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These were the weirdest weed news stories of 2021

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We're giving 2021 Doobious Achievement Awards to the funniest, facepalm-iest people and stories of the past year. The post These were the weirdest weed news stories of 2021 appeared first on Leafly.

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How to cook with hash: make delicious and effective edibles

The Cannigma

Can you eat hash? Yes, you can. In fact, you can use hash in pretty much the same way as cannabis flowers to make medicated foods and beverages, known as edibles. Cooking with hash has been gaining traction because you can estimate the dosage more accurately than you can when cooking with flowers. Since hash is a homogeneous mixture, it spreads THC evenly throughout a dish.

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Texas Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to State’s Ban on Smokable Hemp Production

Cannabis Law Report

The Texan reports. The Supreme Court of Texas has accepted a challenge to Texas’ prohibition on hemp for smoking. A group of hemp companies is suing the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), the state agency in charge of regulating consumable hemp. After the companies won at district court, the agency appealed and the state’s highest civil court agreed to hear oral arguments on March 22.

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Hemper is your one-stop-holiday-shop for every stoner on your list

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Whether you’re shopping for a novice smoker, the wayfaring weed lover, or the stoner who has everything, Hemper has the gifts you need. The post Hemper is your one-stop-holiday-shop for every stoner on your list appeared first on Leafly.

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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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How to make peanut butter weed cookies

The Cannigma

Yields 24 cookies Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes. Peanut butter cannabis cookies are the perfect treat, combining a mellow high with memories of this favorite childhood snack. The legalization of cannabis in many US states has been accompanied by an explosion in the popularity of edibles, from store-bought gummies to home-made brownies.

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AOC’s Slam on Biden, NM’s Recreational Launch, & CA Cannabis Businesses’ Cry for Help

Veriheal

AOC and others have called on President Biden to make good on his promise of cannabis reform, New Mexico has gotten its recreational market up and running with a batch of new licenses, and California cannabis businesses wrote to Gov. Gavin Newsom asking for help as they struggle to compete with the illicit market. Let’s dive into this week’s cannanews.

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COVID-19 Productivity Anxiety: What Potheads Teach Us About Self-Care

Cannabis Life Network

“The past two years have pretty much been a write-off,” a friend said over Zoom, defeated and bored. Followed by: “I’ve been so unproductive.” It feels like the two staples of 2020 and 2021 are Covid-19-related productivity anxiety and Zoom. Everywhere, research about unproductivity has been cropping up as employers languish over the prospect of allowing their […].

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Indiana Babysitter Admits He Killed Crying Infant with a ‘Backhand’ to the Head While High on Synthetic Marijuana, Buried Body in Shallow Grave

Cannabis Law Report

Law & Crime report this awful story. The scourge of synthetic cannabis is, we’d suggest, as important an issue to deal with as pharmaceutically produced opioids. An Indiana man admitted to killing the 11-month-old girl he was babysitting before disposing of her remains in a shallow grave in the woods. Justin Miller, 37, formally pleaded guilty to the murder of Mercedes Lain, admitting that he struck the baby multiple times because she would not stop crying, The Associated Press re

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Can You Be Allergic to Marijuana?

Leafwell

It is possible to be allergic to cannabis. The most common allergic reaction to the marijuana plant comes from the pollen of the flower. As with hayfever, where the pollen of plants causes the immune system to attack the foreign material, causing an extreme immune system reaction. Also similar to hayfever, the most common signs of an allergic reaction to cannabis are: Itchy, red, and/.

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Ayr Wellness Announces Opening of 43rd Florida Location in Eustis

Cannabis Law Report

MIAMI, December 23, 2021 – Ayr Wellness (CSE: AYR.A, OTCQX: AYRWF) (“Ayr” or the “Company”), a leading vertically integrated U.S. multi-state cannabis operator (MSO), today announced the opening of its newest dispensary in Eustis, Florida. The dispensary will occupy over 3,000 square feet of prime retail space in the idyllic lakeside city of Eustis, just south of The Villages – a vibrant, 55+ community widely touted as America’s most popular retirement community.

