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Recreational pot sales double in Maine

Recreational pot sales double in Maine

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 11, 2023

Legal sales launched in 2020. Adult-use cannabis sales soared last year in Maine, nearly doubling the total for 2021. The local news outlet Masthead Maine, citing data that was released by the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy, reports that the “state’s licensed adult-use retailers reported nearly 2.5

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Missouri to begin accepting personal Marijuana cultivation applications by Feb. 6

Missouri to begin accepting personal Marijuana cultivation applications by Feb. 6

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 11, 2023

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has released a sample of the form people will use to apply for a personal marijuana cultivation license. A license is needed for people to grow their own marijuana plants in their homes. “We were able to put sample application materials and the

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Consuming Cannabis in Thailand: what tourists need to know about Marijuana rules

Consuming Cannabis in Thailand: what tourists need to know about Marijuana rules

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 10, 2023

After easing the ban on the recreational drug, Thailand has created a ‘weed Wild West’ with confusing rules. So what are tourists allowed to do? Since the delisting of parts of the marijuana plant as a narcotic last year, cannabis cafes and weed dispensaries have become common in Thailand. But

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Moment inmates 'smoke cannabis and drink shots of vodka and rum' at PARTY in 'Britain's cushiest prison'

Moment inmates 'smoke cannabis and drink shots of vodka and rum' at PARTY in 'Britain's cushiest prison'

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 10, 2023

Convicted criminals appeared to party with booze and drugs in video footage at 'Britain's cushiest prison'. The clip shows inmates 'smoking and downing slammers', as well as enjoying party food - including snacks from a trendy air fryer - at HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. One

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New Mexico recreational Cannabis sales see record high in December

New Mexico recreational Cannabis sales see record high in December

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 9, 2023

The industry sold more than $352 million in 2022, bringing new revenue to hundreds of dispensary owners. Last year, 2022, marked the first calendar year with legal, recreational cannabis in New Mexico, and our state's economy has a new source of growth. It was legalized in April 2022, and the

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Milan ready to approve Marijuana dispensaries in city

Milan ready to approve Marijuana dispensaries in city

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 9, 2023

The Milan City Council approved an amendment to its marijuana ordinance at its regular meeting Tuesday. Council members voted unanimously to approve the ordinance as amended, opening the way for marijuana provisioners — medical, recreational and growers — to make applications to set up businesses in

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Comic with a cause: local comedian Tom Mabe helps bring CBD shop to J-Town in 2023

Comic with a cause: local comedian Tom Mabe helps bring CBD shop to J-Town in 2023

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 9, 2023

Tom Mabe is a man of many talents. The Kentucky native, and Jeffersontown enthusiast, is a jingle writer, comedian, husband, landlord and dog lover. He's also a man with Tourette's and ADHD, and an advocate for his son with disabilities. In typical "Mabe fashion," many of those facets combined when

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Adult-Use Cannabis leads to economic improvements and generates more jobs

Adult-Use Cannabis leads to economic improvements and generates more jobs

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 9, 2023

Researchers at San Diego State University and Bentley University examine the economic benefits of recreational cannabis legalization. Opponents of recreational cannabis legalization have argued that increased cannabis use could diminish motivation, impede cognitive function and harm health

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Cannabis guide: 10 DOS X DONT'S for tourists issued!

Cannabis guide: 10 DOS X DONT'S for tourists issued!

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 5, 2023

Ministry of Public Health aims to clarify what visitors can and cannot do. The Ministry of Public Health has issued a guide titled “10 Things Tourists Need to Know about Cannabis in Thailand” to improve visitors’ understanding about what they can and cannot do with cannabis in the country. Thailand

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Marijuana addiction is a real thing

Marijuana addiction is a real thing

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 5, 2023

Legal sales of recreational marijuana began in New Jersey on April 21, 2022. In just a little over the first two months, these sales totaled almost $80 million. With so many people legally buying weed, it’s hard to believe marijuana addiction is real. According to the 2020 National Survey on Drug

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How do faith and consumption of Cannabis products go together?

How do faith and consumption of Cannabis products go together?

