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California's Cannabis black market thrives despite legalization

California's Cannabis black market thrives despite legalization

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Cannabis NewsMarch 29, 2023

Los Angeles - Omar Buddakey emerges from a nondescript building in Los Angeles with a joint in his hand. Five years after cannabis was legalized in California, black market transactions like this one -- where no one pays any taxes, and the product is not regulated -- remain commonplace. "Legal shops

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Lawmakers need to address Maryland’s ineffective and discriminatory Cannabis drug testing policies

Lawmakers need to address Maryland’s ineffective and discriminatory Cannabis drug testing policies

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Cannabis NewsMarch 28, 2023

Voters in November demanded lawmakers rethink the Free State’s cannabis policies. Lawmakers should also re-evaluate Maryland’s antiquated and discriminatory cannabis drug testing policies. With adult-use legalization around the corner, this is the ideal time for legislators to overhaul these

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Marijuana trafficking prosecutions plummet again

Marijuana trafficking prosecutions plummet again

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Cannabis NewsMarch 28, 2023

The number of federal marijuana trafficking offenders has dropped significantly from 5,000 in 2013 to fewer than 806 in the last year, according to Marijuana Moment citing the U.S. Sentencing Commission. (Benzinga) The number of federal cannabis trafficking cases fell for the second consecutive year

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How Cannabis brands can break through the clutter

How Cannabis brands can break through the clutter

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Cannabis NewsMarch 28, 2023

The challenge for all marketers, but specifically in cannabis, with celebrity engagement at an overload, is how to find properties that, while entertainment based, are more experientially than personality-driven. AS MORE STATES are passing laws to allow adults to use cannabis, brands in the space

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Cannabis companies encourage drinkers to go 'California Sober'

Cannabis companies encourage drinkers to go 'California Sober'

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Cannabis NewsMarch 27, 2023

Dry Leprechauns. “Dry January” and “Sober October” are turning into an advantage for cannabis companies, which are targeting those who’ve given up alcohol and pitching them marijuana instead. Gen Z’s efforts to be healthier has helped create the phenomenon of “California sober” — a term for people

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Snoop Dogg wants to cut down how much weed he smokes now

Snoop Dogg wants to cut down how much weed he smokes now

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Cannabis NewsMarch 27, 2023

Snoop Dogg has revealed he wants to cut down how much weed he smokes now as he explained the reason behind his new outlook on life. The iconic rapper and cannabis connoisseur, 51, is known for his love and appreciation for the green stuff having marketed his own range of marijuana products in the

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Wisconsinites spend millions on legal Marijuana in Illinois

Wisconsinites spend millions on legal Marijuana in Illinois

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Cannabis NewsMarch 24, 2023

GREEN BAY - The state of Illinois made $445 million dollars in tax revenue last year from legal marijuana sales and a portion of it came from the pockets of Wisconsinites. The Illinois government estimates the state made $36 million in tax revenue last year from out-of-state marijuana purchases

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PA Lawmakers propose selling Recreational Marijuana through state liquor stores

PA Lawmakers propose selling Recreational Marijuana through state liquor stores

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Cannabis NewsMarch 24, 2023

State lawmakers are considering a new bill that would drastically change marijuana laws in Pennsylvania. The proposal calls for legalizing recreational marijuana and selling it through the state liquor store system. The legislation would allow customers to purchase both products at the same store

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Curaleaf closing Cannabis grow facility in New Jersey, laying off workers

Curaleaf closing Cannabis grow facility in New Jersey, laying off workers

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Cannabis NewsMarch 24, 2023

Curaleaf closing South Jersey grow facility amid effort to streamline operations. As part of an effort to streamline business, Curaleaf Holding Inc. plans to close one of its two cannabis grow facilities in South Jersey. After the Massachusetts-based multistate operator (MSO) winds down cultivation

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What out-of-state Marijuana sales could mean for legalization in Wisconsin

What out-of-state Marijuana sales could mean for legalization in Wisconsin

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Cannabis NewsMarch 23, 2023

Marijuana sales are on the rise in states surrounding Wisconsin. Key contributors of that are Wisconsinites themselves. "It's not a surprise at all," said State Rep. Lee Snodgrass, D-57th District. "This is a lost opportunity that Republicans are causing. I mean, it's not stopping people from

