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EBCI will open historic NC Medical Cannabis dispensary

EBCI will open historic NC Medical Cannabis dispensary

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Cannabis NewsApril 16, 2024

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Opens First Medical Cannabis Dispensary Amid Debate on Recreational Use. It's a historic week for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) as their medical cannabis dispensary opens on Saturday, 4/20. It will be the only dispensary in the state where you can

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Kentucky lawmakers expedite Medical Marijuana licensing, pass on extra conditions

Kentucky lawmakers expedite Medical Marijuana licensing, pass on extra conditions

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Cannabis NewsApril 16, 2024

Kentucky Accelerates Medical Cannabis Licensing Timeline, Potentially Allowing Sales in Early 2025. The new law would allow Kentucky to issue medical cannabis licenses to businesses as early as this summer, increasing the odds that cannabis will be available for patients at dispensaries beginning

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Don’t flood market with legal Pot shops, NY Cannabis industry warns

Don’t flood market with legal Pot shops, NY Cannabis industry warns

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Cannabis NewsApril 16, 2024

Legal Marijuana Industry Warns Against Dramatic Increase in Pot Stores in New York. A group representing the legal marijuana industry is warning Governor Hochul’s cannabis regulators that a dramatic increase in the number of pot stores could have “disastrous consequences” for current licensed

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Highbridge students learn about the ins and outs of Cannabis

Highbridge students learn about the ins and outs of Cannabis

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Cannabis NewsApril 16, 2024

After-School Program Educates Students on Cannabis and Drug Education. "Where marijuana and cannabis is everywhere, they know where they can get it and they can get it in minutes,” said Jennings, who says many kids enter her class believing marijuana is healthy and not addictive. Students in

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Tyson temporarily halts Cannabis use for boxing match against Jake Paul

Tyson temporarily halts Cannabis use for boxing match against Jake Paul

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Cannabis NewsApril 16, 2024

Mike Tyson Temporarily Halts Cannabis Use Ahead of Boxing Match Against Jake Paul. Mike Tyson temporarily halted cannabis use to comply with boxing regulations ahead of his match against Jake Paul, affirming his commitment to the sport while maintaining advocacy for cannabis's medicinal benefits

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Workers at California Cannabis-delivery service threaten ‘unprecedented’ strike

Workers at California Cannabis-delivery service threaten ‘unprecedented’ strike

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Cannabis NewsApril 15, 2024

After Eaze workers unionized with United Food and Commercial Workers, company cut pay and wouldn’t address it in negotiations. Delivery drivers and other workers at the US’s largest cannabis-delivery company are threatening to strike in what would likely be the biggest work stoppage to hit the

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Colorado Cannabis Sales Fall Again In February, As Industry Struggles To Offset Decline

Colorado Cannabis Sales Fall Again In February, As Industry Struggles To Offset Decline

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Cannabis NewsApril 15, 2024

Colorado’s cannabis sales have fallen for a second consecutive month, as the state’s cannabis market continues its decline. According to the latest statistics from Colorado’s Department of Revenue, total cannabis sales in February fell from $115.4m in January 2024 to $114.4m in February. Discounting

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Iowa retailers warn of ‘unintended consequences’ in Hemp bill

Iowa retailers warn of ‘unintended consequences’ in Hemp bill

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Cannabis NewsApril 15, 2024

Iowa Hemp Retailers Warn of "Devastating Consequences" from New Legislation. Iowa consumable hemp retailers warn legislation recently passed by the Legislature that's awaiting Gov. Kim Reynolds' signature will have "devastating consequences" for the consumable hemp market in Iowa. Rick Wagaman owns

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Preliminary Approval of Settlement in Cannabis Dispensary Employee Class Action Lawsuit

Preliminary Approval of Settlement in Cannabis Dispensary Employee Class Action Lawsuit

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Cannabis NewsApril 15, 2024

Class Action Settlement Reached in Cannabis Dispensary Wage Claim Lawsuit. The New Mexico federal court preliminarily approved a class action settlement for $525,000 in a wage claim asserted by a group of hourly employees from two cannabis dispensary chains, Medicine Man Technologies, Inc. (which

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Where Recreational Marijuana stands in Florida before voters place their ballots

Where Recreational Marijuana stands in Florida before voters place their ballots

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Cannabis NewsApril 15, 2024

Trulieve CEO Shares Insights on Florida's Recreational Marijuana Ballot Measure. In November, voters will be able to decide whether recreational marijuana will be available in Florida to anyone 21 or older. CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede talks to the CEO of Trulieve, the cannabis company that spent $40

