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Feds may reclassify Cannabis as Schedule III Image Cannabis NewsAugust 31, 2023 Federal regulators are considering reclassifying cannabis from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III, which could make doing business in medicinal and recreational sales in states where it's legal much easier. Cannabis is now classified as a Schedule I drug by the U.S. Dr
Canadian Medical Cannabis exports jump 50% amid decreasing domestic sales Image Cannabis NewsAugust 30, 2023 Canadian cannabis companies are increasingly turning to the international medical cannabis market, seeing exports increase by 50% last year. Declining domestic medical cannabis sales and an increasingly competitive adult-use market are forci
New York brings cannabis licensing to complete halt Image Cannabis NewsAugust 30, 2023 "Cannabis Licensing Process Grinds to a Halt in New York Amid Legal Injunction and Regulatory Criticisms. New York has seen its cannabis licensing process draw to a complete halt after a temporary injunction was implemented on New York’s Conditional Adult-Use Ret
Traffic stop leads to officers finding nearly 6 pounds of Marijuana during search Image Cannabis NewsAugust 30, 2023 The Mauldin Police Department said that one person was arrested and charged after a traffic stop led to a drug bust on Tuesday. Officers said that while patrolling the area of 276 and North Main Street, they conducted a traffic stop
Ohio to vote on Recreational Marijuana in November Image Cannabis NewsAugust 29, 2023 CINCINNATI - 23 states across the US have legalized the recreational use of marijuana. The debate continues over whether Ohio should be the next. "This is just a money making opportunity for the marijuana industry and makes it easily more accessible to our familie
Cannabis court battle Image Cannabis NewsAugust 28, 2023 Uncertainty Continues for New York Cannabis License Holders as Lawsuits Delay Application Process Results. New Yorkers holding a license to sell cannabis will have to wait another two weeks to hear their fate as the courts hear lawsuits challenging the state’s application process. Erica Ford,
Minnesota Cannabis cooperative has high expectations Image Cannabis NewsAugust 28, 2023 Minnesotans can now possess and grow their own cannabis, but it'll take at least a year for the industry to start evolving. Minnesota became the 23rd state in the nation to legalize cannabis use for people 21 and older. But Aug. 1, when the law went into effect,
Do Cannabis farms count as agriculture? The answer could cost Michigan Schools Image Cannabis NewsAugust 25, 2023 Cannabis cultivators take great care. Transferring a seedling from its mother plant to new pots. It joins its siblings in a highly-controlled room. Twelve hours of light, 12 hours of darkness. Its vegetative state is critical to its mat
Stratford approves Cannabis production facility, snack-maker in boost to adult-use industry Image Cannabis NewsAugust 25, 2023 In a boost to the local adult-use cannabis industry, town officials have approved plans from two companies to open separate facilities to grow the product and make THC-infused snacks and drinks. The Stratford Zoning Commiss
Santa Barbara County to add fee on Cannabis operators to pay for data access Image Cannabis NewsAugust 24, 2023 Santa Barbara County Supervisors Pass First Reading of Cannabis Fee Addition Despite Dissent. An ordinance amendment that will add another fee to cannabis operations was approved Tuesday on a first reading by the Santa Barbara County Boar
Warren City Council tables Recreational Marijuana proposal Image Cannabis NewsAugust 24, 2023 Outgoing councilman says Warren is missing out on tax revenue. A resolution to bring recreational marijuana to Warren was tabled by City Council after a discussion that became heated at times Tuesday. Councilman Ronald Papandrea introduced the proposal whi
Don’t overlook the supply chain: issues facing Cannabis processors Image Cannabis NewsAugust 23, 2023 Over the past 20 years in New York, I have built companies in the middle of the supply chain (design, manufacturing, marketing, distribution). I have been a successful business builder and a job creator. Now, I am one of the first female processors
Way cleared for Cannabis dispensary in Wood River Image Cannabis NewsAugust 22, 2023 Wood River Cannabis Dispensary Gets Green Light as Council Opts Against Referendum. There will be a cannabis dispensary in downtown Wood River; there won’t be a referendum to approve it. Hamstrung by the actions of a prior administration, councilmen opposed to the
Miami cannabis company proposes 64,000-square-foot Connecticut cultivation center Image Cannabis NewsAugust 22, 2023 A Florida-based company is looking for permission to build a 64,000-square-foot cannabis-growing center in the southern end of Bloomfield only blocks from the Hartford line. AYR Wellness operates dispensaries in six states, and wants
Oklahoma sheriff auctioning 19 acres from seized Marijuana farm Image Cannabis NewsAugust 22, 2023 A former illegal marijuana grow farm in Johnston County will go on the auction block next month. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that a 19.24-acre lot near Coleman will be available from Sept. 11 to Sept. 13 at an online auction
Cheech & Chong still smoking after five decades as Cannabis icons Image Cannabis NewsAugust 22, 2023 When it comes to cannabis culture, no two names are more prominent than Cheech and Chong Entertaining the marijuana masses for over 50 years, the duo defined stoner comedy. After meeting in Vancouver, Canada, in the late 1960s, Tommy Chong and Cheec