Check out these 4/20 events around New York City this week
[[{"value":" Search our comprehensive guide to things to do in NYC for more local events — or submit your own!This weekend, New Yorkers who partake will be lighting up in…
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Marijuana Banking, Cryptocurrency Regulation May Be Combined Into Single Bill
[[{"value":"Proposed rules for marijuana banking and cryptocurrency regulation may be combined into a single bill.The legislation has not been finalized, but there have been talks in the U.S. Congress about…
Green Check Partners with PAI, Powered by Brinks, Expanding Access to Reliable Integrated ATM Solutions for the Cannabis Industry
BONITA SPRINGS, FL, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Green Check (GC), the leading fintech provider of financial services solutions and industry insights in the emerging cannabis market, today announced…
Green Check Partners with PAI, Powered by Brinks, Expanding Access to Reliable Integrated ATM Solutions for the Cannabis Industry
BONITA SPRINGS, FL, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Green Check (GC), the leading fintech provider of financial services solutions and industry insights in the emerging cannabis market, today announced…
California Issues Mandatory Recall of Mike Tyson Cannabis Product
[[{"value":"Last week, California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) issued a mandatory recall for a Mike Tyson-branded product, Tyson Undisputed Cannabis Flower, due to contamination with Aspergillus sp., a type of…
Time To Regulate Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids More Like Marijuana, Physician Advocacy Group Says
A group of physicians who support drug policy reform say in a new position paper on the widespread accessibility of delta-8 THC and certain other cannabinoids derived from federally legal…
New Hampshire House Passes Cannabis Legalization Bill
The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted last week to approve a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, marking the second time the chamber has passed the legislation. Members of the…
California Task Force Seized $53 Million in Illegal Cannabis in Q1 2024
The California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) recently published an announcement regarding recent cannabis taskforce seizures. As of April 11, the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce (UCETF) seized over $53,620,600 in…
Schumer And Key House Lawmakers Discuss Merging Marijuana Banking Bill With Cryptocurrency Reform
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers from the House and Senate are discussing the possibility of combining cyptocurrency regulation legislation with a marijuana banking bill.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) raised the topic…
$686 Million medicinal cannabis scam goes up in smoke, international gang arrested
Police have busted an international gang involved in swindling people of 645 million euros ($686.41 million) across 35 countries.They defrauded people through a fake investment opportunity centred around medicinal cannabis plants.The gang had…
Morris Beegle: Hemp supply challenges since CBD plunged
As the producer behind NoCo Hemp Expo, the Southern Hemp Expo and the Winter Hemp Summit, Morris Beegle has an up-close view of all aspects of the hemp and CBD…
Meet the Latina Entrepreneurs Breaking Into the Cannabis Industry
[[{"value":"Aside from the racial disparities in the booming corporate world of cannabis, it’s also an overwhelmingly male-dominated industry. But a new wave of Latinas is emerging in Chicago’s local cannabis…
Man buying marijuana robbed at gunpoint in Brook Park
BROOK PARK, Ohio -- A Muskingum Boulevard woman called police March 28 and said that her son, 18, had been robbed at gunpoint earlier that day.The man told police that…
10 Celebrities who have broken into the cannabis business
By: Cu FleshmanDenise Truscello/Getty Images for Caesars Entertainment10 celebrities who have broken into the cannabis businessGone are the days of the simple choice of smoking a joint or munching on…
Alabama Bill Would Reboot Medical Cannabis Licensing Process
The Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee (SACFC) recently passed a bill to finally get the state’s medical cannabis program rolling.Sen. Tim Melson is the legislator who sponsored Senate…
U.K. Researchers Report Finding Xylazine in Illicit Weed Vapes
