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The advertisements for beer companies and underwear start-ups on your favorite podcast may soon be accompanied by cannabis commercials. Chicago-based marijuana company Cresco Labs Inc. announced on Thursday that it will become the “first cannabis company to launch cannabis advertisements on Spotify

Cannabis, Medicine, and Advocacy: A Closing Perspective on Long Island's Journey. In this series, we’ve explored how cannabis left its mark on Long Island (from Hempstead to the Hamptons), how the Shinnecock Nation plans to help bring medicinal and adult-use (or ‘recreational’) cannabis to Long

The rescheduling of marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule III drug in the United States would be transformative for the cannabis sector, CEOs of leading cannabis companies believe. Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made a recommendation to the Drug Enforcement

Some Baltimore-area dispensary owners seek changes to state, federal laws. While recreational cannabis sales continue to grow across Maryland, some Baltimore-area dispensaries are starting to identify some challenges. Recreational marijuana became legal in Maryland on July 1. Last month

KCSA Strategic Communications is expanding its senior leadership team in cannabis and psychedelic practices. The strategic communications firm that offers public and investor relations and social media services tapped Ellen Mellody to serve as senior vice president of its public relations team and

Washington debates ways to link the marijuana businesses with banking, ease tax burdens. Western states such as California and Oregon are overflowing with cannabis, a supply glut that is driving down prices and sparking pleas for federal permission to sell marijuana across state lines. Pot users in

Battle Over Ohio's Adult-Use Marijuana Initiative Heats Up as Campaigns Begin. Less than two weeks after Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced that an adult-use marijuana initiated statute would appear on Ohio ballots this November, coalitions on both sides of the issue have begun campaigning

The biggest impact of reclassifying marijuana could be seen in industry taxes. The Biden administration is rethinking how it classifies marijuana under a federal list of drugs, a move that could allow the cannabis industry to save potentially billions in federal taxes each year because it would

Hundreds of pounds of illegally processed marijuana were recovered last week in Merced County. According to the Merced County Sheriff’s Office, deputies issued multiple search warrants that led investigators to find 702 marijuana plants. They also found about 40 pounds of dried marijuana, hundreds

Ulster County Supreme Court Judge Kevin Bryant said Monday that he will not exempt any conditional retail cannabis licensees from his injunction issued on Aug 18 because the Office of Cannabis Management failed to comply with his recent order. As a result, the more than 400 Conditional Adult-Use

The announcement of the call for the reclassification of marijuana's current status has excited industry players, but it hasn't escaped criticism either. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent on August 29 a letter to Anne Milgram, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency

Federal regulators are considering reclassifying cannabis from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III, which could make doing business in medicinal and recreational sales in states where it's legal much easier. Cannabis is now classified as a Schedule I drug by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency

Canadian cannabis companies are increasingly turning to the international medical cannabis market, seeing exports increase by 50% last year. Declining domestic medical cannabis sales and an increasingly competitive adult-use market are forcing licensed producers to look overseas to supplement their

"Cannabis Licensing Process Grinds to a Halt in New York Amid Legal Injunction and Regulatory Criticisms. New York has seen its cannabis licensing process draw to a complete halt after a temporary injunction was implemented on New York’s Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) scheme. The

The Mauldin Police Department said that one person was arrested and charged after a traffic stop led to a drug bust on Tuesday. Officers said that while patrolling the area of 276 and North Main Street, they conducted a traffic stop on a 1998 Honda Accord for expired registration and defective

CINCINNATI - 23 states across the US have legalized the recreational use of marijuana. The debate continues over whether Ohio should be the next. "This is just a money making opportunity for the marijuana industry and makes it easily more accessible to our families and our kids,” said Warren County

Uncertainty Continues for New York Cannabis License Holders as Lawsuits Delay Application Process Results. New Yorkers holding a license to sell cannabis will have to wait another two weeks to hear their fate as the courts hear lawsuits challenging the state’s application process. Erica Ford, the

Some of the state’s biggest cannabis companies have been accused of working with sham unions that don’t actually fight for workers’ rights. It looks like it’s time to add “fake unions” to the long list of problems facing California’s multibillion-dollar legal pot industry. Some of the biggest legal

Minnesotans can now possess and grow their own cannabis, but it'll take at least a year for the industry to start evolving. Minnesota became the 23rd state in the nation to legalize cannabis use for people 21 and older. But Aug. 1, when the law went into effect, was nothing more than one of several

New York is a city of smells, yet the scent of weed is breaking through. Smoking violation complaints to the city’s 311 system are up an average of 86% since adult-use marijuana was legalized in 2021 — compared against the prior decade. Smoking complaints in parks are likewise up 44%. The records do