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Medical Cannabis patients who feel 'high' report greater symptom relief but increased negative side effects Image Cannabis NewsJune 20, 2023 In a recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Pharmacology, researchers from The University of New Mexico, in collaboration with Releaf App™, explored the impact of feeling "high" on medical cannabis
NY losing millions in taxes from lackluster legal Marijuana sales Image Cannabis NewsJune 20, 2023 New York isn’t high on the list of states making money when it comes to harvesting revenues from legal weed sales. The Empire State is not even on track to make a predicted $56 million in its first year of legal weed sales – and that’s just a fraction
NBA to allow players to consume and invest in Cannabis Image Cannabis NewsJune 20, 2023 Despite the multi-billion dollar enterprises that the four large professional sports leagues in America have become, many of those organizations have long held prohibitionist views when it comes to recreational and even medical cannabis usage. Beyond solely just
Man jailed after Cannabis factory in his flat leaked into café below Image Cannabis NewsJune 20, 2023 A MAN has been jailed for nine months after a cannabis factory in his flat leaked into the café below causing £600 damage. Lukasz Wudzinski was pinned down and arrested at his home after the landlady called the police when she discovered the locks
Alabama makes shocking decision to halt Cannabis license process Image Cannabis NewsJune 20, 2023 Just four days after announcing plans to issue 21 licences to cannabis businesses across the state, Alabama has made a shock U-turn. The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission AMCC has now voted to halt the progress of all proceedings relating to the medi
Philly City Council members want to restrict conversion of Marijuana dispensaries Image Cannabis NewsJune 20, 2023 City Council is moving to pass a bill that would limit medical weed distributors from becoming recreational sellers in future. Two Philadelphia City Council members — Republican Brian J. O’Neill and Democrat Curtis Jones Jr. — are movi
Using Credit Card to pay for Marijuana could soon be allowed in Missouri Image Cannabis NewsJune 20, 2023 Using plastic to pay for marijuana could soon be allowed in Missouri. Since marijuana is not legalized at the federal level, banks and credit card companies typically won’t allow a credit card for cannabis purchases. But the Missouri Legislatur
Tennessee to begin taxing sale of hemp based CBD products in July Image Cannabis NewsJune 20, 2023 CHATTANOOGA - Starting in July the state of Tennessee will begin taxing the sale of hemp-based CBD products. It will be a 6% sales tax, according to the Tennessee Department of Revenue. The TDOR says this is in addition to the standard 7% state sales
Your gun or your Ganja: It’s illegal for Marijuana users to own a gun Image Cannabis NewsJune 19, 2023 NEWPORT NEWS - You can own a gun, and you can use marijuana (at least in the states that have legalized it) - but you can’t do both at the same time, regardless of where you live. “If you’re a normal, everyday Virginian who uses marijuana regularl
Two United Airlines employees charged with stealing Marijuana from passenger luggage Image Cannabis NewsJune 19, 2023 It is reported that the scheme ran for years. Last Friday, the United States Department of Justice charged two United Airlines staff members for stealing marijuana from passenger luggage at San Francisco International Airport. The t
‘Business as usual’ for Superior police ahead of Marijuana Legalization in MN Image Cannabis NewsJune 15, 2023 23 states across the country have made it legal to purchase, smoke and grow marijuana, and Minnesota will soon be the 24th. While commercial sales are at least a year away, will the change in Minnesota law cause problems for law enforcemen
Authorities raid NY shops allegedly selling black-market Cannabis Image Cannabis NewsJune 15, 2023 Authorities raided five storefronts in upstate New York for allegedly selling illicit cannabis without a state license earlier this week as part of a recent crackdown on black-market marijuana sales. Enforcement teams with the state Office of Cannabis
Missouri's Cannabis program's success Image Cannabis NewsJune 15, 2023 As the cannabis industry continues to expand across the United States, Missouri has emerged as a beacon of successful state-level regulation. (Benzinga) Despite cannabis still being illegal on the federal level, Missouri has implemented a medical cannabis program that has been i
Long Island Cannabis dispensary locations hard to come by Image Cannabis NewsJune 15, 2023 Long Islanders who hustled to get certified to sell recreational cannabis say localities are treating the state-awarded credential as a license to shun their business. They say they're scouring a largely unwelcoming landscape: Just four of 13 towns on the Isl
Growing the workforce: colleges add Cannabis studies programs to their offerings Image Cannabis NewsJune 15, 2023 As Illinois' cannabis industry grows, area community colleges are adding programs to prepare students for careers in the field. Oakton College in Des Plaines and Joliet Junior College both have jumped into cannabis studies, offering stu
Americans say Cannabis is less addictive than technology Image Cannabis NewsJune 15, 2023 But the survey reveals regressive attitudes about addiction. Americans say that cannabis is much less dangerous than opioids, alcohol, and cigarettes, according to a new survey conducted by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and Morning Consult last we