Researchers in the United Kingdom have detected the presence of the powerful sedative xylazine in cannabis vapes and illicit pills taken to treat pain, insomnia and anxiety, putting people who…
Xzibit Opens Bel Air’s Only Cannabis Retail Store with Support for Students
The ritzy, upscale Los Angeles neighborhood Bel Air will welcome a new arrival: a cannabis store, run by rapper Xzibit, who proudly represents the West Coast. It’s the rapper’s latest…
Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office seize 20 marijuana plants in arrest
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit arrest a man after executing multiple search warrants.Quincy Hicks was found with the following:Three firearms237 grams of cocaine…
RAW Rolling Papers Manufacturer Reigns Triumphant in Trademark Dispute
A new decision of an appeal in a trademark dispute, initiated by the RAW Rolling Papers manufacturer, has widespread implications for the rolling paper industry that dismiss the claim that…
Virginia Gov Approves Bills To Expand Employment Protections, Vetoes Parental Rights Protections
[[ HB 149) expanding the state’s employment protections for medical cannabis patients to include public employees. The new law takes effect July 1, 2024. Current law prohibits private employers from…
Cannabis chain sells Colorado shops to focus on Pennsylvania
Colorado-based multistate operator Terrapin Care Station, which is privately held, on Monday announced the sale of all six of its marijuana dispensaries in its home state to competitors and said…
What the legal cannabis market means for medical users
This story is part of CBC Health's Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven't subscribed yet, you can…
What the legal cannabis market means for medical users
This story is part of CBC Health's Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven't subscribed yet, you can…
California marijuana delivery drivers authorize 4/20 strike
Drivers and depot workers employed at California's Eaze Technologies and its plant-touching subsidiary, Stachs, authorized a strike on 4/20. Drivers and depot workers employed at California's Eaze Technologies and its plant-touching…
Rodedawg Intl. Ind, Inc. (OTC: RWGI) Accelerates Revenues with Hemp and Cannabis Derived Isolates Sales & Manufacturing
[[{"value":" RODEDAWG INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC. Add to a list Rodedawg International Industries, Inc. Equities RWGI US7748531057 "}]] COSTA MESA, Calif., April 04, 2024 -- Rodedawg International Industries, Inc. proudly announces the…
Council of the District of Columbia Votes To Extend 4/20 Tax Holiday
At a recent legislative meeting by the Washington, D.C.’s Council of the District of Columbia meeting on April 2, the council unanimously approved the “Medical Cannabis Patient Card Extension 4/20…
Hawaii House Committee Declines Hearing for Rec Weed Measure, Killing Effort for 2024
Around this time last month, Hawaii lawmakers and advocates were preparing for a possible shift to an adult-use cannabis market after the Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill that would legalize…
Naropa University Offering Minor in Psychedelics Studies
Officials at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado announced last week that the college will offer a minor in psychedelics studies to prepare students for careers related to the class of…
Florida Adult-Use Cannabis Initiative Approved for November 2024 Ballot
The Florida Supreme Court recently decided in a 5-2 ruling that it will not be preventing an adult-use cannabis initiative from appearing on this year’s ballot. Later this year, voters…
Germany Celebrates First Day of Legal Recreational Weed
Cannabis enthusiasts across Germany took to the streets at midnight early Monday morning to smoke joints and celebrate as the European nation’s legalization of cannabis took effect on April 1.…
Calls grow for Mount Vernon to shut down cannabis dispensary lacking city approvals
Mount Vernon's former planning commissioner called for the closure of Elevate, four months after it opened without all city approvals. Mount Vernon's former planning commissioner called for the closure of Elevate,…
Hawaii Marijuana Legalization Bill Is Dead For The Year As House Leaders Refuse To Schedule Final Hearing
[[{"value":"The effort to pass a marijuana legalization bill in Hawaii this year ended on Tuesday afternoon. In a statement, Rep. Kyle Yamashita (D), who chairs the House Finance Committee announced…
Green Growth and Labor Harmony: Navigating Labor Peace Agreements in the Booming Cannabis Industry
