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Moving Marijuana to Schedule III would aid access to Legal Care
Medical News
Moving Marijuana to Schedule III would aid access to Legal Care Image Cannabis NewsOctober 25, 2023 Op-Ed: Reframing the Addiction Narrative on Marijuana. Last week, Kevin Sabet, former drug policy adviser in the Executive Office of the President, published a letter from multiple former Drug Enforcement Administration and Office of National Drug Co
Legislators concerned about how to regulate out-of-state investors’ control of Arkansas Medical Marijuana businesses
Medical News
Legislators concerned about how to regulate out-of-state investors’ control of Arkansas Medical Marijuana businesses Image Cannabis NewsOctober 24, 2023 A recent lawsuit alleging fraud and legal malpractice between Arkansas medical marijuana dispensary owners. Their lawyers has renewed discussions among lawmakers on how to oversee the growing canna
Aurora Cannabis announces settlement of Patent Litigation
Technology
Aurora Cannabis announces settlement of Patent Litigation Image Cannabis NewsOctober 24, 2023 Aurora Cannabis Resolves Patent Litigation with Willow Biosciences. Aurora Cannabis Inc, the Canadian company opening the world to cannabis, today announced the company and WILLOW BIOSCIENCES, INC ("Willow") have successfully completed a confidential settl
First two Cannabis associations granted license to operate
Business & Finance
First two Cannabis associations granted license to operate Image Cannabis NewsOctober 24, 2023 KDD Society and Ta’ Zelli were granted the licences this month. Two cannabis associations have become the first to be granted a licence to operate, meaning they can legally grow and sell the drug. KDD Society and Ta’ Zelli were granted the licences this m
Heritage Cannabis begins Recreational sales in New York
Business & Finance
Heritage Cannabis begins Recreational sales in New York Image Cannabis NewsOctober 24, 2023 Heritage Cannabis Holdings Corp, has officially begun sales of recreational cannabis in New York. The New York cannabis market is currently projected to reach a valuation of over $4 billion within five years, and is expected to be second only to the Californ
RI Cannabis regulators warn against ‘incredibly problematic’ shadow market
Business & Finance
RI Cannabis regulators warn against ‘incredibly problematic’ shadow market Image Cannabis NewsOctober 24, 2023 When President Donald Trump signed the 2018 farm bill into law, hemp and hemp-derived products like CBD suddenly became legal across the country. The law created a new market that spurred farmers to grow hemp, and led retailers — including
Middletown Police seize almost 100lbs of Marijuana from store
Technology
Middletown Police seize almost 100lbs of Marijuana from store Image Cannabis NewsOctober 24, 2023 A warrant search of a business in the City of Middletown, Splash Infused, that sells tobacco and related products, turned up 95,6 pounds of vegetative marijuana. Also 3,000 other edible marijuana-based products, marijuana vape cartridges, packaging mat
Though Cannabis is legal in Arizona, attorneys say Weeding through federal laws gets in the way
Business & Finance
Though Cannabis is legal in Arizona, attorneys say Weeding through federal laws gets in the way Image Cannabis NewsOctober 24, 2023 Though cannabis is legal in Arizona, attorneys say weeding through federal laws gets in the way. Recreational marijuana use was approved by Arizona voters in November 2020, but where there's smoke there may not be equa
Feds want to reclassify Marijuana as a lower risk drug
Politics
Feds want to reclassify Marijuana as a lower risk drug Image Cannabis NewsOctober 24, 2023 Federal Recommendation to Reclassify Marijuana Could Impact NJ's Medical Program. A recent recommendation by a federal agency to change the legal status of marijuana to a less restrictive drug category could have a big impact on New Jersey’s medical cannabis
$13M Cannabis web tied to Maine Law Enforcement
Politics
$13M Cannabis web tied to Maine Law Enforcement Image Cannabis NewsOctober 24, 2023 In Franklin County, Maine, four law enforcement officers and several city officials are accused of aiding an illegal cannabis operation. The unfolding conspiracy reveals potential connections and aid provided to the multi-million-dollar illegal enterprise. Lucas Sir
Parents plead for NHS Medicinal Cannabis prescription
Medical News
Parents plead for NHS Medicinal Cannabis prescription Image Cannabis NewsOctober 23, 2023 The parents of a four-year-old girl with epilepsy are pleading for access to medicinal cannabis on the NHS. Clover, from Frome, in Somerset, has Aicardi syndrome, a rare genetic neurological disorder which causes her to have hundreds of seizures a week. Her pa
Weed wins galvanize Capitol Hill’s anti-cannabis club
Politics
Weed wins galvanize Capitol Hill’s anti-cannabis club Image Cannabis NewsOctober 23, 2023 Legalization skeptics have scored some recent victories thwarting marijuana bills. Fighting weed legalization on Capitol Hill can feel like a lonely struggle these days. Marijuana is just as popular as ever. More than half of Americans now live in states where
Now that Recreational Cannabis is legal, here's how to start your own pot business
Business & Finance
Now that Recreational Cannabis is legal, here's how to start your own pot business Image Cannabis NewsOctober 23, 2023 The state's Office of Cannabis Management hasn't yet published license applications, but they should be available in early 2025. This summer, Minnesota's recreational marijuana law went into effect, legalizing the possession and us
Cops Cleared of Federal Charges after being linked to tipping off illegal Cannabis Operation
Politics
Cops Cleared of Federal Charges after being linked to tipping off illegal Cannabis Operation Image Cannabis NewsOctober 23, 2023 A federal court is determining which law enforcement officers and public officials were guilty in a conspiracy to protect an illegal cannabis operation. A web of lies and conspiracy is unfolding involving at least four la
Delta-8 THC is unregulated in Oklahoma but state Marijuana regulators could change that
Business & Finance
Delta-8 THC is unregulated in Oklahoma but state Marijuana regulators could change that Image Cannabis NewsOctober 23, 2023 Often packaged like candy and displayed prominently at convenience store counters, delta-8 THC products are popular, profitable and, for now, unregulated. Delta-8 is a psychoactive chemical compound found in the cannabis plant
Cannabis growers unionize at The Cannabist’s Vineland facility
Business & Finance
Cannabis growers unionize at The Cannabist’s Vineland facility Image Cannabis NewsOctober 23, 2023 Employees at a cultivation and production facility in South Jersey are the latest group of workers in New Jersey’s cannabis industry to unionize. According to United Food and Commercial Workers Local 152, a dozen cultivators at The Cannabist’s grow si

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