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  • Snoop Dogg weed company now sells nationwide

    Dec 5, 2024, 12:55 pm By Cara Wietstock
    From some perspectives, this has been the year of Snoop Dogg. He became an international treasure at the Olympic games this summer while opening two dispensaries on either side of the pond. Now, the rapper-turned-mogul is taking it nationwide, launching a new…
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  • Federal pot reform process kicks off with first hearing

    Dec 3, 2024, 10:52 am By Rachelle Gordon
    The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has reached another milestone in the journey to potential federal cannabis reform. This week, DEA Administrative Law Judge John Mulrooney kicked off the first official hearing on the topic yesterday, setting the stage for…
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  • University takes unconventional approach to weed

    Nov 29, 2024, 7:00 am By Cara Wietstock
    College is an environment where people commonly expand their worldviews. New ideas, friends from diverse backgrounds, and exciting experiences are waiting around every corner. The University of Utah is facilitating this type of growth with a new course for…
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  • ‘Swindled’: lawsuits delay opening of pot shops in this state

    Nov 26, 2024, 10:51 am By Rachelle Gordon
    Minnesota became the 23rd state to legalize adult-use cannabis in the summer of 2023. Over a year later, licenses to grow, sell, and distribute the plant have yet to be issued. Many potential operators thought they’d finally begin to see some movement this…
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  • ‘Disorganized dragnet’: police cannabis seizures under scrutiny

    Nov 20, 2024, 10:54 am By Cara Wietstock
    New York State waged a full-fledged attack on unregulated hemp shops over the last year, naming the initiative Operation Padlock to Protect. This was established to create a clear divide between illicit and licensed dispensaries since the latter was dismayed…
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  • State sets yet another pot industry precedent

    Nov 19, 2024, 11:31 am By Cara Wietstock
    Illinois has consistently set records as it establishes its cannabis industry. First, by enacting reform with a governor’s signature rather than voter-nominated initiatives, and now with research. The Cannabis Research Institute (CRI) has officially formed…
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  • How Trump’s cabinet picks feel about pot

    Nov 18, 2024, 11:33 am By Rachelle Gordon
    The election dust has settled, and the bigger picture of what the second Trump administration may look like is becoming clear. The president-elect is firming up his cabinet picks (many of which are proving to be controversial). Now, the nominees will be vetted…
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  • ‘Monstrous problem’ created 7 years ago haunts California’s weed industry

    Nov 18, 2024, 8:46 am By Lester Black
    *This article first appeared on SFGate.com In the late spring of 2015, Gavin Newsom traveled north to Humboldt County to rally support for legalizing cannabis. Pot farmers in the historic cannabis growing region were deeply skeptical of legalization,…
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  • Assault on hemp THC market gains formidable allies

    11:48am By Cara Wietstock
    Cannabis operator challenges are bountiful. Heavy taxation, overregulation, and complicated marketing are a few, but one problem remains glaring. Many licensed weed dispensaries and brands are concerned about hemp THC products stealing customers from the…
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  • Forget everything you know about the ‘typical’ weed smoker

    9:34am By Rachelle Gordon
    Up until recently, the stereotypical cannabis consumer was a lazy goofball, typically of the male persuasion. Cheech and Chong, Spicoli, Shaggy from Scooby-Doo—you get the picture. But as the plant becomes normalized, the notion of the ‘stoner’ has…
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  • One cannabis product dominated Election Day

    Wed 10:58am By Cara Wietstock
    Election Day had many Americans gathering for watch parties or pacing their homes awaiting presidential race results. Stressed people sometimes turn to comforting food, watch distracting movies, crack open a beer, or enjoy cannabinoids. Headset data indicated…
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  • Pot operators anxious after precedent-setting court ruling

    Nov 12, 2024, 11:06 am By Rachelle Gordon
    The lack of alignment between state and federal policy is one of the biggest challenges cannabis operators face. A business owner following their individual state regulations to a T may still struggle due to marijuana remaining illegal nationally. Some of the…
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  • Serious and widespread pot recalls impact multiple states

    Nov 9, 2024, 7:00 am By Cara Wietstock
    Election updates and think pieces dominated the media cycle this week. With this flurry, cannabis consumers might have missed these recalls in recreational states. These bulletins have become commonplace in some markets as regulatory bodies weed out bad…
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  • Weed votes end in mixed bag across the country

    Nov 7, 2024, 1:08 pm By Rachelle Gordon
    The dust is settling on the 2024 election, and Americans are preparing for big changes in 2025. While voters across the political spectrum disagreed on most issues, the topic of cannabis was thought to be a unifying subject. Post-election polling shows that 70…
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  • Mass. voters answer the question on psychedelics legalization

    Nov 6, 2024, 10:06 am By Cara Wietstock
    Voters filed in to mark their ballots on the next presidential election, cannabis legalization, and in Massachusetts, whether to legalize and regulate psychedelics. The state has made headlines as an American hub for psilocybin research. Unfortunately for…
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  • What another Trump presidency means for weed

    Nov 6, 2024, 9:12 am By Rachelle Gordon
    With former President Donald Trump appearing to win the 2024 presidential contest, America is left wondering: what’s next? Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump diverged on nearly every issue, but one topic saw some common ground:…
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  • North Dakota likely rejects cannabis legalization

    Nov 6, 2024, 12:54 am By Cara Wietstock
    North Dakota voters faced cannabis on the ballot once again this year, deciding alongside Florida and South Dakota whether to legalize it this election cycle. The state has shot down two past measures on the matter in 2018 and 2022, not to mention a bill…
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  • Texas cities could be set on decriminalization

    Nov 6, 2024, 12:41 am By Cara Wietstock
    Three Texas cities appear to be following Austin, Lubbock, and others that have decriminalized cannabis. Hemp THC products have exploded in the state despite a lack of movement on legalization. The major metropolis of Dallas has approved its social…
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  • Texas cities could be set on decriminalization

    Nov 6, 2024, 12:41 am By Cara Wietstock
    Three Texas cities appear to be following Austin, Lubbock, and others that have decriminalized cannabis. The major metropolis of Dallas appears to have approved its social justice-focused measure, while voters Bastrop followed suit. Meanwhile, tallies in the…
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  • Company vows to sue over damages after New Mexico authorities destroy cannabis crops

    Nov 5, 2024, 1:16 pm By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press
    ASSOCIATED PRESS: State police have destroyed tens of thousands of pounds of marijuana plants at greenhouses in northwestern New Mexico, marking what regulators say is the largest seizure and destruction of cannabis in New Mexico since new possession and…
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