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NORML Op-Ed: States Should Require Insurers to Pay for Medical Cannabis

NORML

The millions of Americans who rely upon medical cannabis products ought to be afforded the same entitlements as those who use other conventional medications and therapies. The post NORML Op-Ed: States Should Require Insurers to Pay for Medical Cannabis appeared first on NORML.

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Massachusetts Regulators Suspend Three Elev8 Licenses Following Threats of Violence, Owner Arrested

Cannabis Law Report

Cannabis Business Executive reports The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) last Friday issued a rare summary suspension order against Elev8 Cannabis, its majority owner, Seun Adedeji, and several registered agents of the business, after a video was posted to Instagram a day earlier in which Adedeji threatened to kill Elev8 employees and their families.

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Bipartisan Effort to Improve Veterans’ Access to Medical Cannabis Introduced in Congress

NORML

Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), along with 15 other co-sponsors, have… The post Bipartisan Effort to Improve Veterans’ Access to Medical Cannabis Introduced in Congress appeared first on NORML.

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Navigating THC Dosage – How to Find Your Perfect Dose

United Patients Group

Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the most well-known cannabinoid found in cannabis and is responsible for the plant’s psychoactive effects. With the increasing popularity of cannabis products, finding the right THC dosage can be a challenge, especially for beginners. Here are the different types of THC products , including vapes, and the factors to consider for dosage.

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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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Can I use RSO without getting high?

The Cannigma

Getting the right answers in your cannabis journey can be tricky. But with The Cannigma’s Ask the Expert, you can find questions from readers like you, answered by a real cannabis pharmacist. Question: I am looking for Rick Simpson oil without the “high” Do you offer such a product that is effective in fighting cancer? Answer: Unfortunately there’s no scientific evidence to support the use of RSO to combat cancer.

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Millennials & Gen Z Dominate Cannabis Industry 

Cannabis Life Network

Millennials & Gen Z are significant players in the cannabis industry, accounting for 72.1% of all tracked sales in Canada and 63% in the United States. Gen Z is the fastest-growing cannabis consumer group in both countries, according to the latest report from Headset. While Millenials remain #1 – capturing nearly half of every dollar spent on cannabis across North America – Gen Z is creeping up.

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New Opinion Confirms Growing Trend Away from “Zero Tolerance” Cannabis Bankruptcy Relief Policy

Canna Law Blog

As those in the cannabis industry are fully aware, the option of bankruptcy has not been available to cannabis or many cannabis-adjacent businesses to date. The courts have consistently indicated debtors who work in the cannabis industry or derive meaningful income from cannabis activity (directly or indirectly) cannot use bankruptcy, a federal mechanism, so long as marijuana remains illegal under federal law.

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MediPharm Labs Corp. Completes Acquisition of VIVO Cannabis Inc. and Confirms Final Ownership Ratio

Cannabis Law Report

BARRIE, ON, April 3, 2023 /CNW/ – MediPharm Labs Corp. (TSX: LABS) (OTCQX: MEDIF) (FSE: MLZ) (“MediPharm”, or “MediPharm Labs”) and VIVO Cannabis Inc.

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Does Medical Marijuana Legalization Increase Risks For Young People?

CannaMD

“Legalize weed and more kids will start smoking dope.” That’s the longstanding scare tactic voiced by anti-marijuana pundits. But how does it square with reality? By cherrypicking the numbers, it’s possible to find specific places and time periods over the past 50 years when cannabis consumption by underage users has spiked.

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Will the Massachusetts Cannabis Commission Ever Fill These Legal Roles?

Cannabis Law Report

It feels like it has bee months and months since they first advertised these roles. Will teh ever fill them? Interested in public service, policy, and continuing to build a more inclusive cannabis industry in Massachusetts? There are opportunities available now to work or contract with the Cannabis Control Commission.

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Marijuana companies prepare to enter Brooklyn market after boro receives first legal dispensary licenses • Brooklyn Paper

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

With legal marijuana dispensary licenses finally available in Brooklyn, retailers and major suppliers are finally getting ready to enter the.

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The Insurance Jnl: Sponsored by Insurance Journal Takeaways from Our Conversation on Insuring Magic Mushrooms

Cannabis Law Report

Magic mushrooms are a class of drugs in a promising industry referred to broadly as psychedelics, a market that some believe will reach more than $8 billion in the next few years. Like cannabis, they are considered controlled substances. So, they’re federally illegal, but states like Oregon and Colorado are creating regulated markets.

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Former Michigan House GOP lawmaker charged in marijuana licensing bribery scheme

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Federal charges have been brought against former Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson, along with three other suspects, in connection with.

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CBP Officers Seize 223 Pounds of DMT at Gateway International Bridge

Cannabis Law Report

Release Date Thu, 04/06/2023 BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted a significant load of alleged dimethyltryptamine, commonly known as DMT, hidden within a 2007 BMW.

