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Cannabis tax revenue is paying for roads, parks and public safety in West Michigan. Allowing regulated cannabis businesses is paying off for local governments across Michigan, where excise tax revenue is returning to fund projects such as road improvements and public parks. The $87.1 million in

New Buffalo Township Puts Pause on Marijuana Dispensary Considerations Amid Surge in License Applications. New Buffalo Township is putting a pause on considering more marijuana dispensaries... after already getting 35 license applications. Currently, only two dispensaries are open in the township

Recreational cannabis-based goods try to capture a market that’s still adjusting to legal hemp products. It wasn’t a typical product launch party. Hundreds of guests gathered last weekend at a swanky rooftop lounge in downtown Atlanta to sample drinks, watch dancers twirl flaming batons and ride in

Conservative lawmakers worry that medical cannabis legalization could make it easier for people to use weed recreationally. Yet another spring in Topeka and more seemingly serious talk about legalizing medical marijuana in Kansas. Lawmakers and supporters of pulling Kansas cannabis regulations in

The use of Delta-8 THC is becoming significant among high school students, according to a new national survey. The findings published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reveal that 11.4% of high school students used delta-8 THC in the past year. What Is Delta-8 THC

New Jersey’s cannabis market is charging customers less and bringing in more revenue, but frustrated medical patients feel like they’re being left behind. Cannabis is predicted to be a billion dollar industry this year, and initial sales have been brisk, according to Cannabis Regulatory Commission

Congressmen ‘Deeply Troubled’ by DEA and HHS Implementation of Cannabis Research Act. The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have come under fire from lawmakers for their ‘unacceptable’ implementation of a cannabis research act. US representatives Earl

Person at center of NY Office of Cannabis Management enforcement sues state agency. The subject of the state’s first public recall of a cannabis product – who recently made allegations of retaliation and “selective enforcement” against the Office of Cannabis Management – sued the state agency on

Number of Marijuana Offenders Under 20 Hits Record High in Japan. The number of marijuana offenders under the age of 20 increased 34% to 1,222 last year, marking a record high, according to National Police Agency data released Thursday. The figure for cannabis cases involving those under age 20 had

The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management warned people in the state who are selling illegal flower. Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced Tuesday that it will begin to crack down on the illegal sales of cannabis flower across Minnesota as the state’s adult-use market takes

About 11 percent of 12th graders in U.S. reported using Delta-8-THC in the past year, according to new analysis. Adolescents are using an often unregulated, psychoactive derivative of cannabis, according to national data released Wednesday, as the Biden administration deliberates expanding access to

Other states should follow Massachusetts’ lead. Calling it a “nation-leading effort,” Massachusetts Gov. Maura T. Healey on Wednesday announced her intention to take executive action to pardon misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions in the commonwealth. If it is approved by the “Governor’s

Unions Push for Enforcement of Labor Agreements in Legal Marijuana States. As more states legalize marijuana, unions are crying foul over loopholes and a lack of enforcement that have kept state-backed labor peace deals from delivering the promised boon of organizing the industry. Out of the 25

London Director's Artificial Cannabis Props Prompt Police Visit. Marko Washke, 56, the company director of Sugavision, suppliers of hyper-realistic, artificial cannabis plants and botanical props, who lives in Brixton, London created cannabis props for the first time in 1999, for the 2000 comedy

Manhattan’s Upper West Side is awash with unlicensed weed shops — and the budding problem continues to grow worse. At least 53 delis, smoke shops and grocery stores in the uptown neighborhood are hawking marijuana without licenses, according to a recent block-by-block survey conducted by a crack

Study Shows Concern Over Teen Use of Delta-8 THC. A national survey of more than 2,000 high school seniors across the country found that more than 11% used a drug called delta-8 THC in the past year. The psychoactive compound is derived from hemp, and often called "diet weed' or "weed lite." It's

Challenges and Hopes for Cannabis Retailers in Washington: The Impact of the SAFER Banking Act. It's been more than a decade since Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize recreational marijuana. Since then, 19 states have followed. But along the west coast, which dominated the

The SAFER Banking Act and Its Potential Impact on Cannabis Businesses. The TDR Three Takeaways on SAFER Banking Act: The SAFER Banking Act aims to expand access to banking for cannabis businesses, reducing safety risks and promoting industry growth. Despite bipartisan support, the SAFER Banking Act

The French medical cannabis experiment is ending this year, in preparation of an official program launch in 2025. France is currently working toward the eventual launch of its official medical cannabis program, and a new update from the French National Medicines Safety Agency (ANSM) recently

Efforts to put guardrails around the largely unregulated market for intoxicating hemp products have repeatedly sparked lawsuits. Mississippi is confronting an unlikely new drug scourge: Hemp. Intoxicating, hemp-derived products — which aren’t subject to testing or packaging requirements — are being