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Safe daily limit of cannabidiol CBD cut by regulator Image Cannabis NewsOctober 12, 2023 UK food regulators have lowered the recommended safe daily dose of cannabidiol (CBD), a cannabis extract present in many different High Street products, including drinks and snacks. The Food Standards Agency says the advice is precautionary, following concerns
Massachusetts’s Suspended Cannabis Chair Drops Lawsuit Image Cannabis NewsOctober 10, 2023 The former chair of Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), who was suspended last month, has now dropped her legal challenge after a hearing was granted. Last week, Business of Cannabis reported that Shannon O’Brien was ‘suspended with pay’ by state
It's time to align Cannabis laws with reality in Arizona Image Cannabis NewsOctober 6, 2023 There are some important movements afoot to bring cannabis into the mainstream and make cannabis businesses easier to operate. First, the Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) has recommended to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that cannabis
Ohio could earn millions in tax revenue if Recreational Marijuana is legalized Image Cannabis NewsOctober 6, 2023 Ohio could take in $218 million in tax revenue if the state votes to legalize recreational marijuana this November, a new study shows. Passage of Issue 2 on Nov. 7 to legalize adult-use cannabis could generate $182 million to $218 milli
Florida Recreational Marijuana initiative goes to state Supreme Court Image Cannabis NewsOctober 5, 2023 Florida's Recreational Marijuana Ballot Measure Faces Legal Challenge. With more than a million valid signatures, a recreational marijuana legalization initiative seems poised to pop up on Florida’s 2024 ballot, but it has one last hurdle to cle
Is Cannabis Rescheduling a Solution? Image Cannabis NewsOctober 4, 2023 Experts Delve Into California Cannabis Retail Challenges At Benzinga Conference. “I think the taxation structure makes it extremely difficult to make money given the impact of that,” said Seth Yakatan, co-founder at Katan Associates, during a dynamic Benzinga Cannabis Capital C
Small Cannabis Businesses are at risk if SAFER banking bill passes Image Cannabis NewsOctober 2, 2023 Marijuana advocates fears that America's $26 billion legal cannabis industry is in danger of being consolidated 'into the hands of a few well-financed national players.' After some debate, last week the Senate Banking Committee voted to advance the
Thailand to reconsider Cannabis decriminalization amid thriving market Image Cannabis NewsOctober 2, 2023 Thailand's new government is reconsidering ending the ongoing decriminalization of cannabis almost two years after it became the first Asian country to do so. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has recently vowed to roll back 2022 cannabis legisla
Cannabis for Pain and PTSD Goes Up in Smoke Image Cannabis NewsOctober 2, 2023 “The favorable outcomes that patients report with these substances for both pain and PTSD currently are better explained by expectancy biases than by a treatment effect,” the researchers write. In a new article in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers review the evidence for cann
Georgia Department of Health reports discovery of inflated Cannabis patient number Image Cannabis NewsOctober 2, 2023 The state reported that while its data previously showed 50,000 patients and caregivers, now it estimates there are only 14,000. The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) announced on Sept. 27 that its previously recorded data r
Minnesota now has full-time inspector for THC edibles Image Cannabis NewsOctober 2, 2023 The Minnesota agency tasked with regulating the state's burgeoning THC edible industry now has an inspector fully dedicated to enforcement. Why it matters: The 2022 law legalizing food and beverages containing 5mg or less of hemp-derived THC lacked resources fo
New Jersey Makes $5.5M in Cannabis Revenues available to help victims of violent crime Image Cannabis NewsOctober 2, 2023 New Jersey has made $5,5m in cannabis tax revenues available to support the state’s ‘Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program’. The Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance and Marketplace Modernisation Fund, which was se
Former Michigan Marijuana board Leader is sent to prison for bribery Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 29, 2023 Rick Johnson admits he took at least $110,000 in bribes as head of a state marijuana licensing board. A man formerly known as a powerful Michigan lawmaker was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in federal prison for accepting bribes as he
Cannabis regulators hear from stakeholders in emotional listening session Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 28, 2023 The Office of Cannabis Policy is using listening sessions to inform research and policy proposals. On Wednesday, the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy held a community town hall at the University of Southern Maine as part of a state-wide li
Over $5M in illicit Marijuana seized at Otay Mesa Port of Entry Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 28, 2023 US Customs and Border Protection Seizes Over $5 Million Worth of Marijuana Concealed in Tractor-Trailer at California Border Crossing. SAN DIEGO — More than $5 million worth of illicit marijuana concealed in a tractor-trailer was seized by U.S. Cus
Senate Committee passes Cannabis Banking Bill Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 28, 2023 Senate Committee Approves SAFER Banking Act, a Major Step for Cannabis Industry. After a long and arduous wait, it looks like the SAFER Banking Act, the renamed version of the bipartisan law that would allow banks to work with cannabis businesses without penalties,
