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Rhode Island: Senate Lawmakers Advance Adult Use Marijuana Legalization Bill

NORML

“Rhode Island is an island of prohibition in a sea of legalization.”. The post Rhode Island: Senate Lawmakers Advance Adult Use Marijuana Legalization Bill appeared first on NORML.

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New Jersey: Companies Targeted By AG For Giving Away Cannabis Say It’s Just Scare Tactics

Cannabis Law Report

Breaking AC reports… Businesses giving away free cannabis with the purchase of other items say threats from the state attorney general won’t stop them. The governor signed legislation in February legalizing adult-use marijuana. But there is still nowhere for people to buy it as the state waits for the Cannabis Regulatory Committee to set the rules for licensing sales.

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Connecticut Becomes 18th State to Legalize Marijuana for Adults

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“This legislation recognizes that the responsible use of marijuana by adults should not be a crime, and that those who carry the stigma of a criminal record for their past use of cannabis should receive relief.". The post Connecticut Becomes 18th State to Legalize Marijuana for Adults appeared first on NORML.

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New You, Inc. Subsidiary ST Brands Enters European Luxury Skin Care Market with Activation of Primus CBD Skincare

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€25B annual European skincare market with burgeoning CBD demand. 60-year experience in skincare and dermatological products. Woman operated and owned. Highest quality products with already established EU compliance. Both Synthetic and Non-Synthetic CBD allows multiple advertising opportunities unavailable to non-synthetic CBD producers. CARLSBAD, Calif., June 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — New You, Inc.

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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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Louisiana: Governor Signs Bill into Law Repealing Ban on Medical Cannabis Flower

NORML

The measure allows patients to purchase up to two and a half ounces of medical cannabis flower per 14 day period. The post Louisiana: Governor Signs Bill into Law Repealing Ban on Medical Cannabis Flower appeared first on NORML.

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Researchers May Have Discovered the Cause of the Skunky Smell from Cannabis

Veriheal

Have you ever opened a jar of cannabis and noted its pungent skunk-like stench? The noxious scent of skunk spray has long been associated with cannabis- which is intense, though not as intense as an actual skunk releasing its spray in the same room as you. While some find the ‘skunky’ scent unpleasant, others do not but either way, the people want to know what causes the skunky smell coming from cannabis.

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Decibel Appoints Paul Wilson as CEO

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CALGARY, AB , June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Decibel Cannabis Company Inc. (the “Company” or “Decibel”) (TSXV: DB) (OTCQB: DBCCF ), a premium cannabis producer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Wilson as its Chief Executive Officer, effective Wednesday, June 23 rd. Emphasizing the Company’s objective for brand growth, Mr.

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Explaining Cannabis to Kids as a Parent and Smoker

Cannabis Life Network

Let's just get it out of the way, times they are a'changing and parenting is like trying to build IKEA furniture without the instructions. How do you have one of the hardest conversations with your kids ever - without lying or being a hypocrite? The post Explaining Cannabis to Kids as a Parent and Smoker appeared first on Latest Cannabis News Today - Headlines, Videos & Stocks.

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What to Expect the First Time You Smoke Marijuana

Leafwell

So you’ve taken the therapeutic cannabis plunge and obtained your medical marijuana card. You’re eager to reap all the symptom relief that medical cannabis will provide. There’s only one obstacle between you and a better life with medical marijuana. You’re wondering what smoking cannabis will actually be like. Here’s the thing: Like so many experiences in life, no one can tell you exactly what.

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Taiwan: Kaohsiung man accused of growing ‘magic mushrooms’… Investigators said the man, surnamed Chen (?), 33, has a wealthy family and did not have a job, which made it easier for him to tend his alleged crop of hallucinogenic mushrooms.

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A Kaohsiung man was on Friday indicted on drug charges for allegedly growing 6.4kg of “magic mushrooms” in his home. Investigators said the man, surnamed Chen (?), 33, has a wealthy family and did not have a job, which made it easier for him to tend his alleged crop of hallucinogenic mushrooms. Police said Chen initially denied cultivating illegal mushrooms, and his mother thought he was growing ordinary edible mushrooms.