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4/20 is coming up, but Indiana stoners are out of luck

4/20 is coming up, but Indiana stoners are out of luck

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Cannabis NewsApril 12, 2024

Indianapolis ranks one of worst cities for marijuana. 4/20, a beloved holiday for cannabis users to spark up and pass the pipe, is quickly approaching, but Indianapolis residents and potheads in the area are out of luck. Despite over half of people preferring marijuana over alcohol if only one could

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Vehicle Crashes into Cannabis Dispensary, Injuring Three

Vehicle Crashes into Cannabis Dispensary, Injuring Three

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Cannabis NewsApril 12, 2024

3 hurt after SUV crashes into Attleboro dispensary. A vehicle crashed through the entrance of a cannabis dispensary in Attleboro on Thursday, sending three people to the hospital. Attleboro police say the SUV hit Zahara Cannabis Dispensary on Mossberg Drive around 1:30 p.m. and continued until it

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UK Eases Restrictions on Hemp Agriculture

UK Eases Restrictions on Hemp Agriculture

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Cannabis NewsApril 11, 2024

The UK government has approved new rules for hemp cultivation designed to ease growing the crop for farmers and spur new investment in the industry. The government of the United Kingdom has approved changes to the rules governing industrial hemp licenses designed to make it easier for farmers to

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DC lawmakers decline stricter rules on dispensaries near schools

DC lawmakers decline stricter rules on dispensaries near schools

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Cannabis NewsApril 11, 2024

Crackdown on Marijuana Dispensaries Near DC Schools Stalls Despite Community Outcry. A push to crackdown on marijuana dispensaries near D.C. schools has sputtered, as one controversial shop moves forward. Why it matters: Two neighborhood outcries have erupted over medical cannabis shops seeking to

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Exploiting the 'high': American caught for selling 'Cannabis tours' in Colombia

Exploiting the 'high': American caught for selling 'Cannabis tours' in Colombia

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Cannabis NewsApril 11, 2024

American Man Arrested for Orchestrating "Cannabis Tours" in Colombia. You've heard of the "high road," but what about "high tourism"? In Colombia, an American man nicknamed "cannabis Jimmy" has been arrested for orchestrating "cannabis tours" where people could get high on free samples as they

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New alliance of Cannabis processors formed in New York State

New alliance of Cannabis processors formed in New York State

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Cannabis NewsApril 11, 2024

New York Cannabis Processors Form Alliance to Advocate and Educate. A coalition of eight licensed cannabis processors is launching a trade group, which they intend to serve as an advocacy organization as well as a clearinghouse for reliable information about marijuana manufacturing. Founding members

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How Indigenous Women Are Revolutionizing The Cannabis Industry

How Indigenous Women Are Revolutionizing The Cannabis Industry

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Cannabis NewsApril 11, 2024

Indigenous women are reclaiming their heritage through weed. Reservations and the Native Americans who inhabit them walk a tightrope, balancing sovereignty with government relations. Tribes exist beyond the bounds of state lines, one reality that complicated the cannabis legalization matter even

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How Hemp Could Save Horticulture

How Hemp Could Save Horticulture

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Cannabis NewsApril 10, 2024

Also, hemp could save some of North America’s largest carbon-capturing ecosystems. Hemp is emerging as an unexpected remedy for one of the horticulture industry’s hidden environmental harms, thanks to research from horticulture professor Jessica Lubell-Brand. For years, gardeners have relied on a

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Keeley’s Cannabis pause falls flat with Santa Cruz City Council, business community

Keeley’s Cannabis pause falls flat with Santa Cruz City Council, business community

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Cannabis NewsApril 10, 2024

Tensions Rise as Mayor's Attempt to Delay Dispensary Decision Sparks Debate. Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley’s proposal Tuesday for a 45-day emergency moratorium on new cannabis business permits came with one eye on the particularly hot dispute surrounding an upcoming hearing over a dispensary

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Marijuana in Ohio: Take a look at the Division of Cannabis Control's newly proposed rules

Marijuana in Ohio: Take a look at the Division of Cannabis Control's newly proposed rules

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Cannabis NewsApril 10, 2024

Ohio's Recreational Marijuana Rollout Faces Legislative Standstill as State Agencies Push Ahead. More than five months have gone by since recreational marijuana became legal to use in Ohio, but the General Assembly has still not come to an agreement on House Bill 86. While things may be at a

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