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8 Predictions for the Cannabis Sector for 2025

8 Predictions for the Cannabis Sector for 2025

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 9, 2025

2024 was a rough year for cannabis investors, but 2025 could be much better. Here are my top eight predictions for the cannabis sector for the year ahead. It’s been a rough ride for cannabis investors. Will the new year bring better price action? I think so. Here are my top eight predictions for the

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Weed sick: High-potency cannabis leads to ER visits, illnesses for some users

Weed sick: High-potency cannabis leads to ER visits, illnesses for some users

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 9, 2025

Don Danielson of Sedro Woolley is the kind of person who would rather point to the evidence than state his opinion. When he wants to explain how popular his 27-year-old son Brandon was when he died, he describes the turnout at his son’s funeral in 2019. Hundreds of people packed the church. It was

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Cannabis companies say DEA has closed mind against a less-dangerous pot ranking

Cannabis companies say DEA has closed mind against a less-dangerous pot ranking

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 9, 2025

Advocates accuse Drug Enforcement Administration of blocking the reclassification of cannabis as a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act Pro-cannabis businesses have accused the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration of "an unalterably closed mind" toward lowering marijuana to a less

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Appeals court rules drug dog's alert insufficient for car search over marijuana distinction

Appeals court rules drug dog's alert insufficient for car search over marijuana distinction

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 9, 2025

TALLAHASSEE — In what could be a first-of-its-kind ruling in Florida, an appeals court Tuesday said a drug-sniffing dog's alert did not justify police searching a car because the dog could not differentiate between medical marijuana and illegal pot. The ruling by a three-judge panel of the 5th

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Brain structure and function differ in cannabis users, but genetic evidence suggests no direct causal link

Brain structure and function differ in cannabis users, but genetic evidence suggests no direct causal link

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 8, 2025

The study found that individuals with a history of cannabis use exhibited differences in brain structure and function compared to non-users, particularly in measures of white matter integrity and brain network connectivity. However, advanced genetic analyses indicated these differences are unlikely

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Medical Marijuana Employees See New Accommodations In Florida Court Ruling

Medical Marijuana Employees See New Accommodations In Florida Court Ruling

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 8, 2025

The judge’s rule favored the paramedic who allegedly faced unlawful discrimination. According to the case, the discrimination concerned his off-duty use of medical marijuana. In this case, the plaintiff filed a lawsuit against Hillsborough County after taking a forced administrative leave in 2019

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Nation’s Marijuana Industry High on Trump Promise to Lift Federal Restrictions

Nation’s Marijuana Industry High on Trump Promise to Lift Federal Restrictions

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 8, 2025

WASHINGTON — The nation’s marijuana industry is optimistic that President-elect Donald Trump will take steps to legalize pot on the national level, but some who hope to develop the industry in Minnesota say that could severely hamper their efforts. Why? Because the state’s nascent marijuana industry

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Ohio’s adult-use cannabis rollout was one of the most successful in the US, says analyst

Ohio’s adult-use cannabis rollout was one of the most successful in the US, says analyst

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 8, 2025

Ohio’s newly launched recreational marijuana market is already turning heads nationwide, with experts calling it one of the most successful rollouts in U.S. history. Ben Burstein, a national marijuana sales analyst with LeafLink, said Ohio’s approach to launching its recreational cannabis market has

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Ohio recreational marijuana sales top $242 million by end of 2024

Ohio recreational marijuana sales top $242 million by end of 2024

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 8, 2025

Profits from sales of recreational marijuana are in the tens of millions, the Division of Cannabis Control reports. As of Dec. 30, sales of recreational marijuana were reported to have exceeded $242 million of the more than $2.2 billion in total product sales, including medical marijuana. More than

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Could Marijuana Reclassification Be Answer to Maintaining Medicare?

Could Marijuana Reclassification Be Answer to Maintaining Medicare?

