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Cross-Country Cannabis Caper: How Smugglers Made Millions Selling California Weed To New Yorkers
Thursday, February 2, 2023 - 2:06pm | 349Large quantities of marijuana have been shipped from California to New York as part of an operation authorities say has been going on for six years. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of New York said in a press release on Tuesday, reported the Green Market Report,...
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New York's Retail Marijuana Market In Legal Limbo While Illicit Sales Continue To Thrive
Thursday, February 2, 2023 - 12:38pm | 750Legal Obstacles Continue To Slow Down Roll Out Of Legal Marijuana Market New York cannabis shareholders and advocates have been in legal limbo for months after a federal judge issued an order barring the state's retail cannabis dispensary application process in some regions last year...
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Controversy Continues Over Allowing MMJ Patients To Own Guns In Florida, Legal Action In Motion
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 - 2:06pm | 754In November, a U.S. district judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried (D) and her co-plaintiffs against the federal government in which they were seeking to enable medical marijuana patients to buy and own firearms, ending a month-long legal...
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Key Marijuana Executive Changes You Should Know About: Award-Winning TV Personality Joins MMJ Start-Up & More News
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 - 12:51pm | 883As the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference returns to Miami (April 11-12), gathering top CEOs, investors and leaders in the cannabis industry, let's scroll through the latest leadership changes within the space. Emmy Award-Winning TV Personality Joins Cannformatics' Advisory...
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Willie Nelson & Snoop Dogg Once Tried To 'Out Smoke' Each Other, We're All Invited To The Legend's 90th Birthday Jam
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 - 12:21pm | 563The legendary Willie Nelson, who is turning 90 in April, says cannabis is partially to 'blame' for having lived to such a ripe old age. In the exclusive interview, Nelson told E! News' Francesca Amiker that he can thank marijuana for saving his life. "Well, it...
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Cannabis News Around The World: Argentina's New Agency, Thai Police Inspections, Greece's Grow Facility & More
Friday, January 27, 2023 - 4:37pm | 723Inspections Of Bangkok Cannabis Stores Underway A Thailand store selling cannabis had its license temporarily suspended following an inspection by officials from the Department of Traditional and Complementary Medicine (DTCM) and Bang Sue police. Thai PBS World reported that the store allowed...
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NY Regulator OKs More Legal Pot Retailers, DE Lawmakers To Approve Cannabis Legalization & More Reg Updates
Thursday, January 26, 2023 - 2:15pm | 679New York Regulator Nearly Doubles Number Of Legal Marijuana Retailers The New York cannabis regulator has approved 30 additional applications for the conditional adult-use retail dispensary (CAURD) licenses on Wednesday, bringing the total number of locations approved statewide to 66, reported WGRZ...
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Senators Take Bipartisan Action To Legalize Medical Marijuana In North Carolina
Thursday, January 26, 2023 - 9:50am | 512A new bill to legalize medical marijuana in North Carolina was filed on Wednesday as the first piece of legislation in the state Senate to kick off the bill-filing process in 2023. S.B. 3, from GOP Sen. Bill Rabon and his colleagues from the chamber, Sens. Michael Lee, R-New Hanover ...
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GOP Lawmakers Take Aim At Stoned Drivers & Cannabis Edibles In Bill Meant To Curb CT's Legal Market
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 - 2:04pm | 599GOP lawmakers are seeking to curb the recently launched recreational cannabis market in Connecticut with a newly introduced legislation that seeks to ban the sale of marijuana edibles, among other things. The ten Republican House members behind H.B. 5434 say they are addressing the ...
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Keep Your Baby Safe: Researchers To Look At Ways To Reduce Pot Use In Pregnant Women
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 - 1:15pm | 502With cannabis becoming mainstream as both legitimate consumer goods and a mainstream medical treatment, people are turning to marijuana to treat various conditions, from pain to sinusitis. But when it comes to people that are more likely to be risk-sensitive, like pregnant women who are using it to...
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AAP Cancels $2M In Debt, Shifts Focus To Cannabis
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 - 12:29pm | 231AAP, Inc. (OTC: AAPJ) announced on Tuesday the cancellations of agreements with Redtail LLC. for $1.5 million and its in-house debt collections for $550,000. The move is expected to provide the company with more focus and control over its interest in the Buddha Company, a Los Angeles-based cannabis...
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Weed Company Sues California City Under RICO, Will It Backfire?
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 - 11:43am | 790A California city and its several officials are being sued for allegedly taking part in a bribery and corruption scheme that led to an elderly man dying of cancer and being left with debt after purchasing a cannabis manufacturing permit, reported San Gabriel Valley Tribune. David Ju and his...
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Bisexuals Use Pot At Higher Rates To Combat Depression & Anxiety, What About Other Sexual Minorities?
Monday, January 23, 2023 - 1:39pm | 588It's no secret that cannabis and LGBTQ reform efforts have been intertwined for decades. Some even believe that one would not exist without the other. "Arguably, neither would exist as they do today if not for the other," Tyme Ferris, founder and CEO of cannabis brand Pantheon...
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Don't Be Deceived: Long Island Shops Selling THC Gummies In Normal Candy Packaging
Monday, January 23, 2023 - 11:43am | 665Three Long Island shops have been selling THC gummies in packaging that can easily be mistaken for regular candy, a local police department warned last week, reported TBR News Media. In a joint inspection by the New York State Office of Cannabis Management, Suffolk County Police Department and Port...
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Unapproved Pesticides In NV Cannabis Products, Low-THC Beverages In WA & More Reg. Updates
Friday, January 20, 2023 - 6:30pm | 532NV Regulators Urge Caution Over Cannabis Products Exposed to Unapproved Pesticides Nevada cannabis regulators listed over 100 dispensaries that have been selling marijuana products that were treated with an "unapproved pesticide." The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board said the...