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LeafLink Invests In Weed Logistics Company Forming Premier Partnership In California

LeafLink Invests In Weed Logistics Company Forming Premier Partnership In California

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Cannabis NewsJune 2, 2023

Marijuana wholesale platform LeafLink announced Friday a strategic partnership with a cannabis logistics company Leafgistics. This agreement establishes an exclusive partnership in California, where Leafgistics will plan inventory, and coordinate the movement and storage of wholesale cannabis

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Researchers aim to combine psilocybin and Cannabis into single medical treatment

Researchers aim to combine psilocybin and Cannabis into single medical treatment

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Cannabis NewsJune 1, 2023

A research company in Washington is working to combine cannabis and psilocybin into a single compound for medical use. The company, CaaMTech, first received a patent in support of the research in 2021. An article published Wednesday on the website Greenstate explains that the company “develops

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Soros-funded drug groups behind Pro-Marijuana laws in embattled blue states

Soros-funded drug groups behind Pro-Marijuana laws in embattled blue states

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Cannabis NewsJune 1, 2023

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

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Explore the rich nutritional value of Hemp foods

Explore the rich nutritional value of Hemp foods

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Cannabis NewsMay 31, 2023

Humans have been using hemp as food for thousands of years. Its seeds are a fantastic source of nutrition, and nowadays, many consider them a “superfood.” These seeds have a delicate, nutty flavor and can be munched alone as a healthy snack or sprinkled onto meals for a wholesome boost. Hemp seed

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California agency awards over $50 Million in Cannabis tax funds to 31 organizations

California agency awards over $50 Million in Cannabis tax funds to 31 organizations

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Cannabis NewsMay 31, 2023

The California Community Reinvestment Grants Program recently announced recipients for fiscal year 2022-2023. The California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced that it is once again giving a handful of grants to various health departments and non-profit

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Navigating the weird world of Cannabis social media

Navigating the weird world of Cannabis social media

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Cannabis NewsMay 29, 2023

Brands rely heavily on social media to raise awareness. With relatively low overhead costs and the potential for considerable reach, a robust social media strategy is crucial for sustainable growth. Compound that with the fact that nearly half of industry operators have an annual marketing budget of

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Gov Gianforte signs new Montana Marijuana regulations into law

Gov Gianforte signs new Montana Marijuana regulations into law

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Cannabis NewsMay 29, 2023

HELENA - Just over a year into Montana’s recreational marijuana program, the legal framework for the system has shifted again with new laws passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov Greg Gianforte this week. Changes to marijuana laws remained under debate at the State Capitol up until the last day

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Le’Veon Bell says he smoked Marijuana before games

Le’Veon Bell says he smoked Marijuana before games

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Cannabis NewsMay 29, 2023

Former NFL running back Le’Veon Bell says he smoked marijuana before playing in games. Bell said on the “Steel Here” podcast that he had some of his best games while under the influence of marijuana. “Looking back on this, that’s what I did,” Bell said, via ESPN. “When I was playing football, I

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World-First clinical trial using Cannabis-based drug to treat deadly brain tumors recruits first patients

World-First clinical trial using Cannabis-based drug to treat deadly brain tumors recruits first patients

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Cannabis NewsMay 26, 2023

Can a cannabis-based medicine help treat aggressive brain tumors? Scientists in the UK are getting closer to answering that question. Ongoing lab research is about to become real-world as the project just recruited its first volunteers. The ARISTOCRAT study on the effectiveness of Sativex, a

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SEC cracks down on WeedGenics for massive $60Million Cannabis ponzi scheme

SEC cracks down on WeedGenics for massive $60Million Cannabis ponzi scheme

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Cannabis NewsMay 26, 2023

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has obtained an emergency order to shut down WeedGenics. WeedGenics is an alleged Ponzi-like scheme orchestrated by two individuals who managed more than $60 million from investors by promoting a fraudulent cannabis business

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Michigan considers dropping pre-employment Cannabis tests

