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Jersey City Public Safety Director James Shea is suing New Jersey and its Attorney General to block police officers from keeping their jobs if they smoke pot. If employees who drive buses, operate forklifts, and work with hazardous equipment aren’t allowed to test positive for pot should the police

Pot is now legal in Michigan, although lots of laws were broken in issuing the first licenses to sellers and growers. Two additional bad actors were sentenced today in connection with a brazen bribery scandal. The person who admits accepting the bribes is Rick Johnson—a former Speaker of the

Pot is now legal in Michigan, although lots of laws were broken in issuing the first licenses to sellers and growers. Two additional bad actors were sentenced today in connection with a brazen bribery scandal. The person who admits accepting the bribes is Rick Johnson—a former Speaker of the

Denmark’s medical cannabis Pilot Programme has seen patient numbers grow by more than 90% between Q2 2022 and Q2 2023. Recently published data from the Danish Health Data Authority shows that the number of patients taking part in the medical cannabis Pilot Programme, launched in 2018, has

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

Cannabis dispensaries are continuing to pop up on street corners across Vermont, with some areas like Chittenden County already hosting at least 10 stores. What effect does that have on Vermont students? We visited schools having conversations about cannabis and how they are navigating the new

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

Minnesota legalized marijuana, now it’s giving a Missouri-based company up to $15M in forgivable loans to grow it on the Iron Range. Legalization advocates ask whether the state financing gives large, out-of-state cannabis businesses a taxpayer-funded advantage over local companies. A Missouri-based

Minnesota legalized marijuana, now it’s giving a Missouri-based company up to $15M in forgivable loans to grow it on the Iron Range. Legalization advocates ask whether the state financing gives large, out-of-state cannabis businesses a taxpayer-funded advantage over local companies. A Missouri-based

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

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

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

State regulators will accept applications for recreational marijuana licenses until mid-December. The Cannabis Control Board, which approves industry policy, voted Tuesday to extend the application window by two weeks. Regulators indicated they were responding to people who wanted more details on

If NH legalizes cannabis, the next challenge looms: attracting farmers. In theory, Jim Riddle is as ready as any New Hampshire farmer to try his hand at cannabis if the state makes it legal. Riddle grew perennial fruit on a farm in Minnesota for 40 years. He moved to Hillsborough to get closer to

Alistair Monroe can still remember how “barren” the Oakland warehouse looked when he first walked inside. It was 1976, and a then-6-year-old Monroe had no idea why his father would rent a windowless room in a forgotten warehouse on the edge of the city. However, Alistair’s father, Arthur, a world

Alistair Monroe can still remember how “barren” the Oakland warehouse looked when he first walked inside. It was 1976, and a then-6-year-old Monroe had no idea why his father would rent a windowless room in a forgotten warehouse on the edge of the city. However, Alistair’s father, Arthur, a world

Legislators have introduced a senate resolution urging Ohio voters to vote “no.” The official voting day for Ohioans is Nov. 7, but early voting has already begun on Oct. 11. This is a significant year for cannabis because a cannabis legalization measure, which is labeled as Issue 2, is appearing on

Giddiness was widespread five years ago today, when Canada legalized cannabis sales for adult use. Consumers in Metro Vancouver were accustomed to buying cannabis products either as part of a medical authorization, from illicit dealers or from black-market retail stores. There was a sense that

Missouri Warns Microbusiness License Winners: Selling Your Licenses May Lead to Penalties. Missouri’s Division of Cannabis Regulation said last week that it’s “become aware” that some people who recently received small-scale cannabis business licenses — which are meant to boost opportunities for

Jersey City officials and police plan to lay out a federal lawsuit Tuesday that aims to block officers from using legal recreational cannabis while off-duty. State law allows the use of marijuana by officers when they’re off duty. Since recreational marijuana use became legal in New Jersey last year