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Police are searching for a group accused of robbing a smoke shop in Queens Monday. Police said the thieves entered Zaza Smoke Shop on Bell Boulevard and threatened a 20-year-old employee working there by displaying a gun. The group stole merchandise and marijuana products worth $9,000, according to

Cannabis Company Sues Hopewell Borough Over Licensing Process Amidst Allegations of Mayor's Conflict of Interest. A cannabis company has filed a suit against Hopewell Borough, a municipality in Mercer County, over its cannabis licensing process, alleging a conflict of interest with its mayor, former

When it comes to the roaring success — or critical failure — of the New Jersey cannabis industry, fingers are pointing in every direction. The dispensary operators. The regulators. The legislators. The black market. But in reality? "I don't think this is really a concern over whether the market is

California Doubles Funding for Retail Access Grants to Expand Cannabis Access Across the State. California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) has announced it has doubled funding for the Phase II round of its Local Jurisdiction Retail Access Grant programme. Consumers in California are currently

Umbrella review of research over past 20 years says marijuana can be effective for illnesses such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and chronic pain, ‘not without adverse events’. A major international study of cannabis use found that while the drug can be effective for certain illnesses, it should

New York Cannabis Companies Urge Governor to Issue Retail Licenses Amid Program Rollout Chaos. In a letter to New York’s governor, four cannabis companies have highlighted the mess of New York’s adult-use cannabis programme rollout, calling on the state to issue retail licences. New York recently

It wouldn't legalize the plant, but it may be better than nothing. Even still, the DEA has to approve the measure. You may have heard the big news that cannabis could be “rescheduled,” from Schedule I to Schedule III. Here’s what it means, with the bottom line being that rescheduling wouldn’t

Long-delayed step. It’s not very often that Trump supporter and Republican Representative Matt Gaetz and Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are on the same page. But that’s where we found ourselves last week after the Department of Health and Human Services recommended the Drug

Potential Rescheduling of Cannabis Sparks Hope and Questions: Q&A with Bri Padilla of The Chamber of Cannabis. The news earlier this week, courtesy of a report by Bloomberg News, that the Health and Human Services is recommending that the Drug Enforcement Agency reclassify marijuana from its status

Cannabis Stocks Surge as Department of Health Recommends Rescheduling, Offering Hope to Industry. Cannabis companies are rallying for their second day in a row after the Department of Health and Human Services recommended moving marijuana to a less harsh drug schedule—as the drug currently shares

Two men charged over their role in growing cannabis plants on a property at Isis have each been sentenced to three years in jail. Duy Khanh Bui, 30, and Simon Tran, 51, appeared together in the Bundaberg District Court on Thursday, charged with one count each of producing a dangerous drug, cannabis

A Missouri judge denied on Wednesday a marijuana company's effort to stop the recall of 62,000 products containing the company's THC concentrate that the state deemed a "potential threat to health and safety." The company, Delta Extraction, is a Robertsville-based licensed marijuana manufacturer

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 legalization and regulation of adult-use cannabis in our state represent monumental strides toward social justice and economic growth. However, this progress is being thwarted by a small group of plaintiffs who, under the guise of seeking ‘fair competition,’ are inflicting irreparable harm upon

A judge, citing misrepresentations by state regulators, reversed his order that last week had allowed 30 retail marijuana store applicants to move forward. A state Supreme Court justice on Tuesday reversed his order last week that had exempted more than two dozen retail cannabis store applicants

Negotiations Underway to Include Medical Cannabis in France's Social Security Budget for 2024 Amidst Ongoing Obstacles. With the PLFSS (Social Security Financing Bill) 2024 set to arrive before parliamentarians this autumn, negotiations are underway to determine which themes to include in next year

In the world of intellect and innovation, it's becoming increasingly clear that cannabis use is not merely limited to stereotypes of low-achieving individuals. A study published in the British Medical Journal even suggests a correlation between higher IQs in childhood and an increased likelihood of

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

Last week, Germany took the first step towards wholesale cannabis legalisation after the federal cabinet waved through the long-awaited draft bill for Pillar 1 of its strategy. SOMAÍ Pharmaceutical‘s CEO Michael Sassano explores why the bill is a double edged sword, marking positive progress on one

A hearing to determine if the AMCC violated the state’s Open Meetings Act will carry forward on Monday. he Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission will have to endure a hearing over the legality of its process to select which companies receive licenses to operate, a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge