeSantis is slated to review a bill that would give Black farmers an entry into Florida’s flourishing medical marijuana industry. Black farmers who didn’t make the cut last year could have another opportunity to vie for medical-marijuana license
Could RI pot shops soon advertise on billboards
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Could RI pot shops soon advertise on billboards Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Rhode Island marijuana shops could soon join their Massachusetts competitors advertising on billboards throughout the Ocean State. The Rhode Island House of Representatives voted unanimously Tuesday to give the state's cannabis regulation office the power to make rules
Recreational Marijuana enthusiasts get closer to legalizing Weed in Ohio
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Recreational Marijuana enthusiasts get closer to legalizing Weed in Ohio Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Recreational marijuana advocates have started to collect signatures to put weed on the ballot this November. The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Coalition is now collecting petition signatures from people like Sam from Cleveland to change state
7 years in, what PA doctors still want to know about Medical Marijuana
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7 years in, what PA doctors still want to know about Medical Marijuana Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Those kinds of studies don't exist with these products,” says a prescribing doctor, “because it has been illegal to study them for most of the last 100 years. Seven years after its legalization, the medical marijuana industry in Pennsylvania is bo
Missouri Cannabis sales top $1 Billion
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Missouri Cannabis sales top $1 Billion Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Adult-use sales in Missouri began in February, Missouri has a new billion-dollar industry. Cumulative sales for marijuana reportedly topped that lofty threshold in the Show Me State earlier this month, just three months after the adult-use marijuana market launched there, and ne
Illinois marijuana sales stalled in April
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Illinois marijuana sales stalled in April Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 SPRINGFIELD - Marijuana sales in Illinois flattened out last month for the first time since the state legalized recreational use in 2020. April sales totaled $132 million, only $200,000 higher than the same period last year. Crain’s reported that it is partly because pot pric
North Carolina Cherokee Chief rejects $64 Million proposal for state’s first dispensary
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North Carolina Cherokee Chief rejects $64 Million proposal for state’s first dispensary Image Cannabis NewsMay 9, 2023 The so-called marijuana superstore is scheduled to open later this year in North Carolina. A tribal chief in North Carolina has reportedly vetoed a proposed $64 million in additional spending for what is expected to be the state’s
Weed stores could face exponentially higher license renewal fees under new bill
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Weed stores could face exponentially higher license renewal fees under new bill Image Cannabis NewsMay 9, 2023 HELENA - Beginning January 1, marijuana retailers in Montana will see their licensing and renewal fees jump dramatically if a bill passed by the 2023 Legislature gets signed into law by Gov Greg Gianforte. House Bill 903, sponsored by Rep.
Legal pot is more potent than ever and still largely unregulated
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Legal pot is more potent than ever and still largely unregulated Image Cannabis NewsMay 9, 2023 Marijuana and other products containing THC, the plant's main psychoactive ingredient, have grown more potent and more dangerous as legalization has made them more widely available. Although decades ago the THC content of weed was commonly less than 1.5%
Vermont regulators weigh in on how SAFE Banking Act could affect Cannabis industry
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Vermont regulators weigh in on how SAFE Banking Act could affect Cannabis industry Image Cannabis NewsMay 9, 2023 MONTPELIER - Vermont regulators aren’t sure what kind of impact the SAFE Banking Act would have here. The Department of Financial Regulation says they continue to hear banking for the cannabis industry is a hurdle for growers and retail
Whistleblower claims FBI and DCC ignored multi-million dollar Cannabis Diversion
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Whistleblower claims FBI and DCC ignored multi-million dollar Cannabis Diversion Image Cannabis NewsMay 9, 2023 Former employee said FBI, DCC declined to act on the information provided. As California continues to grapple with the problem of its cannabis being smuggled as far away as New York City, one longtime West Coast industry insider says auth
How advertisers are building up their Cannabis ad budgets as Marijuana regulations loosen
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How advertisers are building up their Cannabis ad budgets as Marijuana regulations loosen Image Cannabis NewsMay 8, 2023 This past 4/20, Gbemi Maiyegun was surprised to see just how many mainstream brands were celebrating with cannabis-friendly ads, partnerships and marketing messages. There were the usual suspects like Jack in the Box and Ben & Je
Grandma who supplied Cannabutter in Australia sentenced
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Grandma who supplied Cannabutter in Australia sentenced Image Cannabis NewsMay 8, 2023 A great-grandmother in Australia was sentenced to a two-year bond, based on good behavior, avoiding a 3,5-year sentence for supplying cannabutter to a minor. One grandma in Australia found healing benefits through cannabis-infused butter, but it backfired when he
Missouri Marijuana top $350 million during first 3 months
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Missouri Marijuana top $350 million during first 3 months Image Cannabis NewsMay 8, 2023 Hippos Cannabis has a 40,000-square-foot production facility in Vienna, Missouri, a town of 600 people that’s just 30 minutes north of Rolla. Since Missouri’s recreational marijuana sales began in February, it has added 25 workers, bringing total employees to 7

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