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Five marijuana businesses shut down in Oklahoma Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 20, 2023 Oklahoma Authorities Close Five Medical Marijuana Businesses Following Inspections. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority partnered with the Kay County Sheriff’s Office and other local law enforcement to investigate 11 complaints of medical marijuana businesses
Cannabis Control Commissioners butt heads over acting pot chair role Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 19, 2023 Concepcion to lead in O’Brien’s absence. You would think the people in charge of the weed would be a little more chill. An attempt by state pot regulators to appoint an acting chair to fill the void left by their suspended leader grew heated e
New Jersey Proposals aim to expand patient access and establish research partnerships Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 19, 2023 New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission Seeks Public Input on Medical Cannabis Expansion Proposals. New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) is calling for public feedback on new proposals that seek to expand access
Man with Tourette's calls on NHS to increase Cannabis prescriptions Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 19, 2023 A man with Tourette's who spends thousands on medicinal cannabis has called on the government to make the drug more readily available on the NHS. Conor Ryder, from Dorset, gets his prescriptions from a private clinic and said it was the only dr
Cannabis Medicine's role in women's wellness Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 19, 2023 The relationship between cannabis medicine and women’s health is not a new area of study. In fact, there is a long-standing tradition of utilising cannabis extracts in obstetrics and gynaecology dating back centuries. Today, modern medical research is hard at work to
Rescheduling Cannabis will reduce stigma, increase research and encourage innovation Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 18, 2023 Cannabis is on the cusp of one of the biggest changes in recent federal drug policy. In late August, a senior official from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) formally advocated for marijuana reclassification as
Judge reduces Marijuana charges against former Chico police officer Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 15, 2023 Prosecutors allege Rush contributed to delinquency of minor. A former Chico Police Department officer had his felony charge reduced to a misdemeanor during a preliminary hearing in Butte County Superior Court in Oroville Tuesday, according to a
Santa Barbara’s wine industry declared war on Weed and Pot is winning Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 15, 2023 They might not be profitable yet, but California’s biggest pot farms are here to stay in Santa Barbara County. When pot farms showed up in Santa Barbara County in 2017, the wine industry went on the attack, vowing to launch a “giant legal bat
Former Speaker received 'commercial sex' as bribes for Medical Marijuana licenses Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 15, 2023 Former Michigan House Speaker Accused of Accepting Bribes, Including Commercial Sex, During Tenure as Cannabis Licensing Board Chair. In addition to cash payments and private jet travel, former Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson
Senators push to pass Cannabis banking bill after Marijuana rescheduling Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 14, 2023 A bipartisan coalition of senators behind a cannabis banking bill is pushing for a markup and working to clear key hurdles on both sides of the aisle to lock down support. As advocates work to drum up momentum for the Secure and Fair Enfor
Oklahoma Supreme Court declines challenge to Marijuana license fee increases Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 14, 2023 Oklahoma Supreme Court Defers Challenge to Medical Marijuana License Fee Hikes. The Oklahoma Supreme Court declined this week to consider a challenge to a bill dramatically raising fees associated with medical marijuana licenses, kicki
Republican group set to fight Cannabis Rescheduling Labelling It ‘Pro-Pot Agenda’ Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 14, 2023 Republican lawmakers have called on the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to reject recommendations from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to reschedule cannabis in the US. A group of 14 republicans have penne
Republican Legislators call on DEA to reject recommendation about Cannabis Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 14, 2023 A group of 14 congress members wrote a letter stating that recommending cannabis to be rescheduled is “irresponsible.” A group of Republican legislators recently sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) asking for the a
Court denies committee’s bid to block Marijuana referendum Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 13, 2023 Judge Mary Barglind denied the request for an intervention from the Committee for Economic Development in a recent court hearing involving the newest marijuana case in the 41st Circuit Court in Menominee. The state court case filed by The Fire Station,
Litigation regarding Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission needs to come to a head Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 13, 2023 Maybe it was inevitable. Anyone who has seen another state award competitive licenses for a limited number of cannabis operators knew well that Alabama’s process would result in litigation. That was not an indictment of Alabama or
The Taste of Freedom Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 13, 2023 After facing a 98-year prison sentence for cannabis, Richard DeLisi assists drug war prisoners with his brand, DeLisioso. The U.S. justice system is irrefutably flawed and has a dark side, but one company rose from the ashes of a cruel ruling. Richard DeLisi is one of America’s longest-serv