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British American Tobacco Invests $10 Million in CBD Brain Drug

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

(Bloomberg) — British American Tobacco has made another investment in cannabis as part of its push to diversify away from.

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Press Release: Beckley Psytech Launches Phase 2a study of 5-MeO-DMT for Alcohol Use Disorder

Cannabis Law Report

Beckley Psytech is moving its 5-MeO-DMT program forward, announcing a new Phase IIa study investigating its lead candidate, BPL-003, as a potential treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD). BPL-003 is Beckley Psytech’s novel synthetic formulation of the psychedelic compound 5-MeO-DMT, administered intranasally via an FDA-approved delivery device.

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Police launch inspection campaign on shops selling CBD substances

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Organized campaigns by the police in cooperation with Ministry of Health officers began this week now that the distribution of.

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USA: Judge denies bail reduction for woman accused of transporting more than 50 pounds of cocaine

Cannabis Law Report

A Summit County judge denied a request to reduce the bond for a Commerce City woman accused of transporting drugs. During a court hearing Tuesday, April 4, Alexis Ariana Romero, 24, of Commerce City, asked Judge Susanna Lea Messner-Cutler to reduce her $50,000 cash surety bond.

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State to intervene after marijuana products out of Okanogan County test positive for contamination | Columbia Basin

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

BREWSTER – The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board issued a memo to 18 marijuana producers in Okanogan County on.

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Guinea seizes 1.5 tonnes of cocaine from ship

Cannabis Law Report

The West African country of Guinea has seized around 1.5 tonnes of cocaine from a Sierra Leone-flagged ship docked at the port city of Kamsar, state television said. More than 60 bags each filled with 25 kg of cocaine were found, the ministry of defence said in a statement on Wednesday.

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New business bringing CBD, THC and more to Ascension Parish

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

GONZALES, La. (BRPROUD) – Pierre Part native Jarrod Alleman has a new business in Ascension Parish. Alleman owns Shangri LA.

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Nigerian businessman jailed six years for smuggling cocaine

Cannabis Law Report

A Federal High Court in Lagos State has convicted and sentenced a 49-year-old businessman, Celestino Kingsley, aka Okafor Kingsley Ikenna, to six years imprisonment for illegally exporting 9.40kg of cocaine. Justice Daniel Osiagor handed down the jail term on Wednesday after Kingsley admitted committing the offence and pleaded guilty to the charge.

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Calgary City Council: Reimagining the CBD

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

In a previous post, I commented on the difficulties faced by the Calgary CBD (downtown), with its huge office vacancies.

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Article: Illegal Seeds Continue To Dominate Europe’s CBD Cultivation Market Despite EU ‘Crackdown’

Cannabis Law Report

A very interesting and in depth report from Business of Cannabis. OVER half of the European CBD seed market is dominated by illegal varieties exposing farmers to criminal sanctions and costing approved seed operators millions of Euros in lost revenues, it has been claimed.

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yourchat.ai launches ChatGPT and AI Internet Search via Messenger or Web App in Italian language and compliant with GDPR

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

LARNACA, Cyprus–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Technology startup, yourchat.ai Ltd., today announces the launch of its innovative AI services via ChatGPT, yourchat.ai and yoursearch.

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Spain Reaches Agreement on Future 1% THC Hemp Regulation

Cannabis Law Report

French cannabis media outlet Newsweed writes… In the absence of agreement for immediate regulation of light cannabis in Spain, the Spanish Workers’ Party ( PSOE ) managed to get an initiative approved by Congress which opens the door to future cannabis regulation at less than 1% THC.

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Item 9 Labs Corp. To Present at the Benzinga Spring Cannabis Capital Conference

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)—- $INLB #benzinga–INLB Corp. CEO Mike Weinberger to present at Benzinga Conference panel “Collision Course: Cannabis & the Future.

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Article Suggests Thailand Being Flooded By US Cannabis Imports

Cannabis Law Report

Newsweed reports Kajkanit Sakdisubha, CEO and founder of Taratera, which operates cannabis farms and shops, told Reuters that illegal imports began when the post-decriminalization sales boom led to the depletion of the domestic supply. “That’s when the imported flowers started arriving,” says Kajkanit.

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Answer of the Day for Apr 7, 2023

TheAnswerPage

True or false? Cannabinoid type 1 receptors are G-protein coupled receptors found in multiple organ systems, including the nervous system, skeletal system, lungs, cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal system, gi tract, and the lymph system, as well as in many endocrine organs, including the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, adrenals, uterus, ovaries, testes, and placenta.

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Portugal: Full Legalisation on the Horizon?

Cannabis Law Report

Cannareporter writes… The legalization of cannabis may be introduced in the Portuguese Parliament and there may be political will and consensus for the approval of this regulation to be faster.