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TK Ways to Use THC Sugar

Leafwell

Cannabis infusions are becoming the new norm for daily cannabis consumption. Many people don’t enjoy smoking or vaping cannabis, so they turn to edibles. Edible cannabis comes in so many different forms and one of those forms is THC-infused sugar crystals which are spiking in popularity as consumers look for new ways to consume THC. Sugar crystals can be added to any beverage or dish that you.

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Portland City Council Establishes Cannabis Emergency Relief Fund

Cannabis Law Report

The Portland City Council two weeks ago announced a $1.33 million “Cannabis Emergency Relief Fund” (CERF), allocated from the city’s cannabis tax revenue, for local cannabis businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the rising rates of robberies and vandalism at cannabis businesses in Portland. Applications open February 1, 2022, and funding will prioritize businesses owned by historically disadvantaged persons (minority, women, veteran, small business and/or low income).

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Do Cannabis Vape Cartridges Go Bad?

Leafwell

Cannabis culture has grown to embrace many new types of technology in recent years. One of the most exciting types of new technology is cannabis vape cartridges, delivering to your vape pen or dab rig a concentrated form of hash oil that provides far more THC than a standard joint or bong hit. Like any new technology, however, vape cartridges remain something of a mystery to many users in terms of.

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Moose Jaw – Ontario: Regulator issues warning after unregulated hemp products sold at licenced pot shops

Cannabis Law Report

The wonderfully named Moosejaw Today reports. TORONTO — A pair of licensed cannabis stores selling unregulated hemp products has prompted Ontario’s pot regulator to issue a warning to retailers. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario warned pot shops on Monday that it has uncovered instances of retailers selling products that violate their license terms, in a letter obtained by The Canadian Press.

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Answer of the Day for Dec 24, 2021

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Is psilocybin a scheduled drug? Yes. Psilocybin is a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act. In other words, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) considers psilocybin to have a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use, and a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision. See the Answer.

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2021 Report on the Global Industrial Hemp Market – Look at Environmental Benefits of Hemp Cultivation – ResearchAndMarkets.com

Cannabis Law Report

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “The Impact Series: Industrial Hemp” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. Hemp manufacturing is re-emerging as a global industry, having historically been a major traditional industry in many parts of the world. The factors driving this re-emergence are many, and include various commercial and ecological considerations.

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Cannabis Taxpayers, the IRS is Here to Help

Canna Law Blog

For the past year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has directed its attention to the cannabis industry– in a helpful way! This includes promulgation of cannabis tax guidelines as well as webinars and public forums dedicated to tax compliance for marijuana businesses (together, the “Guidelines”). The stated IRS goal here is “to positively impact filing and paying and reporting compliance on the part of all cannabis businesses to keep audits to a minimum.”.

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Cannabis Testing Industry Trends and Opportunities 2021-2028 – Increasing Awareness through Conferences, Symposia, and Workshops to Drive Growth – ResearchAndMarkets.com

Cannabis Law Report

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Cannabis Testing Market Forecast to 2028 – COVID-19 Impact and Global Analysis by Product, Type, End User, and Portability and Geography” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. According to the study, the market is expected to reach US$ 2,960.2 million by 2028 from US$ 1,290.08 million in 2021.

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The Current Landscape Of Federal Law Governing Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

23 December 2021. by Joshua A. Weiss. Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP. For the past 50 years, federal law has prohibited the use, cultivation, and distribution of cannabis. These prohibitions have had long-term and far-reaching effects: taxpayers spend some $3,600,000,000 annually on enforcement of cannabis prohibition and cannabis accounts for more than a half million arrests by the FBI each year.

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Second Edition Pharmaceutical Cannabis Report 2021: Featuring Almirall, Bayer and Novartis Among Others – ResearchAndMarkets.com

Cannabis Law Report

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– “The Pharmaceutical Cannabis Report: 2nd Edition” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. Research on the endocannabinoid system is one of the most promising avenues for new therapeutics in medicine at the moment. However, regulations are constantly shifting. This report has been compiled to assist interested parties in understanding the market for the medical use of cannabinoids and where it may be heading.