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Interstate Hemp: Tapping Into Potential Of Nationwide Shipping And Strategic Partnerships For Market Growth
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 - 7:28pm | 744Despite the fact that hemp-based products can be produced at scale, processed and legally shipped across the country, they are not as popular as recreational cannabis products. The question arises as to why Americans are not embracing hemp as a viable alternative when it has the potential...
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This State Could Legalize Cannabis In 2023. Plus: APhA Backs Decriminalization & More Regulatory Updates
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 - 1:10pm | 701Minnesota House And Senate To Vote On Legalization This Week Minnesota House members debated a bill to legalize recreational cannabis on Monday and planned to hold a vote on Tuesday. The Senate is expected to vote on Friday, April 28. Tuesday's 300-page bill from Zack Stephenson (D) seeks to...
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South Divided Over Cannabis Legalization: Who's Against Safe Drug Consumption Sites & More Marijuana Regulatory Updates
Monday, April 17, 2023 - 12:41pm | 655PA Dems Against Safe Drug Consumption Sites Four Pennsylvania lawmakers seek to end a push to launch operations in a safe drug consumption site. With the move, Sens. Sharif Street (D), Christine Tartaglione (D), Anthony Williams (D) and Jimmy Dillon (D) submitted an amicus brief to the U.S....
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Kentucky Becomes 38th State To Legalize Medical Marijuana As Gov. Beshear Signs Bill Into Law
Friday, March 31, 2023 - 12:39pm | 368Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) signed a measure to legalize medical cannabis on Friday, reported local media, making it the 38th state in the nation to enable access to medical marijuana for patients with debilitating conditions. “This is a truly historic day here in the...
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Stay On Top Of Weed Regulations: Three States On Track To Legalize, Hemp Feed For Horses And Chickens
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 10:50am | 933As the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference returns to Miami (April 11-12) bringing together top CEOs, investors, leaders, advocates and politicians, let's scroll through the latest regulatory changes in the space. New Hampshire Moves Closer To Marijuana Legalization After House Floor Vote...
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Kentucky Gov. Signs GOP-Led Bill Increasing Age Limit For Marijuana Alternative
Friday, March 24, 2023 - 9:34am | 378Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed a measure regulating hemp-derived Delta-8 THC products on Thursday. House Bill 544 from state Rep. Rebecca Raymer (R-Morgantown) advanced through both state legislative chambers earlier this month. The measure makes it illegal for those under 21 to purchase Delta-8...
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GOP-Led Bill To Regulate Delta-8 THC Products In Kentucky Heads To Gov. Beshear
Monday, March 20, 2023 - 12:17pm | 496Kentucky lawmakers advanced a bill regulating hemp-derived Delta-8 THC products, sending it to Gov. Andy Beshear for final action, reported Kentucky Health News. House Bill 544 from state Rep. Rebecca Raymer (R-Morgantown) was sent to the state Senate for consideration earlier this month after...
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GOP-Led Medical Marijuana Bill Approved By Kentucky Senate Committee, Next Stop: Floor Vote
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 - 2:32pm | 449A GOP-led measure to legalize medical cannabis in Kentucky advanced through a state Senate committee on Tuesday morning and is now heading to the floor, reported Marijuana Moment. The Senate Licensing & Occupations Committee members approved Senate Bill 47 from Sen. Stephen West (R) in an...
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GOP-Led Bill To Regulate Delta-8 THC Products In Kentucky Overwhelmingly Approved In State House
Monday, March 13, 2023 - 1:42pm | 683Kentucky House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill regulating hemp-derived delta-8 THC products, sending it to the state Senate. House Bill 544 sponsored by Republican Rep. Rebecca Raymer, which passed in a 97-0 vote on Thursday, was applauded...
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Should Marijuana Tax Revenue Help Police And Not Conservation? Plus: New KY Bill To End Legal Weed Alternative & More Cannabis Regs
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - 5:39pm | 509New Bill Could End Legal Marijuana Alternative In Kentucky GOP lawmaker Rebecca Raymer has filed a bill proposing a ban on sales of products containing delta-8 THC alongside other hemp-derived intoxicating substances in Kentucky. Raymer is "hopeful" the bill will address the "...
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ID For Cannabis Purchases In Thailand, GOP Senator Signals MMJ Legalization, MN Bill Advances & More
Friday, January 13, 2023 - 12:21pm | 833Retailers Will Ask For ID When Selling Cannabis In Thailand Cannabis was decriminalized in Thailand in 2022, making it the first country in Southeast Asia to do so. Since then, the country's government has been issuing ad hoc regulations as a way to set up a regulatory framework for the sector...
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Cannabis Regulatory Update: Kentucky Gov Approves Cannabis Research, Montana's 18-Y-O Weed Biz Owners, CT, TX & KS
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - 3:54pm | 780Kentucky Governor Greenlights Opening Of Cannabis Research Center Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear cleared the way Tuesday for a cannabis research center to open as he looked at whether he has the executive authority to singlehandedly legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky writes the AP’s...