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Florida Clinics Expand Cannabis Access for Veterans – Cannabis &

In a significant victory for military communities, Florida lawmakers have successfully waived the $75 application fee for veterans and active-duty service members applying for medical marijuana identification cards. This legislative achievement removes a major barrier to care and opens new avenues for veterans seeking relief through medical cannabis therapies. On the ground, offices like Green Dream…

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Pink Pepper Is the New Rosetta Stone of Cannabis –

Pink Pepper, a visually arresting cannabis variety with rich magenta tones, is turning heads for more than its aesthetic. In early 2025, scientists at Colorado State University Pueblo’s Institute of Cannabis Research (ICR), in collaboration with Kangwon National University in South Korea, unveiled a nearly gapless genomic map of the cultivar—now the most complete Cannabis…

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Senate Votes To Let VA Doctors Recommend Medical Marijuana To

The Senate has approved large-scale spending legislation that includes provisions to allow U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors to recommend medical marijuana to military veterans living in legal states. The appropriations package that senators passed on Friday was also amended to omit a controversial proposed ban consumable hemp products with any quantifiable amount of…

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Nebraska Medical Marijuana Commission To Hold Public Meeting

Among Monday’s agenda items is a discussion on “research on flavorings, effects of cannabis use during pregnancy and smoking.”  By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission meets Monday for a general discussion of state laws and research around the medicine. The commission has until October 1 to begin licensing medical cannabis establishments.…

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Government-Backed Study From Japan Finds No Evidence That Marijuana Is

A new study looking into patterns of drug use in Japan casts further doubt on the notion that marijuana is a gateway drug, concluding that cannabis use in the country usually comes after people first use alcohol and tobacco, and that they rarely go on to use other substances. Published this month in the journal…

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iAnthus Continues Florida Expansion With GrowHealthy Dispensary in Palm Harbor

[PRESS RELEASE] – NEW YORK and TORONTO, July 17, 2025 – iAnthus Capital Holdings Inc., which owns, operates and partners with regulated cannabis operations across the U.S., has announced the opening of its 22nd GrowHealthy dispensary in Florida, now serving patients in Palm Harbor. The new dispensary opened last week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a…

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Breaking the Cycle of Pain Management: Why Cannabis Patients See

Breaking the Pain Cycle: Why Cannabis-Naïve Patients See the Greatest Relief A groundbreaking new study from Germany has delivered compelling evidence that cannabis extracts can dramatically reduce chronic pain even in people who’ve never used marijuana before – a finding that challenges decades of medical establishment resistance to cannabis therapy. The research, published in Advances…

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Delaware’s First Recreational Marijuana Shops Are Officially Open For Business

Delaware’s first adult-use marijuana shops are officially open for business, with a handful of existing medical cannabis operators now able to service consumers 21 and older. About two years after marijuana legalization was enacted into law, Delaware is now seeing its first round of adult customers at over 10 locations throughout the state. “Today’s launch…

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Kentucky’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Has Been Approved For Operations,

The governor of Kentucky has announced that the state’s first medical cannabis dispensary has officially been approved for operations. “Great news, Kentucky—today, we approved the state’s first medical cannabis dispensary for operations in Beaver Dam,” Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said in a social media post on Thursday. “The Post Dispensary is expected to open its…

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Cannabis Industry Stakeholders React to DEA Head Terrance Cole’s Confirmation

The U.S. Senate voted, 50-47, on July 22 to confirm President Donald Trump’s nomination of Terrance Cole to be the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator.Cole, who just last year promoted an article claiming cannabis is linked to higher suicide risks for high schoolers, is now in the driver’s seat of the current cannabis rescheduling hearing…

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