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The Evolving Cannabis Industry: From Get-Rich-Quick to Strategic Success Image Cannabis NewsJune 20, 2024 Unveiling the Complex Realities and Necessities of Thriving in the Legal Cannabis Market. The legalization of cannabis in many regions has transformed a once-illegal substance into a burgeoning industry, attracting investors, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts alike. However, the initial euphoria around Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs Cannabis Business Executive

The Untapped Opportunity: Igniting Growth in Cannabis Retail Image Cannabis NewsJune 19, 2024 Unlocking the Untapped Potential of Cannabis Retail: Beyond the Existing Customer Base. Dispensaries are engaged in a never-ending struggle for market attention in the ultra-competitive world of cannabis retail, each hoping to take home a bigger piece of the same action. However, among all of the Cannabis Technology News Cannabis & Tech Today

California to welcome Cannabis for sale and consumption at state fair Image Cannabis NewsJune 19, 2024 Annual event in July will be first US state fair to feature on-site marijuana dispensaries and competitions. California’s state fair has moved to become the first event of its kind by allowing the sale and consumption of marijuana on its grounds when its 2024 edition unfolds in July. Fair planners Recreational Marijuana News The Guardian

States That Legalize Marijuana See Higher College Basketball Recruitment Image Cannabis NewsJune 19, 2024 New Study Reveals Mixed Effects of Marijuana Legalization on College Sports Recruitment. Marijuana legalization boosts college basketball recruitment but harms football recruitment, according to a new study. The research suggests that marijuana legalization is an "important, but complex, driver of Medical Cannabis News Recreational Marijuana News Black Belt News Network

Fees for Medical Marijuana operators in SD doubling Image Cannabis NewsJune 19, 2024 The registration fees for medical marijuana operators in South Dakota will soon double. When medical marijuana was passed in 2020, there was a law that required the program to be self-sustaining. Because of this, at the Department of Health’s urging, the state legislature increased those license Marijuana Business News Kota ABC

Florida Medical Marijuana patients outraged over unsolicited email praising Gov. DeSantis Image Cannabis NewsJune 19, 2024 Florida Medical Marijuana Patients Outraged by Politically Charged Email. Florida’s Department of Health recently sent an email to its nearly 700,000 medical marijuana patient list praising Governor Ron DeSantis, who is opposing a proposal for recreational marijuana use, for his achievements. This Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Action News

Some say Maryland’s mass Marijuana pardons don’t go far enough Image Cannabis NewsJune 19, 2024 Maryland Governor Grants Historic Pardons for Marijuana Convictions, Impacting 175,000 Individuals. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is pardoning 175,000 people who have low-level convictions related to marijuana, the governor announced Monday. To date, it is one of the most expansive absolutions by a state Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News WFDD

NYC Cannabis fund set to deploy capital to struggling Cannabis businesses within five boroughs Image Cannabis NewsJune 19, 2024 New York City Finalizes Cannabis Loan Fund to Support Cash-Strapped Businesses. A public-private fund for New York City’s cash-strapped cannabis businesses, which lagged in getting off the ground, was finalized Tuesday and will disburse money as soon as this summer. An inter-agency task force Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs New York Upstate

Two more higher-ups let go from NY’s Office of Cannabis Management Image Cannabis NewsJune 19, 2024 Leadership Shakeup at New York's Office of Cannabis Management Amid State Review. Two people in chief positions at New York’s Office of Cannabis Management were let go from their jobs last week as part of an ongoing shakeup at the beleaguered regulatory agency. The OCM’s chief diversity officer and Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs NY Cannabis

Cannabis decriminalisation debate could be delayed Image Cannabis NewsJune 19, 2024 Ministers have told the States they need more time to come up with legislation to decriminalise the personal use of cannabis. The States Assembly are due to debate plans from Deputy Tom Coles next week, who said the current rules had "created a two-tier system". The proposal would mean people who Cannabis Technology News Marijuana Politics Cannabis Jobs BBC News

