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Cannabis is Big Business in Illinois Image Cannabis NewsMay 15, 2023 2023 has been a banner year for Illinois’ cannabis industry (so far) and this is a market that we are excited about. During the first quarter of the year, the state sold more than $380 million of recreational cannabis products (according to Illinois’ Department of Financial and Pr
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
Maine Officials report ‘mass exodus’ of caregivers amid rec sales Image Cannabis NewsMay 5, 2023 Over 1,300 caregivers left the state’s medical cannabis program, citing oversupply and overregulation. According to officials in Maine, the number of caregivers applying to supply medical cannabis in the state is plummeting. The Sun Journal reports that
Medicinal Cannabis ‘can ease cancer pain and reduce need for drugs’ Image Cannabis NewsMay 3, 2023 On the NHS, only specialist hospital doctors can currently prescribe medicinal cannabis. Medicinal cannabis can ease cancer pain and reduce the need for drugs, new research suggests. The study concluded that medicinal cannabis is a “safe and effective
The Cannabis education gap: why patients are left in the dark? Image Cannabis NewsMay 2, 2023 The pain keeps you awake at night so you don’t get much sleep. Lack of sleep most nights and the ensuing chronic fatigue causes you some anxiety during the day. Your primary care physician suggests that she is concerned with the increasing amount of aspiri
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
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,
