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Lamar Odom stocks up on 420-related goodies in LA

Lamar Odom stocks up on 420-related goodies in LA

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Cannabis NewsDecember 20, 2022

He has his own line of cannabis products. And Lamar Odom stocked up on even more '420'-related goodies on Sunday. The former Lakers player, 43, was spotted leaving a cannabis shop in Los Angeles with a small shopping bag in hand. He juggled his small bag and cell phone in hand whilst gesturing

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Decriminalizing Cannabis could save Aussie tax payers billions every year

Decriminalizing Cannabis could save Aussie tax payers billions every year

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Cannabis NewsDecember 15, 2022

Decriminalising cannabis could save Aussie tax payers $850 million a year, according to the Penington Institute’s Cannabis in Australia 2022 report. Apparently, it costs us about $1.7 billion a year in law enforcement costs related to weed offences (from 2015 data) with around $1.1 billion on

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Poison Alert! Quality control is often lacking for Cannabis products

Poison Alert! Quality control is often lacking for Cannabis products

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Cannabis NewsDecember 15, 2022

Poison Alert: Are your CBD and THC-rich consumables contaminated by heavy metals, pesticides, and reproductive toxins? Quality control has been an issue in the legal cannabis space since day one. Most American consumers expect when they purchase something from a permitted, above-board business or

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Japan unit of Britain's Jazz Pharma starts phase III trial of Cannabis

Japan unit of Britain's Jazz Pharma starts phase III trial of Cannabis

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Cannabis NewsDecember 15, 2022

TOKYO - The Japanese unit of Britain's Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (JAZZ.O) said on Thursday it had started a phase III trial of a cannabis-based drug for epilepsy. The trial follows a recommendation by a health ministry panel in September to revise Japan's drug laws to allow for the importation and

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Too High? THC Test Results Under Fire

Too High? THC Test Results Under Fire

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Cannabis NewsDecember 15, 2022

Asked how the state verifies test results on THC levels in Arkansas’ legal cannabis system, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division and Medical Marijuana Commission point to the Arkansas Department of Health. But the Health Department points back at the commission and the ABC. The state has no

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More Community Colleges offering Cannabis education programs in Illinois

More Community Colleges offering Cannabis education programs in Illinois

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Cannabis NewsDecember 13, 2022

Community colleges all throughout Illinois are beginning to provide cannabis education courses in an effort to help students land well-paying positions at dispensaries across the state. Matt Berry, the head of staff for the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB), claims that nine colleges provide

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Medical Cannabis and the nurse's role

Medical Cannabis and the nurse's role

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Cannabis NewsDecember 13, 2022

The likelihood of cannabis use becoming federally legal is increasing, so it’s important for nursing professionals and nursing students to be able to provide knowledgeable and effective medical cannabis care to their patients. During the an episode of the Wolters Kluwer Expert Insights Webinar

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Cannaland empowers businesses with key services in Cannabis metaverse

Cannaland empowers businesses with key services in Cannabis metaverse

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Cannabis NewsDecember 13, 2022

Cannaland is an all-encompassing cannabis-themed metaverse, offering the industry's first brand-centered solutions to help businesses establish a foothold in the budding cannabis market. Launched in Q4 2022, Cannaland is uniquely positioned to encourage conversational marketing that helps move the

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Historic US Cannabis research bill sparks calls for change in the UK

Historic US Cannabis research bill sparks calls for change in the UK

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Cannabis NewsDecember 8, 2022

Leaders have called for UK government to increase funding and making it easier for companies to invest in research. Industry leaders hope the passing of a landmark bill to expand cannabis research in the US will encourage the UK government to recognise its potential. Following the passing of

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Cannabis and Multiple Sclerosis: beneficial or dangerous?

Cannabis and Multiple Sclerosis: beneficial or dangerous?