‘Sovereign flex’: How a tribe defied officials through Cannabis Image Cannabis NewsJune 18, 2024 In a converted bingo hall deep in the Appalachian Mountains, Myrtle Driver led the charge to defy the state of North Carolina. The spry 80-year-old, a venerated member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, handed a cashier a string of purple wampum beads, a traditional Indigenous currency. In Marijuana Business News Al Jazeera

Lawmakers criticized as Maine sets new record for young kids accidentally eating Cannabis Image Cannabis NewsJune 18, 2024 Marijuana edibles are getting into the wrong hands. Last year set yet another record for small children accidentally ingesting THC in Maine and experts fear it's only going to get worse. The CBS13 I-Team started reporting on this trend last year. Over a year later, experts tell the I-Team something Recreational Marijuana News Fox 23 Maine

Odor Alone No Grounds for Warrantless Vehicle Searches, Minnesota Court Rules Image Cannabis NewsJune 18, 2024 A Minnesota Supreme Court ruled again that cannabis odor is insufficient in justifying a police search of a vehicle. Police across the country continue to pull drivers over for one reason, then choose to search their vehicle for an entirely different reason—if it smells like pot. But it isn’t Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Cannabis Jobs High Times

Investigation Finds Pesticides in California Licensed Vapes Image Cannabis NewsJune 18, 2024 An investigation has revealed the presence of potentially dangerous pesticides in licensed cannabis products in California. An investigation into the safety of cannabis products for sale on the shelves of licensed California pot dispensaries has revealed unsafe levels of pesticides that exceed state Cannabis Technology News Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Business News High Times

North Carolina Legislators Build Regulations for Hemp-Derived Consumables Image Cannabis NewsJune 18, 2024 House Bill 563 contains 17 pages of restrictions on hemp-derived cannabis consumables geared toward deterring youth consumption. On June 12, the North Carolina House Judiciary Committee discussed House Bill 563, which would implement a new law banning the sale of hemp-derived consumables to anyone Medical Cannabis News Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Business News High Times

Weed and work: NJ has yet to launch key tool, putting employers in a bind Image Cannabis NewsJune 18, 2024 It’s been nearly two years since New Jersey rolled out guidelines for how employers should handle marijuana in the workplace. Is someone under the influence at work if they test positive? Or did they simply smoke cannabis during their own personal time days or even weeks earlier? That was — on paper Medical Cannabis News Recreational Marijuana News Cannabis Jobs app.com

Massachusetts Cannabis Agency Approves Transfer of Cannabis to Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket Image Cannabis NewsJune 18, 2024 Following Strong Advocacy, Massachusetts CCC Allows Cannabis Deliveries to Islands. Following strong public comments from local cannabis advocates and patients in Martha’s Vineyard, the Cannabis Control Commission now permits cannabis products to be delivered between Massachusetts and local islands Medical Cannabis News Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Business News High Times

Ohio Cannabis festival hiring joint-rolling judges at high hourly rate Image Cannabis NewsJune 18, 2024 As an Ohio cannabis festival prepares for launch, it’s also looking to make multiple hires with a high pay grade. Chad Thompson, the organizer behind the Stargazer Cannabis Festival, told NBC4 that he was planning to hire multiple judges for the event’s joint-rolling contest on July 27. The festival Recreational Marijuana News Cannabis Jobs NBC4I.com

California lender says low default rates indicate ‘healthy’ Cannabis industry Image Cannabis NewsJune 18, 2024 According to FundCanna's Adam Stettner, cannabis companies have a lower default rate than mainstream businesses. Despite recent media focus on various U.S. cannabis markets being in decline and lamentations of marijuana business failures galore, San Diego-based Adam Stettner, the CEO of FundCanna Cannabis Technology News Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs Green Market Report

Why the FDA will have a hard time properly Regulating Cannabis Image Cannabis NewsJune 18, 2024 The Food and Drug Administration has done a generally exemplary job of executing its mandate throughout its 118-year modern history. But the federal rescheduling of cannabis, which President Biden recently confirmed is moving forward, will pose unique challenges to FDA regulators. The plan is to Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Stat News