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A new report from the state shows more than one-fourth of the individuals in the occupation have quit since 2021, often in response to an overabundance of cannabis supply. More than one-fourth of the Mainers who dispense medical cannabis have closed shop in the last two years. A new report from the

SALEM - Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan announced Monday she has quit her consultancy with a marijuana company and apologized to Oregonians for "harming the trust that I've worked so hard to build." But she also says she followed state ethics guidelines in taking the outside position to

As the Empire State continues to struggle with illicit weed operations, State Senator Jeremy Cooney (D-Rochester), chair of a new state Senate Subcommittee on Cannabis, says there's no time to waste. (Benzinga) “A lot of the debate in the Legislature is about how big the fines may be, what the

Since recreational marijuana will be legal in Maryland in July, localities are having to come up with new rules involving hiring employees who use cannabis. The issue came up at a recent Baltimore County Council meeting when Councilman Wade Kach, a Republican who represents District 3, asked if the

Syracuse - It’s called Friends of Ours Lounge, and one sign says it’s a “private club”. A smaller sign describes it as a “cannabis lounge.” Another warns you must be 21 to enter. A security camera scans the entrance. The storefront at 103 Nichols Ave. in Eastwood is a few steps down the street from

The Minnesota Senate on Friday approved a bill to legalize marijuana for adults, only days after the state House of Representatives passed similar legislation. The Minnesota Senate last week voted to approve a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, only days after the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 913 aims to force growers to pay for abandoned properties when grow operations fail in Oklahoma. It’s getting a lot more expensive to grow medical cannabis under a new Oklahoma law. Two Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma, Sen. Darcy Jech (R-Kingfisher) and Rep. Anthony Moore (R-Clinton)

A new symbol has appeared in the kaleidoscopic jumble of neon signs that light up Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok's most international street. The sudden ubiquity of the five-pointed marijuana leaf, in lurid green, announces the spectacular boom there has been in weed-related businesses in Thailand since

After years of waiting, thousands of patients on Georgia's medical cannabis registry may soon be able to legally receive their medicine. On Thursday, the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission granted five dispensing licenses to two companies to begin selling low-THC oil to patients on the

Several studies in recent years offer new insights into common notions about the effects of weed, and what they mean for health and happiness. Beliefs about marijuana are often loaded with opinion, whether the views held are based on personal experience or conventional wisdom about the pros and cons

MADISON COUNTY - 80 bags of marijuana are discovered during a traffic stop in Madison County. A narcotics investigator with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office received an anonymous tip at approximately 10:50 p.m. Saturday regarding a large amount of marijuana being transported through the county

After some near misses, it now appears that a bill of crucial importance to the cannabis industry is getting another shot at life in Congress. A group of bipartisan lawmakers reintroduced the Secure & Fair Enforcement, or SAFE, Banking Act on April 25, after the legislation designed to free up

Social equity is a trendy term among lawmakers, regulators, and advocates working to create legal marijuana markets and undo the harms of the War on Drugs. Unfortunately, many of the policies intended to help victims of the drug war are failing miserably. California, New York, New Jersey

Trulieve Georgia, one of two companies awarded a state license to produce and sell medical cannabis, opened the doors to its shops in Marietta and Macon on Friday. Why it matters: The 27,000+ Georgians who signed up for the state's medical cannabis registry can now legally — finally — purchase low

A Holyoke cannabis worker’s job site death points to safety issues in the booming industry. There’s a memory that haunts Laura Bruneau, like a video playing over and over. She remembers the unremarkable “Have a good one” she gave her only child, Lorna McMurrey, as she dropped her off at the cannabis

There’s been a lot of hope and hand-wringing over how artificial intelligence will reshape medicine, education and our understanding of reality itself. It seems worth asking how it could affect one of the most popular drugs in America. One area where AI can have a significant impact is in optimizing

When officials from the state Dormitory Authority announced plans for a cannabis dispensary on 125th Street in Harlem last year, the local community pushed back, fearful the store could lead to an increase in crime and congestion. With the state standing its ground, the 125th Street Business

City’s ranking of medical marijuana applicants challenged last year. A lawsuit filed last year against the City of Pontiac over how medical marijuana applicants were processed has been resolved, but may lead to new legal action. After the city’s medical marijuana commission denied Nature’s Remedy a

Last year, state regulators encouraged farms to plant and harvest marijuana as soon as possible. BUFFALO - A group of weed farmers has formed an alliance with the goal of advocating for themselves in the face of ever-changing regulations and an industry that, so far, has over-promised and

North County Operators with Permits for More Than 160 Acres of Pot Walked Away This Month, as Supervisors Sought Way to Shore Up Slumping Cannabis Tax Revenues. In a sign of the times, four growers who had obtained zoning permit approvals to plant 163 acres of outdoor cannabis in the North County