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Marijuana advocate reacts to Kentucky medical marijuana legalization 0

FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — Medical marijuana advocates are applauding Governor Beshear’s executive action that will make the substance legal to treat people who meet a limited number of criteria within the Commonwealth starting in the new year. The substance would only be legal in small quantities and people would still need to travel outside

Why CBD Oil Is Bringing Cannabis Products Mainstream 0

To push this agenda, many states across the U.S. passed laws prohibiting the plant. The first national regulation was the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. The Controlled Substances Act was introduced in the 1970s, officially outlawing any cannabis use and classifying the plant as a Schedule 1 substance. Finally, in 1996, its nearly 60-year reign

Pittsburgh medical marijuana firm raises nearly $18 million in outside investment 0

East Liberty-based Maitri Holdings LLC, a medical marijuana company, has raised nearly $18 million in outside investment, according to public SEC documents. Corinne Ogrodnik, managing director and a co-founder of Maitri, said the company was not at liberty to discuss specific plans for the funds or name the investors behind the raise but added that

Man caught drug driving in Walsoken was using cannabis oil for medical purposes 0

A man from King’s Lynn was banned for three years after being caught drug driving. Colin Young, 56, of Bishops Road, Gaywood, appeared in King’s Lynn’s Magistrates’ Court on Thursday after being above the specified limit. Prosecutor Lily Orr told the court that Young was initially stopped by police for not wearing a seatbelt. Police

St. Louis medical marijuana firms think cautiously about expansion 0

ST. LOUIS — If Missouri voters on Nov. 8 approve Amendment 3, allowing adults 21 and and older to use, possess and grow cannabis, it’s projected to create a significantly larger market for the companies that have already emerged as major players in the state’s legal medical marijuana market. Since medical marijuana sales became legal

Man caught drug driving was using cannabis oil for medical purposes 0

A man from Lynn was banned for three years after being caught drug driving. Colin Young, 56, of Bishops Road, Gaywood, appeared in Lynn’s Magistrates Court on Thursday after being above the specified limit. Prosecutor Lily Orr told the court that Young was initially stopped by police for not wearing a seatbelt. Police then asked

First non-profit medical marijuana dispensary in N.J. poised to sell adult legal weed 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- October 27, 2022
A four-year old dispensary in Secaucus is poised to become the first non-profit medical marijuana dispensary to offer adult weed in the Garden State. Harmony Foundation is expected to go before the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission Thursday for final state approvals to expand into the adult recreational weed market at its Secaucus alternative treatment
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First Illinois cannabis infusers open in Hazel Crest and Pekin as industry slowly begins to take off 0
- CANNABIS OIL
- October 24, 2022
The opening of the first two licensed cannabis infusers in Illinois shows that having startup money and making business connections are crucial to overcome some of the obstacles facing the industry. Infusers buy cannabis oil from growers, and infuse it into edibles, lotions and other products. Both Contract Canna and Krown LLC self-financed their startups,
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Louisiana panel dives into medical marijuana workplace issues 0
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- October 20, 2022
With medical marijuana now available to Louisiana’s workforce, employees have raised concerns that they could be fired or face other job-related repercussions for testing positive for a legal drug taken on the advice of a physician. A new state panel is searching for solutions to this potential problem that will protect workers and employers. Three
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