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Gov Kathy Hochul wants to use the state budget process to address the proliferation of unregulated and illegal sales of cannabis that she worries could hinder the growth of the legal marketplace. Lawmakers and Hochul are working to finalize a budget this week, but the discussion surrounding

According to data in a new report from the USDA, in 2022. The United States saw a sharp decline in the value of industrial hemp production, with the total value for both open and protected cultivation falling to $238 million, down 71% from the previous year. Industrial hemp grown in the open

US track and field Olympian Tara Davis-Woodhall has been stripped of her indoor national title and suspended one month following an anti-doping rule violation. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced Tuesday that Davis-Woodhall tested positive for THC – the main psychoactive compound found in

Gov John Carney of Delaware announced last week that he would allow two bills to legalize and regulate adult-use cannabis to become law without his signature, making the state the 22nd to legalize recreational marijuana. Recreational marijuana became legal in Delaware on Sunday as Democratic

Hopes that Evanston would permit cannabis lounges went up in smoke Monday night in the face of a strong commitment by several alders to the city’s clean air ordinance. Ald. Devon Reid (8th) pitched the smoking establishments as a matter of equity, saying lower income residents, who

Bangkok - Home delivery services, interactive maps with online products, relaxation spas and stores with brownies, cookies and joints. The marijuana business has become a profitable activity in Thailand, where many benefit from a legal limbo in the absence of clear regulation of the businesses

While prices typically drop as a market matures, for now, people in New Jersey are paying high prices for legal recreational marijuana. With one year of legalization under its belt, New Jersey has some of the most expensive recreational cannabis in the country. And it’s going to take time — years

A report last month claimed the NBA will be removing cannabis from its list of banned substances. The league no longer tests players for the drug as part of a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement. Snoop — one of the world’s most famous cannabis connoisseurs — recently appeared on ESPN with

BALTIMORE - Recreational cannabis in Maryland is right around the corner - set to become legal this July 1st. There’s a new structure regulating the new industry - passed by both chambers as time waned on the legislative session in Annapolis. For one Baltimore shop, planning for legal, non-medical

ATLANTIC CITY - Mayor Marty Small Sr. on Wednesday will sign the cannabis business license for MPX New Jersey LLC. That allowed the company to become the first business in the city to sell recreational cannabis, according to information provided by the city. MPX NJ will begin recreational sales the

A Milwaukee business will lose its licenses for what a video captured: people inside dancing, smoking, discussing marijuana usage, and waving guns. On Tuesday, April 18, the Milwaukee Common Council voted not to renew the food and alcohol licenses for Chambers East Food Market, a convenience store

Federal meddling in local laws has created a challenging and preposterous gray market for DC's canna-businesses—and their customers. When I first signed up for a bus tour of the Washington area conducted by Lucky Chuckie Tours, the $70 price seemed a bit high. It was only after I boarded a small

On the first 4/20, after Connecticut legalized marijuana, several Hartford-area venues are having events to celebrate, both on April 20 and the days after. One event is serious: CT CannaWarriors 4/20 Rally at the Capitol Building in Hartford, Thursday starting at 11 a.m. The rally advocates for

Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow cannabis businesses to take standard deductions on their state tax returns. A bill pending before Connecticut state lawmakers would allow businesses in the state’s nascent cannabis industry to take tax deductions commonly enjoyed by firms

TRENTON - Just four days after its stunning denial, New Jersey cannabis regulators reversed course and renewed a dispensary chain's license to sell legal weed to recreational customers at two South Jersey locations. Curaleaf, which operates 150 dispensaries in the United States, will be allowed to

Everyone talks about the homeless problem, and now the DUI problem, but never addresses what has really changed in Arizona. The decision to legalize cannabis was a major mistake, especially after seeing the negative effects it had on Colorado after that state legalized recreational marijuana before

Two cannabis bills which would legalize and regulate an adult-use industry are now on Delaware Gov. John Carney’s desk. As of April 14, two cannabis bills have officially been sent to the desk of Delaware Gov. John Carney. House Bill 1 legalizes small amounts of cannabis for personal use, and House

For the first time in the survey's 30-year history, more people said they think that using cannabis regularly is not as risky as weekly binge drinking. Negative attitudes towards recreational drugs appear to be in decline, according to a survey by the Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). The

As New York State's budding cannabis industry continues to grow, a new player in Western New York entered the market this week. As New York State's budding cannabis industry continues to grow, a new player in Western New York entered the market Wednesday, eager for a share of what's expected to be a

The Supreme Court of Canada is set to rule today on whether Quebec's ban on growing cannabis plants at home is constitutional. The ruling is in a case first brought before the courts in 2019 by Janick Murray-Hall. Murray-Hall's lawyer argued that Quebec's ban on owning and cultivating plants for