Taxes on the agenda Tuesday for City Council, Board of Supervisors

With the deadline for placing tax measures on the June ballot fast approaching, both the Davis City Council and Yolo County Board of Supervisors will have decisions to make on Tuesday. County supervisors will be deciding whether to place a tax on commercial cannabis on the ballot, while City ...

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The facts about ganja in Jamaica

When the Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 2015 came into effect on April 15, 2015, new provisions were put in place regarding the possession and smoking of ganja, use of ganja by persons of the Rastafarian faith, and use of ganja for medical, therapeutic and scientific purposes. Possession of two ...

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Letter: Restricting cannabis sales take us back to 1950s

A big thanks to cities and counties around California who are preventing the sales and licensing of cannabis. Thanks for your attempt to return us to the 1950s. Watsonville City Council recently voted to ban retail stores. Ditto Calaveras County's vote to ban both sales and growing. Ditto Siskiyou County ...

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Understanding the medical cannabis debate

Christine Stenquist holds her head during a bout of pain at her home in Kaysville on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. Stenquist uses cannabis to treat chronic pain in her face that stems from a stroke suffered during surgery to remove an inner-ear tumor when she was 24. Now she's advocating for broader legal ...

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'Church of Cannabis' pastor running for office

It's created the unusual situation where a pastor from the first in the nation Church of Cannabis is running for public office. Pastor Brandon Baker, 39, is campaigning as a Republican for an at-large county commissioner seat this November in Weld County. Weld is far from your typical county in America.

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Canada Will Consider Releasing Pot Prisoners After Legalization

An independent nation like Canada, where the world's biggest marijuana companies are all headquartered, so positioned because Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise to legalize cannabis is on schedule to be fulfilled this summer. But ending the drug war in both California and Canada also has a ...

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Dr. Elaine Crain: Are Maryland's medical cannabis providers asking the right questions?

Tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol, the main components of cannabis, can increase or decrease the effects of many commonly prescribed and over-the-counter, or OTC, medications. There are no established methods to verify the safety of mixing conventional medications and cannabis.

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Rand Paul Pushes Marijuana Amendments On Funding Bill

As Congress works to end a federal government shutdown that began at midnight on Friday, a Republican senator is trying to insert marijuana into the process. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has filed two far-reaching cannabis amendments that he wants to be part of a deal to reopen the government.

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Juju Liqueur - Now with the taste of cannabis!

It's a liqueur, comes in a clear bottle, and there's a cannabis leaf on the label. Hmmm. "It has the taste of cannabis," says the young guy at the table, "although there's no THC or any other marijuana derivative in it." Hmmm. And double hmmmm. Good thing Martavis and Le'Veon aren't here, Homer thinks ...

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Medical cannabis as complementary healthcare

Raphael Mechoulam, the chemist recognized worldwide as the grandfather of medical cannabis research, has some valuable advice to the Philippines, whose lawmakers are considering a bill that would legalize the use of medicinal marijuana for persons diagnosed with illnesses or conditions that can ...

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Los Angeles marijuana dispensaries begin first legal recreational sales

The first legal recreational marijuana sales in the city of Los Angeles began Friday, nearly three weeks after much of California launched the legal cannabis business. The landmark came with less fanfare than the widely televised launch of pot sales on Jan. 1 in other California cities. But it was still a ...

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Does Azfar Rehman need caffeine or cannabis?

(Web Desk) – One of the latest Instagram posts of actor Azfar Rehman has left the followers and social media brigades confused. If you have some form of appreciation for cannabis aka hemp aka marijuana, you are going to connect with the picture Rehman posted on his Insta handle. What about coffee ...

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Broken Coast Cannabis Inc. Bets Heavily on Aphria Inc.'s Business Model

We all know cannabis stocks are hyper-volatile with the slightest piece of news, good or bad, sending them higher or lower. They've come so far, so fast; swings of 15-20% in a single day's trading is the norm right now. It's for that reason that it didn't faze me in the slightest that Aphria Inc. (TSX:APH) lost ...

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Cannabis and schizophrenia

Could it be that lobbyists from large pharmaceutical companies are putting pressure on the government to prevent the Israeli medical cannabis market from taking off?...

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Cannabis edibles get higher approval rate

Despite the higher approval numbers for the sale of cannabis edibles, most people voted for privacy when asked just where those edibles should be consumed. One-third (34%) of those polled felt that cannabis edibles should only be consumed in private. Some people (18%) thought designated public ...

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Americans Say Sugar, Booze and Tobacco Are More Harmful Than Cannabis

It's time to play Cannabis Family Feud! Let's get right to it. According to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey, what is the top answer to this question: If you had to choose just one, which one of these four substances — alcohol, marijuana, sugar or tobacco — would you say is most harmful?

