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AB 1610 would create transparency and tackle inflated THC levels, which leads to price gouging. Enormous pressure to maximize THC levels falls upon cultivators, manufacturers, and labs. And when THC levels are inflated, it creates unrealistic expectations for higher numbers, and it erodes trust in

Germany's plan to legalize cannabis has received positive feedback from the European Union. According to Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, who announced that a bill for the legalization of cannabis would be introduced in the coming weeks. Germany is moving forward with its plan to legalize cannabis

LYNN - North Shore Community College is now offering a Cannabis Cultivation and Retail certificate. The college, which has campuses in Lynn and Danvers, said students will need to complete a 16-credit, two-semester program to earn the certificate. The program will be held at the Lynn campus. "This

ST PAUL - Legislation to legalize recreational marijuana for adults in Minnesota underwent a major rewrite. Tuesday the addition of new language to regulate and protect the state’s burgeoning industry in low-potency edibles and drinkables was made. Low-potency products containing THC derived from

O'Malley believes getting into cannabis with his own signature strain could be a '$100 million venture'. Connor McGregor was the sports world’s highest-paid athlete in 2021, earning more than US$181 million, according to Forbes. The majority of those earnings were attributed to McGregor selling his

Fresno, California is facing a budget shortfall of more than $3 million caused by the slow pace of cannabis dispensary openings in the city. The slow pace of retail cannabis dispensary openings in Fresno, California has led to a budget shortfall of more than $3 million for 2023, prompting city

The International Narcotics Control Board issued a “warning” about USA adult-use cannabis laws. The United Nations’ (UN) narcotics watchdog issued a press release on March 9, saying that U.S. adult-use cannabis laws are out of sync with the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, (with roots in

What is deemed "off-duty" and how do you tell if someone might be impaired on the clock? Employers are learning fast that some answers are complicated. Employers in New York have a lot of questions now that adult-use cannabis is legal, and it will likely require internal reviews of company policies

An effort to allow cannabis to be consumed at the same place it’s sold is running into opposition from Maine’s attorney general and highway safety bureau. State lawmakers have wrestled with allowing on-site consumption of cannabis ever since Maine voters legalized adult use of the drug in 2016. That

The state of Mississippi legalized medical cannabis last year. With medical cannabis now officially live in Mississippi, a local newspaper is spotlighting a family that brought the newly legal crop to their county––and their farm. The Daily Leader of Brookhaven, Mississippi has the story out of

Legal sales of cannabis in the United States are expected to grow by 14% this year, according to a leading industry market data analysis firm. Sales of legal cannabis in the United States are projected to grow by 14% in 2023, according to a recent report from Colorado-based cannabis industry market

Twitter has become the first major social media platform to openly allow the advertisement of cannabis brands. Since the new policy was announced last month, US brands have scrambled to be among the first to promote themselves on the platform, with many already planning to spend tens of thousands of

A measure to speed up the retail marijuana market's launch allowed sellers to cite THC levels projected by seed distributors, leading to potency overestimates. ALBANY - Last week, after they were confronted with lab results showing New York cannabis products had significantly less THC than

Arkansas medical marijuana revenue in the first two months of 2023 totaled $45,5 million, up 9,6% compared with the same period in 2022, according to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA). Licensed patients spent the $45.5 million in January and February to purchase 8,832

The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection last week released data on the state’s regulated cannabis sales for February, the first full month of legal recreational marijuana sales in the state. Licensed cannabis sales topped $18 million in Connecticut during February, the first full month of

A decriminalization bill recently passed in a House committee which would reduce possession penalties and help expunge cannabis convictions in Texas. Last week, the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee voted 9-0 to pass a bill that would decriminalize small amounts of cannabis. This was the

Canadian Rockies Hemp Corp. opened last year in Bruderheim, Alta. Nestled inside a processing plant in Bruderheim, Alta., lie sacks of hemp seeds from the Institute of Bast Crops in Ukraine. The institute, the country's national academy for agrarian sciences, is in northeast Ukraine, a region that

According to a new report, with only four licensed cannabis dispensaries in the Empire State and more than 1,400 unlicensed pot shops, the Wild West of Weed will lose billions in revenue if it doesn't stop the lawlessness soon. IfNew York doesn’t tame its Wild West of Weed, unlicensed cannabis

Cannabis Business Grant aims to support equity and diversity in Colorado's marijuana industry. For small business owners in the cannabis industry, it can often be difficult to find traditional funding sources due to the nature of the marijuana industry and its illegal federal status. The Cannabis

A House bill was recently approved to increase the number of medical cannabis licenses in Georgia. The Georgia House of Representatives passed a bill on March 7 that would expand the number of medical cannabis licenses available. The passage of House Bill 196, which received 170 votes in favor and