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Ireland Gearing Up for Medical Marijuana Trial Run

WeedAdvisor

From its emerald colour, to four-leafed clovers and Saint Patrick’s Day, green is a common theme in Irish culture around the world. Now, Marijuana Business Daily reports that Ireland might be (cautiously) adopting one more green thing. With Britain recently allowing its own medical marijuana program (albeit with flaws and accessibility issues), it is hardly surprising that the green wave spread.

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Study: Adult-Use Cannabis Regulations Associated With Self-Reported Declines In Youth Use

NORML

The enactment of laws regulating the use of cannabis by adults is associated with short-term declines in self-reported marijuana use by young people, according to findings published today in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. A team of researchers from Montana State University, the University of Oregon, the University of Colorado, and San Diego State University assessed teen marijuana use rates, as reported by the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, in states that had legalized either the medical or the recre

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Youth Cannabis Use Drops 8% in Legal States, Study Finds

Leafly

New research discovers an 8% decrease in youth cannabis use in states that legalize for adult use. The post Youth Cannabis Use Drops 8% in Legal States, Study Finds appeared first on Leafly.

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Cannabis Use In Active Athletes: Behaviors Related to Subjective Effects

Puff Puff Post

Study Offers Insight Into Adult Athletes’ Relationship to Cannabis and its Potential for Pain Management. BOULDER, Colo. – July 8, 2019 /Canna Newswire/ – The Colorado-based Canna Research Group developed The Athlete Pain, Exercise, and Cannabis Experience (PEACE) Survey study for active adults to look beyond the stigma of cannabis use in athletes.

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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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More Maine Towns Opting to Allow Cannabis Stores

Leafly

Now that Maine's regulations have become law, more towns are looking seriously at opting in. The post More Maine Towns Opting to Allow Cannabis Stores appeared first on Leafly.

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Best Bud Trimming Scissors for Marijuana

Marijuana Seeds NL

Anyone that knows how to harvest marijuana knows there’s a lot of trimming involved. Finding the right trimming scissors for the job is important. If you don’t get the right kind, not only will they be uncomfortable to use, but you could also damage your bud. Continue reading → The post Best Bud Trimming Scissors for Marijuana appeared first on MSNL Blog.

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CannTrust Determined to be Non-Compliant Over Unlicensed Grow Rooms in Pelham Facility

WeedAdvisor

At approximately 7:30 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, CannTrust customers received an e-mail from the medical licensed producer. According to the rather vague e-mail, the company advised its clients that their greenhouse in Pelham, Ontario had been deemed non-compliant by Health Canada, but did not go into further details. Media outlets like Marijuana Business Daily , however, obtained more information from CannTrust and offer a more complete picture.

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CBD Oil – Is It Safe?

Otherside Farms

From celebrities to physicians, everyone’s interest is piqued on the latest trend to hit nearly every industry: cannabidiol or CBD oil. If you are scratching your head trying to understand why this product has such a fan following — you are not alone. Though it has been on the market for a while, many are only now adopting the trend, as it becomes more widely accepted across many states in the country.

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How Counterfeit Cannabis Labels affect You

Cannabis Life Network

Cannabis has spent a long century dealing with negative labels in a heavily persecuted, bootlegged shadow. Now, with windows of legality opening up around the world, cannabis is becoming the victim of trademark manipulation. The legalization of cannabis has essentially created two markets- the legal market and the black, or grey, market- and some cannabis […].

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South Carolina: Regulators OK pesticides for hemp production

Cannabis Law Report

CLEMSON — The South Carolina Department of Pesticide Regulation has approved a list of pesticides for use on hemp crops, removing a hurdle farmers have faced since the crop was cleared for production in the state earlier this year. … /… “Before any pesticide on this list is used in South Carolina, the grower must first make sure it is registered for use in the state,” he said, noting that state-registered pesticides are listed online at the DPR website.

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Ontario Retail Expansion Applauded by Cannabis Council of Canada

Cannabis Life Network

OTTAWA /CNW/ – The Cannabis Council of Canada (“C3“) applauds the Government of Ontario for its July 3 announcement of an expansion of adult use retail cannabis licenses. “Ontario has taken a significant step forward in creating a mature, robust and responsible legal cannabis sector,” said Megan McCrae, Board Chair of C3 and VP of […].

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Disparate selection of individuals have their hands in the Nevada cannabis cookie jar

Cannabis Law Report

This piece authored by Jennifer Kane , of the Reno Gazette Journal reads like a set of characters imagined for a Scorsese or Coppola film ! She writes. The nephew of a mobster, the wife of a presidential adviser and a bourbon heir all have one thing in common: Pot in Nevada. . Since the advent of legal weed in Nevada, the identities of people financing the state’s green rush were kept secret.

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Study: People Who Purchase Recreational Marijuana Desire Pain Relief And Sleep

The Fresh Toast

Study: People Who Purchase Recreational Marijuana Desire Pain Relief And Sleep Recent data published on the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs suggests that people are taking advantage of legal recreational marijuana in order to self-medicate. The post Study: People Who Purchase Recreational Marijuana Desire Pain Relief And Sleep appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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The History of Cannabis Prohibition: How Did Marijuana Become Illegal in the US?

Cannabis Law Report

The magical plant of cannabis. Despite the fact that cannabis has been used as a medicine thousands of years ago, there is still a lot of controversy surrounding this plant. Many do not approve of using cannabis for medicinal or recreational purposes. To this day, marijuana legalization has been a subject of debate. In some countries, it is now legal to use marijuana for medicinal purposes, and more and more countries are passing laws to allow the use of cannabis.

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Americans Bought $400M in Cannabis for July Fourth

Leafly

Step aside, 4/20. America's birthday is making cannabis cash registers ring. The post Americans Bought $400M in Cannabis for July Fourth appeared first on Leafly.

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How to Use A Dab Rig in Less Than 5 Minutes

Cannabis Maven

Dabbing cannabis is heating up for consumers and if you want to enjoy the best dab experiences, then you’ve got to be intentional about how to use dab rigs.

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California is Poised to Pass a Landmark Hemp CBD Law

Canna Law Blog

California is on the brink of legalizing hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) in many products—well, sort of. The law at issue is Assembly Bill 228 (“AB-228”), and I’ve been writing about it since it was introduced in January 2019 (for my posts on it, see here , here , and here ). As of today, it’s made its way through the California Assembly and most of the way through the California Senate with very little resistance.

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Getting Physicians Caught Up on Cannabis Medicine

Cannabis Maven

We've got a long way to go to get physicians caught up on medical cannabis.

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Nevada: A Monumental Year for Cannabis Reform

NORML

It’s been nothing short of an incredibly exciting and exhilarating month for Nevada NORML, our advocates and the rights of patients and consumers. While Nevadans will unfortunately have to wait another two years for the fate of public consumption lounges to be decided upon, monumental legislation passed in the 2019 legislative session regardless.

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