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Hundreds expected at annual Hampton Cannabis Expo
Medical News
With interstate commerce banned in cannabis, many brands rely on illicit operators to market their products across the country. By Sarina The annual Hampton Cannabis Expo is expected to draw a crowd this weekend, in part because Long Islanders can see a state-sanctioned path for getting the recreational industry off the ground by 2023.  Now in its
Cannabis Smuggling on the Decline Between Mexico and U.S.A.
Business & Finance
Cannabis advocates have long pointed out that when cannabis is prohibited, people still consume it. That may seem obvious, however, cannabis prohibitionists try very hard to pretend that it’s not the case. Under prohibition, cartels largely control cannabis sales. That is not to say that every single piece of cannabis is cartel controlled. Surely t
Hollyweed Launches Delta 8 Flower: Raises the Standards of the Hemp Industry
Business & Finance
GLENDALE - Hollyweed, an emerging cannabis beauty and holistic company, has launched its line of products that may help Americans to keep up with their mental, spiritual, emotional and holistic fitness.  Hollyweed has emerged as the leading company that manufactures cannabinoid and hemp products ever since the Californian Government lifted the ban
Hollyweed Launches Delta 8 Flower: Raises the Standards of the Hemp Industry
Technology
GLENDALE - Hollyweed, an emerging cannabis beauty and holistic company, has launched its line of products that may help Americans to keep up with their mental, spiritual, emotional and holistic fitness.  Hollyweed has emerged as the leading company that manufactures cannabinoid and hemp products ever since the Californian Government lifted the ban
National Cannabis Company will grant over $1 Million to Nonprofits fighting War on Drugs
Business & Finance
Green Thumb Industries Inc., the owner of RISE Dispensaries, established a grant program to help organizations seeking to amend the horrific effects of the war on drugs. According to a company press release, fall 2021 was the initial launch of the Good Green Grant Program. The company aims to donate more than $1 million by the end of the year. It h
Investing in cannabis is Becoming a Real Deal
Business & Finance
Cannabis is becoming a hot commodity on the stock market. Recently, Tilray Brands' CEO Irwin Simon, who leads a company that is among the largest cannabis brands on the planet, and one publicly traded on NASDAQ, said he thinks cannabis can become a seriously profitable industry within the United States. "The U.S. is a $100 billion opportunity in ca
19 trucks illegally selling Cannabis in legal New York Seized by Police
Politics
Retail licences for adult-use weed have not yet been issued. New York City police recently took to the streets to clamp down on illegal weed trucks that are popping up everywhere by seizing 19 of the pot shops on wheels. “Up in smoke,” a tweet this week from Jeffrey Maddrey, chief of patrol for the New York City Police Department, notes of the bust
Malaysia aims to learn from Thailand in push for Medical use of Cannabis
Business & Finance
KUALA LUMPUR / BANGKOK - Malaysia plans to learn from the cannabis policy of neighbouring Thailand in its effort to legalise use of the drug for medical purposes, a health ministry official said on Wednesday, in a country where possession can bring the death penalty now. The comments came after the Thai health minister said he would meet his Malays
Clear the Air: Weed Etiquette for Roommates
Cannabis News
There are some drawbacks to living with another person, especially if you two do not live similar lifestyles or have different views on cannabis usage in the home. Here’s how to deal with it. Marijuana legalization has liberated those who regularly use cannabis and live in states where it has recently become legal. While recreational marijuana has
Colombian President discusses releasing Cannabis prisoners and Legally Exporting the Drug
Politics
Petro compared the country’s possible cannabis market with that of Canada. Gustavo Petro, the newly elected president of Colombia, is talking about potentially legalizing cannabis during his first weeks in office. In a recent summit with the country’s mayors, Petro talked about the perks of legalizing cannabis and possibly releasing those who have
Poll shows near even split among Americans asked if Cannabis is good or bad for Society
Politics
A slight majority of those surveyed say marijuana has a positive effect on most users. The number of surveyed Americans who believe cannabis has had a negative effect on society just barely edges out those who think the impact has been positive, according to a new poll released this week by Gallup. Specifically, 50 per cent of the 1,013 U.S. adults
Study explores automatically sealing records on Cannabis crimes that are Now Legal
Medical News
Clark County is looking to make it easier for people who have old, low-level cannabis convictions on their records — years after the state legalized recreational marijuana use — to keep that information out of the public domain where it could still have consequences for their jobs and housing searches. At a Clark County Commission meeting earlier t
Here’s when New York State will start accepting Dispensary Applications
Business & Finance
Starting with applicants who have been “justice-involved” is called the Seeding Opportunity Initiative, with New York said to be the first state to implement the approach. Cannabis regulators in New York State (NYS) announced last week that they would accept dispensary applications starting Aug. 25 and that these initial applications will be reserv
California cops bust berry big Bud Farm
Cannabis News
Squat berry plants do little to conceal tall hoop houses containing illegal cannabis. A massive illegal cannabis grow-op made up of almost 300 greenhouses containing about 14,000 illegal plants was recently found amidst a berry farm in northern Monterey County, Calif. “The illegal operation was hidden on a berry farm in unincorporated Salinas, Cali
Alabama Medical Marijuana Board approves License Changes
Business & Finance
MONTGOMERY -  A set of proposed new rules regulating the introduction of medical marijuana in Alabama were approved last week, according to the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC). On Thursday, August 11, the commission approved a plan that will start the process of licensing companies wanting to take part in the state’s new medical marijuan
D.C. to crack down on marijuana gifting shops
Business & Finance
A D.C. task force will begin cracking down on I-71 shops that gift marijuana in exchange for purchases.   Catch up quick: Such gifting shops cropped up after a 2014 law legalized possessing small amounts of marijuana in D.C., but not buying or selling it. The businesses sell products and services and offer marijuana to patrons under a loophole in t

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