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Happy 4/20 day! Is it legal to Smoke Weed in Florida? Here's a look at the state's Marijuana laws

Happy 4/20 day! Is it legal to Smoke Weed in Florida? Here's a look at the state's Marijuana laws Image Cannabis NewsApril 18, 2024 Happy 4/20 day, for all who celebrate, but make sure you know what you're getting into before you light up. Saturday is 4/20, the international holiday to celebrate and consume cannabis. Even if we don't know for sure why we call it 4/20, many Floridians will use the time to consume a fair amount Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics News Journal

Hopes Of Tax Relief For Canadian Cannabis Industry Dashed As Budget Reveals No Changes

Hopes Of Tax Relief For Canadian Cannabis Industry Dashed As Budget Reveals No Changes

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Cannabis NewsApril 17, 2024

Canada's Cannabis Industry Disappointed as Federal Budget Maintains Excise Taxes. Hopes of tax relief for Canada’s cannabis industry were derailed yesterday as the country’s Federal Budget 2024 revealed excise taxes would not be changed. Canada’s excise tax on cannabis, which sits at $1 per gram or

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Marijuana Legalization effort restarts in North Dakota

Marijuana Legalization effort restarts in North Dakota

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Cannabis NewsApril 17, 2024

North Dakotans Launch New Effort to Legalize Recreational Marijuana Through Ballot Measure. A group of North Dakotans has filed a ballot measure petition to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. The measure, sponsored by New Economic Frontier, aims to lessen the burden on North Dakota's

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Advocates fighting to keep Medicinal Hemp legal in Iowa

Advocates fighting to keep Medicinal Hemp legal in Iowa

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Cannabis NewsApril 17, 2024

Iowa Family Fights to Preserve Access to Hemp Medicine for Daughter. A controversial amendment to the Iowa Hemp Act is awaiting Governor Kim Reynolds’ signature, but a group of desperate Iowans isn’t giving up hope just yet. The Gaer family of West Des Moines is among thousands in Iowa who’ve found

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A former Police Chief says it's time the US changes its Marijuana policy

A former Police Chief says it's time the US changes its Marijuana policy

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Cannabis NewsApril 17, 2024

Law Enforcement Leaders Advocate for Marijuana Rescheduling, Impact on Criminal Justice Explored. A rethinking of how the government classifies marijuana could have wide-ranging effects on research, the cannabis industry, and criminal justice — and some law-enforcement professionals are behind it

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How has Legalizing Cannabis in the USA Impacted the National Economy

How has Legalizing Cannabis in the USA Impacted the National Economy

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Cannabis NewsApril 17, 2024

National Election Looms as Cannabis Legalization Impacts GDP and Economy. As we get ready for another national election this year in November, one of the topics in the smokey rooms will be America’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and whether the legislation legalizing cannabis in certain regions

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Don’t flood market with legal Pot shops, NY Cannabis industry warns

Don’t flood market with legal Pot shops, NY Cannabis industry warns

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Cannabis NewsApril 16, 2024

Legal Marijuana Industry Warns Against Dramatic Increase in Pot Stores in New York. A group representing the legal marijuana industry is warning Governor Hochul’s cannabis regulators that a dramatic increase in the number of pot stores could have “disastrous consequences” for current licensed

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A year out from legal Medical Marijuana, legislature makes final updates

A year out from legal Medical Marijuana, legislature makes final updates

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Cannabis NewsApril 16, 2024

Kentucky is a year closer to legalized medical marijuana, and the state legislature is making its final preparations. In 2023, the General Assembly voted to legalize medical cannabis. However, the legislature pushed the start date to Jan. 1, 2025, to give the Cabinet for Health and Family Services

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Cannabis Rescheduling Review ‘Now With The DOJ’

Cannabis Rescheduling Review ‘Now With The DOJ’

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Cannabis NewsApril 16, 2024

White House Suggests Department of Justice May Determine Cannabis Rescheduling. The White House Press Secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, has suggested that the Department of Justice could now have the final say in whether cannabis is rescheduled. Asked whether the state is ‘doing anything to try to

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Over half a million pounds of Cannabis seized as three charged

Over half a million pounds of Cannabis seized as three charged

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Cannabis NewsApril 15, 2024

City of London Police Seize Half a Million Pounds Worth of Californian Cannabis. City of London Police working in partnership with the National Crime Agency, has seized multiple strains of hybrid Californian cannabis estimated to have a street value of over half a million pounds. The team arrested

