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Pot Shop News™ Issue #007
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Issue #007 covers cannabis drive-thrus, federal rescheduling, inspection readiness, testing and quality, workforce development, careers and Jointalism™.
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German Cannabis Cultivation Association Totals Continue To...
by Johnny Green on September 5, 2026Local and national totals for Germany's member-based cannabis cultivation associations continue to increase.
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Cannabis Capital Is Coming Back. What Happened to the...
by Rolando García on September 5, 2026Berner calls them the Chads: the ones who arrive with contracts and agendas and no feel for the plant. A new wave of institutional money is about to be free to deploy into cannabis, and the last one took MedMen, Flow Kana, Canopy and High Times itself from the people who built them. Rolando García on what the term sheets did, and what the founders who kept […]
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Should You Buy Canopy Growth Stock on the Rebound?
by The Globe and Mail on September 5, 2026Motley Fool Press Release.
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Snoop Dogg’s Death Row Records Gets Into the Cannabis...
by Eric Alper on September 5, 2026Death Row Records has spent more than three decades shaping hip-hop culture. Now the Snoop Dogg-owned label has put its name on something considerably different: cannabis genetics. Death Row and Dutch cannabis seed bank Sensi Seeds have brought five jointly developed strains to the U.S., extending a collaboration that made its European debut in spring
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Report: Arizona cannabis testing lab keeps breaking rules,...
by Chris Roberts on September 4, 2026Arizona state regulators found similar problems at Kaycha Labs earlier this year that led to a fine in 2025. The lab is still in business.
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Clearing the air on medical marijuana
by Sreya Deb on September 5, 2026From gummies to oils, gels to supplements, cannabis-derived products are flooding the market. But are they really healthy, or just a wellness fad?
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Week in Weed
by Staff on September 5, 2026Catch up on the latest cannabis industry updates for the week of September 5, 2026, including UK CBD regulations, Canadian corporate news, and retail expansion.
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UK Steps Closer to Regulated CBD Market With New FSA...
by David Brown on September 5, 2026The UK's Food Standards Agency is presenting a paper on September 16, 2026, to recommend that ministers in England and Wales authorize the first three...
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The Best Online Weed Deals for Labor Day 2026
by Maha Haq on September 4, 2026We found the best online Labor Day weed sales, with discounts up to 55% on THC, THCA, CBD, gummies, vapes, and more.
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Blissful Buds expands into CBD products
by Jim Ehmke on September 4, 2026TOWN OF CHENANGO, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – There’s a new cannabis retailer on Upper Front Street that has successfully transitioned from being solely a CBD products store. Blissful Buds opene…
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Egyptian TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death for drug...
by Guardian staff reporter on September 5, 2026Sarah Khalifa, 39, charged with forming organised criminal gang to manufacture and traffick drugs
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Morocco extradites two Swedes suspected of major drug...
by Latifa Babas on September 5, 2026Morocco has extradited two Swedish nationals suspected of involvement in large-scale drug trafficking to Sweden, following a new cooperation agreement...
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Police shut down cannabis growing operation in Tredegar
by Olivia Griffin on September 5, 2026Police have dismantled a cannabis cultivation operation in the Tredegar area, disrupting criminal activity and removing a source of illegal drugs…
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Oyo Police Recover Cannabis Hidden in Tyre, Arrest Two
by Damilola Olufemi on September 5, 2026The Oyo State Police Command has arrested two suspected drug dealers and recovered eight parcels…
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London Heathrow - Southampton teen caught smuggling at...
by Deb Gayen on September 5, 2026Teenager Noah Barker jailed for smuggling £600,000 of cannabis through Heathrow after being recruited via Snapchat. Sentenced at Southampton Crown…
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Inside Gandaki’s new cannabis law: Who can grow it,...
by @kathmandupost on September 6, 2026The legislation opens the door to medicinal and industrial cannabis cultivation under a rigorous licensing regime while keeping recreational use and unauthorised cultivation illegal.
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Snoop Dogg’s Death Row Records Gets Into the Cannabis...
by Eric Alper on September 5, 2026
Death Row Records has spent more than three decades shaping hip-hop culture. Now the Snoop Dogg-owned label has put its name on something considerably different: cannabis genetics. Death Row and Dutch cannabis seed bank Sensi Seeds have brought five jointly developed strains to the U.S., extending a collaboration that made its European debut in spring
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Will The Increase of AI Change The Cannabis Industry
by Anthony Washington on September 4, 2026The Fresh Toast - It is an unusually touch/smell/taste business - but will the increase of AI change the cannabis industry
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Andorra Paves the Way for Medical Cannabis Cultivation
by Aurélien BERNARD on September 4, 2026Andorra is developing a legal framework for the cultivation of medical cannabis. An agricultural reform paves the way for future licenses, subject to strict oversight.