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Cannabis businesses across Hudson County inch closer to opening

Cannabis businesses across Hudson County inch closer to opening

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Cannabis NewsMarch 23, 2023

When it comes to cannabis business activity in Hudson County, the action isn’t limited to Secaucus, Jersey City and Hoboken. Municipalities such as North Bergen, West New York and Harrison are upping their legal weed game, ranging from dispensaries to other related facilities. In North Bergen, the

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North Carolina should learn from other places and try to do Marijuana right

North Carolina should learn from other places and try to do Marijuana right

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Cannabis NewsMarch 21, 2023

Cannabis – aka marijuana. Most Americans already live in a state where it’s lawful to sell, obtain and possess – either for medical purposes, recreational purposes or both – and the genie is clearly not going back in the bottle. What’s more, if a bipartisan group of North Carolina lawmakers gets

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THCa will get you high, but is it legal in Texas?

THCa will get you high, but is it legal in Texas?

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Cannabis NewsMarch 21, 2023

Another hemp-derived cannabinoid has hit the market in Texas. This one is called THCa, short for tetrahydrocannabinolic acid. THCa is naturally occurring in the hemp plant and is a precursor to delta-9 THC, the chief psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that gets users high. THCa isn’t psychoactive

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How the farm bill could curb the chaos around Hemp products

How the farm bill could curb the chaos around Hemp products

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Cannabis NewsMarch 21, 2023

Five years ago, Congress used the farm bill to legalize hemp production, creating a booming industry but leaving gaping legal loopholes around interstate commerce and derivative cannabis products. Now, advocates in the cannabis industry and lawmakers are hoping to make things right in the next

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How a Cannabis law loophole saved the craft beer industry

How a Cannabis law loophole saved the craft beer industry

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Cannabis NewsMarch 15, 2023

But now that the law is being revised, that boom could go bust. Raul Julia’s voice erupts from the Addams Family pinball machine, cutting through the din at TLT Pinball Bar. It’s league night at the Minneapolis bar. It’s packed. Godzilla’s shriek mingles with Ghostbusters catchphrases and laughter

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Prices down, supply up for Michigan Marijuana industry

Prices down, supply up for Michigan Marijuana industry

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Cannabis NewsMarch 15, 2023

GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan’s marijuana industry is facing growing pains as prices fall and supply increases. In January 2022, the average cost for an ounce of flower in Michigan was $152 dollars. In January 2023, the average fell to $80, creating what some call a consumers’ market. “When you go in you

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Among the first to sell legal Cannabis in Canada, business owner says he's closing his store

Among the first to sell legal Cannabis in Canada, business owner says he's closing his store

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Cannabis NewsMarch 15, 2023

Portugal Cove-St. Philip's business owner says he's had a tough time getting financing since the beginning. Thomas Clarke sold cannabis illegally for 25 years and became one of the first people to sell it legally in Canada after the drug was regulated in October 2018. But now he's faced with having

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First Caribbean country to allow Rastafari to grow Cannabis

First Caribbean country to allow Rastafari to grow Cannabis

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Cannabis NewsMarch 14, 2023

The PM of Antigua said he would like to work with the Rastafari community to develop the cannabis industry and in agriculture to combat food insecurity. ANTIGUA AND Barbuda has become the first Caribbean country to grant the Rastafari community official sacramental authorisation to grow cannabis

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Rihanna’s On-Again Off-Again relationship with Weed

Rihanna’s On-Again Off-Again relationship with Weed

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Cannabis NewsMarch 14, 2023

Remember when Rihanna used to love weed? We do too. Rihanna is one of the most popular artists worldwide. Her iconic 2023 Super Bowl Halftime performance was one for the books, which revealed her second pregnancy with rapper and hip-hop artist A$AP Rocky. While Rihanna remains at the top of the

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French teenagers are less interested in alcohol, cannabis and tobacco

French teenagers are less interested in alcohol, cannabis and tobacco

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Cannabis NewsMarch 13, 2023

The consumption of all three substances is down considerably compared to 2017, a new study shows, although the use of e-cigarettes is up. French 17-year-olds are less interested in alcohol, cannabis and tobacco than five years ago, a new study of 23,000 teenagers has revealed. It found more 17-year

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