WeedWorthy News Network

Hot off the press cannabis, marijuana, cbd and hemp news from around the world on the WeedLife Social Network. Join at https://WeedLife.com

Augusta could become home to a new Medical Cannabis dispensary

Augusta could become home to a new Medical Cannabis dispensary

Image
Cannabis NewsMay 23, 2023

AUGUSTA - A medical cannabis dispensary could be on the way to Augusta. A Georgia company gave the full commission a presentation last week. The president of Botanical Sciences spoke to commissioners last week about the benefits of having a dispensary in Augusta. Medical cannabis is legal in Georgia

Medical Cannabis News Recreational Marijuana News

Copyright

© 420 Intel

Cannabis use during pregnancy raising concern about birth risks

Cannabis use during pregnancy raising concern about birth risks

Image
Cannabis NewsMay 23, 2023

Researchers say an increase in emergency room visits and hospitalizations related to cannabis use by pregnant women is raising concerns about risks including preterm labour, low birth weight and negative effects on the baby’s developing brain. Their study was based on data from 980,398 pregnancies

Medical Cannabis News Recreational Marijuana News

Copyright

© 420 Intel

Colorado Cannabis Industry continues to face uncertainty

Colorado Cannabis Industry continues to face uncertainty

Image
Cannabis NewsMay 23, 2023

Oversupply, lack of demand, competition with neighboring legal states, and black market sales, puts Colorado cannabis businesses in a bind. A recent report from The Denver Post analyzes the fallout of the post-pandemic cannabis industry in Colorado. While once the state reached a peak of $226

Cannabis Technology News Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs

Copyright

© 420 Intel

Colorado Cannabis Industry continues to face uncertainty

Colorado Cannabis Industry continues to face uncertainty

Image
Cannabis NewsMay 23, 2023

Oversupply, lack of demand, competition with neighboring legal states, and black market sales, puts Colorado cannabis businesses in a bind. A recent report from The Denver Post analyzes the fallout of the post-pandemic cannabis industry in Colorado. While once the state reached a peak of $226

Cannabis Technology News Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs

Copyright

© 420 Intel

Irish authorities seize over $3 Million worth of Weed at Dublin port

Irish authorities seize over $3 Million worth of Weed at Dublin port

Image
Cannabis NewsMay 23, 2023

Officers seized approximately 142kg of pot at Dublin Port. Law enforcement officials in Ireland on Sunday seized hundreds of pounds in “herbal cannabis” at a Dublin port, leading to the arrest of “a man in his 40s.” According to a press release from the Irish Tax and Customs, revenue officers in the

Cannabis Technology News Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News

Copyright

© 420 Intel

Irish authorities seize over $3 Million worth of Weed at Dublin port

Irish authorities seize over $3 Million worth of Weed at Dublin port

Image
Cannabis NewsMay 23, 2023

Officers seized approximately 142kg of pot at Dublin Port. Law enforcement officials in Ireland on Sunday seized hundreds of pounds in “herbal cannabis” at a Dublin port, leading to the arrest of “a man in his 40s.” According to a press release from the Irish Tax and Customs, revenue officers in the

Cannabis Technology News Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News

Copyright

© 420 Intel

Cannabis tax boom: States collect a whopping $15,1 billion in revenue

Cannabis tax boom: States collect a whopping $15,1 billion in revenue

Image
Cannabis NewsMay 23, 2023

In a stunning display of the financial potential of legal cannabis, states across the US have collected a combined total of more than $15,1 billion in tax revenue from adult-use cannabis sales since 2014. As cannabis business owners navigate regulations that can change by state and face growing

Cannabis Technology News Medical Cannabis News Recreational Marijuana News

Copyright

© 420 Intel

Cannabis tax boom: States collect a whopping $15,1 billion in revenue

Cannabis tax boom: States collect a whopping $15,1 billion in revenue

Image
Cannabis NewsMay 23, 2023

In a stunning display of the financial potential of legal cannabis, states across the US have collected a combined total of more than $15,1 billion in tax revenue from adult-use cannabis sales since 2014. As cannabis business owners navigate regulations that can change by state and face growing

Cannabis Technology News Medical Cannabis News Recreational Marijuana News

Copyright

© 420 Intel

Industrial Hemp industry gets boost from federal grant

Industrial Hemp industry gets boost from federal grant

Image
Cannabis NewsMay 23, 2023

Once outlawed for over 80 years, industrial hemp in Pennsylvania received a boost last week when a company in Luzerne County was selected to develop an industry accelerator program. Vytal Plant Science Research, a biotechnology nonprofit based in Hazleton, will use a $1 million grant from the

Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs

Copyright

© 420 Intel

Costa Rica grants first Medical Cannabis cultivation license

Costa Rica grants first Medical Cannabis cultivation license

Image
Cannabis NewsMay 22, 2023

Costa Rica’s medical cannabis market just hit its most recent milestone. Just over a year after legalizing hemp and medical cannabis, Costa Rica’s Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Victor Carvajal signed a resolution to grant authorization to Azul Wellness S.A. to cultivate and process medical

Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs

Copyright

© 420 Intel

Maryland Alcohol Tobacco and Cannabis Commission to move office to Baltimore

Maryland Alcohol Tobacco and Cannabis Commission to move office to Baltimore

Image
Cannabis NewsMay 22, 2023

The newly reconfigured agency charged with policing Maryland's illicit cannabis market will set up offices in Baltimore before legal recreational cannabis sales kick off on July 1. The Maryland Board of Public Works last week approved a 24,292-square-foot office lease and a 3,700-square-foot storage

Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News

Copyright

© 420 Intel

Cannabis conundrum: Tight job market not the only challenge for manufacturers

Cannabis conundrum: Tight job market not the only challenge for manufacturers

Image
Cannabis NewsMay 22, 2023

Lowcountry automaker Volvo Cars needs to hire 1,300 workers as its Berkeley County plant gears up for electric vehicle production in the coming year, but a couple of key factors disqualifying job candidates in the past are still in play for this round of hiring — drug tests and background checks. It

Cannabis Technology News Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs

Copyright

© 420 Intel

Local owner targets rundown building for Gaylord Marijuana shop

Local owner targets rundown building for Gaylord Marijuana shop

Image
Cannabis NewsMay 22, 2023

GAYLORD - After voters in the state approved the recreational use of cannabis, Ron Fisk decided to get into the marijuana business with a plan to renovate long-forgotten and neglected buildings in Gaylord and Tawas. In Gaylord, that meant acquiring a gas station on Main Street that had been

Cannabis Technology News Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News

Copyright

© 420 Intel

Cannrose Cannabis brings family dynamic to Big Rapids

Cannrose Cannabis brings family dynamic to Big Rapids

Image
Cannabis NewsMay 22, 2023

BIG RAPIDS - The latest business to join the marijuana industry in Big Rapids incorporates a family dynamic and homegrown product. Cannrose Cannabis, 805 Maple St., held its soft opening Thursday, May 18, which saw an influx of marijuana enthusiasts. The business is family owned and grows its own

Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs

Copyright

© 420 Intel

Pot’s future in congress is murky. Here’s what lawmakers are saying

Pot’s future in congress is murky. Here’s what lawmakers are saying

Image
Cannabis NewsMay 22, 2023

This week, congressional reporter Jarrell Dillard takes a look at Washington’s latest cannabis battles. For now lawmakers remain deadlocked. Here’s what's at stake. Hurry up and wait Federal lawmakers have a lot on their plate when it comes to cannabis — from financial rules to marijuana’s rising

Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs

Copyright

© 420 Intel

Positive Marijuana tests following workplace accidents highest in 25 years

Positive Marijuana tests following workplace accidents highest in 25 years

Image
Cannabis NewsMay 22, 2023

The year 2022 marked the year that drug tests administered after workplace accidents showing positive results for marijuana reached the highest level in 25 years, according to a recent Quest Diagnostics analysis. The Quest Diagnostics analysis, unveiled Thursday, showed that positive marijuana urine

Medical Cannabis News Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs

Copyright

© 420 Intel

Cannabis: A Lucrative and Healthy Idustry, but Requires a Perspective Shift

Cannabis: A Lucrative and Healthy Idustry, but Requires a Perspective Shift

Image
Cannabis NewsMay 22, 2023

While many in the industry continue to extol the commercial opportunities of the cannabis industry in order to try and turn the dial on government and institutional support, FoxNRTH’s Principal Chris Murray believes in a different approach. By applying a ‘systems approach’, and seeing the industry

Cannabis Technology News Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs

Copyright

© 420 Intel

Colorado’s Cannabis industry has fallen on hard times. What does the future hold?

Colorado’s Cannabis industry has fallen on hard times. What does the future hold?

Image
Cannabis NewsMay 22, 2023

Too much supply, not enough demand, plunging prices, a lack of cannabis tourism and more put pressure on marijuana market. The heyday of marijuana sales in Colorado — back in 2020 when recreational and medical sales topped out at a combined $226 million — is a distant memory, as the state’s

Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs

Copyright

© 420 Intel

Explosive texts link DeSantis to Trump insider Lev Parnas

Explosive texts link DeSantis to Trump insider Lev Parnas

Image
Cannabis NewsMay 22, 2023

Ukrainian-American businessman Lev Parnas and his business partner were arrested in 2019, accused by the US government of funnelling a Russian oligarch’s money into American political campaigns. One recipient of Parnas’ donations -- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis -- has said he was barely an

Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News

Copyright

© 420 Intel

Morocco begins legal cultivation of Cannabis

Morocco begins legal cultivation of Cannabis

Image
Cannabis NewsMay 19, 2023

This month marked the start of the country’s first legal growing season for cannabis. In May 2023, the Moroccan government allowed farmers to begin cultivation of cannabis for the legal market, two years after allowing farming for medical, industrial, and export purposes (1,2). The move was also

Marijuana Business News

Copyright

© 420 Intel


WeedLife.com