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Gov. Gavin Newsom: Authorities Seized $61M In Unlicensed Cannabis Products and Plants So Far This Year Image Cannabis NewsMay 15, 2024 California's Cannabis Crackdown: Over $61 Million in Illegal Products Seized. Since January, the Governor's cannabis enforcement task force has seized over $61 million in illegal cannabis products, including nearly 36,600 pounds of unlicensed cannabis and eradicated over 62,000 illegal plants in law Marijuana Politics Cannabis Jobs Benzinga

Judge Orders Cannabis Dispensary To Rehire Fired Workers And Bargain With Union Even Though Workers Voted Against Unionization Image Cannabis NewsMay 15, 2024 Federal Judge Rules Cannabis Dispensary Must Recognize Union Despite Worker Vote. Myong Joun, a federal judge in Boston made a decision in a case involving marijuana dispensary operator I.N.S.A. and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The judge ruled on Tuesday that I.N.S.A. must bargain and Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Benzinga

Marijuana Is Linked To An Enhanced ‘Runner’s High’ And Lower Pain During Exercise Image Cannabis NewsMay 15, 2024 Study Suggests Cannabis Enhances Running Experience Despite Slight Speed Reduction. A recent study from the University of Colorado Boulder suggests that using marijuana before running can enhance the exercise experience. In the study, 49 runners were surveyed about their runs both with and without Medical Cannabis News Recreational Marijuana News Longview News-Journal

Marijuana Is Linked To An Enhanced ‘Runner’s High’ And Lower Pain During Exercise Image Cannabis NewsMay 15, 2024 Study Suggests Cannabis Enhances Running Experience Despite Slight Speed Reduction. A recent study from the University of Colorado Boulder suggests that using marijuana before running can enhance the exercise experience. In the study, 49 runners were surveyed about their runs both with and without Medical Cannabis News Recreational Marijuana News Longview News-Journal

47 Ohio communities - and counting - are blocking Recreational Marijuana businesses before legal sales start Image Cannabis NewsMay 15, 2024 Ohio News Roundup: Marijuana Moratoriums, Masked Protests, and Summer Meals Program. Forty-seven Ohio communities – and counting – have passed moratoriums banning recreational marijuana businesses within their boundaries, Laura Hancock reports. New research out of OSU shows that most of these Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs Cleveland.com

Card payments remain a 'challenge' for legal Cannabis as major banks avoid the sector Image Cannabis NewsMay 15, 2024 Standard credit card transactions remain elusive but some smaller banks have waded in. When Ellis Soodak was planning the launch of Verdi Cannabis dispensary in New York City, he didn't want to face the dangers his father did at the family's liquor store in the 1970s and 80s. Back then, many credit Cannabis Technology News Medical Cannabis News Morningstar

DEA's historic move to reschedule Cannabis is no panacea Image Cannabis NewsMay 15, 2024 DEA Signals Intent to Reschedule Cannabis: What It Means and What Comes Next. As first reported, opens new tab by the Associated Press, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has agreed with the earlier recommendation of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and at the urging Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Business News Reuters

Marijuana companies are spending millions in the run up to recreational sales launch Image Cannabis NewsMay 15, 2024 Cannabis Companies Gear Up for Adult-Use Market Launch. Ohio’s established cannabis companies are gearing up to serve a significantly larger market as a regulatory framework allowing non-medical sales to begin in early summer comes into focus, investing heavily in their companies along the way. On Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs Crain's Cleveland Business

Alaska House of Representatives Approved Bill To Change Cannabis Taxes Image Cannabis NewsMay 14, 2024 The bill would change the current tax based on a $50 per ounce to a 7% tax instead. The Alaskan House of Representatives recently voted on May 10 in a 36-3 vote to approve a bill that implements much needed tax reform. House Bill 119 would change its $50 per ounce tax on cannabis to just a 7% tax Marijuana Business News High Times

New York Cannabis Director Steps Down Amid Major Agency Overhaul Image Cannabis NewsMay 14, 2024 Chris Alexander, executive director of the Office of Cannabis Management, will step down in September. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul last week announced a significant overhaul of the state’s Office of Cannabis Management, including a leadership change at the top of the agency. The governor’s office Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News High Times

