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Hemp farmers say proposed bill would 'cripple' the CBD industry Image Cannabis NewsMay 11, 2023 Connecticut’s hemp farmers and CBD product producers say a bill intended to curb sales of illegal cannabis edibles would significantly affect their business. “This will cripple my business,” said Duncan Markovich, co-founder of Better Ways CBD, a Branfor
Cannabis industry paid $1.8 Billion in excess taxes in 2022 Image Cannabis NewsMay 11, 2023 Excess taxes are expected to increase in 2023. According to data from the cannabis research firm Whitney Economics, the cannabis industry paid an excess of $1.8 billion in additional taxes in 2022 alone. And, spoiler alert: This article doesn’t have a happy
Jake Paul and Nate Diaz Fight takes an unexpected turn, fighter subjected to Marijuana testing Image Cannabis NewsMay 11, 2023 It looks like Nate Diaz may have to lay off the weed, at least while he gets ready to box Jake Paul later this summer. Wednesday, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which is in charge of overseeing combat spo
Denmark’s open hash trade under threat on ‘pusher street’ Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Pusher Street’s run of open cannabis and hash trade in Copenhagen, Denmark could come to an end. While open drug trade of cannabis, hash, and soft drugs is tolerated in Christiania, an autonomous region in Copenhagen, Denmark, that all could end if the area ca
Cannabis and pastries to be sold under the same roof Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 City Council grants special use to businesses planning to locate in new mixed-use building at Howard Street and Chicago Avenue. Evanston City Council members gave the green light Monday to the city’s second cannabis dispensary – as well as a bakery-restaurant – wit
New bill could help Black farmers get Medical Marijuana licenses Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Gov Ron DeSantis is slated to review a bill that would give Black farmers an entry into Florida’s flourishing medical marijuana industry. Black farmers who didn’t make the cut last year could have another opportunity to vie for medical-marijuana license
Could RI pot shops soon advertise on billboards Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Rhode Island marijuana shops could soon join their Massachusetts competitors advertising on billboards throughout the Ocean State. The Rhode Island House of Representatives voted unanimously Tuesday to give the state's cannabis regulation office the power to make rules
Could RI pot shops soon advertise on billboards Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Rhode Island marijuana shops could soon join their Massachusetts competitors advertising on billboards throughout the Ocean State. The Rhode Island House of Representatives voted unanimously Tuesday to give the state's cannabis regulation office the power to make rules
Recreational Marijuana enthusiasts get closer to legalizing Weed in Ohio Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Recreational marijuana advocates have started to collect signatures to put weed on the ballot this November. The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Coalition is now collecting petition signatures from people like Sam from Cleveland to change state
Recreational Marijuana enthusiasts get closer to legalizing Weed in Ohio Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Recreational marijuana advocates have started to collect signatures to put weed on the ballot this November. The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Coalition is now collecting petition signatures from people like Sam from Cleveland to change state
7 years in, what PA doctors still want to know about Medical Marijuana Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Those kinds of studies don't exist with these products,” says a prescribing doctor, “because it has been illegal to study them for most of the last 100 years. Seven years after its legalization, the medical marijuana industry in Pennsylvania is bo
7 years in, what PA doctors still want to know about Medical Marijuana Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Those kinds of studies don't exist with these products,” says a prescribing doctor, “because it has been illegal to study them for most of the last 100 years. Seven years after its legalization, the medical marijuana industry in Pennsylvania is bo
Missouri Cannabis sales top $1 Billion Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Adult-use sales in Missouri began in February, Missouri has a new billion-dollar industry. Cumulative sales for marijuana reportedly topped that lofty threshold in the Show Me State earlier this month, just three months after the adult-use marijuana market launched there, and ne
Missouri Cannabis sales top $1 Billion Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Adult-use sales in Missouri began in February, Missouri has a new billion-dollar industry. Cumulative sales for marijuana reportedly topped that lofty threshold in the Show Me State earlier this month, just three months after the adult-use marijuana market launched there, and ne
Missouri Cannabis sales top $1 Billion Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 Adult-use sales in Missouri began in February, Missouri has a new billion-dollar industry. Cumulative sales for marijuana reportedly topped that lofty threshold in the Show Me State earlier this month, just three months after the adult-use marijuana market launched there, and ne
Illinois marijuana sales stalled in April Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 SPRINGFIELD - Marijuana sales in Illinois flattened out last month for the first time since the state legalized recreational use in 2020. April sales totaled $132 million, only $200,000 higher than the same period last year. Crain’s reported that it is partly because pot pric
Illinois Marijuana sales stalled in April Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 SPRINGFIELD - Marijuana sales in Illinois flattened out last month for the first time since the state legalized recreational use in 2020. April sales totaled $132 million, only $200,000 higher than the same period last year. Crain’s reported that it is partly because pot pric
San Francisco considers banning new Cannabis shops Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2023 A ban on new cannabis stores could be coming to San Francisco. Ahsha Safai, the District 11 supervisor and newly announced San Francisco mayoral candidate, wants to ban new applications for pot shops in the city, limiting the number of stores to current shops and any
