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Why Snoop Dogg Is Quitting Smoking Cannabis

Why Snoop Dogg Is Quitting Smoking Cannabis

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Cannabis NewsNovember 20, 2023

Snoop Dogg’s decision to quit smoking cannabis came as a surprise to many, given his long and deep history of association with cannabis. From his first contact at a young age, through hiring specialists to roll joints and blunts, cannabis has been an important part of his life. Now that the rapper

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Cannabis Control Commission director leaving in December

Cannabis Control Commission director leaving in December

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Cannabis NewsNovember 17, 2023

Cannabis Control Commission Executive Director Shawn Collins Announces Resignation, Adding to Leadership Uncertainty. Shawn Collins is resigning as executive director of the Cannabis Control Commission effective Dec. 4, Acting Chairwoman Ava Callender Concepcion announced on Nov. 16, providing some

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Montana Judge Pauses New Fees For Weed Dispensaries

Montana Judge Pauses New Fees For Weed Dispensaries

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Cannabis NewsNovember 17, 2023

A Montana judge has issued a preliminary injunction that temporarily stops the state from collecting new license fees for businesses with multiple cannabis dispensary locations. A Montana judge has ordered state cannabis regulators to delay the enforcement of steep new fees for marijuana dispensary

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South African National Assembly Approves Bill Legalizing Cannabis for Personal Use

South African National Assembly Approves Bill Legalizing Cannabis for Personal Use

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Cannabis NewsNovember 16, 2023

The bill does not allow cannabis sales but “If you want to smoke it, you have to grow it.” Following a major 2018 judgment, which decriminalized the private use of cannabis, it appears that South Africa could finally be inching toward legalization of personal cannabis use. However, there are a

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Can you travel with medical marijuana or CBD gummies? Airlines, cruise ships have rules

Can you travel with medical marijuana or CBD gummies? Airlines, cruise ships have rules

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Cannabis NewsNovember 16, 2023

A Texas woman says she was banned for life from Carnival cruises for trying to board a ship in Miami with CBD gummies. Carnival said it’s following federal law, and that the gummies were against its policy. As the busy holiday travel season begins, take note: There are rules for cruising or flying

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Federal lawsuit reveals behind-the-scenes saga of failed Missouri marijuana testing lab

Federal lawsuit reveals behind-the-scenes saga of failed Missouri marijuana testing lab

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Cannabis NewsNovember 15, 2023

The rare glimpse into how Missouri medical marijuana business applicants came together echoes more the recent controversy involving social equity licenses. After Missouri voters legalized medical marijuana in November 2018, Jefferson City lobbyist Jeffrey Altmann went to work. Altmann knew out-of

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Study Shows People Are Ditching OTC Sleep Aids, Using Cannabis Instead

Study Shows People Are Ditching OTC Sleep Aids, Using Cannabis Instead

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Cannabis NewsNovember 15, 2023

One of the most common uses of the cannabis plant has long been to help people fall asleep. A recent peer-reviewed study has produced data showing that people who struggle with sleep might be favoring cannabis over other common prescription and over the counter sleep aids. The study, published in

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Owner of Medical Marijuana dispensary files federal lawsuit in Miss

Owner of Medical Marijuana dispensary files federal lawsuit in Miss

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Cannabis NewsNovember 15, 2023

An owner of a medical marijuana dispensary filed a federal lawsuit challenging Mississippi Law. Clarence Cocroft, the owner of Tru Source Medical Cannabis, teamed up with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to file the lawsuit on Tuesday. The lawsuit aims to defend the First Amendment right of all

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Rescheduling Cannabis Would Be a Broken Promise

Rescheduling Cannabis Would Be a Broken Promise

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Cannabis NewsNovember 15, 2023

President Joe Biden said during his campaign that "nobody should be in jail for smoking marijuana" and later made a promise that he would decriminalize the substance as president. We appreciate his willingness to acknowledge the failures of marijuana prohibition. Our current approach to marijuana

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Petition calls to allow more potent Cannabis edibles

Petition calls to allow more potent Cannabis edibles

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Cannabis NewsNovember 14, 2023

Advocates want raise the current limit from 10 mg of THC to 100 mg. OTTAWA — Canadian cannabis advocates are calling on the federal government to do more to fight illicit sellers by allowing for stronger edibles to be sold by licensed retailers. The call comes in the form of a petition in the House