Minnesota purges thousands of Marijuana convictions after passage of 2023 law Image Cannabis NewsMay 14, 2024 Over 58,000 Misdemeanor Marijuana Convictions Expunged in Minnesota Following Legalization. Thousands of misdemeanor marijuana convictions are no longer part of the Minnesota crime database. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says nearly 58,000 low-level convictions have been purged from Marijuana Politics Cannabis Jobs WDAY

Texas leaders zero in on exploding Hemp market Image Cannabis NewsMay 14, 2024 Thousands of hemp dispensaries have sprung up in Texas in the years since consumable hemp became legal. Austin hemp entrepreneur Shayda Torabi is looking at a year filled with uncertainty. For the six years they've been in business, Torabi and her two sisters have operated Restart, their hemp Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs Texas Tribune

Maine Residents Face Insurance Woes Due to 'Marijuana Exclusion' Clauses Image Cannabis NewsMay 14, 2024 'Marijuana exclusion' found in fine print of Mainers' insurance policies. If you're a homeowner or renter in Maine and use marijuana, you might want to check your insurance policy. The CBS13 I-Team finds you could be without coverage in certain scenarios if marijuana played a factor. At our "Ask the Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs Fox 23 Maine

Council to lift ban on Medical Marijuana dispensaries Image Cannabis NewsMay 14, 2024 Councilman Bill Marshall speaks of lifting a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries. Van Wert City Council did an abrupt about-face on medical marijuana Monday night. After a plea from Fourth Ward Councilman Bill Marshall, council members voted unanimously, 7-0, to prepare legislation to rescind the Medical Cannabis News Marijuana Business News The Van Wert Independent

Hunterdon town rejects medical Cannabis cultivation facility Image Cannabis NewsMay 14, 2024 Township Zoning Board Rejects Medical Cannabis Facility Plan, Legal Battle Continues. A plan to open a medical cannabis cultivation facility on Anthony Road has been rejected by the township Zoning Board of Adjustment, but the controversy remains pending in Superior Court. The NAR Group, which wants Medical Cannabis News Marijuana Business News My Central Jersey

Date hinted for when Ohio recreational Marijuana sales could begin Image Cannabis NewsMay 14, 2024 Ohio Moves Closer to Adult-Use Marijuana Sales with New Rules Approval. Ohioans may be able to buy adult-use recreational marijuana sooner than expected, thanks to new rules approved and adopted on Monday by the state’s Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review. “We’re very happy,” Tom Haren Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs NBC4I.com

High-Potency Cannabis Linked to Youth Psychosis Image Cannabis NewsMay 14, 2024 Study Reveals Higher-Potency Cannabis Use Linked to Increased Risk of Psychotic Experiences in Young Adults. Young individuals who use high-potency cannabis between ages 16 and 18 are twice as likely to experience psychosis by their mid-twenties compared to those who use lower-potency strains. This Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Business News Neuroscience News

U.S. reclassification could drive fresh research funding into Cannabis sector Image Cannabis NewsMay 14, 2024 Potential Rescheduling of Cannabis Sparks Optimism for Medical Research Funding. The U.S. pot sector could see an influx of medical research funding from healthcare investors amid renewed interest from pharmaceutical firms, should a proposal to reclassify cannabis as a lower-risk substance be Cannabis Technology News Marijuana Business News The Globe and Mail

Cannabis Products Recalled in Arizona Over Possible Contamination Image Cannabis NewsMay 13, 2024 Onion Bhaji was recalled due to possible contamination with Aspergillus. Regulators in Arizona announced this week that a cannabis establishment in the state has voluntarily recalled a certain product that may be contaminated with a fungus. The Arizona Department of Health Services said on Monday Marijuana Business News High Times

Virginia Launches Reporting Website for Tracking Cannabis Exposure to Minors Image Cannabis NewsMay 13, 2024 Health officials have been directed to use the reporting portal to track “adverse events” of cannabis exposure among children under 18. Health officials in Virginia are taking steps to prevent children from being exposed to or getting their hands on illegal cannabis products. Late last month, State Recreational Marijuana News High Times