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When police and truck inspectors made a recent stop, they were surprised to find what the truck was hauling. Ontario Provincial Police assisted Ontario Ministry of Transportation inspectors when they pulled over a truck on the Queen Elizabeth Way near Burlington, Ontario, Canada. When they opened

CONCORD - A cannabis legalization bill sponsored by both the Democratic and Republican leaders in the House died in the New Hampshire Senate on Thursday in what was a nearly party-line vote. The bill, HB 639, would have established a legalized non-medical cannabis market in New Hampshire. It

PORTLAND - A jury has awarded $4.9 million to the owners of a cannabis business in a lawsuit filed against Portland-based Emerge Law Group. Tidewater Investments, LLC, sued Emerge Law Group and two of its attorneys, Corinne Celko and Genny Kiley, after the lawyers failed to alert Tidewater’s owners

Cannabis regulators in New York on Thursday issued 50 additional licenses to operate an adult-use marijuana business in the state, growing the number to 215 licenses awarded since the marketplace went into effect. The new licenses were announced as a social equity and economic plan, a move meant to

Cannabis legalization could become a reality for Colombia as it moves to the Senate. On May 8, the Colombian Chamber of Representatives passed a cannabis legalization bill. In the sixth of eight discussions, the bill was passed with a 98-57 vote. In Colombia, legislative acts require eight debates

PORTAGE - The city council of a small town in Michigan is considering a proposed ordinance amendment that, if passed, could allow drive-thru services at local marijuana businesses. First introduced for first reading April 18, Ordinance Amendment #22/23-9 looks to change several commercial marijuana

New Jersey Gov Phil Murphy has signed legislation to separate state tax law from federal regulations that deny standard tax deductions for cannabis businesses. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy this week signed legislation to grant standard business tax deductions to licensed cannabis companies in a

More seniors are consuming cannabis, presenting new issues and the need for education. Due to an uptick of incidents involving seniors consuming too much cannabis, doctors are warning older citizens about how to consume the plant correctly. Eating edibles in particular, without the proper guidance

Cheshire’s Planning and Zoning Commission has been looking for feedback from the public as it weighs whether to allow commercial cannabis uses, such as a recreational retail establishment, in town. The group got some of what it was looking for during a public hearing on Monday, May 8. Over a dozen

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated whether cannabis treatment could improve the health-associated quality of life (QoL) over time in Australia. Medical cannabis encompasses a wide spectrum of products, including dried flowers, oils, and edibles that contain

With eight state championships at three different schools, Jack Cochran is one of the most successful coaches in Connecticut high school football history. Controversy often came with his high achievements, but when it came to results, Cochran delivered. Now 57, Cochran is in the delivery business

Connecticut’s hemp farmers and CBD product producers say a bill intended to curb sales of illegal cannabis edibles would significantly affect their business. “This will cripple my business,” said Duncan Markovich, co-founder of Better Ways CBD, a Branford-based cannabis therapeutics brand. “The

Excess taxes are expected to increase in 2023. According to data from the cannabis research firm Whitney Economics, the cannabis industry paid an excess of $1.8 billion in additional taxes in 2022 alone. And, spoiler alert: This article doesn’t have a happy ending. Cision PR Newsletter reports that

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 sports in the state, told MMA Junkie, following an initial report by MMA

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 can’t clean up its act, the capital city’s

City Council grants special use to businesses planning to locate in new mixed-use building at Howard Street and Chicago Avenue. Evanston City Council members gave the green light Monday to the city’s second cannabis dispensary – as well as a bakery-restaurant – within the five-story, mixed-use

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 licenses, under a bill approved by lawmakers in the

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 on marijuana advertising while

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 on marijuana advertising while

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 law. “Yeah, I’m for it,” she said. “I think people can