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Dear Dabby: How To Take a Proper Dose of Cannabis

 What is the right dosage for an edible?  — Indy Gestion I wish I knew. Everyone is different. Body weight, personal tolerance levels, how much you’ve had to eat beforehand, all kinds of things factor into how an edible will make you feel. Anecdotal experience shows me that 10 mgs of THC per 100 pounds of…

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Don’t Knock a Strong Cannabis Tolerance, It Could Help You

Cannabis has a bad reputation when it comes to building up a tolerance. Countless articles describe the problem: you start using cannabis and it works great, but after a few weeks you find you need more. You increase your dose, only to soon find that this new dose is also insufficient — it just doesn’t…

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Raw Garden Acquires ‘California Love’ to Grow Clean Cannabis Movement

[PRESS RELEASE] – SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 21, 2025 – Raw Garden, California’s leader in clean cannabis for more than a decade, announced the acquisition of the California Love cannabis brand in a move focused on increasing access to clean and safe cannabis across the state. The deal comes as part of Raw Garden’s highly…

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American Council of Cannabis Medicine Unveils Major Industry Initiative to

[PRESS RELEASE] – WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2025 – The American Council of Cannabis Medicine (ACCM) announced a groundbreaking national initiative developed with top insurers, health systems, associations, and wellness organizations. This multifaceted program expands access to affordable, medically guided cannabis treatment for millions of Americans.Expanded Insurance Coverage Puts Cannabis Care Within ReachNew partnerships with leading insurance providers…

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Rhode Island Marijuana Officials Approve Timeline For Awarding New Dispensary

“We reserve the right to delay this process depending on several external factors outside our control. For example, if we receive thousands of applications, it will be hard for us to do that.” By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Currant Rhode Island’s cannabis regulators could begin awarding new retail licenses to prospective business owners eager to…

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‘Rent-a-License’ Scheme Highlights New York Cannabis’s Track-and-Trace Problem

New York cannabis regulators are attempting to oust a licensed operator from the adult-use marketplace whom they’re accusing of “aiding and abetting” in unlicensed processing activity through a reverse licensing scheme.The state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) filed multiple charges Oct. 20 against Omnium Health Inc. (d/b/a Omnium Canna), a licensed adult-use processor and distributor…

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Why Gen Z is Saying Yes to Cannabis and No

Why Gen Z Is Choosing Weed Over Booze   Gen Z, or the Generation Z that was born between the early 1990’s through the early 2000’s – are making waves and changing the way we see the world today.   Despite being just a few years away from so called Millennials, this generation of young…

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Alcohol Industry Steps Up Lobbying On Hemp Drinks As Congress

The last three months have seen a surge in congressional lobbying from major alcohol companies and associations aiming to influence federal hemp laws, with a focus on THC beverages that many consumers are turning to as beer and liquor alternatives. According to newly published lobbying disclosures from the 3rd quarter of 2025, a wide range…

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Urgent Action Needed To End US Marijuana Arrests

Hundreds of thousands of Americans continue to have their lives disrupted by senseless marijuana arrests, primarily arrests for low-level marijuana possession. According to the latest arrest data compiled by the FBI, state and local law enforcement made over 200,000 marijuana-related arrests in 2024. Ninety-two percent of those arrests were for possession only.  While this annual…

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What Winning Looks Like: The New Jersey Dispensaries Playing a

New Jersey’s legal cannabis market is bloated, messy, and on the verge of collapsing under its own weight. With over 250 licensed dispensaries across the state, competition is fierce, margins are thin, and many operators are struggling to survive — especially in oversaturated areas like Atlantic City, where at least one retail shop recently laid…

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