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Missouri Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Rules Targeting Bad Actors In Industry,

“Our investigation found instances of licenses that were awarded to individuals who very clearly, through review of agreements and interviews, were not owning and operating the license.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Missouri lawmakers signed off on proposed cannabis rules Thursday meant to curb abuse in the state’s microbusiness licensing program, but not before stripping out a…

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Pennsylvania Senators Amend Cannabis Regulation Bill With New Provisions To

A Pennsylvania Senate committee has amended a cannabis regulation bill that members previously approved to add new provisions banning the sale of most hemp THC products to align state law with a pending federal policy change that’s set to take effect in November. As efforts to legalize adult-use marijuana continue to stall in the Keystone…

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The Future of Cannabis Seeds Starts With the Past

Cannabis moves fast. New strains appear every season, each promising louder flavors, bigger yields, or the next viral terpene profile. But beneath the hype cycles and trend waves, one thing hasn’t changed: everything starts with the seed. For breeders, growers, and serious enthusiasts, weed seeds are more than planting material. They’re archives of cannabis history.…

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Sweeping Changes to Virginia Marijuana Laws Approved by Lawmakers

Virginia is on the verge of sweeping changes to its marijuana laws. Lawmakers sent ten cannabis-related bills to the desk of Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger for her review. Adult-Use Retail Sales Legislation (Senate Bill 542 and House Bill 642) to legalize and regulate the retail sale of cannabis to adults 21 and older, patroned by…

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Weed at the Oscars: Luxury Cannabis, Cosmetic Surgeries and Prenups

What do you give someone who already has everything? That’s the question Distinctive Assets, the company responsible for gifting Oscar nominees, must have asked itself every year for the past 24 years. And yesterday, at the 98th Academy Awards ceremony, the answer appears to have been a rather redundant “everything”: a medley of luxury items,…

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FDA Submits New Cannabis Products Enforcement Policy For White House

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has submitted a proposed cannabis products enforcement policy to the White House for review that concerns regulatory issues specifically related to CBD. The White House Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) posted a notice that it received the submission from FDA, which…

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New Mexico Governor Signs Budget Bill With Funds To Provide

The governor of New Mexico has signed a budget bill that provides nearly $800,000 in funding to support the state’s therapeutic psilocybin research efforts, including financial assistance to help low-income residents access treatment with the psychedelic. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) gave final approval to the budget legislation on Wednesday that stipulates that $150,000 will…

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Legalizing Marijuana For Recreational Or Medical Use Leads To Reductions

Legalizing marijuana for adult use is linked to gradual reductions in violent crime—while medical cannabis legalization is associated with lower rates of property crime—according to a new study. As more states move to enact legalization, researchers at Jack Welch College of Business and Technology, Barnard College, National Chengchi University and Longwood University set out to…

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Rhode Island Marijuana Regulators Delay Decision On Lottery To Award

“Massachusetts businesses are thrilled that we might be delaying or limiting the number of licenses we’re about to hand out.” By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Currant Cannabis cultivators and prospective store owners implored the panel responsible for regulating Rhode Island’s cannabis market to avoid any further delays in awarding 20 new retail licenses on Friday.…

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Two Economies, One Plant: South Africa’s Cannabis Divide

The road into the Mzintlava River Valley is not on any investment map. It bends past a school with a broken bell, past two spaza shops, and then the tar gives up. What follows is dust, goats, and small fields that look untidy to anyone trained by brochures. This is where South Africa’s cannabis story…

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