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The Truth About Weed and Sleep

The Truth About Weed and Sleep

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Cannabis NewsNovember 14, 2023

Does cannabis really help with shut-eye—or is that just a dream? More and more people are using cannabis to sleep. One 2020 study found that this was one of the most common reasons people used medical marijuana, and according to SleepFoundation.org, some 70 percent of young people who use weed

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California wants to rollback environmental rules for Cannabis

California wants to rollback environmental rules for Cannabis

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Cannabis NewsNovember 14, 2023

Legalizing recreational cannabis in California was supposed to bring illegal growers out of the shadows and into a robust, safe and regulated market. When voters approved Proposition 64 in 2016, the measure promised to end the damage to our lands and water that had long been part of the illegal

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Town of Simsbury bans smoking Cannabis on public property

Town of Simsbury bans smoking Cannabis on public property

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Cannabis NewsNovember 14, 2023

The town of Simsbury is back-tracking on a plan to ban smoking in all public areas. The original plan was to ban public smoking of all tobacco and vaping products, but the board of selectmen decided in favor of banning just cannabis in public areas after a meeting on Monday. In the original draft

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NJ Legal Weed approaches $1B in sales, but how much is the state making?

NJ Legal Weed approaches $1B in sales, but how much is the state making?

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Cannabis NewsNovember 14, 2023

The New Jersey cannabis market is on its way to becoming a billion-dollar industry. From July 2022 through June 2023, New Jersey dispensaries sold more than $734 million in cannabis products, according to statistics from the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission. The vast majority of sales came

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Cannabis use is on the rise in the US – except among younger teens

Cannabis use is on the rise in the US – except among younger teens

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Cannabis NewsNovember 13, 2023

Cannabis is more popular in North America than anywhere else and its use continues to grow – but, somewhat surprisingly, not among adolescents. Cannabis is the most used illicit substance in the world, with an estimated 219 million people using it in 2021. Nowhere is it more popular than in the US

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Ohio just legalized Cannabis and now comes the hard part

Ohio just legalized Cannabis and now comes the hard part

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Cannabis NewsNovember 10, 2023

Ohio certainly wasn’t the first state to legalize recreational cannabis. 23 other states have done so since 2012 — but the Buckeye State’s arrival on that list could ultimately be quite consequential for the growing industry. Ohio voters’ approval of a legalization measure on Tuesday comes just

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Nearly 100,000 Marijuana expungements since amendment 3 passed last year

Nearly 100,000 Marijuana expungements since amendment 3 passed last year

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Cannabis NewsNovember 10, 2023

Nearly 100,000 criminal convictions involving marijuana offenses have been expunged in Missouri since Amendment 3 was passed last year. TV Station KMBC in Kansas City reports that local governments across Missouri are behind on erasing both felony and misdemeanor marijuana offenses, but the state is

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Missouri's recreational cannabis industry balloons to $1.5 billion in less than a year: A look at the boom

Missouri's recreational cannabis industry balloons to $1.5 billion in less than a year: A look at the boom

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Cannabis NewsNovember 10, 2023

Wednesday, November 8 marked a year since Missourians voted to legalize recreational marijuana and took a historic step towards embracing adult-use recreational cannabis. It also marks nine months since the opening weekend of those sales, turning a million-dollar industry into a billion-dollar one

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Hemp’s Unfulfilled Promise: A Call for Action From the FDA and Congress

Hemp’s Unfulfilled Promise: A Call for Action From the FDA and Congress

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Cannabis NewsNovember 10, 2023

After years of hype and fanfare, the hemp industry stands on the brink of disaster. The 2018 Farm Bill was a landmark piece of legislation that legalized hemp cultivation and hemp-derived products, such as CBD oil. It was intended to revitalize the agricultural sector, providing American farmers

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People regularly consuming Cannabis tend to show greater empathy

People regularly consuming Cannabis tend to show greater empathy

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Cannabis NewsNovember 8, 2023

Of these participants, 46 users and 34 controls also participated in brain imaging studies. Of the total group, cannabis users showed a greater ability to recognise and understand other peoples emotions and impressions, as adjudged by the Emotional Comprehension CE part of the Cognitive and

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