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A house fire in Moreno Valley was caused by an illegal electrical bypass to grow marijuana, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department reported Monday. Deputies from the Moreno Valley Station responded to the 15000 block of Carolina Avenue, near Lasselle Street, around 7 p.m. Sunday to a report of a

Police in North Yorkshire are warning landlords of the rise of cannabis farms and have put together a list of signs to watch out for. This comes as a rise in cannabis farms have been reported across the county, and police are worried about risks, including the risk of fire. An image the force shared

South East hemp producers joined Legalise Cannabis Victoria in Parliament on Wednesday 31 May to push for an inquiry into Victoria’s industrial hemp industry which they hope will give the trade a much needed boost. The motion was successfully passed, bringing new interest into the future of

Amendment 3 legalized recreational marijuana in Missouri. It also required all nonviolent marijuana-related misdemeanours and felonies to be expunged by June 8 and December 8, respectively. But the state doesn’t know how many cases are left, and experts say the courts aren't equipped to handle those

New York's fledgling marijuana market doesn't have enough licensed retailers to sell the 300,000 pounds (136,000 kilograms) of cannabis grown by farmers in the state. ARGYLE, N.Y. (AP) — Seth Jacobs has about 100 bins packed with marijuana flower sitting in storage at his upstate New York farm. And

Schumer pushes for marijuana criminal justice reform Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), the man who controls what gets voted on in the Senate, again argued last week in a Senate speech that it is critical to add criminal justice reform provisions to a bipartisan marijuana banking bill

WASHINGTON - The Hemp Industries Association (HIA), the nation’s foremost trade association for hemp businesses and farms, today announced the program for its 27th annual conference to be held August 28-30, 2023 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Austin, Texas. With the theme of Going Mainstream, the 3

Since Missouri's marijuana sales began in 2019, the state has collected nearly $100 million in revenue from taxes and program fees, according to state authorities. Etched in the state's constitution is a road map for where the revenue can go. The first stop is operational costs. By law, any expense

CONCORD — An attempt to set up legal adult cannabis sales under the thumb of the state liquor commission was abandoned Tuesday by the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee. A reworked amendment that was deemed full of contradictions with some language maintaining full control by the liquor

Two affiliated George Soros-funded groups are influencing marijuana legalization and decriminalization laws in Democratic-run states that have seen substance abuse and crime rates skyrocket in recent years. Drug Policy Alliance and its advocacy arm, Drug Policy Action, received at least $2.8 million

Cannabis regulators in New York are poised to begin enforcing new state laws aimed at shuttering hundreds of unlicensed shops selling black-market marijuana that undermines the state's fledgling legal cannabis industry. The state Office of Cannabis Management on Tuesday voted to approve emergency

TOWSON - Recreational marijuana will be legal in Maryland come July 1, and Baltimore County is developing the systems that will make that work. "Just catching up to where the state is so that the facilities here in Baltimore County can in fact take advantage, if they're eligible for the state

Unfortunately, you won’t be able to light up on-site at New York markets. Regulations and red tape make it hard to sell cannabis in New York. Currently, just over a dozen licensed retailers are actively operating in New York. By introducing a marijuana farmers market, more retailers could sell their

Minnesota has officially become the 23rd state to legalize recreational cannabis use - but don't light up just yet. Gov. Tim Walz signed the bill into law Tuesday. The 300-page bill allows adults 21 and older to use recreational marijuana and transforms a black market into regulated, state-licensed

Democratic Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota signed a bill into law on Tuesday legalizing recreational marijuana use in the state. With Walz’s signature, Minnesota becomes the 23rd state to legalize adult-use cannabis and the third Midwestern state to do so. “What we know right now is prohibition does

Canada's competition watchdog, the Competition Bureau, has expressed its support for changes to cannabis legislation in a submission to Health Canada and a panel reviewing the industry. The bureau is advocating for adjustments to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) limits and the relaxation of restrictions

A proposal by Thailand’s election-winning Move Forward Party (MFP) to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic a year after it was made legal is sowing panic in an industry that is projected to be worth up to US$1.2 billion over the next few years. Thousands of businesses have sprung up since the

If passed, the new bill would improve the expungement program in Louisiana. The Louisiana House of Representatives recently passed a bill to improve the state’s expungement program for cannabis possession convictions. Rep. Delisha Boyd sponsored the bill, which passed with a 69-30 vote. “House Bill

Gov Greg Gianforte vetoed legislation that would have sent marijuana tax revenue toward local road projects. Now, the fate of the state’s cannabis dollars is uncertain as the bill sits in bureaucratic limbo. After passing both houses of the Montana Legislature with extensive support — 82

Recent trademark lawsuits include one that contends cones and hemp papers amount to paraphernalia. The claims made by Big Tobacco against major cannabis companies and the celebrities behind them are often outrageous, if not laughable. In recent trademark lawsuits, a tobacco company claimed that pre