Delaware House Approves Legalization Bill

Lawmakers in the Delaware House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill to legalize adult-use marijuana in the state––but the governor’s veto pen continues to loom over the effort. The bill passed the chamber...

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Ohio Cannabis Legalize Initiative Pending For November Ballot

The Ohio-based advocacy group known as Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CRMA) got a citizen-initiative approved to legalize cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, testing, and sales for residents over 21. In July,...

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Three States in Australia Push for Adult-Use Cannabis

Leaders in three state parliaments in Australia—Victoria, NSW, and Western Australia—introduced draft laws simultaneously on June 20 to push for adult-use cannabis.  Cannabis remains illegal under federal law in Australia,...

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North Carolina Tribe Votes To Legalize Recreational Cannabis

For North Carolina, where both recreational and medical cannabis are both illegal under the state’s law, the outcome clears the way for the Tar Heel State’s first dispensary. The Associated Press reported that unofficial...

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Pittsburgh Advocates Unite To Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania’s second-largest city, advocates are busy working to legalize adult-use cannabis. Last month, two lawmakers introduced Senate Bill 846 to legalize adult-use cannabis in Pennsylvania. The bill currently waits...

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Luxembourg Legalizes Weed For Personal Use

Lawmakers in Luxembourg on Wednesday approved a measure to legalize marijuana for personal use, making it only the second country in the European Union to take such a step.  According to Forbes, a “majority of 38 MPs voted...

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Weed cited for Newfoundland and Labrador driver busted for impaired driving

Newfoundland and Labrador Mounties patrolling the Glovertown, Stephenville and Grand Falls-Windsor areas of the province had their hands full with impaired drivers this past weekend, including one driver who was cited for...

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Weed Legalization Has Contributed to a Decrease in Tobacco Use

A study published in the Journal of Health Economics addresses the topic of tobacco use in the wake of cannabis legalization. Entitled “Have recreational marijuana laws undermined public health progress on adult tobacco...

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Tommy Chong and his son settle lawsuit over a cannabis marketing deal

Nothing has been announced about the specific terms reached, but the 84-year-old Edmonton native Tommy Chong and his son have reportedly settled with a licensing company that was suing the duo. According to City News Service,...

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Ohio Legalization Campaign Submits Additional Signatures To Qualify For Ballot

The supporters of a proposed ballot measure to legalize adult-use cannabis in Ohio last week submitted petitions with more than 6,500 additional signatures from voters who would like to see the proposal appear on the ballot...

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Canadian Study Links Cannabis Legalization to an Increase in Car Accidents

The results of a recent study published in JAMA Network Open claim to have found an association between cannabis legalization and an increase in traffic accidents. The study was conducted by researchers at the University...

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Five Christmas wonderlands in the U.S. where a cannabis lover can get (legally) lit

The holidays are the perfect opportunity to travel to a cozy and beautiful location. Nowadays, it’s also the perfect opportunity to smoke cannabis and get high with friends and family. Despite marijuana becoming more popular,...

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Disorderly student locked in staff room starts throwing stuff around, revealing hidden stash of weed

Nashville officers were called in to deal with a disorderly student at the Murrell School middle school who got angry enough to throw faculty members’ belongings around a staff room, inadvertently revealing a lunch bag...

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Easiest drug bust ever: Police find $155K worth of weed floating in canal

Despite being wrapped in gold-coloured foil, it was green, not gold, that Malaysian police discovered while responding to a public tip about something strange floating in a canal at Kampung Makau. According to The Star, Kedah...

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Recreational Weed Now Legal in Delaware

Recreational marijuana became legal in Delaware on Sunday as Democratic Governor John Carney allowed two bills to legalize adult-use cannabis to become law without his signature. The measures, House Bill 1 and House Bill...

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Weed Legalization Bill Introduced in North Carolina

Seven Democratic lawmakers in North Carolina are sponsoring a bill that would legalize recreational cannabis in the state, and expunge past marijuana-related offenses. The legislation, which was introduced in the state Senate...

