South Korean Researchers Strengthen Biodegradable Plastic With Hemp Hurd Byproduct
KRICT Researchers Turn Hemp Waste Into Plastic Strengthener Researchers in South Korea have developed a method to strengthen biodegradable plastic using hemp hurd, an agricultural byproduct. The study comes from…
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JM Balbuena and Lizzy Jeff Fuse Cannabis Culture With Music and Immersive Storytelling
A Creative Partnership Takes Shape Author and filmmaker JM Balbuena is collaborating with artist Lizzy Jeff, founder of Zen & Kush, to expand Green Renaissance into a multimedia experience. The…
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Virginia Releases Draft Retail Marijuana Rules Ahead Of 2027 Adult Use Launch
Virginia Publishes Draft Regulations The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority released an 82-page draft of retail marijuana regulations. Adult-use sales are slated to begin July 1, 2027. The CCA oversees marijuana,…
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Antigua And Barbuda Sets Sights On Becoming A Caribbean Cannabis Tourism Destination
A Proposal To Put Cannabis On The Tourism Map Antigua and Barbuda, an independent dual-island nation in the Caribbean, is already a top international destination thanks to its 365 beaches,…
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Atlantic City Cannabis Review Board Member Faces Federal Bribery Charges Over Dispensary Shakedown
Federal Charges Filed Against Atlantic City Official Kashawn McKinley, 42, Atlantic City’s Director of Constituent Services, is facing federal charges over an alleged bribery scheme involving a cannabis retailer in…
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Oregon Regulators Rescind Proposed Psilocybin Fee Hikes After Industry Backlash
Regulators Drop Proposed Fee Increases The Oregon Health Authority announced Tuesday that it would not adopt proposed rules that would have doubled the annual licensing fees for businesses across the…
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Maryland Launches Multi-Lab Audit Program To Crack Down On Inflated THC Potency Results
Maryland Partners With CSQ on Potency Audit Pilot The Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA) is launching a new state audit program in October aimed at identifying inflated THC numbers and enforcing…
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New York Weighs Cannabis Tax Overhaul To Ease Burden On Licensed Businesses And Consumers
New York Rethinks Its Cannabis Tax Structure New York is weighing an overhaul of its cannabis taxes as the state looks to make the system fairer for licensed businesses and…
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Prince George RCMP Investigate String Of Robberies At Vape And Cannabis Stores
Robberies Target Prince George Vape And Cannabis Stores Prince George RCMP are investigating a string of robberies at vape and cannabis stores over the last two weeks. The incidents are…
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MMJ International Presses DEA Over Contradiction In Marijuana Rescheduling Findings
MMJ International Presses DEA On Rescheduling Contradiction MMJ International Holdings, Inc., a pharmaceutical company developing standardized cannabinoid investigational medicines through the FDA botanical drug development pathway, publicly questioned the Drug…
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Little Green Pharma Grows Into A Bigger Force On ASX
Merger Creates A Larger ASX Cannabis Player Little Green Pharma (ASX:LGP) has completed an all-scrip merger with Victorian cultivator Cannatrek, closing after Federal Court approval. The combined group now holds…
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Cannabis Regulators Urge DEA To Work With States On Marijuana Rescheduling Rollout
Regulators Seek Federal Guidance The Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA) is urging the Drug Enforcement Administration to work with state regulators on implementing the federal marijuana rescheduling rule. CANNRA, a nonpartisan…
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Steinbach Officials Block Cannabis Plebiscite After Invalidating Most Petition Signatures
Steinbach Rejects Plebiscite Petition Residents of Steinbach will not vote on whether they want cannabis retailers in their city. City administration made the decision after invalidating over 3,000 of the…
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Pennsylvania House Speaker Says Flipping Three Legislative Seats Could Legalize Marijuana Next Year
Speaker Says Three Seats Stand Between Pennsylvania and Legalization Pennsylvania is poised to legalize marijuana as soon as next year if Democrats can win a handful of key state legislative…
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Teen Marijuana Use Declines In Every State With Legal Adult Cannabis
Report Finds Teen Use Down In All Legal States A new analysis from the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) shows that teen cannabis consumption has decreased in every single state that…
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Red Iris LLC Scraps Plans For East Grand Forks Cannabis Dispensary
Red Iris Pulls Out of East Grand Forks Red Iris LLC, a cannabis business approved to open a dispensary in East Grand Forks, will not come to the city. Real…
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VA And HHS Partner To Expand Psychedelic Therapy Access For Veterans With PTSD
VA and HHS Announce Five Year Psychedelic Research Partnership In July, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a five-year partnership…
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Ex-Massachusetts Selectman Bruce Spinney Pleads Guilty To Cannabis Investor Fraud
Guilty Plea in Federal Court Former Grafton, Massachusetts, selectman Bruce W. Spinney III has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges related to allegations he defrauded investors in his cannabis company,…
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Former Cannabis Regulator Shawn Collins Earns Repeat Global Top 200 Recognition
Repeat Recognition for a Former Regulator Shawn Collins, founder and principal of The Homegrown Consulting Group, has been named to the Global Top 200 Cannabis Consultants directory for the second…
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Four Couriers Sentenced After £13.8 Million Cannabis Seizure At Birmingham Airport
The Sentencing Four members of a drugs smuggling gang who were part of a plot to import cannabis worth £13.8 million into the UK via Birmingham Airport have been sentenced.…
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