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Authorities Find Weed Cultivation Site Inside Church Image Cannabis NewsDecember 5, 2023 Law enforcement officers in Tennessee have raided a weed cultivation operation located in a converted church. Law enforcement officials in Tennessee have shut down a cannabis cultivation site that was operating in a converted church, seizing about 2,000 weed pl
Cannabis Retailer Offers Free Joints to Customers Who Recycle Used Plastic Containers Image Cannabis NewsDecember 4, 2023 ONE OF THE state’s cannabis retailers is encouraging customers to recycle the plastic that encases certain cannabis products by offering them a $4 pre-rolled joint for every piece of packaging they return. In the heavily regulat
High-priced medical Cannabis in Virginia pushes patients to traditional market Image Cannabis NewsDecember 4, 2023 High priced medical weed drives Virginian’s out of state or underground. A new study from the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority found that the price of medical cannabis in Virginia is significantly higher than in other states, drivin
New Jersey Launches Second Phase of Cannabis Seed Equity Grant Program Image Cannabis NewsDecember 4, 2023 $8 million has been earmarked for social equity cannabis business applicants. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), an agency responsible for providing financial assistance to New Jersey-based businesses, recently announced th
Alabama's Third Attempt To Set Up Its Medical Cannabis Industry Image Cannabis NewsDecember 4, 2023 20 Licenses Granted For Now. Alabama's cannabis regulator granted 20 licenses recently for the production and distribution of medical marijuana, reported the Alabama Reflector. This is the third attempt on the part of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Com
Should Sacramento’s cannabis tax be cut? Dispensary owners and youth advocates at odds Image Cannabis NewsDecember 4, 2023 Cannabis operators in Sacramento want the city to reduce a 4% tax on their gross receipts, but the cut would slash money allocated for youth organizations. The special tax must be paid monthly by all cannabis businesses in Sacr
Medical Marijuana dispensary anticipate growth with addition of recreational sales Image Cannabis NewsDecember 4, 2023 Ohio is the 24th state to legalize recreational marijuana use, after Issue 2 got the support of about 57% of voters in November’s election. What You Need To Know Ohio is the 24th state to legalize recreational marijuana use, after
'Do you want us to get into a gunfight?’ Cannabis industry decries police response to burglaries Image Cannabis NewsDecember 4, 2023 Santa Cruz Cannabis Businesses Demand Police Action on Sophisticated Burglaries. Local cannabis operations have increasingly become targets for highly sophisticated burglaries in which masked individuals break into th
Cannabis store shut down for alleged unlicensed sales Image Cannabis NewsDecember 1, 2023 Jaydega 7,0 Cannabis Store Shut Down for Allegedly Selling Products Without a License. The Jaydega 7.0 store on Main Street, Canandaigua was shut down Thursday after allegedly selling cannabis products without a license, according to the state Office of Cannab
Could state lawmakers finally implement a Marijuana marketplace? Image Cannabis NewsDecember 1, 2023 As lawmakers prepare to return to the Capitol, one issue is certain to come up again in the next General Assembly — marijuana. It’s now legal to possess small amounts of marijuana in Virginia. But nobody has a license to sell it because the General
What's behind the rise in Marijuana dispensary break-ins? Image Cannabis NewsDecember 1, 2023 An alarming trend of break-ins at marijuana dispensaries across metro Detroit and the State of Michigan is continuing, and employees say more needs to be done to prevent them. Just in the last two weeks, marijuana dispensaries on Detroit's east side have b
Odor-Control Pact with Cannabis Growers Breaks Down Image Cannabis NewsNovember 30, 2023 We Kept Our Promises, and They Broke Theirs. It’s been more than two years since the Santa Barbara Coalition for Responsible Cannabis signed a peace treaty with a leading growers’ organization in the Carpinteria Valley. Today, the coalition says, that agreement
Leaked Documents Suggest Significant Changes to Germany’s Cannabis Act Image Cannabis NewsNovember 29, 2023 Germany’s traffic light coalition has reportedly agreed on a number of significant changes to the country’s landmark cannabis act. According to unofficial reports from various local media outlets published this week, the proposals are now due
Arkansas Cannabis Sales On Pace For Annual Record, October Trends Show Image Cannabis NewsNovember 29, 2023 Arkansas Medical Cannabis Sales Approach Record High, Reaching $22.5 Million in October 2023. The people of Arkansans bought $22,5 million worth of medical cannabis products in October, slightly less than in the same month of 2022, reported G
NLC Sees Big Jump in Cannabis Sales Image Cannabis NewsNovember 28, 2023 Despite a sluggish market, NLC cannabis sales are soaring. Second quarter net earnings at the NL Liquor Corporation are on par with that reported over the same period last year. NLC President and CEO Bruce Keating says market conditions in the second quarter were stronger than
At UNLV, a first-of-its-kind Cannabis Policy Institute is up and running Image Cannabis NewsNovember 28, 2023 The medicinal and recreational use of legal cannabis is still relatively new in Nevada, where lawful sales debuted in 2017, and the regulation of consumption lounges is being worked through. That’s part of the reason why UNLV created its Ca