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Council approves Recreational Marijuana licensing

Council approves Recreational Marijuana licensing

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 7, 2023

The Columbia City Council approved an ordinance to allow medical marijuana facilities to convert their business licenses to sell recreational marijuana. The council voted unanimously Monday to authorize medical marijuana dispensaries to convert their current licenses to “comprehensive” facility

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Science bears out the folly of rapid Marijuana legalization

Science bears out the folly of rapid Marijuana legalization

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 7, 2023

Marijuana is not the harmless drug many of its advocates would have you believe, as we have pointed out. Fortunately, a growing number of lawmakers, including those who supported legalization in the past, are coming to the same conclusion based on the available science. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)

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Creator of Cannabis-themed metaverse shares his vision for the industry

Creator of Cannabis-themed metaverse shares his vision for the industry

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 7, 2023

The metaverse is for more than enthusiasts and consumers, it is also for the B2B community and beyond. The cannabis industry has long been fragmented, both geographically and politically. Recognizing this, Mark Bonner, CEO of Cannaverse Technologies and creator of Cannaland, decided to take matters

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Dozens arrested in Weed Distribution ring with orders via FedEx and UPS

Dozens arrested in Weed Distribution ring with orders via FedEx and UPS

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 7, 2023

Multiple law enforcement agencies shut down an illegal cannabis distribution operation with orders available via FedEx, UPS, and other means of delivery. Authorities shut down an illegal distribution operation providing prompt delivery of weed and edibles sent coast to coast via trackable orders

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Dozens arrested in Weed Distribution ring with orders via FedEx and UPS

Dozens arrested in Weed Distribution ring with orders via FedEx and UPS

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 7, 2023

Multiple law enforcement agencies shut down an illegal cannabis distribution operation with orders available via FedEx, UPS, and other means of delivery. Authorities shut down an illegal distribution operation providing prompt delivery of weed and edibles sent coast to coast via trackable orders

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Opinion: The Marijuana business is doing just fine without national banking legislation

Opinion: The Marijuana business is doing just fine without national banking legislation

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 7, 2023

What the industry should be seeking, instead, is basic protections for youth. n a recent opinion piece published in The Sun, Mara Sheldon promotes the congressional Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act for the marijuana industry. Yet, Sheldon, who has lobbied in Washington for the industry

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Elon Musk not guilty in Tesla 420 take-private case

Elon Musk not guilty in Tesla 420 take-private case

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 7, 2023

Jury reaches unanimous decision after two hours of deliberations. A jury has found that Telsa CEO Elon Musk and his company were not liable for misleading investors after Musk tweeted he had “funding secured” to take the company private at a price of 420 per share. The 2018 tweet led to a class

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Miley Cyrus can buy herself “Flowers”

Miley Cyrus can buy herself “Flowers”

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 7, 2023

Miley Cyrus used to be one of the biggest celebrity stoners. Let's take a trip down memory lane. The singer-songwriter, musician, and actress has been a prominent public figure for years. During her time in the public eye, Miley has been quite open about her cannabis use. Although, it looks like she

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Germany seeing sense, High Tide strikes deal with major German player

Germany seeing sense, High Tide strikes deal with major German player

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 6, 2023

THE German Government’s refreshingly honest approach to drugs and addiction is being demonstrated with a focus on the harms of gambling, alcohol and tobacco. On coming into office it signalled its intent to overhaul the continent’s cannabis status quo with proposals to create the first regulated

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Argentina launches new Hemp and Cannabis Agency

Argentina launches new Hemp and Cannabis Agency

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 6, 2023

Argentina recently launched a new national agency that aims to expand the country's cannabis industry. Ministers hope that the move will help create new jobs and exports for the South American nation. In a conference launching the national hemp and cannabis agency, ARICCAME, Economy Minister Sergio

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Lagos tenant escapes after storing Hemp, landlord jailed

Lagos tenant escapes after storing Hemp, landlord jailed

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 6, 2023

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced a 51-year-old landlord, Saheed Ojomu, to five-year imprisonment for allowing his tenant to use his shop to warehouse cannabis. Justice Daniel Osiagor handed down the sentence to the convict after he changed his not-guilty plea to guilty. The

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Illinois’ Marijuana sales up by 9% in January

Illinois’ Marijuana sales up by 9% in January

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 6, 2023

ROCKFORD - Marijuana sales in Illinois this year got off to a strong start last month. The recreational sales rose 9% for a year earlier to $128 million, as reported by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Analysts said that the high sales likely came from a number of

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State to double number of medical Marijuana licenses

State to double number of medical Marijuana licenses

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 6, 2023

Florida health officials will accept applications for 22 medical-marijuana licenses in late April, in a long-awaited move announced Friday by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration. An emergency rule about the licenses generated an immediate buzz in the cannabis industry, as the number of licenses in the

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Stuck in limbo, Cannabis entrepreneurs take on a grassroots fight for equity

Stuck in limbo, Cannabis entrepreneurs take on a grassroots fight for equity

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 6, 2023

In the kitchen of his Roxbury apartment, Oliver Prudent blends together chili peppers, cherries, spices and a generous helping of THC extract, the signature ingredient in his cannabis-infused hot sauce. Prudent worked behind the soundtrack of a blaring television, his 3-month-old son Alnes cooing

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Strangest Cannabis strains on the market today

Strangest Cannabis strains on the market today

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 6, 2023

You may not be able to get your hands on all of them, but these five bizarre cannabis strains are worth knowing about for their strange and unique properties. There are easily almost a thousand, if not more, cannabis strains in the world right now. And we all have at least one favorite — one that we

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Judge's ruling another setback for central NY Cannabis licenses

Judge's ruling another setback for central NY Cannabis licenses

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 6, 2023

Plans to open up cannabis dispensaries in parts of New York are still on hold as a lawsuit continues to percolate in the courts. In the latest ruling, a federal judge refused to drop an injunction that stops New York from issuing conditional dispensary licenses in five regions including Western New

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Is CBD in trouble?

Is CBD in trouble?

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 6, 2023

The FDA just refused to regulate the popular cannabis product as a dietary supplement. So, uh, buyer beware? Over the past few years, CBD has rocketed to the forefront of the wellness industry, touted as a magical elixir that can treat all sorts of maladies, including pain, anxiety, stress, sleep

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Most Texans support legalizing Marijuana for medical use, poll finds

Most Texans support legalizing Marijuana for medical use, poll finds

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 3, 2023

Currently, the state only allows the use of medical cannabis containing 1% THC by weight or less for a small number of medical conditions. The overwhelming majority of Texans' support relaxing the state's current restrictions on marijuana for both medical and recreational use, a new study found

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Legal Marijuana and work: What to know about drug testing, policies and more

Legal Marijuana and work: What to know about drug testing, policies and more

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 3, 2023

When New York lawmakers made recreational use of marijuana legal, they also made it illegal for most employers in the state to drug test workers for cannabis. Labor and employment attorneys say the new landscape is likely to cause confusion about what employers can require and what workers can

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Full hearings needed on marijuana driving-under-the-influence bill

Full hearings needed on marijuana driving-under-the-influence bill

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Cannabis NewsFebruary 3, 2023

A Greater Cleveland legislator’s bill would give people arrested for driving or boating under the influence of marijuana a chance to produce evidence they weren’t impaired. That’s important because traces of marijuana can stay in the system for weeks, unlike alcohol, which typically lasts hours or

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