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DEA Increases Access to Cannabis for Research Purposes

Veriheal

“Cannabis should remain illegal because more research is needed. We are not fully aware of the consequences of cannabis legalization because there are not enough studies to solidify its therapeutic uses” Yet the same individuals spewing this crap are the ones that stand in the way of progress. How are you going to say that more research is needed but then turn around and block cannabis research from happening?

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Pakistan: LARKANA : Two policemen arrested for smuggling hashish

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LARKANA (Dunya News) – Police in an operation have arrested two policemen along with 4 kg of hashish in Larkana. According to SSP Imran Qureshi, police in an operation near Joya Bridge in Larkana arrested two policemen along with 4 kg of hashish. Policemen Inam Kalhoro and Riaz Sangi were going to sell hashish from Larkana to Shahdadkot. The SSP said that both the policemen were smuggling drugs on a motorcycle.

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Answer of the Day for Jun 23, 2021

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Is the bioavailability of THC greater with inhaled cannabinoid-based medicines (CBMs) or ingested CBMs? The bioavailability of inhaled CBMs is nearly 30% while the bioavailability of ingested CBMs is approximately 4%-20%. (It should be noted that the bioavailability is higher with vaporized cannabis as compared with combusted (smoked) cannabis products.

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California Ruling Prevents State From Disciplining Employees Over Positive Cannabis Test

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Ganjapreneur reports. A California State Personnel Board (SPB) ruling limits using positive cannabis drug tests in disciplining state workers. The “precedential decision” determined that urine samples do not accurately reflect whether an employee is under the influence of cannabis while at work. “…The Board notes that it does not take a position on whether using marijuana is a good thing or a bad thing.

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Cannabis Driving Laws: What You Need to Know

The Joint Blog

Since attitudes have changed regarding cannabis in virtually every part of the US, it is still important that you understand driving laws. There are certain rules you need to be aware of, and these vary somewhat from state-to-state. The fact that we can legally buy marijuana in a lot of the US means that it is not criminal to consume it, but just like alcohol, there are always going to be rules and restrictions about controlling a vehicle.

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Linked In Article: Lawyers and offices in Brazil embrace marijuana

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If until recently working with cannabis was taboo for law firms, having experience in this niche today has become a lure of clients and new business opportunities as interesting as opening up an incipient sector with the potential to move millions of reais in the Brazil in the coming years. Before 2013, legal professionals’ contact with cannabis issues was basically limited to criminal proceedings relating to the possession or sale of the substance.

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Italian Guardia di Finanza Seize 6 Tonnes of Hashish on US Flagged Yacht with 3 Bulgarians on Board

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The Italian Guardia di Finanza, which is specialized police unit in fighting drug trafficking, said it had seized six tonnes of hashish from a yacht sailing under the American flag. The operation took place near Sicily. The three crew members, identified as Bulgarian nationals, were detained and taken to a prison in Palermo, reported The Independent.

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Senior Counsel, Corporate & Securities Tilray New York, NY

Cannabis Law Report

Senior Counsel, Corporate & Securities – New York, NY. About Tilray. Tilray is a leading global cannabis-lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company with operations in Canada, the United States, Europe, Australia, and Latin America that is changing people’s lives for the better – one person at a time – by inspiring and empowering the worldwide community to live their very best life by providing them with products that meet the needs of their mind, body, and soul and invoke a s

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Lamont Official Statement On Passing of Connecticut Legislation

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Governor Lamont Statement on Final Passage of Legislation Legalizing Adult-Use Cannabis. (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement regarding final approval in the Connecticut General Assembly of legislation legalizing adult-use cannabis in Connecticut: “It’s fitting that the bill legalizing the adult use of cannabis and addressing the injustices caused by the war of drugs received final passage today, on the 50-year anniversary of President Nixon declaring the w

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Two Australian drivers disqualified after testing positive for cannabis days after using it

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Pondering Pot reports. and in the same town that they keep crowing about the fact that Asterion are going to build the southern hemisphere’s largest cannabis growing facility. The old one rule for the etc…… A Queensland court has fined two locals after police caught them driving with cannabis in their systems. Australia (currently) has a zero-tolerance policy for driving and THC (the primary psychoactive component in cannabis).

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Entheon Biomedical Subsidiary, HaluGen Life Sciences, Announces Agreement with Third Wave.

