Staff at New York airport checkpoints will no longer be looking for and seizing weed

Good news, New Yorkers! People who like to combine their travel plans with a toke or two will reportedly no longer have to worry about hiding their stash when passing through airport checkpoints. Police will no longer be...

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Celtics Icon Paul Pierce Promotes New Cannabis Brand in Boston

Former NBA star and ESPN basketball analyst Paul Pierce was in Boston over the weekend, stopping at a marijuana dispensary to promote his new line of “Truth Number 34” cannabis products. During his visit, the former Boston...

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Dubai tourist claims he believed big bags of bud were bananas

A Dubai tourist who was busted with two large bags of cannabis that he claimed he thought were bananas has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Last November, the accused arrived at the Dubai National Airport with some large...

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Rest In Peace, Peggy Noonan: Rebel, Businesswoman, Certified Cannabis Trailblazer

The cannabis world has its flags at half mast today, as we say goodbye to legendary member of the cannabis community, Peggy Noonan. Peggy Noonan was best known as CEO and founder of Copia, formerly known as Cornucopia Health...

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Boston woman gets time served for role in multi-million-dollar cannabis enterprise

A Boston woman involved in a cannabis delivery service with revenue exceeding US$14 million ($17.8 million) over a two-year period that didn’t pay any taxes has been sentenced to time served. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy...

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Pre-rolled joints recalled over possible contamination with yeast, mould and bacteria

A recent cannabis recall could harsh some Canadians’ buzz. Atlas Growers Ltd. is voluntarily pulling three product lots of pre-rolled joints that may be contaminated with yeast, mould and bacteria. The recall applies to...

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Report: Columbus man shot while delivering illicit weed in his car takes Uber to hospital

Police called to a reported shooting in northeast Columbus, Ohio just before 1 a.m. on Thursday had no problem finding a bullet-riddled car, but the driver was nowhere to be seen. That’s because the intended target apparently...

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Up In Smoke: The Astonishingly Low Percentage of Canadian Cannabis Actually Sold

This summer, the cannabis specialty trade press discovered a story that has been floating around in the press, if not Canadian corporate cannabis company reports, for some time now. Namely, that the amount of legally grown...

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Texas Governor Signs Bill Expanding State Medical Marijuana Program

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill on Tuesday that expands the state’s medical marijuana program, although cannabis activists say the legislation does not go far enough. The measure, House Bill 1535 (HB 1535), was signed...

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Malaysian college students busted in alleged cannabis-trafficking ring

An illicit cannabis ring allegedly run by five college students has been busted in Malaysia. The five students are reportedly facing charges after authorities discovered 11.6 kilograms of cannabis, worth an estimated RM35,000...

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OPINION: Let artisanal cannabis growers replace black market with home-grown

An excellent article in Forbes about the pending legalization of cannabis in New York State points out a common failing in various state legalization laws. I have been very critical of most state legalization policies because...

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Rolling Stone partners with cannabis company to launch pre-rolls, vape pods, retail space

U.S.-based cannabis company Curaleaf Holdings announced today a first-of-its-kind strategic partnership between its Select brand and Rolling Stone, the 54-year-old magazine. The new line of co-branded products includes two...

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CBD improved sleep satisfaction among patients with REM sleep behaviour disorder

A randomized, placebo-controlled trial has found that cannabidiol (CBD) temporarily improves sleep satisfaction in patients with REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD). The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Movement...

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Growers in the Emerald Triangle are Facing a Potential Extinction Event

“This is an extinction event,” Johnny Casali, owner of Huckleberry Hill Farms, a cannabis farm in southern Humboldt County, said over the phone. “Things are really, really bad.” Casali is referring to a recent wholesale...

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California to Infuse Money into Legal Cannabis Industry

In an aim to prop up the state’s still-struggling, legal cannabis industry, lawmakers in California on Monday approved new funding to marijuana businesses in order to stay ahead of the black and gray markets.  The $100...

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Cannabis arrests cost Wyoming $29 million per year: NORML

The Wyoming chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is working to ensure that the legalization of medical cannabis appears on the 2022 General Election ballot, pointing out that cannabis...

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Police in Kawartha Lakes remove 10,000 cannabis plants after growers evicted from site

Members of the City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service removed approximately 10,000 cannabis plants from a site in Lindsay, Ont. late last month, according to a news release. The address was being used by two licence-holders...