[[{"value":"As legalization of cannabis has spread, profits have grown in the 25 states that allow for the retail sale of cannabis for recreational use, and labor unions have found great…
Florida Supreme Court Green-Lights Abortion and Marijuana Ballot Referenda
[[{"value":"Florida Supreme Court Green-Lights Abortion and Marijuana Ballot Referenda.Josh Hammer Premium is only available for Newsweek subscribers. Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search…
Zimbabwe Farmers Swap Corn for Hemp Farming
Farmers in Zimbabwe are pivoting from the country’s traditional staple crops like corn to a new lucrative crop—hemp production. Leaders in the country, however, are more worried about any disruptions…
Office of the Pardon Attorney Requests Funds To Tackle Pardon Applications
The Office of the Pardon Attorney (PARDON), which operates under the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), recently published its FY 2025 President’s Budget Submission. PARDON is responsible for carrying out…
Poilievre promises to preserve Canada’s pot legacy
April 1, 2024 | StaffPierre Poilievre announced today that he plans to improve the cannabis industry once he becomes President of Canada.“For too long Canada’s hard-working weed-growers have toiled under…
People to know in NY cannabis: Angelo Kitkas
[[{"value":"Join NY Cannabis Insider for its first event of the year in NYC on April 2 at Madam Mikette’s. Details and tickets available here.Angelo Kitkas is the founder and president…
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians To Open First Dispensary in North Carolina
North Carolina-based Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) will officially be opening its cannabis dispensary on tribal land, effective as of April 20. This will also mark the opening of…
Bill expanding medical marijuana access passes in the Delaware General Assembly
After making it through the Delaware House in January largely on a party-line vote, the Senate officially passes legislation to bolster the medical marijuana industry.The bill, sponsored by State Rep.…
CBD: Snake Oil For Pain?
A controversial new study has delivered a scathing assessment on the potential of cannabidiol (CBD) for managing pain.Cannabidiol (CBD) is a non-intoxicating cannabinoid that has been touted as a panacea…
Jackley urges Congress to close hemp THC ‘loophole’
Attorneys general from across the country are asking Congress to fix what they say is unclear bill language regarding hemp.South Dakota’s own Marty Jackley is among them.Language from the 2018…
Pew Survey Finds 9 in 10 Americans Support Pot Legalization
Thinking back just 10 years ago, the previous U.S. cannabis landscape stood in stark contrast to the one we enjoy today. The United States currently has 38 states with legal…
Celebrate 420 with Culture Cannabis Club, California
Make the holiday special with your cannabis community & deals up to 50% off.420 season is upon us, and Culture Cannabis Club has all the deals Californians need to make…
Gov. Youngkin shares why he vetoed retail marijuana sales bill
RICHMOND, Va. – Governor Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) made a highly anticipated decision to veto a bill that would allow for the retail sales of marijuana on Thursday.“I have been communicating…
Better Made files lawsuit against marijuana companies for allegedly using their logo on packages of cannabis flowers, edibles
[[{"value":"(WWJ) - Better Made? More like "Better Not" after the Michigan-based snack foods company filed a lawsuit against several cannabis companies for violating its trademark this week.As reported by the…
Restaurant Denies Service to Rapper for Smelling Like Pot, Sparking National Debate in South Africa
Should restaurant patrons who smell like weed be denied service at a restaurant? That’s the question South Africans are asking after one of the country’s top rappers was denied service…
The High Rate of Dependence Among Medical Cannabis Users – Cannabis Business Executive – Cannabis and Marijuana industry news
The difference between medicinal and recreational marijuana has always been arbitrary. For example, after legalizing recreational cannabis, California initially required each cultivated seedling to be designated by growers as either… The…
Cookies cuts ties with its lone San Francisco marijuana store
The Cookies marijuana brand terminated the licensing agreement it had with Berner’s on Haight, an adult-use store in San Francisco. The Cookies marijuana brand terminated the licensing agreement it had with…