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Study Reveals Growing Perception Among US Adults: Cannabis Smoking Deemed Safer Than Tobacco, Defying Scientific Consensus. U.S. adults increasingly perceive daily smoking of cannabis and secondhand exposure to cannabis smoke as safer than tobacco smoke, according to a study published online Aug. 11

The ordinance extends a ban on vaping and tobacco. Officials in Duluth, Minnesota this week approved an ordinance that will ban smoking marijuana in all city parks. The passage of the measure came about two weeks after a new state law allowing recreational cannabis use for adults aged 21 and older

Seniors, and not the high-school kind, are the fastest-growing population of cannabis users, a trend that illustrates what a long, strange trip the legalization movement has been. The share of over-65 Americans who have used marijuana nearly tripled in a decade, from 11 percent in 2009 to 32 percent

The limited-edition box coincides with Dwyane Wade’s recent induction into the NBA Hall of Fame. Former NBA athlete and Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade recently announced the details regarding his special cannabis box launch in collaboration with Jeeter. “My partners, Jeeter and I, have created this

Most Americans favor federal cannabis legalization. Nearly all Americans support medical cannabis legalization. This is not a new development. It has been that way for years. And it is a rare non-partisan issue. Over the past few years while support has been its highest, well, ever, a series of

The state made convicted weed dealers the first legal sellers. Those left out sued, and a judge paused the program. State inspectors visiting a storefront in the Bronx on a recent Thursday were so certain the owners would be cleared in a few days to open a cannabis dispensary that they handed them a

First responders seek clarity on recreational marijuana rules Firefighters and EMS workers across New Jersey are expressing frustration over a lack of clear guidelines regulating their recreational use of marijuana when off duty. Unlike law enforcement, first responders say there is no detailed

Regulators in Missouri on Monday issued a notice to recall more than 60,000 cannabis products in the state that were insufficiently processed before hitting the market. The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation said that it is “issuing a patient and consumer communication to alert patients and

People who work for New Jersey courts can no longer take any jobs in the medical or recreational cannabis industry. Chief Justice Stuart Rabner last week approved an amendment to Canon 5, which deals with outside employment for judicial employees and exists to avoid impropriety and conflicts of

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's cabinet is due this week to discuss a draft bill that would allow the limited consumption of hashish and marijuana. The plans have been widely criticized as impossible to police. Hundreds of people joined the annual cannabis legalization protest in Germany's capital Berlin

Cannabis legal sales in Michigan in July leaped 6,1% from June to a record $275,7 million, putting cannabis sales in 2023 on a $3 billion run rate. Another impressive stat released Friday by the Cannabis Regulatory Agency is on a day-by-day basis, sales increased by 2.7 percent. Taking a closer look

It was initiated by Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick and began Aug 2 with a meeting with officials at the Department of Health and Senior Services. Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has begun an investigation into the state’s marijuana program, vowing to assess whether regulators are operating “in a

Close to $100 million in illegal cannabis was seized during a raid on a massive grow op in Brantford, Ont., last Wednesday. Police say 18 people were arrested in connection with the shutdown at an industrial building on the city’s south end at Mohawk Street near Crandell Avenue. Officials with a

The newly-minted NBA Hall-of-Famer Dwyane Wade just dropped a limited-edition cannabis product with Jeeter, the top-selling preroll brand in the country, to commemorate the occasion. Wade was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, August 12, 2023. The NBA player

This is not your typical farmers market. A showcase market for cannabis growers has opened in New Paltz. And until there is a regular dispensary available locally to sell those products, the showcase market will continue to be open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday under tents in a parking lot

Summer 2023 is breaking records when it comes to heat. That might be bad news for Arizona’s dedicated hikers and golfers, but it’s good news for the pool party enthusiasts. And thanks to Cannabis Beverage Company’s High Tide Premium Cannabis Infused Seltzers (which are alcohol-free), Arizonans can

For the Love of Charlie Founder Shares Vision of Life-Changing Cannabis Benefits with Seniors at Baldwin House Senior Living. Tucker Jasso, the founder of the company For the Love of Charlie, had a message for a group of nearly 30 seniors in Hazel Park on a recent August afternoon: "I'm here to tell

Carl Sack is no fan of marijuana. He tried smoking once in high school and hasn’t touched it since. And he doesn’t just dislike the clouds of pot smoke he encounters around Duluth, Minnesota – he hates them. “I can’t stand to be around the stuff,” he said. But he’s still adamantly opposed to local

CHICAGO -- Illinois cannabis sellers sold $140 million worth of weed in July, the highest monthly total so far in 2023. The majority of the cannabis sales were to state residents, totaling $104.3 million. Out-of-state customers bought $35.6 million worth of product, according to sales figures from

Missouri has now expunged over 70,000 cannabis convictions, according to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Since President Biden announced in October 2022 that cannabis convictions would be eligible for expungement, states across the US have been enacting the pardons