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PTSD can’t be cured with Cannabis, may ease symptoms

PTSD can’t be cured with Cannabis, may ease symptoms

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Cannabis NewsMarch 2, 2023

Post-traumatic stress disorder is a complex mental health condition brought on by one or a series of traumatic events. For a long time, it was primarily associated with veterans coming home from the atrocities of war. It was also normalized given the taboo around seeking therapy, especially for men

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Top 6 Benefits of Cannabis

Top 6 Benefits of Cannabis

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Cannabis NewsMarch 2, 2023

Reference this list next time someone asks why you use weed. We don’t just love cannabis because of the psychoactive high. In fact, there are plenty of benefits to experience from non-psychoactive cannabinoids like CBD, CBN, and CBG. Regardless of why you use the plant, are you aware of the 6 major

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Government budgets $50,000 for work on legalisation of Cannabis

Government budgets $50,000 for work on legalisation of Cannabis

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Cannabis NewsMarch 1, 2023

A budget has been earmarked to continue work on a “world-class” legal cannabis regime for Bermuda, MPs heard – despite the legislation getting turned down by Britain last year. Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General, told the House of Assembly during Monday’s Budget debate that the Ministry of

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Cannabis sales in California drop for first time in five years

Cannabis sales in California drop for first time in five years

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Cannabis NewsMarch 1, 2023

The state has struggled for years to get a handle on its illicit cannabis market, which is likely the primary factor driving the decrease. California cannabis may be in trouble. The state has seen an 8% dip from last year in the amount of legal marijuana purchased by consumers, the first time the

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‘We want to be Disruptive’: Halo Infusions expands with massive new Cannabis Kitchen

‘We want to be Disruptive’: Halo Infusions expands with massive new Cannabis Kitchen

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Cannabis NewsMarch 1, 2023

A year ago, southern Arizona's largest cannabis-infused product manufacturing operation underwent a risky business move. In a landmark $30 million sale, Halo Infusions shed its retail and cultivation licenses to focus on the production of its award-winning infused products. "Selling the licenses

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‘We want to be Disruptive’: Halo Infusions expands with massive new Cannabis Kitchen

‘We want to be Disruptive’: Halo Infusions expands with massive new Cannabis Kitchen

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Cannabis NewsMarch 1, 2023

A year ago, southern Arizona's largest cannabis-infused product manufacturing operation underwent a risky business move. In a landmark $30 million sale, Halo Infusions shed its retail and cultivation licenses to focus on the production of its award-winning infused products. "Selling the licenses

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Illinois lawmakers form new Cannabis working group to boost industry growth and equity focus

Illinois lawmakers form new Cannabis working group to boost industry growth and equity focus

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Cannabis NewsMarch 1, 2023

Illinois lawmakers form new cannabis working group to boost industry growth and equity focus Marijuana Moment reports that a cannabis working group has been formed in Illinois that is aiming to direct the industry’s expansion in a business-friendly way, while still satisfying the equity goals of the

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Republican candidate for Kentucky governor announces support for Medical Marijuana

Republican candidate for Kentucky governor announces support for Medical Marijuana

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Cannabis NewsMarch 1, 2023

FRANKFORT - Another candidate for Kentucky governor is putting support behind medical marijuana, but they come from the other side of the aisle. GOP candidate Ryan Quarles announced on Tuesday that he's in favor of "responsible" medical marijuana legislation. "My mom passed away 10 years ago next

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Clinical Cannabis trial for children with Autism

Clinical Cannabis trial for children with Autism

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Cannabis NewsMarch 1, 2023

An Israeli startup will be testing its cannabis-based treatments on children with autism. SciSparc aims to alleviate anxiety, sleep problems, hyperactivity, and other symptoms associated with the disorder. It will conduct a clinical trial to assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of its drug

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Four Americans convicted in U.K. smuggling case

Four Americans convicted in U.K. smuggling case

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Cannabis NewsMarch 1, 2023

Four Americans have been convicted of drug smuggling charges so far following the arrests of nine Americans at Heathrow Airport in January. Four U.S. nationals have been convicted of smuggling cannabis into the United Kingdom and now face time behind bars for their crimes, according to statements

