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Ohio's Early Cannabis Sales Draw Crowds Despite High Prices Image Cannabis NewsAugust 7, 2024 Ohio's earliest cannabis sales drew crowds across the state. Some have sticker shock. For Brian Wingfield, the wee hours of Tuesday morning felt reminiscent of late December, even though it was already 75 degrees Fahrenheit at 4 a.m. in Columbus. “I kind of felt like a kid on Christmas morning who Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs WVXU

New York State Shuts Down Over 1,000 Illegal Cannabis Shops Image Cannabis NewsAugust 7, 2024 Hochul's Crackdown on Illegal Cannabis Shops Results in Over 1,000 Closures Statewide. This spring, after calling the roll-out of New York’s legal cannabis industry a “disaster,” Gov. Kathy Hochul also promised a new crackdown on the thousands of illegal cannabis shops operating across the state Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs Syracuse

Support Amendment 3 to Legalize Marijuana in Florida Image Cannabis NewsAugust 7, 2024 Light the flame of freedom in Florida: Let pot smokers blaze up. Floridians should be free to smoke pot Republican state Sen. Joe Gruters is correct (“I’m a very conservative Republican. Here’s why I support legalizing marijuana in Florida,” Aug. 1). Passing Amendment 3 is about expanding freedom Cannabis Technology News Medical Cannabis News Recreational Marijuana News Herald Tribune

Support Amendment 3 to Legalize Marijuana in Florida Image Cannabis NewsAugust 7, 2024 Light the flame of freedom in Florida: Let pot smokers blaze up. Floridians should be free to smoke pot Republican state Sen. Joe Gruters is correct (“I’m a very conservative Republican. Here’s why I support legalizing marijuana in Florida,” Aug. 1). Passing Amendment 3 is about expanding freedom Cannabis Technology News Medical Cannabis News Recreational Marijuana News Herald Tribune

Recreational Marijuana sales in Ohio expected to generate hundreds of millions in revenue Image Cannabis NewsAugust 7, 2024 The first day of recreational marijuana sales in Ohio started with long lines of enthusiastic customers, right up until closing time. One of the key arguments for getting this passed was the tax revenue it would generate. An expert at Ohio State has crunched the numbers and estimates that these Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs Turn to 10

US Cannabis Industry ‘Thrilled’ at Choice of Pro-Cannabis Democratic VP Candidate Tim Walz Image Cannabis NewsAugust 7, 2024 Kamala Harris Picks Cannabis Advocate Tim Walz as Running Mate for Historic 2024 Campaign. Despite the 60-year-old political veteran appearing popular with voters, with past polling suggesting higher approval ratings than his Republican counterpart, JD Vance, Walz is a relative unknown in the US Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Cannabis Jobs Business of Cannabis

Cannabis Control Commission Turmoil Threatens Massachusetts’ $7 Billion Industry Image Cannabis NewsAugust 7, 2024 The Cannabis Control Commission is in chaos, and the state’s $7 billion pot industry is paying for it. Months of scandal and a call for receivership have many questioning who is at the helm of the state agency, and what their dysfunction means for consumers and marijuana companies. Samantha Kanter Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Boston Globe

Italian Hemp Industry in Battle for Survival After Amendment Criminalising All Hemp Is Approved by Two Committees Image Cannabis NewsAugust 6, 2024 Italy Moves to Ban Flowering Hemp: A Blow to the Cannabis Industry. Italy’s government has approved a controversial amendment to its Security Bill, which, if passed by the Chamber and Senate, would effectively shut down the country’s hemp industry. On July 31, the joint Constitutional Affairs and Marijuana Politics Business of Cannabis

Arizona’s pre-roll boom: What’s hot in the desert Cannabis scene Image Cannabis NewsAugust 6, 2024 Arizona's Pre-Roll Market: A Booming Industry in the Grand Canyon State. If you’ve been keeping an eye on Arizona’s weed scene, you’ve probably noticed that it’s experienced significant growth.But among Arizona’s cannabis market, one category has been red hot in the desert: pre-rolls. Arizona’s pre Recreational Marijuana News AZ Big Media

