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Cannabis businesses in rural Rice County paused until 2025 Image Cannabis NewsJuly 12, 2024 Rice County Implements Moratorium on Cannabis Businesses in Rural Areas. Inside incorporated cities of Rice County, businesses that are part of the cannabis industry are still permitted to operate. In the rural areas though, they’re likely to wait until next
Truck driver gets probation in Marijuana trafficking case Image Cannabis NewsJuly 12, 2024 California Man Sentenced to Probation After Trafficking 360 Pounds of Marijuana in Oklahoma. A 56-year-old man from Stockton, Cal. — arrested following a traffic stop on Highway 51 by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Ryan Long for trafficking 360.8 pounds of m
Retail Marijuana lottery winners avoid losing their licenses Image Cannabis NewsJuly 12, 2024 Cannabis Dispensary Licensee Faces Deadline to Secure Store Location in Illinois. Just one winner of a cannabis dispensary license is at risk of losing it tomorrow when a deadline hits for pot-shop licensees to have found a location for their stores. It’s
Florida officials impose penalties on 2 hemp companies for offering products 'appealing to children'
Florida officials impose penalties on 2 hemp companies for offering products 'appealing to children' Image Cannabis NewsJuly 12, 2024 Their action comes after lawmakers approved hemp age restrictions and a prohibition on products 'appealing to children' in 2023. Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is taking what it calls “hist
Alabama’s stalled rollout of Medical Marijuana hurting patients, chief advocate warns Image Cannabis NewsJuly 12, 2024 Urgency Intensifies for Medical Cannabis Availability Amid Legal Stalemate in Alabama. A chief advocate for medical marijuana stressed a sense of urgency Thursday during a meeting of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission in Montg
Illinois reaches $1B in Cannabis retail sales this year Image Cannabis NewsJuly 12, 2024 Illinois Cannabis Sales Hit $1 Billion Milestone, Fueling Economic Growth and Social Equity. Gov J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday that Illinois reached $1 billion in cannabis retail sales on July 1. This includes more than $850 million in adult use cannabis sa
Cannatrol Brings Breakthrough Postharvest Cannabis Tech to Europe in Partnership With Paralab Green Image Cannabis NewsJuly 11, 2024 Cannatrol Announces Exclusive Partnership with Paralab Green for European Distribution. Cannatrol, the creators of the only total dry, cure and store system for the cannabis industry, announced today an exclusive part
Trulieve Announces Opening of Affiliated Medical Marijuana Dispensary in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Image Cannabis NewsJuly 11, 2024 Trulieve Expands Access to Medical Marijuana in Pennsylvania with New Dispensary in Wilkes-Barre. Trulieve Cannabis Corp., a leading and top-performing marijuana company in the U.S., today announced the opening of a n
Why Cannabis Companies Need Efficient Technology Networks Image Cannabis NewsJuly 11, 2024 How Cannabis Technology Networks Are Driving Industry Efficiency and Growth. Various technological frameworks have been developed to enhance the cannabis industry’s overall efficiency. This is currently happening in technology, which has a role that extends f
Trulieve Contributes $1M to Florida Recreational Cannabis Campaign Image Cannabis NewsJuly 11, 2024 Trulieve adds $1 million to the campaign to legalize recreational cannabis via a Florida constitutional amendment. The medical cannabis company Trulieve has contributed another $1 million to a campaign to pass a constitutional amendment that would al
House Committee Blocks Biden's Marijuana Rescheduling Efforts Image Cannabis NewsJuly 11, 2024 House Appropriations Committee Approves Amendment to Halt DOJ's Cannabis Rescheduling Plan. The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday approved legislation to block the Biden administration’s ongoing efforts to reschedule marijuana and ease restriction
First Findings From Swiss Cannabis Pilot Show Shift Towards Safer Consumption Methods Image Cannabis NewsJuly 10, 2024 Six Months In: Switzerland's First Legal Cannabis Stores Report Positive Trends. Six months on from the opening of Europe’s first legal cannabis stores in Switzerland, experts are reporting trends towards regulated sales and ‘lower
Massachusetts Lawmakers Divided on Next Steps for Troubled Cannabis Control Commission Image Cannabis NewsJuly 10, 2024 Uncertainty Looms as Massachusetts Lawmakers Grapple with Cannabis Control Commission's Future Amid Inspector General's Warning. Lawmakers from both parties signaled Tuesday they share a government watchdog’s concerns about upheav
Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus Demands Social Equity in Cannabis Legalization Image Cannabis NewsJuly 10, 2024 Black Caucus Stresses Restorative Justice as Essential for Cannabis Legalization in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus said Tuesday that any cannabis legalization law must contain policies concerning restorative jus
As Iowa Hemp lawsuits continue, business dries up for retailers Image Cannabis NewsJuly 10, 2024 Tightened Hemp Laws Devastate CBD Businesses and Spur Legal Battles in Iowa. Lacie Navin has seen business drop dramatically at her CBD and hemp shops since July 1, when a new state law tightly restricting the products went into effect. Navin runs Your
Wisconsin’s Cannabis industry leafs out with new, legal products Image Cannabis NewsJuly 10, 2024 From Migraines to Market Booms: How Legal Ambiguities and Entrepreneurial Spirit are Shaping Wisconsin's Cannabis Scene. When she was in her mid-30s, Sara Scott-Hitchings was bedeviled by migraines. After years of trying one medication after another, i
