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Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission Adopts New Procedures to Address Licensing Concerns. The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) has revised its procedures to address concerns raised by litigants and to find a path forward with the state’s licensing process. The AMCC recently voted to halt

These canna-business owners will bring THC coffee, Mexican sweets and more to Denver. Finding a physical location to open a cannabis business in Denver is challenging. Ask local Sarah Woodson and she’ll tell you it’s among the biggest barriers to entry for new entrepreneurs. Woodson would know. In

Australian approvals for medical cannabis through an Authorised Prescriber for the first half of this year were 120 per cent up on the same time in 2022. Data from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) shows that Australia’s medical cannabis industry has remained robust during the first half of

Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission Adopts New Rules to Expedite Licensing Process. The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission on Thursday adopted a new set of emergency rules that members hope will see licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana issued by the end of the year. Adopted during an AMCC

US Border Patrol Foils Maritime Smuggling Attempt, Seizes 459 lbs of Marijuana in Florida. US Border Patrol agents with help from federal, state, and local authorities stopped a maritime smuggling attempt near Palm Beach, Florida Wednesday afternoon. Authorities encountered six non-citizens and

Rep Steve Scalise has voted against nearly every cannabis bill that’s reached his desk. The GOP’s nominee to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California) as Speaker of the House—one of the most powerful positions in the U.S. government—has opposed nearly every cannabis bill he’s encountered during the

New York is dramatically expanding a legal marijuana market plagued by a sluggish rollout of retail stores. New York officials launched legal recreational marijuana sales by promising many of the first retail licenses to people with past drug convictions, hoping to give people harmed by the war on

Legalizing marijuana for recreational use in Ohio will mean more people consuming pot, research suggests. And that worries most of the state's employers who fear that workers will show up to the job high or not at all. Many employers argue this would cause more accidents that lead to more on-the-job

There’s a new device hitting the market aimed at cracking down on cannabis use during work hours. Created by Hound Labs, the Hound Cannabis Breathalyzer is considered the first breath test to isolate recent cannabis use. Traditional drug tests can detect THC in your system, but it can’t tell you if

Although cannabis remains illegal in the US federally, there are now 23 states where adult-use cannabis has been legalized. Ohio and Pennsylvania are the next states expected to allow adult-use cannabis, while Florida could do so in two to three years, one analyst says. Potential reforms to cannabis

Federal Review Highlights Challenges in Legal Cannabis Industry Amid Regulatory Hurdles. A review of the federal legislation that paved the way for the legal recreational use and sale of cannabis says companies in the legal market report struggling to realize profits and maintain financial viability

Albuquerque City Council is considering a new way to use cannabis tax revenue. “We want to make sure those funds coming to the City of Albuquerque – that they’re appropriated correctly,” said Councilor Klarissa Peña. The councilor is sponsoring the bill which aims to create the Marijuana Equity and

California Announces $15 Million Cannabis Equity Grants Program to Promote Economic Justice. The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) has announced that $15 million will be available through its Cannabis Equity Grants Program for Local Jurisdictions for 2023 to 2024

Hemp industry leaders, state marijuana regulators and members of Congress all seem to agree the feds should regulate CBD. But the standoff is over intoxicating hemp products. Hemp is often known for being the part of the cannabis plant that doesn’t get people high. It’s full of CBD, a

The Ohio County Board of Education has just been briefed on a new state policy on how they should deal with medical marijuana in their schools. The guidelines for administering medical marijuana to students in West Virginia schools resemble the current policies for other prescription drugs, but it’s

The counsel for one awardee, Verano, argued that the commission does not have the authority to “claw back” licenses it has already awarded. The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission has announced its intent to unveil a new plan for how to handle the issuance of licenses at ti Thursday meeting, and the

AI-Enhanced Smartphones: Predicting Cannabis Impairment with Remarkable Accuracy. The rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence has garnered equal parts praise and fear from the world at large as we move toward the possibilities of a utopian Jetsons-esque society and/or a robot-induced

As retailers made it easier to buy cannabis, hospitalization numbers ticked upward. When Canada legalized the use of cannabis in October 2018 after decades of prohibition, the goals were to improve safety and public health as well as to reduce access by youth, crime and the illegal market. Five

Voters will decide in the upcoming election whether to legalize recreational marijuana for use by those at least 21 years old in Ohio. The proposal would allow those adults to buy and possess 2.5 ounces of cannabis and 15 grams of concentrates. They also could grow up to six plants individually and

Two bills would allow business between the Cannabis Regulatory Agency and local Native American tribes. Two cannabis bills were recently sent to the desk of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and if passed, would work in tandem to allow the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) to do business with local Native