Michigan considers dropping pre-employment Cannabis tests

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Cannabis NewsMay 25, 2023

Michigan voters legalized adult-use cannabis in 2018. Policymakers in Michigan are considering major changes to the state’s drug testing policy, particularly as it pertains to cannabis use. The potential changes come more than four years after voters there approved a ballot measure that legalized

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Zoning issues plague Cannabis entrepreneurs in New York

Zoning issues plague Cannabis entrepreneurs in New York

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Cannabis NewsMay 25, 2023

Zoning issues are limiting dispensary locations. When New York’s Office of Cannabis Management granted a conditional dispensary license to Union Chill, the team behind the Southern Tier Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) thought they’d cleared the largest hurdle to open their shop. That

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Colorado Cannabis Industry continues to face uncertainty

Colorado Cannabis Industry continues to face uncertainty

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Cannabis NewsMay 23, 2023

Oversupply, lack of demand, competition with neighboring legal states, and black market sales, puts Colorado cannabis businesses in a bind. A recent report from The Denver Post analyzes the fallout of the post-pandemic cannabis industry in Colorado. While once the state reached a peak of $226

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Irish authorities seize over $3 Million worth of Weed at Dublin port

Irish authorities seize over $3 Million worth of Weed at Dublin port

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Cannabis NewsMay 23, 2023

Officers seized approximately 142kg of pot at Dublin Port. Law enforcement officials in Ireland on Sunday seized hundreds of pounds in “herbal cannabis” at a Dublin port, leading to the arrest of “a man in his 40s.” According to a press release from the Irish Tax and Customs, revenue officers in the

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Cannabis tax boom: States collect a whopping $15,1 billion in revenue

Cannabis tax boom: States collect a whopping $15,1 billion in revenue

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Cannabis NewsMay 23, 2023

In a stunning display of the financial potential of legal cannabis, states across the US have collected a combined total of more than $15,1 billion in tax revenue from adult-use cannabis sales since 2014. As cannabis business owners navigate regulations that can change by state and face growing

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Cannabis conundrum: Tight job market not the only challenge for manufacturers

Cannabis conundrum: Tight job market not the only challenge for manufacturers

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Cannabis NewsMay 22, 2023

Lowcountry automaker Volvo Cars needs to hire 1,300 workers as its Berkeley County plant gears up for electric vehicle production in the coming year, but a couple of key factors disqualifying job candidates in the past are still in play for this round of hiring — drug tests and background checks. It

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Cannabis: A Lucrative and Healthy Idustry, but Requires a Perspective Shift

Cannabis: A Lucrative and Healthy Idustry, but Requires a Perspective Shift

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Cannabis NewsMay 22, 2023

While many in the industry continue to extol the commercial opportunities of the cannabis industry in order to try and turn the dial on government and institutional support, FoxNRTH’s Principal Chris Murray believes in a different approach. By applying a ‘systems approach’, and seeing the industry

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The increasingly absurd illogic of workplace Drug tests

The increasingly absurd illogic of workplace Drug tests

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Cannabis NewsMay 18, 2023

Dr Boehnke is a research assistant professor and the director of controversial compounds in the University of Michigan Medical School’s Department of Anesthesiology and Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center. The email from my new job was not the welcome I was anticipating. I would “be required to

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Mike Tyson launches partnership with Israeli Medical Marijuana company InterCure

Mike Tyson launches partnership with Israeli Medical Marijuana company InterCure

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Cannabis NewsMay 16, 2023

InterCure will distribute Tyson's edible products to international markets. Boxing legend Mike Tyson is punching his way into the business world, announcing a partnership with Israeli medical marijuana company InterCure. InterCure will exclusively cultivate, manufacture and distribute the former

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High potency marijuana is associated with psychosis, Colorado university researchers conclude

High potency marijuana is associated with psychosis, Colorado university researchers conclude

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Cannabis NewsMay 15, 2023

High-potency marijuana associated with psychosis, curbs anxiety, depression. An advertising campaign by One Chance to Grow Up displays warnings from the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division regarding marijuana concentrate use. Is high potency marijuana bad for individuals with preexisting mental

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