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Donald Trump’s unlikely Weed wager Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 17, 2024 The former president’s pro-cannabis policies could bolster his efforts to gain support with key Democratic constituencies. Donald Trump may be a teetotaler, but he’s hoping another intoxicating product will give his campaign an important boost in a tight election. After years of skirting around the Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Politico

Michigan Marijuana sales increase as Ohio joins the Recreational Cannabis market Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 16, 2024 Ohio’s Legal Marijuana Sales Begin, but Michigan's Cannabis Market Remains Strong. As recreational marijuana sales kicked off in Ohio last month, Michigan’s cannabis industry wondered: How would this impact its own booming market, which attracts customers from across the Ohio border? It's widely Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs Detroit Free Press

New York Faces Persistent Illegal Cannabis Market Despite Legalization Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 16, 2024 This state legalized cannabis, so why does it still have an illegal weed problem? City and state officials say they’ve shut down more than 1,300 illicit outlets. It’s believed that thousands more remain in business. Business nearly tripled at Verdi cannabis dispensary, one of dozens of legal weed Cannabis Technology News Marijuana Politics Politico

Murphy signs law that will pull Delta-8, THC seltzers from shelves Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 13, 2024 Governor Murphy Signs Law Closing Hemp Loophole, Halting Sale of THC Products Until Regulations Are Drafted. In one fell swoop, the loophole that allowed intoxicating hemp products — from candy-shaped edibles and cannabis flower available at gas stations to the THC seltzers on liquor store shelves — Medical Cannabis News Marijuana Politics app.com

How hemp and THCA is rewriting the rules of Cannabis Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 13, 2024 Consumable hemp is forcing another rethinking of what constitutes legal cannabis in America. One of the biggest cannabis tales defining 2024 isn’t about marijuana. It’s about hemp laws – or more specifically, increasingly popular derivative compounds, such as concentrated delta-9 hemp products and Cannabis Technology News Marijuana Politics Cannabis Jobs Green Market Report

Senate Committee Approves Bill to End Cannabis-Related Job Disqualification for Federal Jobs Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 19, 2024 Senate Committee Approves Measure To End Consideration of Past Cannabis Use for Federal Jobs and Security Clearances The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 9-5 to approve legislation which will eliminate the ability of federal agencies to disqualify applicants for Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Norml

Biden Faces Growing Pressure to Deliver on Cannabis Clemency Promises Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 16, 2024 Biden promised no jail time for weed, he's running out of time to pardon cannabis convicts. With the president's decision to drop out of the race, he has effectively begun a longer lame-duck period, which is historically when most presidential clemency grants have occurred. For most of U.S. history Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News USA Today

Jersey City Cannabis Dispensaries to Be Capped, Control Board Hearings Continue Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 13, 2024 Jersey City Council Moves to Cap Cannabis Dispensaries Amid Controversial Approvals and Denials. The Jersey City Council is moving to cap cannabis dispensaries while the Cannabis Control Board nearly revoked Garden Greenz’s approval, denied Local Modiv, and approved others. The Council passed a law Marijuana Politics Heady NJ

3 charged after 113 pounds of Marijuana seized at Nashville airport Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 13, 2024 Over 100 Pounds of Marijuana Seized at Nashville Airport; Three Arrested. More than 100 pounds of marijuana was found in four suitcases at the Nashville International Airport on a flight from California Thursday. Officers searched luggage that arrived on a Southwest flight from Sacramento around 4 p Marijuana Politics Cannabis Jobs WKRN

Could America's divide on Marijuana be coming to an end? Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 12, 2024 Presidential Candidates Signal Support for Marijuana Reclassification as States Push for Legalization. The U.S. is divided when it comes to state and federal marijuana policy, but recent political developments could move the country toward a greater acceptance of cannabis. Both major presidential Marijuana Politics ABC News

Missouri governor, attorney general announce task force to regulate Hemp products Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 11, 2024 After the Missouri Secretary of State rejected his emergency rule, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced new efforts on Tuesday to further regulate the hemp industry. The Department of Health and Senior Services started enforcing Parson’s new regulations this month. Now, Parson and Missouri Attorney Marijuana Politics WGEM

Picente introduces Cannabis, tobacco regulation laws Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 5, 2024 Oneida County Introduces Legislation to Combat Illegal Cannabis Shops and Control Tobacco Paraphernalia Sales. Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente introduced two new laws that he hopes will crack down on unlicensed cannabis sales and regulate tobacco paraphernalia sales. “In my State of the Marijuana Politics Local Syr

Kentucky Medical Cannabis Program receives staggering number of business applications Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 5, 2024 Governor Andy Beshear said the vast majority of license applications are for dispensaries. Gov. Andy Beshear announced during his Team Kentucky update on Thursday the Kentucky Medical Marijuana Program received 4,998 applications for licenses from prospective medical cannabis businesses. Last year Medical Cannabis News Marijuana Politics WHAS 11

Germany’s dodged Weed legalization Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 5, 2024 Bureaucracy, politics and EU rules have turned Germany’s plans into a damp squib — and opened up the market more for dealers. Germany's much-heralded legalization of cannabis appears to be falling short on one of its biggest promises — stamping out the black market. When it was introduced earlier Marijuana Politics Politico

Federal Marijuana Policy Change Won't Come Until After Election Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 3, 2024 Delayed Decision on Marijuana Reclassification Could Impact 2024 Presidential Election. A decision on whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the U.S. will not come until after the November presidential election, a timeline that raises the chances it could be a potent political Marijuana Politics News Max

Police arrests California man transporting more than 100 pounds of illegal Marijuana on I-40 Image Cannabis NewsAugust 29, 2024 California Man Arrested in Arkansas with Over 100 Pounds of Illegal Marijuana. The Arkansas State Police (ASP) arrested a California Man on Wednesday, August 21 around 4:40 p.m. while traveling eastbound on Interstate 40 at the 104-mile marker in County. After being stopped for a traffic violation Marijuana Politics KATV

Marijuana businesses accused of violating Marijuana rules ahead of Recreational sales Image Cannabis NewsAugust 28, 2024 Ohio Cannabis Industry Faces Penalties for Premature Marketing Ahead of Legal Recreational Sales Yes we cannabis? In the weeks leading up to the first day of recreational marijuana sales, five licensees were fined for violating Ohio’s fairly strict marijuana advertising and marketing rules, which Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Cleveland.com

Afroman claims credit for Ohio Marijuana legalization, celebrates with fancy goblet Image Cannabis NewsAugust 27, 2024 Afroman Celebrates Ohio's Legalization of Recreational Marijuana. Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman celebrated the legalization of recreational marijuana in his home state of Ohio in a video posted on social media. The “Because I Got High” singer, whose given name is Joseph Foreman, took credit for Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics NBC4I.com

Deadline for Missouri’s new Marijuana plain packaging is Sept 1 Image Cannabis NewsAugust 26, 2024 Missouri's New Cannabis Packaging Rules Aim to Protect Children, Deadline for Compliance Approaches. Under Missouri's new cannabis regulations, labels and packages for marijuana-related products must have limited colors and can't appeal to children or resemble candy. (Photo by Rebecca Rivas/The Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News My Courier Tribune

New Cannabis Testing Regulations Threaten Profitability for Small Growers Image Cannabis NewsAugust 26, 2024 Some MS cannabis growers may not be able to turn a profit with new weed-testing regulations. State Health Officer offers further grace period for growers to catch up with new regulations. Dozens of medical cannabis cultivators and other business owners voiced concerns Thursday at the State Capitol Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs Clarion Ledger