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CuraLeaf’s Cannabis connection to Russia started in New Jersey

CuraLeaf’s Cannabis connection to Russia started in New Jersey

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Cannabis NewsMarch 1, 2023

For several years rumors circulated that Curaleaf, a cannabis permit holder in numerous states and a major player in New Jersey’s regulated market, had financial connections to Russia. After the invasion of Ukraine there were sanctions passed and the company began to receive more intense scrutiny

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Cannabis economy is tanking

Cannabis economy is tanking

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Cannabis NewsMarch 1, 2023

Emerald Triangle communities were built on cannabis. Legalization has pushed them to the brink. HAYFORK — It’s shortly before 8 a.m. and a touch above freezing at the Trinity County Fairgrounds. The food bank’s February distribution won’t begin for another half hour, but the line of cars already

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What employees should know about state adult use Cannabis laws

What employees should know about state adult use Cannabis laws

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 27, 2023

Adult use of marijuana for recreational purposes is legal in 21 states, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. As of last October, 37 states and the District of Columbia permit marijuana for medical use, as do Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana

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New York’s new drug problem: what to do with a billion dollar Weed mountain?

New York’s new drug problem: what to do with a billion dollar Weed mountain?

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 27, 2023

Cannabis farms are booming upstate, but red tape frustrates newly legal shops in the city. Result: confusion – and a very big stash. Let’s Be Blunt: No smoking in the plazas” is the message that has been placed around Times Square following newly liberalised cannabis laws that have turned New York

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Lawmakers should consult forensic scientists before passing any more Marijuana laws

Lawmakers should consult forensic scientists before passing any more Marijuana laws

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 24, 2023

Texas legalized hemp and embraced CBD. Crime labs are struggling. Since Texas legalized hemp in 2019, enforcement of the state’s marijuana laws has become confusing and chaotic. Unfortunately, Texas crime labs have been caught in the middle as they are forced to analyze an increasing variety of

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Oklahoma Recreational Marijuana advocates and opponents prepare for upcoming special election

Oklahoma Recreational Marijuana advocates and opponents prepare for upcoming special election

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 24, 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma voters are just a couple of weeks away from voting on legalizing recreational marijuana in the Sooner State. Supporters and opponents alike are gearing up for the upcoming Oklahoma Special Election on recreational marijuana. Advocates for the proposed law are arguing from an

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Child accused of passing out Marijuana Candy in School

Child accused of passing out Marijuana Candy in School

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 24, 2023

Parents of students at a local school are furious over a situation involving drugs brought by a student. KTAL Reports are stating that a female student brought the marijuana edibles from home and passed them out to some students. Reports also state that the mother of a 13 year-old student at Green

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Arizonans spent more than $1.4 billion on marijuana in 2022, driven by recreational sales

Arizonans spent more than $1.4 billion on marijuana in 2022, driven by recreational sales

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 24, 2023

Total Arizona marijuana sales in 2022 mirrored the total from 2021, the first year of the legal adult use market, but the paths that each year reached $1.4 billion in sales were strikingly different. In 2021, medical marijuana sales were the driving factor, accounting for nearly 55% — about $760

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Hundreds of previous Marijuana-related convictions will be removed from Alaska's state’s courts database

Hundreds of previous Marijuana-related convictions will be removed from Alaska's state’s courts database

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 24, 2023

ANCHORAGE - Alaska is joining several other states in revising the visibility of convictions for criminal actions that are now legal. Beginning May 1, marijuana possession convictions of about just under 800 Alaska residents will be removed from Courtview, a public, online database of court cases

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Washington Senate passes bill banning hiring discrimination for Pot use

Washington Senate passes bill banning hiring discrimination for Pot use

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 24, 2023

The Washington state Senate has passed a bill that prevents employers from denying employment based on a positive drug test for weed. The Washington Senate this week approved a bill that would protect cannabis users from pre-employment job discrimination. The measure, Senate Bill 5123, was passed by

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