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Florida AG Files Challenge to Cannabis Legalization Initiative

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Monday filed a challenge to a proposed ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana with the state Supreme Court, arguing that the initiative should not appear before voters in...

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Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club, one of the oldest compassion clubs, served eviction notice

The Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club (VCBC) could soon be out on the street and its customers out of luck if a decision by its new landlord to evict the unlicensed pot shop in the new year is successful. According to Vancouver...

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Court in France Tosses Out Ban on Hemp Flower

Not only is CBD legal in France, but hemp flower as well, if the latest court ruling in the country stands. French outlet RFI reports that On 30 December 2021, the French government legalized the sale of hemp-derived products...

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Business ejects its own worker from premises over cannabis smell in restroom

An occasional employee for an unidentified business in Chattanooga, Tenn. was directed to leave the workplace after someone complained the restroom he had been using reeked of weed. Shocker: Prospective homebuyers prefer...

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Luxury home housing illegal cannabis grow goes up in smoke

Firefighters battling a blaze at a million-dollar home in Covina Hills, Calif. soon discovered the structure was not home to residents, but illegal weed plants. Emergency workers responding to the two-storey home engulfed...

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Legalization in Canada Results in Fewer Incidents Between Youth and Cops

Cannabis legalization in Canada has led to a drop in incidents between the country’s youth and its law enforcement, according to data published earlier this spring. The findings, which were published in April in the journal...

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Cocaine, heroin and cannabis dealer sentenced to 14 years

A 44-year-old man implicated in a Encrochat conspiracy involving dealing cocaine, heroin and cannabis has been handed a prison sentence of 14 years and nine months. Earlier pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply class A...

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Legalization Bill Advanced in New Hampshire House

Lawmakers in the New Hampshire House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to move forward with legislation that would legalize recreational cannabis in the Granite State. Members of the House voted 234-127 to advance the...

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Colombia Senators Approve Cannabis Legalization Bill

A bill to legalize cannabis in Colombia passed in the Senate on Tuesday. The primary focus of ending the war on cannabis is directly tied to halting organized crime, and illicit activities and addressing overpopulated prisons....

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Positive Cannabis Drug Tests in Workplace at the Highest in 25 years

According to a Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index Analysis that was published on May 18, post-accident workplace drug testing hit an all-time high in 2022. Last year, 7.3% workforce drug urine samples contained cannabis,...

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Minnesota Becomes 23rd State To Legalize Recreational Cannabis

On Tuesday, Gov. Tim Walz signed the cannabis legalization bill into law, officially making Minnesota the 23rd state in the nation to legalize recreational cannabis. At the signing ceremony Tuesday, Walz recognized that prohibition...

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Sighting of wanted man leads to large cannabis grow-op

An illegal cannabis farm featuring 172 plants was shut down and large bags of suspected weed confiscated this week after a wanted man led U.K. police straight to the illegal grow-op. After spotting the man, a containment...

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Officers discover hefty haul of cannabis and cash left in still-running rental car

Someone left a whole lot of illegal cannabis unattended and officers with the Maury County Drug Unit in Tennessee have invited owners to come and claim it. The unexpected and unattended gift was presented to the officers...

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Minnesota Senate Approves Cannabis Legalization Bill

The Minnesota Senate last week voted to approve a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, only days after the House of Representatives passed a companion adult-use cannabis legalization measure. The bill, Senate File 73,...

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Illinois Lawmaker Introduces Psychedelics Legalization Bill

An Illinois state lawmaker has introduced a bill that would legalize psychedelics including psilocybin, the primary psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms, for therapeutic use. The bill, dubbed The Compassionate Use and...

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Money laundering charges laid following cannabis discovery in New Brunswick

The RCMP has laid charges against five people from Quispamsis, N.B. following an investigation last year that revealed a large amount of illegal cannabis, electronic devices and cash. The charges follow a police raid back...

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Senate Dems Ready To Introduce Cannabis Bill, Hearing Scheduled Next Week

With Congress set to break for its traditional August recess––and with this year’s midterm elections drawing nearer––Democrats in the Senate finally appear ready to introduce a bill that would end the federal prohibition...

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