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Trump Executive Order On Marijuana Rescheduling Could Add Banking And Medicare Provisions

Trump Executive Order Could Include Banking And Medicare Provisions President Donald Trump has directed federal officials to move quickly on marijuana rescheduling, and cannabis industry observers believe it is increasingly…

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Cova Software Enables On-Site Cannabis Sales At Minnesota Legacy Cup Festival

Cova Powers On-Site Sales at Legacy Cup Minnesota Attendees at Legacy Cup Minnesota, the Midwest’s largest cannabis event, will be able to purchase products onsite through a centralized retail operation…

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NORML Pushes Back On New York Times Alarmist Cannabis Potency Coverage

NORML Responds to Times Potency Claims The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is pushing back against recent New York Times coverage that raises concerns about cannabis…

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Rock Hill Residents Sue Proper Brands Over Skunky Cannabis Facility Odor

Lawsuit Filed Over Facility Odor Residents of Rock Hill are suing Proper Brands, arguing that a “skunky” smell from the company’s industrial cannabis processing facility reduces property values and constitutes…

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Workplace Drug Testing Fails To Keep Pace With Cannabis Reform Expert Warns

Expert Warning On Outdated Testing Dr Georges Petitjean has warned that workplace drug testing has failed to keep pace with cannabis reform. Writing in Personnel Today, he said a laboratory…

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Shore House Canna Returns With Third Annual Fall Fest At Cape May Farm

Event Details Shore House Canna, an adult-use dispensary in West Cape May, New Jersey, will host its 3rd Annual Fall Fest on September 26 from noon to 4 p.m. The…

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Sabalenka Halts US Open Match Over Strong Cannabis Smell From Crowd

Sabalenka Stops Play Over Cannabis Smell Top seed Aryna Sabalenka briefly halted her US Open third-round match against Kamilla Rakhimova on Louis Armstrong Stadium because of a strong smell of…

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NECANN Returns Cannabis Industry Gathering To Atlantic City Boardwalk In September

Seventh Annual New Jersey Cannabis Convention Set NECANN brings the New Jersey Cannabis Convention back to the Atlantic City Convention Center on September 18 and 19. This is the show’s…

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Massachusetts Cannabis Market Reaches $10 Billion As Voters Weigh Repeal

Massachusetts Cannabis Market Reaches $10 Billion Ten years after voters legalized recreational marijuana in Massachusetts, the adult-use cannabis industry has topped $10 billion in gross sales, a milestone that comes…

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FDA Unveils New Framework To Speed Patient Access To Psychedelic Therapies

FDA Lays Out New Psychedelic Framework Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials are laying out the agency’s “new framework” for psychedelic medicines, including steps they are taking to “make psychedelic…

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San Francisco Seeks Public Input On Draft Rules For Cannabis Cafes With Live Music And Food

City Posts Draft Cannabis Cafe Rules San Francisco officials are seeking public input on newly released draft rules for cannabis cafes. On Friday, the city’s Office of Cannabis posted proposed…

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Workplace Study Suggests Medical Cannabis Reduces Employee Absences

Study Links Medical Cannabis Laws to Fewer Missed Workdays A study published this year in the Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health examined more than 20 million U.S. workers using federal…

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New Mexico Seed To Sale Glitch Leaves Retailers Unable To Sell Products

System Transition Causes Sales Failures New Mexico’s new cannabis tracking system, New Mexico Seed to Sale (NMS2S), launched September 1, but retailers have experienced issues transitioning from the old system,…

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Massachusetts Cannabis Regulator Calls $10 Billion Sales Milestone A Mixed Bag

A Decade of Legal Sales Ten years after Massachusetts voters passed the state’s adult-use cannabis reforms, the legal cannabis market has surpassed $10 billion in total sales, the State House…

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Teen Snapchat Recruit Jailed For Thailand Cannabis Suitcase Smuggling Plot

Snapchat Recruitment Led to Airport Arrest Noah Barker, 19, of Derby Road in Southampton, was sentenced to three years and eight months at Southampton Crown Court on 4 September. He…

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Lorry Driver Caught With 17kg Of Cannabis In Suitcase At Newcastle Airport

Arrest at Newcastle Airport A 59-year-old lorry driver was caught with 17kg of cannabis hidden in his suitcase as he returned from holiday in Thailand. Barry Hunt, of Skellow Road,…

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RFK Predicts Enormous Demand For Psychedelic Treatments And Praises Trump’s Leadership

Kennedy Foresees Huge Demand Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said there will be an “enormous demand” for psychedelic therapies as they become legally available. He made…

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Cannabis Farmers Jailed For Growing £1.3m Crop In Former BHS Store

Pair Jailed Over Slough Cannabis Factory Two cannabis farmers have been jailed for growing a drug crop with an estimated value of up to £1.3m in a former BHS store.…

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CBD Eases Muscle Soreness For Athletes But Fails To Improve Performance Study Finds

What The Review Found A new scientific review published in the International Medical Journal found that the cannabis component CBD “supports post-exercise recovery” for athletes “but does not directly enhance…

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Wisconsin Congressman Predicts State Marijuana Legalization Next Year

Pocan Predicts Legalization Next Year Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) told Marijuana Moment that there’s a “really good chance” Wisconsin legalizes marijuana next year if Democrats can “flip the legislature” in…

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