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Cannabis NewsDecember 8, 2022

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common disabling disease of the central nervous system in young adults. It most commonly causes worrisome symptoms such as depression and spasticity. Although there are medical treatment options, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is also frequently

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Germany's homegrown cannabis industry awaits legalisation

Germany's homegrown cannabis industry awaits legalisation

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Cannabis NewsDecember 7, 2022

In the east German countryside, close to Dresden, a former abattoir is now home to the biggest indoor cannabis farm in Europe. Behind the recently renovated concrete walls, the German startup Demecan has been growing marijuana in accordance with the law for the past year. The company is one of only

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Best CBD Gummies on Amazon? Fake & Mislabeled Products

Best CBD Gummies on Amazon? Fake & Mislabeled Products

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Cannabis NewsDecember 7, 2022

Searching for CBD gummies on Amazon will spit out thousands of different products. Yeah, about 3,000 results, to be precise. However, none of them are real CBD gummies. I wouldn’t mind having that many options because that allows me to compare different companies and their products without even

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Paralyzed Dad with MS replaces 75 pills a day with Cannabis and gets back on his feet

Paralyzed Dad with MS replaces 75 pills a day with Cannabis and gets back on his feet

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Cannabis NewsDecember 7, 2022

“A healthy man wants a thousand things, a sick man only wants one,” goes the popular and very true saying. (Benzinga) Battling any kind of disease, even an acute one, is exhausting. But when it comes to chronic conditions things are incomparable. And imagine having an unpredictable disease of the

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New Mexico now offers digital Medical Cannabis cards

New Mexico now offers digital Medical Cannabis cards

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Cannabis NewsDecember 6, 2022

NEW MEXICO - After expanding online services for medical cannabis patients, New Mexico’s Department of Health now offers digital cannabis cards. And New Mexicans can use them for medical cannabis purchases in stores. Last year, the state created an online Patient Portal for medical cannabis patients

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Hemp based Foods Market Report – Global Industry Analysis, Development, Scope, Share, Trends, Forecast to 2028

Hemp based Foods Market Report – Global Industry Analysis, Development, Scope, Share, Trends, Forecast to 2028

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Cannabis NewsDecember 6, 2022

The Global Hemp based Foods Market Size was estimated at USD 929.82 million in 2021 and is projected to reach USD 4559.37 million by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 25.50% during the forecast period. The research report’s goal is to provide industry stakeholders with a thorough insight into the global

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Weed shops switch to cash after cashless ATM crackdown

Weed shops switch to cash after cashless ATM crackdown

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Cannabis NewsDecember 6, 2022

Marijuana shops across the U.S. are rushing to find alternative ways for customers to pay after networks that supported a popular workaround to the banking system began to shut down last week. Cashless ATMs, also called “point of banking” systems, allowed cannabis buyers to use a bank card instead

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Connecticut hemp farmers want to be given preference for growing Recreational Marijuana

Connecticut hemp farmers want to be given preference for growing Recreational Marijuana

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Cannabis NewsDecember 6, 2022

Farmers say they're already struggling with low hemp prices and fear losing out to bigger companies when licenses to grow cannabis become available. HARTFORD - Connecticut hemp farmers looking for higher incomes are working to change the recreational marijuana law to give them better odds – or even

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Medicinal Cannabis V Recreational Cannabis explained

Medicinal Cannabis V Recreational Cannabis explained

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Cannabis NewsDecember 5, 2022

Manx Radio looks at the difference between legal and illegal cannabis The Isle of Man's first medicinal cannabis dispensing service has opened. It means that patients with a private prescription for the drug can now get source it through Karsons Pharmacy in Onchan. Cannabis is a naturally occurring

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How potent is your Marijuana? Leaked report suggests new rules

How potent is your Marijuana? Leaked report suggests new rules

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Cannabis NewsDecember 5, 2022

Leaked Report Shows Heightened Scrutiny of Marijuana’s Rising Potency Welcome to my weekly newsletter on the cannabis and psychedelics industries. I have a special invitation to readers this week as we approach the year’s end and pass six months since I wrote about cashless ATMs: Dispensary owners

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Cannabis Company creates gummy aimed at helping people diet, workout

Cannabis Company creates gummy aimed at helping people diet, workout

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Cannabis NewsNovember 29, 2022

WAREHAM - When it comes to marijuana, people tend to think of "the munchies" and not exercise. However, married couple and cannabis entrepreneurs Angela Brown and Brian Cusick said they are creating a gummy to give users an energy burst. The pair co-founded the company "Coast Cannabis" and operate

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