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 4, 2023

Cannabis has a fascinating and long history. People first used Cannabis in central Asia. For centuries, people have utilized Cannabis for its purported medicinal benefits. Its usage was first recorded in 2800 BC when Emperor Shen Nung included it in his pharmacopeia; he is the founder of Chinese

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Super Bowl champ Jim McMahon to host Cannabis-friendly, celebrity golf tournament

Super Bowl champ Jim McMahon to host Cannabis-friendly, celebrity golf tournament

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 4, 2023

‘Our goal is to utilize our platform to send a strong message to the NFL, and other sports organizations that fail to recognize cannabis for medicinal purposes, and the benefits it may provide their athletes’. Johnny Damon, Jeremy Roenick and Rollie Fingers are just a few of the athletes who will be

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Rising depression and anxiety have led to more Cannabis use in Florida

Rising depression and anxiety have led to more Cannabis use in Florida

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 2, 2023

Floridians shared that while cannabis helped them manage their mental health, it also eliminated some of the concerns associated with prescription medications. The lingering effects of the pandemic have created a rise in multiple mental health conditions, including depression and anxiety. For some

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Cannabis consumption lounge offers New Year's Eve special

Cannabis consumption lounge offers New Year's Eve special

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Cannabis NewsDecember 30, 2022

For New Year's Eve BOA Holistic in Silver City offers chair massages, live music and cannabis-infused cocktails. BOA Holistic opened in October in the former Grant County Bank building and is the only state licensed cannabis dispensary on Broadway in the historic downtown area. Owned by Brian and

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Three people charged with bringing cannabis valued at almost $270,000 into Bermuda islands

Three people charged with bringing cannabis valued at almost $270,000 into Bermuda islands

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Cannabis NewsDecember 30, 2022

Three people were yesterday charged with conspiring to bring cannabis valued at almost $270,000 into the island. Kanhai Armstrong, 37, from Pembroke, 25-year-old Victoria Debartolo and 44-year-old Leila Todd, both from Canada, pleaded not guilty to the charge when they appeared in Magistrates’ Court

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Cannabis farm found after house raid

Cannabis farm found after house raid

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Cannabis NewsDecember 30, 2022

Hundreds of cannabis plants worth more than half a million pounds have been seized after a raid on a house. Nottinghamshire Police said they entered the property in Upton at about 08:40 GMT on Wednesday, where they found 530 plants, worth an estimated £525,000, across seven rooms. Mains electricity

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NY opens its first legal Recreational Marijuana dispensary

NY opens its first legal Recreational Marijuana dispensary

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Cannabis NewsDecember 30, 2022

NEW YORK - The first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana in New York rung up its first sales on Thursday, opening up what is expected to be one of the country's most lucrative markets for cannabis — underscored by the dozens of unauthorized shops that have operated in the open for years. The

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Top 5 Cannabis Scandals of 2022

Top 5 Cannabis Scandals of 2022

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Cannabis NewsDecember 30, 2022

Drama? Check. Intrigue? Check. These five events helped define the cannabis industry in 2022. How could 2023 possibly top this? We always joke that time moves quickly in the cannabis industry. One year in cannabis is equal to five years in any other industry. It also feels like the cannabis industry

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Willie Nelson’s tour bus ‘smelled exactly like Marijuana’

Willie Nelson’s tour bus ‘smelled exactly like Marijuana’

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Cannabis NewsDecember 29, 2022

The goddess of pop, Cher, recently confirmed that when she stepped aboard fellow music legend Willie Nelson's tour bus the odour of marijuana was all she could smell. Singer-songwriter Nelson has long been known for his love of cannabis, but 76-year-old Cher has now given us a few details about what

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Wondering why Hemp Seed Oil is being perceived as a wonder Element?

Wondering why Hemp Seed Oil is being perceived as a wonder Element?

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Cannabis NewsDecember 29, 2022

Hemp Seed Oil has been turning heads for the past decade. With renowned researchers and scientists regularly studying and publishing new reasons to absolutely love and utilize this ingredient; it’s no surprise that this plant is earning the reputation of a “true wonder ingredient.” Namrata Reddy

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