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Preliminary Approval of Settlement in Cannabis Dispensary Employee Class Action Lawsuit

Preliminary Approval of Settlement in Cannabis Dispensary Employee Class Action Lawsuit

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Cannabis NewsApril 15, 2024

Class Action Settlement Reached in Cannabis Dispensary Wage Claim Lawsuit. The New Mexico federal court preliminarily approved a class action settlement for $525,000 in a wage claim asserted by a group of hourly employees from two cannabis dispensary chains, Medicine Man Technologies, Inc. (which

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California Task Force Seized $53 Million in Illegal Cannabis in 2024

California Task Force Seized $53 Million in Illegal Cannabis in 2024

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Cannabis NewsApril 15, 2024

The Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce revealed the most recent statistics of its ongoing mission to eliminate illegal cannabis activity throughout California. The California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) recently published an announcement regarding recent cannabis taskforce seizures. As

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Nevada pharmacy board’s regulatory role over Cannabis in limbo

Nevada pharmacy board’s regulatory role over Cannabis in limbo

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Cannabis NewsApril 12, 2024

Nevada Supreme Court Weighs Lawsuit Challenging Cannabis Regulation Authority. Nevada Supreme Court justices are weighing arguments in a lawsuit that seeks to remove the Nevada Board of Pharmacy from its administrative role in regulating cannabis. The ACLU of Nevada originally filed the case in 2022

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State seeks to take possession of Studio 420, Liquid Courage in Alton after police raid

State seeks to take possession of Studio 420, Liquid Courage in Alton after police raid

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Cannabis NewsApril 12, 2024

Court documents say Zachary Yinger's businesses illegally sold cannabis. The Madison County State's Attorney's Office filed documents Wednesday to take possession of several properties, vehicles and almost $400,000 cash stemming from a police raid at Studio 420 and Liquid Courage in the 1100 block

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Head Of US FDA Says ‘No Reason’ DEA Should Delay Cannabis Rescheduling

Head Of US FDA Says ‘No Reason’ DEA Should Delay Cannabis Rescheduling

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Cannabis NewsApril 12, 2024

FDA Chief Urges DEA to Expedite Cannabis Rescheduling Decision. The head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Robert Califf, told elected officials this week that he believes there is ‘no reason for the DEA to delay’ making its decision on cannabis rescheduling. During an hours-long hearing

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NY budget to embolden local police to combat illegal Cannabis shops

NY budget to embolden local police to combat illegal Cannabis shops

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Cannabis NewsApril 12, 2024

New York's Final Budget Targets Illicit Cannabis Sales and Supports Distressed Farmers. New York's final budget is expected to empower local law enforcement to independently padlock businesses that illegally sell cannabis to suppress thousands of illicit sales that burden its slow-growing legal

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New Report Sheds Light On US's $3.8B Illicit Cannabis Markets & Industry-Wide Impact

New Report Sheds Light On US's $3.8B Illicit Cannabis Markets & Industry-Wide Impact

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Cannabis NewsApril 10, 2024

The report issued by analysis firm Whitney Economics underscores the urgency of addressing delinquencies amidst ongoing federal reforms. Despite ongoing discussions surrounding federal reforms such as de-scheduling and safe banking, the report emphasizes the immediate challenges faced by everyday

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Federal Cannabis Decriminalization Bill To Be Reintroduced This Month

Federal Cannabis Decriminalization Bill To Be Reintroduced This Month

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Cannabis NewsApril 10, 2024

US Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, are planning to reintroduce a federal cannabis decriminalization bill. In a ‘letter to colleagues’, seen by Politico, Schumer, Senator Ron Wyden, and Senator Cory Booker have called on other Senators to co-sponsor the Cannabis

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French mayor arrested after 154lb of Cannabis found at home

French mayor arrested after 154lb of Cannabis found at home

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Cannabis NewsApril 9, 2024

20 gold bars and almost a kilo of cocaine were also found in searches, which also took place at the mairie, and the pharmacy where she works. Large quantities of cannabis, cocaine, gold bars, and cash have been found at the home of a mayor in central-eastern France, the local prosecutor has said

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No International Backlash Over Canada’s Cannabis Legalization, Says Canadian PM

No International Backlash Over Canada’s Cannabis Legalization, Says Canadian PM

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Cannabis NewsApril 8, 2024

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Dispels Fears of International Backlash Over Cannabis Legalization. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that fears of an international backlash after legalizing adult-use cannabis in 2018 were entirely unfounded, offering hope to nations considering

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