Tue.Sep 05, 2023

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NORML Op-Ed: Let’s Dispel the Myth that Cannabis Smoke and Tobacco Smoke Are Equally Hazardous to Health

NORML

It is misleading at best and disingenuous at worst to imply that cannabis smoke exposure is either equal to or more hazardous to health than tobacco smoking, or to imply that long-term data on its respiratory effects do not exist. The post NORML Op-Ed: Let’s Dispel the Myth that Cannabis Smoke and Tobacco Smoke Are Equally Hazardous to Health appeared first on NORML.

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The Importance of Consumption Spaces

Cannabis Life Network

Canada’s federal and many provincial governments have neglected the importance of cannabis consumption spaces, according to a case study published in Contemporary Drug Problems. Its authors looked at the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club (VCBC), particularly the consumption space known as “The Box.” The study found numerous benefits to a medical cannabis smoking lounge.

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Read This Before Selling Your Cannabis Business. Or Filing Your Next Tax Return

Canna Law Blog

I’d like to send a shoutout to tax lawyer Nick Richards for an intriguing opinion piece published on Friday, September 1 in Marijuana Business Daily. Nick outlines two approaches to potentially help cannabis businesses recoup buckets of cash from Uncle Sam. One approach, which is known to us, may be utilized by cannabis businesses throughout their terms of existence.

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Breast Implants And Marijuana

The Fresh Toast

Breast Implants And Marijuana While marijuana is typically advised against before surgery, many doctors and surgeons are speaking out about its effects for after-care. The post Breast Implants And Marijuana appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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Where the Money Grows: Learning the Industry Trends in Medical Cannabis, Recreational Marijuana, Hemp, and Beyond

Speaker: Jonathan Bench, International Cannabis and Securities Business Attorney at Harris Bricken

The U.S. cannabis industry is still in its infancy, even though states began engaging with legalization in one form or another in the late 1990s. Today, many opportunities exist for individuals and businesses that want to engage in the industry. Some want to directly own licensed businesses, while others prefer to keep the industry at an arm’s length and merely profit from it.

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Illinois medical cannabis sales downward trend continues

Illinois News Joint

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) recently released its August 2023 medical cannabis sales totals. In August, dispensaries served the exact same amount of patients as the previous month but with lower overall sales numbers, continuing a downward trend since March 2023. August 2023 medical cannabis sales reached $26,455,398.18. Concentrates/infused products accounted for $13,878,977.35 of the total sales, which cooled off from previous months with similar totals.

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Illinois sets more cannabis sales records

Illinois News Joint

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced today recreational cannabis sales totals for August. August continued Illinois’ strong monthly sales, recording the third-highest monthly sales totals since legalization at $139,224,010.03. August followed only July 2023 total of $140,048,722.23 and December 2022 totals of $143,899,826.30.

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Rescheduling Marijuana Is Not Enough

NORML

Cannabis must be descheduled by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act altogether. The post Rescheduling Marijuana Is Not Enough appeared first on NORML.

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Review: Pacman by Cookies

Illinois News Joint

One of the branding ideas Cookies executes correctly is celebrity collaboration. By building collabs around single strains instead of entire labels, Cookies is allowed to experiment more than other companies that pour more resources into single bets. One of Cookies’ big successes has been the cultivar Pacman, a collaboration with NFL star Adam “Pacman” Jones.