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Cannabis company Skymint, and others battle in receivership Image Cannabis NewsMay 12, 2023 Skymint, which primarily operates under the parent company of Green Peak Innovations Inc., remains in receivership. Lawyers entangled in the court-ordered receivership of Lansing marijuana giant Skymint continue to battle over the company's finances. The all
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
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
Thailand’s Cannabis sellers say US growers are eating their lunch Image Cannabis NewsMay 8, 2023 Local cannabis growers say their business is being undercut by cheaper illegal imports from overseas. Bangkok/Pattaya, Thailand — Nearly a year after Thailand decriminalised cannabis amid promises of an economic bonanza, Thai growers and sellers say the
Marijuana legalization: what’s different in the House and Senate bills Image Cannabis NewsMay 5, 2023 Minnesota is poised to become the 23rd state allowing legal marijuana sales following the passage of bills in the state House and Senate this spring. Before that can happen, however, negotiators from the two chambers must meet to iron out the diffe
Potent 'Canadian Loud' Cannabis hidden in cars shipped from Canada is flooding Nigeria Image Cannabis NewsMay 2, 2023 Every month, police in Lagos find used cars, usually shipped from Toronto via Montreal, stuffed with popular high-THC Canadian cannabis. When police at a port in Lagos, Nigeria, opened a shipping container arriving Friday from Canad
Maine’s Medical Cannabis market seeing a ‘mass exodus’ of caregivers Image Cannabis NewsMay 2, 2023 A new report from the state shows more than one-fourth of the individuals in the occupation have quit since 2021, often in response to an overabundance of cannabis supply. More than one-fourth of the Mainers who dispense medical cannabis have closed
Georgia issues a few Medical Cannabis licenses at last, giving patients access ‘very soon’ Image Cannabis NewsMay 1, 2023 After years of waiting, thousands of patients on Georgia's medical cannabis registry may soon be able to legally receive their medicine. On Thursday, the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission granted five dispensing lice
GOP Senators kill veterans Cannabis research bill Image Cannabis NewsApril 28, 2023 A bipartisan bill directing the VA to conduct research into the medical potential of cannabis for military veterans was blocked from advancing by a procedural vote in the US Senate. Republicans in the U.S. Senate voted this week to block a bill that would have direc
Bristol man says Medical Cannabis has eased his chronic Image Cannabis NewsApril 26, 2023 Prescriptions for medical cannabis have been available in the UK since 2018. A Bristol man who suffers from chronic pain is now prescribed medical cannabis as his main form of treatment. Alister Flowers, who lives in Easton, was one of around 17,000 people wer
New Oklahoma law addresses Medical Marijuana industry Image Cannabis NewsApril 26, 2023 OKLAHOMA - Senate Bill 913, signed into law by Governor Kevin Stitt last week, will require all applicants for a medical marijuana business license to submit a bond. The bond would cover the area of land within the license application with a minimum payment of 5
No significant association between Cannabis use and developing psychosis Image Cannabis NewsApril 25, 2023 Scientists have explored the potential link between cannabis and psychosis for years now. While experts have argued in the past that the link between psychosis and cannabis is overstated, another study published just last year linked increased
Medical Marijuana sales are imminent in Georgia after years of delay Image Cannabis NewsApril 24, 2023 Dispensaries could open by late May or June Cannabis plants are being harvested in South Georgia greenhouses. A testing lab is up and running. Dispensaries plan to soon open their doors. Within weeks, Georgia’s long-awaited medical marijuana progr
Will TSA stop you for Marijuana in your luggage? Image Cannabis NewsApril 21, 2023 While many states have legalized marijuana, things may be looking up for cannabis users nationwide. But not too high up, especially for those planning to fly anytime soon. There are many items you’re allowed to bring aboard an airplane but when it comes to marijuana,
How pot holiday 4/20 came to be? Image Cannabis NewsApril 21, 2023 SEATTLE - Thursday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when cannabis fans gather in clouds of smoke at music festivals, celebrate with all-you-can-deals on chicken wings and other munchies, and take advantage of pot-shop discounts in legal weed states. This year’s edition
