NORML

MARCH 12, 2025

"Prohibiting these products doesn't eliminate consumers demand for them. Rather, it encourages consumers to seek them out from the unregulated market -- thereby undermining the primary goal of legalization, which is to provide consumers with safe, above-ground access to lab-tested products of known purity, potency, and quality." The post Colorado: Lawmakers Shelve Proposal to Impose Ten Percent THC Potency Cap on Adult-Use Cannabis Products appeared first on NORML.

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Americans for Safe Access

MARCH 12, 2025

While Schedule III may seem like a large deviation from the recommendations provided by HHS and DEA in 2016, outright dismissing the finding of HHS and DOJ, currently accepted medical use does not take into account the enormity of the scientific and medical discoveries that have happened in the time since they were issued as well as the vast societal call for an updated approach to cannabis policy.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 12, 2025

Ayr Wellness , a vertically integrated U.S. multi-state cannabis operator, announced in May 2022 it had closed the definitive agreement to acquire two Herbal Remedies Dispensaries. Ayr then acquired two more Illinois dispensaries, one in Hometown and one in Normal. Earlier this week, Ayr Wellness signed a letter of intent to sell all four Illinois dispensaries.

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Veriheal

MARCH 12, 2025

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that police are allowed to conduct searches of vehicles based on the smell of raw cannabis. This decision diverts from a previous ruling by the court in September 2024, which initially found that the smell of burnt cannabis is not sufficient grounds for searching a vehicle. The initial ruling that burnt cannabis smell is not grounds for searching a vehicle was divisive among Illinois residents.

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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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Medical Marijuana Pages

MARCH 12, 2025

Learn how to protect sensitive information in the cannabis industry with secure payment, employee training, and robust data archiving practices.

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Leafly

MARCH 12, 2025

Bye-bye, Dry January. Millions of weed smokers say adios to winters worst with a breathtaking selection of lucky green across the USA and Canada this St. Patricks Day. Legalization in over 20 states offers ever more affordable alternatives to booze. The California outdoor is perfectly cured. Your favorite musician has a new strain. Maryland has […] The post Best St Patrick’s day cannabis strains and edibles appeared first on Leafly.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 12, 2025

Floridas cannabis and hemp industries are undergoing significant regulatory shifts. From proposed legislation targeting hemp products to new rules affecting packaging and labeling, heres what you need to know about the latest developments in the Sunshine State. 1. Legislative efforts to regulate hemp products Senate Bill 1030 proposes tighter restrictions on hemp-derived products, including a ban on Delta-8 THC and smokable hemp extracts in Florida.

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