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Deported veteran Howard Bailey returns to U.S. after a decade of exile in Jamaica for a cannabis conviction

U.S. Navy veteran Howard Bailey has reunited with his family after spending more than a decade in Jamaica following a cannabis conviction that was later pardoned. “Eleven years ago, I went to bed with my family and woke...

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Medical cannabis may help those living with chronic pain according to two new studies from McMaster University

Medical cannabis may provide some relief to individuals who live with chronic pain according to two new studies from McMaster University. Scientists analyzed data from 32 randomized controlled trials and found, when compared...

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Taiwan beef noodle shop owner busted for selling broth and bud to college students

The owner of a beef noodle soup restaurant in northern Taiwan has reportedly been busted for selling cannabis to foreign college students. Taiwan News reports that the owner and eight others were arrested in a sting prompted...

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Man charged with drug cultivation after accidentally growing nine weed plants

A Bahamian father of two charged with the cultivation of dangerous drugs for growing pot plants in his backyard claims that the illicit weed germinated accidentally from seeds he discarded while rolling joints. Craig Cash,...

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South Dakota Takes Step Toward Approving Medical Marijuana Rules

The legislative panel responsible for approving the rules that will govern South Dakota’s new medical marijuana law has approved a number of proposed regulations and sent other proposals back for review, in what was a crucial...

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Maryland Lawmakers Plan Cannabis Legalization Measure for 2022 Election

Maryland state lawmakers announced last week that the legislature will turn to the voters on the issue of cannabis policy reform by placing a marijuana legalization measure on the statewide ballot next year. Maryland House...

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New Program Helps Marijuana Offenders Get Jobs In Legal Market

Programs like these could and should become more prevalent as more states move toward fully legal cannabis markets. Getting busted for weed is no walk in the park. There’s the arrest, a slew of court dates, typically a...

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Researchers welcome temporary drop in opioid emergency visits associated with cannabis use

A new study out of the University of Pittsburgh has found U.S. states with legal recreational cannabis witness a short-term decline in opioid-related emergency department (ED) visits. Data from California, Maine, Massachusetts...

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Maine Recruiting Members of New Medical Marijuana Workgroup

Cannabis regulators in Maine are recruiting members to serve on a new workgroup tasked with advising the state on its medical marijuana program. Dubbed the Marijuana Working Group, the newly formed panel will consist of civic...

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Grateful Dead provides inspiration for Toronto-based cannabis retail store

Dead Heads will feel at home at Scarlet Fire Cannabis Co., one of the latest retail cannabis stores to open in Toronto. Founded by David Ellison, a former securities lawyer, the shop reflects Ellison’s passion for the Grateful...

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Canadian study: Recent cannabis use linked to doubling of heart attack risk in those under 45

Canadian researchers looking at U.S. data found that adults under 45 years old who reported recently using cannabis were two times more likely to have had a heart attack. Published today in the Canadian Medical Association...

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Industrial Hemp Products, Including CBD, Are Finally Legit In California

The passage of Assembly Bill 45 is significant in that California will no longer be a CBD dinosaur. Many people ignore — or just don’t want to believe — the fact that, until recently, California was a bit of a villain...

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WATCH: Snoop Dogg Thinks Athletes Should Use Cannabis Over Opioids

Snoop Dogg said sports leagues should relax their marijuana measures and should use cannabis to the benefit of their athletes. During an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Snoop Dogg said that sports leagues should stop testing...

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Granny Flips Off Police in Mugshot After Cannabis Farm Bust

When law enforcement officers searched an elderly woman’s house and farm last Monday in Jackson County, Tennessee, they got more than they bargained for. Peggy Brewington told officers that there was “maybe an ounce”...

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Nearly $3 million worth of cannabis found in boxes of chili peppers

A man in his 20s is facing charges after police in Ireland discovered more than €2 million ($2.9 million) of cannabis hidden in boxes of chili peppers, reports the Irish Examiner. The haul was discovered after reports of...

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Cannabis sales increase 42 per cent in latest quarterly report from NSLC

The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation saw a 42.7 per cent increase in cannabis sales in the latest quarter, running April 1 to July 4, 2021. More cannabis stores, longer hours, lower prices and an increase in products from local...

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