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BUSINESS
“Ownership-based analyses would provide a more comprehensive assessment of market structure by evaluating concentration across common ownership groups.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Missouri regulators say the state doesn’t need to issue more licenses to grow, manufacture or sell marijuana because the legal cannabis market is meeting […]
Experts say there is so little research into THC-impaired driving that it’s “impossible” to conclude what the impact of legal weed is on Massachusetts’ roads.
New August figures point to a Canadian retail record. Revisions, regional differences and separate product data put the headline in perspective.
Dustin Swatzell built a customer base across South Dakota and northern Nebraska but is ready to spend more time with his daughter
Former OMMA chief Adria Berry thanked Gov. Kevin Stitt, who called for MMJ to be recriminalized, for helping reel in the "Wild West of Weed."
CBD
The Hoboken City Council saw the Green Room CBD shop and its supporters seek approval to become a dispensary at Wednesday's regular meeting.
A law that took effect October 1 bars the state veterinary board from taking certain disciplinary actions against veterinarians solely for discussing or recommending cannabis or CBD products for animals.
It suggests a pathway for THC beverages using existing adult beverage infrastructure.
A racketeering and money-laundering conspiracy involving Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas has been linked to a Danville business owner, according to court documents.
The Hoboken City Council saw the Green Room seek approval to become a dispensary in the wake of changing hemp laws.
CRIME
“Ice cream sales rise and fall alongside drownings, yet nobody thinks ice cream causes drowning. Hot weather makes people eat more ice cream and swim more, linking the two. Cannabis and violence may be connected in a similarly roundabout way.” By Simon C Moore, Cardiff University via The Conversation In what looked like a return
A court is set to decide in the new year where and when nine people accused of cannabis production in Norwich will stand trial.
🚨 Wythenshawe drug mule in dock beside mum who married last man to see Jay Slater
Benjamin Dack, 28, is jailed for four years at York Crown Court.
A heavily regulated decriminalisation scheme in Switzerland offers guiding principles on how loosening the law on the drug could work here
CULTURE
This post was updated Feb. 5 at 7:07 p.m. We pride ourselves on curiosity, questioning mindsets, breaking stereotypes and expanding knowledge at UCLA. Yet one topic is often left in a cloud of haze: cannabis use and its role in higher education.
The NJ Dispensary Takeover cannabis convention recently held at the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City had an impressive turnout.
The legislation opens the door to medicinal and industrial cannabis cultivation under a rigorous licensing regime while keeping recreational use and unauthorised cultivation illegal.
Cultura Con Fuego returns Thursday, October 22nd to The Lobby NJ with more brands, live experiences, and a bigger night for Latin Heritage Month.
Madhya Pradesh Police crack down on illegal cannabis cultivation, seizing over 52,000 plants worth Rs 5.89 crore in Neemuch and Dhar districts.
EDIBLES
It's important for parents understand how edible marijuana products are packaged, the amount of THC they contain, how the drug is absorbed in the body and what to do when a child accidentally eats them. Learn more here.
A randomized crossover trial found dose-dependent driving impairment from THC edibles at blood concentrations below common per se limits.
Using cannabis edibles and alcohol together may make drivers far more impaired than either substance alone, according to new research from Johns Hopkins. Even more concerning, common field sobriety tests often failed to detect the cannabis-related impairment.
A state-funded Illinois study involving laboratory testing of 527 hemp products found that 26% of non-CBD edibles contained more than 10 milligrams of delta-9 THC … Continue reading
How you use weed might make a difference in how much sedation you require for surgeries or procedures, a new study says. People who smoke or vape weed - but not those who use edibles - might need more anesthesia, researchers say.Weed smokers required substantially higher...
JOBS
New Rules For California Employers Testing for Marijuana Use Are Approaching Fast
Explore the latest cannabis jobs in Canada for October 2026. Browse new career opportunities in retail, cultivation, production, and management across the country.
Workers worry about losing their jobs if voters kill their industry in November.
Despite facing significant structural challenges, New York's cannabis licensees already pay higher-than-average wages and devote a substantial share of gross revenue to labor costs, according…
The survey by FTI Consulting was sponsored by an association of cannabis industry stakeholders who say a minimum wage could imperil their already struggling businesses.
POLITICS
A Connecticut cannabis consumer can walk into a dispensary, buy a product from a company that has never appeared in a political headline, and still help support a supply chain
James Talarico, the Democratic candidate running to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate in next month’s elections, says he wants to team up with President Donald Trump to federally legalize marijuana next year if he wins the seat—arguing that cannabis use is “a crime that doesn’t hurt anybody.” Asked on MS NOW what he could
New Hampshire’s Republican governor and the Democratic candidate running to unseat her in next month’s elections highlighted their opposing views on marijuana legalization at a debate on Thursday. “I oppose the legalization of cannabis in this state,” Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R) said. “When I think about children, they’re the top of my mind. The […]
Kelly Ayotte and Cinde Warmington clashed over data centers, school funding, housing and marijuana legalization in their second debate, with two more debates sc...
SCIENCE
A Northwestern study of nearly 1 million Chicago ER visits found hot days spike gunshot wounds, kidney problems and even mental health issues.
Cannabis users experience psychosis onset 2.5 years earlier on average compared with non-users, a meta-analysis shows.
THC levels in braziers show mourners along the ancient Silk Road inhaled
Adults without a history of cardiac arrhythmias have less cardiac ectopy on days they were randomly assigned to inhale cannabis than on days they abstained.
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