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 7, 2025

The U.S. Justice Department took significant steps toward changing the legal status of cannabis in May by beginning the process to move the substance from schedule 1 to schedule 3, a less-restrictive category under federal drug laws. This shift is noteworthy because it reflects the recommendations

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Cannabis Trends in 2025

Cannabis Trends in 2025

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 7, 2025

2024 was a primarily lean and flat year for the U.S. cannabis industry. The state-legal cannabis industry has been volatile from its inception, and 2024 represented a year of winnowing with many cannabis businesses failing. 2025 has some light on the horizon, though, with the prospect of the Drug

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Study Examines Shifting Trends in Daily Cannabis and Alcohol Use for Adults in the US

Study Examines Shifting Trends in Daily Cannabis and Alcohol Use for Adults in the US

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 7, 2025

A recently published study measured the habits of cannabis and alcohol use in adults over time. The study replicated and expanded on an article published earlier this year, which had found that for adults 18 and older, daily cannabis use was more prevalent than daily alcohol use in 2022. This new

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Hochul: Cannabis sales reach $1 billion in NY

Hochul: Cannabis sales reach $1 billion in NY

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 7, 2025

Gov. Kathy Hochul said last week that New York state’s cannabis industry has reached more than $1 billion in retail sales. “This achievement reflects the dedication of entrepreneurs, consumers, and communities who have embraced the legal market and helped to establish New York as a national leader

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Kids needing medical help because of marijuana rising in Arizona, report says

Kids needing medical help because of marijuana rising in Arizona, report says

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 6, 2025

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The number of kids needing medical attention after consuming marijuana edibles has spiked both in the Valley and nationwide in recent years. “It is a big issue. You never want to have a kid come into the emergency room unnecessarily, especially when it comes with something like

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The Rastafarians opening up Caribbean cannabis farms to build a flourishing medical industry

The Rastafarians opening up Caribbean cannabis farms to build a flourishing medical industry

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 6, 2025

After a 2018 amnesty, the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines is now backing Rastafarian growers’ efforts to promote the benefits of marijuana On Golba Hill on the Caribbean island of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), just below a cluster of colourfully decorated homes, there are rows and

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Colorado tries a new public health campaign about cannabis

Colorado tries a new public health campaign about cannabis

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 6, 2025

In more than a decade since Colorado voters legalized recreational marijuana for adults, state officials have come up with a ton of ideas for delivering cannabis-cautious public health messages to the public. They tried stoner humor. They tried high-concept art installations. They tried … hoedown

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Florida House Democrat Proposes Bill To Protect State Employees Using Medical Marijuana

Florida House Democrat Proposes Bill To Protect State Employees Using Medical Marijuana

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 6, 2025

A new bill filed by Florida Representative Mitch Rosenwald (D-Oakland Park) seeks to safeguard government employees and job applicants in Florida who legally use medical marijuana. The legislation, titled HB 83, was introduced on Friday and is set to be considered during the legislative session

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Press Statement From Illinois Healthy Alternatives (ILHAA) Regarding their letter to General Assembly About Destroying the Hemp Industry

Press Statement From Illinois Healthy Alternatives (ILHAA) Regarding their letter to General Assembly About Destroying the Hemp Industry

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 6, 2025

Today the Illinois Healthy Alternatives Association (ILHAA) along with hemp businesses and consumers sent a letter to the members of the Illinois General Assembly urging them not to act on HB 4293 because it would devastate local farms, small businesses, and consumers in Illinois. Letter in

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A THC breathalyzer? CU research could lead to reliable cannabis breath test

A THC breathalyzer? CU research could lead to reliable cannabis breath test

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Cannabis NewsDecember 19, 2024

Law enforcement will be out in force this holiday season, with saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints on the lookout for impaired drivers. Professional research assistants Paige Xiaoying Phillips (left) and Gray MacDonald pose for a photo inside the mobile pharmacology lab, a.k.a. the Cannavan

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Cannabis conundrum: Legal doesn’t mean clean; illicit isn’t always dirty

Cannabis conundrum: Legal doesn’t mean clean; illicit isn’t always dirty

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Cannabis NewsDecember 19, 2024

California cannabis regulators and industry defenders argue that despite the proliferation of pesticides found in legal weed, licensed products are still safer and purer than those sold on the underground market. That isn’t always true, according to an analysis of tests conducted by The Times. Of 16

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