Coalition including California, Colorado push for federal cannabis reclassification
(The Center Square) – Colorado, California and 10 other state attorneys general called upon the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to classify cannabis as safe for medical research, potentially paving the way for next steps towards federal cannabis...
Where are NYC’s illegal weed shops getting their cannabis from?
Who is supplying NYC’s illegal weed shops? Unlicensed weed shops are popping up all over New York City. But if these stores aren’t licensed to do business, it begs the question, where are they getting their supply from? FOX 5 NY’s Arthur Chi’en...
Minnesota cannabis agency wants streamlined laws for faster dispensary openings
Minnesota lawmakers should tweak marijuana laws this session to help growers and dispensaries start their businesses faster, the state’s Office of Cannabis Management recommended in its initial report to the Legislature this week. Among several specific changes...
Cherokee cannabis business shows forward movement
After months of stalemate, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians appears ready to advance its cannabis enterprise. During its Jan. 4 meeting, Tribal Council passed a long-debated funding resolution for Qualla Enterprises and introduced an ordinance that would legalize...
Marijuana dispensary opens on Arkansas-Missouri border
Flora Farms, a Missouri-based company that sells cannabis, has opened a new dispensary in Pineville, Mo., a town just across the Arkansas state line north of Bella Vista along U.S. Highway 71. The new location opened on Jan. 5 and replaces a smaller store in Neosho,...
CBD Stocks Creating Opportunities – Established (BCCI), (STG), (WEED), (ACRGF), (RLTR), (CBMJ), and Newcomer (VAPR) Lead the Charge
You would have to be living in isolation to have not picked up on the hottest marijuana derivative consumable and therapeutic center isolate CBD. CBD “Cannabidiol” is the non-psychoactive full spectrum derivative of the hemp and marijuana plant largely credited for the majority of the medical beneficial attributes associated with marijuana.
Legal Marijuana Contains Dangerous Mold. States Approve It Anyway.
Marijuana’s humid growing conditions are a paradise for dangerous mold. States where marijuana is legal make growers hire laboratories to check for concentrations of mold and other contaminants …
US cannabis industry poised for massive expansion – and financial institutions could profit from it
The U.S. cannabis industry is poised for massive expansion over the next decade, which will require big money – as $130.7 billion – to fund it, according to a new industry report. But absent federal …
Candidate Questionnaire: Tim Longest, NC House District 34
Party affiliation: Democrat Campaign website: Occupation & employer: Consumer Protection Attorney, Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC Years lived in North Carolina: 33 I am running for …
Lisbon councilors vote down request to have Lisbon Cannabis’ operating license suspended
Councilors took up a request to suspend or revoke Lisbon Cannabis’ operating license and an EMS ordinance at its Tuesday meeting.
Kent State University Will Offer Cannabis Certification Courses
Aspiring entrepreneurs and workers in Ohio’s upcoming legal recreational marijuana market have a new path to success with the launch of cannabis certification courses at Kent State University. Designed to give students a solid educational footing in the ins and outs...
How cannabis businesses conduct banking business while it’s still against federal law
Banking services for cannabis dispensaries in Missouri are limited due to marijuana being illegal on the federal level. Jack Cardetti with the trade group MoCannTrade hopes Congress will pass legislation that would prevent banks from being penalized by the feds for...
Bear spray wielding store owner stops marijuana thief: video
An attempted robbery at a pot shop in Washington state was stopped after a nearby business owner confronted the burglars and sprayed one of the suspects with bear spray, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to a burglary at a...
Amsterdam police: Troy man charged for allegedly selling cannabis to underage agent
AMSTERDAM — A vendor was charged for allegedly selling cannabis to an underage agent at a local entertainment venue and the business owner was ticketed a few days later for holding an unauthorized bingo game, according to Amsterdam police. Joel M. Faresta, 48, of...
HHS Releases Memorandum Recommending Rescheduling Marijuana to Schedule III
On January 12, 2024, a 252-page memorandum from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) was publicly released. This memorandum, dated August 29, 2023, portends a potential monumental shift in the regulation of marijuana under federal law and...
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