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Opinion: Open dialogue, education can change cannabis...
by @dailybruin on September 4, 2026This 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.
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How I stumbled into a major trend slamming beer sales...
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Los consumidores de marihuana pueden enfrentarse a un...
by Fox News on September 3, 2026Los consumidores de productos comestibles de cannabis registraron niveles de THC casi 10 veces más bajos que los fumadores, a pesar de que su capacidad para conducir se veía afectada de forma similar, lo que pone de manifiesto una posible laguna en materia de seguridad vial.
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Marijuana users may face hidden driving danger that...
by Fox News on September 3, 2026
Cannabis edible users registered THC levels nearly 10 times lower than smokers despite similar driving impairment, exposing a potential road safety gap.
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Cannabis Edibles Linked to Sharp Rise in Accidental...
by NBC Palm Springs on September 3, 2026A new study examining U.S. poison center calls from 2000 to 2024 found more than 41,000 unintentional recreational drug ingestions among children younger than 6
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From ‘weed guy’ to Washington: Lenox native fights for...
by Maryjane Williams, The Berkshire Eagle on September 3, 2026Thomas Winstanley, a Lenox native who helped grow Theory Wellness into a major Berkshires cannabis brand, is now president of Edibles.com and lobbying Congress to protect low-dose hemp-derived THC products.
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Cannabis Jobs Update
by Staff on September 1, 2026Explore the September 2026 update on cannabis jobs across Canada, featuring open roles in retail, cultivation, processing, and management.
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Ensuring the high road in Cannabis: Legalization offers a...
by Sebastian Hickey on September 1, 2026What this report finds: There are many potential paths for cannabis workers under broader cannabis legalization likely to come. Under the low-road scenario outlined in this report, cannabis workers are subject to the same harmful practices inflicted on nonunionized workers in agriculture and other industries with parallels to cannabis: low wages, few […]
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Cannabis workforce training: Why Minnesota’s model matters
by Kasey Kollross on August 21, 2026The cannabis industry is booming and cannabis workforce training is critical for success. Learn how Minnesota is setting a new standard.
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Marijuana Legalization Boosts Agriculture Jobs In States...
by Tom Angell on August 14, 2026States that enact marijuana legalization see jobs in the agriculture sector increase more than they would have without the policy change, according to a new economic analysis from researchers at Texas Tech University. The results, which were presented at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association’s 2026 meeting last month, found a 9 percent […]
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Cannabis job fair highlights new opportunities in New York
by Tyanna Xavier on August 11, 2026The cannabis industry is continuing to grow in New York State and so are the job opportunities. On Tuesday, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) in collaboration with the state’s departmen…
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Let’s make cannabis smoking legal
by Letters on September 5, 2026Legalising cannabis in the UK would be the safest and most sensible option.
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Trump Releases More Federal Marijuana Prisoners As DEA...
by Tom Angell on September 4, 2026President Donald Trump has granted clemency to two people who are serving time for federal marijuana convictions as his administration advances the process of rescheduling cannabis. The president on Thursday commuted the sentences of Jerry Haymon IV and Kevin Harden, effectively ending their sentences and putting them on the path to being free. Haymon was
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Cash buried in California politician’s backyard helped...
by pperron@bayareanewsgroup.com on September 4, 2026When the “green wash” of legalized marijuana was sweeping across California a decade ago, one Los Angeles official tried to style himself as a gatekeeper for the new industry.
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Curaleaf opens new downtown Boston store, over social...
by Bryan Hecht on September 4, 2026"All this does is cannibalize other businesses," said Tito Jackson, a former Boston City Councilor who owns Apex Noire dispensary nearby.
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Texas Democratic Lieutenant Governor Candidate Campaigns On...
by Tom Angell on September 4, 2026The Democratic candidate running to become Texas’s next lieutenant governor is drawing a clear contrast with the Republican incumbent on the issue of cannabis. Vikki Goodwin, who is currently a state representative, will be holding what her campaign calls a “Legalize It” rally in Houston on Saturday. It will feature a performance from Grammy […]
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Extreme heat is sending more people to the emergency room
by The Associated Press on August 27, 2026A Northwestern study of nearly 1 million Chicago ER visits found hot days spike gunshot wounds, kidney problems and even mental health issues.
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Cannabis Use Linked to Earlier Psychosis Onset
by August 26, 2026 August 26, 2026 on August 26, 2026Cannabis users experience psychosis onset 2.5 years earlier on average compared with non-users, a meta-analysis shows.
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Oldest evidence of marijuana use discovered in...
by newsfromscience on August 25, 2026THC levels in braziers show mourners along the ancient Silk Road inhaled
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Cannabis Inhalation Linked to Less Cardiac Ectopy in...
by Brian Ellis on August 24, 2026Adults 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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News at a glance: Antibioticmaking clams, marijuana for...
by newsfromscience on August 24, 2026The latest in science and policy
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