These Cannabis products will be taken off some Missouri store shelves Image Cannabis NewsAugust 6, 2024 Missouri Governor Bans Sales of Psychoactive Cannabis Compounds in Unlicensed Shops. Last Friday, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson issued an executive order prohibiting some businesses from selling items containing psychoactive cannabis compounds, including Delta-8 and Delta-10 THC. Here’s what this means Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Business News The Kansas City Star

Cannabis Commission says it failed to collect $500,000 in licensing fees Image Cannabis NewsAugust 6, 2024 Says no money was stolen, offers no explanation for not collecting money THE CANNABIS CONTROL Commission says it failed to collect more than $500,000 in licensing fees from applicants over the last two years, but officials insist no money was stolen. The situation is the latest example of Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Common Wealth

Bay Area man who said 'white people will stand up' receives social equity grant Image Cannabis NewsAugust 6, 2024 Sonoma County Awards $40,000 to Critic of Cannabis Social Equity Program. A California county recently gave nearly $40,000 in social equity grant funding to a local business owner after he publicly attacked the county’s equity grant programs as “racist” and warned officials during a fall meeting Medical Cannabis News Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs SF Gate

Cannabis giant Green Thumb Industries widens profit as store count climbs Image Cannabis NewsAugust 6, 2024 Green Thumb Industries Reports 54% Q2 Earnings Surge with Expansion of Dispensary Network. Second-quarter earnings jump 54% to $20.7 million as Chicago company adds 11 dispensaries to its network. Green Thumb Industries Inc. continued its run as the most consistently profitable U.S. cannabis company Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs Market Watch

'I slept in my car': Cincinnati man camps out overnight for first recreational weed sale Image Cannabis NewsAugust 6, 2024 Ohio Sees First Recreational Marijuana Sales After Legalization. One of the first legal sales of recreational marijuana in Ohio went to a 55-year-old Cincinnati resident who camped out in his car overnight in a dispensary parking lot. Jeff Riede of Cincinnati's Madisonville neighborhood was first in Recreational Marijuana News Cannabis Jobs Cincinnati

HHS Publishes Long-Awaited Report Into Cannabis Research Calling for Simplification of Process Image Cannabis NewsAugust 6, 2024 HHS Completes Overdue Report on Cannabis Research Barriers. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has officially completed its report into the state of cannabis research in the country, six months overdue. As part of President Biden’s Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Cannabis Technology News Business of Cannabis

Federal agencies call out Cannabis sellers amid 'skyrocketed' pediatric hospitalizations Image Cannabis NewsAugust 6, 2024 Federal Agencies Target Cannabis Products Resembling Popular Snacks with Cease-and-Desist Letters. For the second time in two years, federal agencies have sent cease-and-desist letters to cannabis retailers, demanding they stop selling products made to look like popular candy, cookies and snacks. Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Business News CBS News

What to know about Amendment 3 before the November election Image Cannabis NewsAugust 6, 2024 Florida Voters to Decide on Recreational Marijuana Legalization with Amendment 3. Amendment 3 seeks to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida, allowing those 21 and older to have up to 3 ounces and up to 5 grams of cannabis concentrate. Floridians are now less than three months away from finding Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Tellahassee Democrat

Former state GOP chair Sen. Joe Gruters backs Florida Marijuana legalization Image Cannabis NewsAugust 2, 2024 In doing so, he is going up against Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican Party of Florida. Sarasota GOP state Sen. and former Republican Party of Florida Chairman Joe Gruters is endorsing Amendment 3, the proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would legalize recreational Marijuana Politics Orlando Weekly

Maine task force considers Cannabis lounges, other on-site options as industry looks for areas of growth Image Cannabis NewsAugust 2, 2024 Maine Task Force Considers On-Site Cannabis Consumption in Lounges and Restaurants. Whether Maine should allow people to smoke or eat cannabis in lounges, at campgrounds and in food served at restaurants is being considered by a state task force. John Hudak, director of the state Office of Cannabis Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Spectrum News

Embracing Medical Cannabis Treatment Will Get People Back to Work Image Cannabis NewsAugust 2, 2024 Labour's Plan to Boost Employment: Embracing Medical Cannabis to Address Economic Inactivity. On Tuesday, Work and Pensions Minister Liz Kendall unveiled Labour’s ambitious plan to address economic inactivity, aiming to get 2.8 million people back into work. The focus is on improving British health Medical Cannabis News Business of Cannabis