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2023 has been a banner year for Illinois’ cannabis industry (so far) and this is a market that we are excited about. During the first quarter of the year, the state sold more than $380 million of recreational cannabis products (according to Illinois’ Department of Financial and Professional

Skymint, which primarily operates under the parent company of Green Peak Innovations Inc., remains in receivership. Lawyers entangled in the court-ordered receivership of Lansing marijuana giant Skymint continue to battle over the company's finances. The alleged trouble stems from Skymint's $78

Excess taxes are expected to increase in 2023. According to data from the cannabis research firm Whitney Economics, the cannabis industry paid an excess of $1.8 billion in additional taxes in 2022 alone. And, spoiler alert: This article doesn’t have a happy ending. Cision PR Newsletter reports that

Those kinds of studies don't exist with these products,” says a prescribing doctor, “because it has been illegal to study them for most of the last 100 years. Seven years after its legalization, the medical marijuana industry in Pennsylvania is booming. According to data from the Pennsylvania

Adult-use sales in Missouri began in February, Missouri has a new billion-dollar industry. Cumulative sales for marijuana reportedly topped that lofty threshold in the Show Me State earlier this month, just three months after the adult-use marijuana market launched there, and nearly three years

Local cannabis growers say their business is being undercut by cheaper illegal imports from overseas. Bangkok/Pattaya, Thailand — Nearly a year after Thailand decriminalised cannabis amid promises of an economic bonanza, Thai growers and sellers say they are being undercut by illegal imports from

Minnesota is poised to become the 23rd state allowing legal marijuana sales following the passage of bills in the state House and Senate this spring. Before that can happen, however, negotiators from the two chambers must meet to iron out the differences between the bills. The broad brush strokes of

Over 1,300 caregivers left the state’s medical cannabis program, citing oversupply and overregulation. According to officials in Maine, the number of caregivers applying to supply medical cannabis in the state is plummeting. The Sun Journal reports that over a quarter of Maine businesses in the

On the NHS, only specialist hospital doctors can currently prescribe medicinal cannabis. Medicinal cannabis can ease cancer pain and reduce the need for drugs, new research suggests. The study concluded that medicinal cannabis is a “safe and effective complementary treatment for pain relief in

The pain keeps you awake at night so you don’t get much sleep. Lack of sleep most nights and the ensuing chronic fatigue causes you some anxiety during the day. Your primary care physician suggests that she is concerned with the increasing amount of aspirin and ibuprofen you are consuming to manage

Every month, police in Lagos find used cars, usually shipped from Toronto via Montreal, stuffed with popular high-THC Canadian cannabis. When police at a port in Lagos, Nigeria, opened a shipping container arriving Friday from Canada, they saw five used cars crammed inside and knew exactly what else

A new report from the state shows more than one-fourth of the individuals in the occupation have quit since 2021, often in response to an overabundance of cannabis supply. More than one-fourth of the Mainers who dispense medical cannabis have closed shop in the last two years. A new report from the

After years of waiting, thousands of patients on Georgia's medical cannabis registry may soon be able to legally receive their medicine. On Thursday, the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission granted five dispensing licenses to two companies to begin selling low-THC oil to patients on the

A bipartisan bill directing the VA to conduct research into the medical potential of cannabis for military veterans was blocked from advancing by a procedural vote in the US Senate. Republicans in the U.S. Senate voted this week to block a bill that would have directed the Department of Veterans

Prescriptions for medical cannabis have been available in the UK since 2018. A Bristol man who suffers from chronic pain is now prescribed medical cannabis as his main form of treatment. Alister Flowers, who lives in Easton, was one of around 17,000 people were legally prescribed medical cannabis in

OKLAHOMA - Senate Bill 913, signed into law by Governor Kevin Stitt last week, will require all applicants for a medical marijuana business license to submit a bond. The bond would cover the area of land within the license application with a minimum payment of 50,000 dollars. The measure does state

Scientists have explored the potential link between cannabis and psychosis for years now. While experts have argued in the past that the link between psychosis and cannabis is overstated, another study published just last year linked increased risk of psychosis and addiction to high-potency cannabis

Dispensaries could open by late May or June Cannabis plants are being harvested in South Georgia greenhouses. A testing lab is up and running. Dispensaries plan to soon open their doors. Within weeks, Georgia’s long-awaited medical marijuana program is scheduled to begin serving registered patients

While many states have legalized marijuana, things may be looking up for cannabis users nationwide. But not too high up, especially for those planning to fly anytime soon. There are many items you’re allowed to bring aboard an airplane but when it comes to marijuana, the rules become a bit more

SEATTLE - Thursday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when cannabis fans gather in clouds of smoke at music festivals, celebrate with all-you-can-deals on chicken wings and other munchies, and take advantage of pot-shop discounts in legal weed states. This year’s edition provides an