Cannabis Law Report

To drive brand awareness of, and access to, HaluGen’s Psychedelics Genetic Test Kit. Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – June 22, 2021) – Entheon Biomedical Corp. (CSE: ENBI) (OTCQB: ENTBF) (FSE: 1XU1) (“Entheon” or the “Company”), a biotechnology company focused on developing psychedelic medicines to treat addiction, has announced an agreement with 3W Wellness Inc. ( “Third Wave” ) to help drive brand awareness of the company

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It’s Official – Connecticut Legalizes Adult Use Cannabis

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Governor Ned Lamont (D) signed legislation today, Senate Bill 1201 , legalizing the adult use of marijuana and regulating its commercial production and sale. Under the law, which takes effect on July 1, adults ages 21 and older may legally possess up to 1.5 ounces of cannabis flowers or an equivalent amount of cannabis concentrates in public, and up to five ounces of marijuana in their private residence.

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Spain: Stash of hash found on Tabarca Island beach in Alicante province

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Alicante police have seized around 35 kilos of hashish found on the island of Tabarca on Sunday night, June 20. A local resident was walking near the lighthouse on the island when they spotted what turned out to be 70 packages of the drug on the beach, next to a rocky area, at around 9 pm. They contacted Alicante Local Police and the packages, each containing five tablets of hashish weighing 500 grams each, were recovered and handed over to the Guardia Civil in Santa Pola.

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Hemp Processing Facility Opens In Western Australia

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WA Agriculture and Food Minister Alannah MacTiernan joined Warren-Blackwood MLA Jane Kelsbie in Margaret River on Friday to mark the opening of a new hemp processing facility. The Bunbury Mail reports. Buoyed by a State government investment, the Margaret River Hemp Processing facility is the first of its kind in Western Australia. A $399,000 grant through the McGowan Government’s Value Add Agribusiness Investment Attraction Fund and Industrial Hemp Grants Scheme will allow the facility to

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2 Hot Marijuana Penny Stocks To Buy? Which Of These 2 Is A Better Investment

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One Of These Penny Stocks Could See Significant Upside In 2021 According To Analyst.

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County Sheriff Comes Across Road Accident. LSD, Mushrooms Cannabis & Cash “scattered on the road”

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And the moral of the story ! A Lancaster County Sheriff’s deputy, on his way home from work, drove past a crash site near 148th Street and Old Cheney Road that led to the discovery of nearly $20,000 in cash and a bevy of drugs. Sheriff Terry Wagner said a Chevy Suburban had stopped at a stop sign at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday before continuing east on Old Cheney and colliding with a semi on 148th Street.

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Little Green Pharma To Accelerate Growth Strategy With Acquisition of World-Class Production and Manufacturing Facility in Denmark

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PERTH, Australia , June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Little Green Pharma Ltd (ASX: LGP) has acquired a world-class, fully-operational, GMP medicinal cannabis cultivation and manufacturing facility in Denmark from Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX:WEED, NASDAQ: CGC). The facility, located in Northern Odense , has the capacity to produce in excess of 12 tonnes per annum of finished flower and provides LGP with much-needed product supply from its current inventory of ~1 tonne of medicinal ca

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Hong Kong Authorities Drugs Truck Simulates Illegal Drugs Smells…

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The Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has collaborated with the Narcotics Bureau of Hong Kong Police Force to promote anti-drugs messages by simulating the scents of illegal drugs. The campaign aims to raise the public’s awareness of youngsters’ interactions with drugs, and it targets parents in particular. A team from the Department of Chemistry simulated the scents of four illegal drugs, namely cocaine, methamphetamine (which is commonly known as crystal meth or ice)

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How cannabis can be used for chronic pain

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Chronic pain can be debilitating for sufferers and for many, being able to use something that is naturally derived rather than relying solely on highly addictive pharmaceutical medication is a welcomed relief. Here is how cannabis can help with chronic pain. The definition of chronic pain. In the medical world, there are two types of pain, one is acute pain which is short-lived, the other is chronic pain, and this is ongoing pain that cannot be cured but may be relieved with treatment.

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Crypto In Cannabis: Why It Might Work

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Some view these tokens as a possible solution to the industry’s banking problem.

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