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Majority of municipalities support retail cannabis sales

Eleven of 18 local municipalities have told the province they intend to allow retail cannabis sales within their boundaries beginning this summer, though many councils made the decision while awaiting more detailed information from other levels of government. The RMs of Ste Anne, Ritchot, Tache, De ...

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What It's Like to Get High in a Lloyd Wright House

At such events, guests might be treated to burlesque, music, comedy, or art in an environment where they can freely consume and learn about cannabis from brands, educators, and activists. After many successful LITTLE FACE events, Partlow tells Leafly she was contacted by the owners of the Sowden ...

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Aqualitas receives cannabis production licence

The cannabis producer at Port Mersey Commercial Park has finally received its licence to grow medical marijuana. Aqualitas Inc. has been added to the federal government's list of authorized licensed producers of cannabis for medical purposes. The effective date of the cultivation licence is Jan. 19.

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Police caught woman smoking cannabis in Pembroke alleyway

A Pembroke woman caught smoking cannabis down an alleyway alongside the town's Main Street has been fined in court. Fifty-three-year-old Melanie Isobel Bianchy, of Cross Park, Pennar, appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court, on Tuesday, to plead guilty to a charge of possessing two ...

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Murray, Cantwell say legal marijuana relies on banking

In light of the uncertain future of the marijuana industry, Washington Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell sent a bipartisan letter to the Department of Treasury urging its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to keep intact 2014 rules that allow cannabis industry banking. The rules are outlined in the ...

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Cannabis growing facility could provide a big boost to South Okanagan economy

PENTICTON - A proposed large-scale, state of the art medical cannabis growing facility could provide a huge economic injection to the South Okanagan economy. Sunniva, Inc. chief executive officer Dr. Tony Holler says the company is proposing to build a 700,000 square foot, high technology ...

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Cannabis and schizophrenia

Israel, one of the few countries where it is completely legal to engage in clinical research, has develop new and innovative ways to deliver the medicinal substance in cannabis. Inhalers, creams, pills and oils make it easier for people who need cannabis to administer it. And researchers have perfected ...

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Did You Know You Can't Smoke Cannabis in Cars Even if the Car Isn't Moving? And Other ...

The consumption of cannabis is also illegal anywhere smoking tobacco is prohibited, including but not limited to: recreational areas, public places, common areas, within thirty feet of a building, within enclosed places of employment, unenclosed dining areas, within 100 feet of the Eureka Boardwalk, ...

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The harsh truth: Canadian marijuana stocks don't need the US to thrive

Beyond medical cannabis, Canada also appears to be on the verge of legalizing recreational marijuana in July 2018. Though legislation introduced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced initial objections, those have been mostly overcome. Progressive members outnumber conservatives in parliament, ...

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Driver fails drug test and found with cannabis after jumping red traffic light

Officers stopped the driver on the A11 at the Thickthorn roundabout on the approach to Norwich during the early hours of Saturday, January 20. The motorist then failed a drugs test and was found with a bag of cannabis. The Norfolk and Suffolk Roads Policing Unit wrote on Twitter: “#A11 Thickthorn car ...

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Civic cannabis plan gets the attention of White Rock business groups

Business organizations in the community will be talking amongst their members to decide how to position themselves in the wake of City of White Rock's plan to effectively ban cannabis dispensaries from the city prior to federal legalization. South Surrey & White Rock Chamber of Commerce executive ...

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Why police are seizing more cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy than ever on Teesside

Inspector Tony Cross, from Cleveland Police Community Drugs Enforcement Team, said: “The team is very responsive to information from the public and are proactive in targeting those who supply and deal drugs, particularly in regards to class A drugs, cannabis farms and psychoactive substances, ...

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Cannabis Stock Report: Marijuana Markets Subdued On Threat Of Government Shutdown

Cannabis stocks posted slight gains for the most part on Friday, as the threat of a government shutdown, which ultimately went into effect at midnight Saturday morning, left otherwise hopeful investors a bit jittery just as marijuana markets began to calm down following a week of volatility. An early week ...

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What the Federal Shutdown Means for Medical Marijuana

The Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment, which has protected medical cannabis patients and caregivers from federal interference since 2014, was part of the budget appropriations bill. So when the budget expired, so did those protections. The protections are no longer operative—but that doesn't ...

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Ignorance in bloom: Cannabis cultivation and the casual use of illegal poison

The product he sold me, while still in my teens, is known as Avid, and it is the most common pesticide used in the commercial cultivation of cannabis. It is made by Syngenta, one of the biggest poison manufacturers in the world, and the active ingredient is abamectin. It has been approved for a bunch of ...

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Cannabis firm Aurora in talks to buy both CanniMed, Newstrike

Toronto | Reuters — Canadian marijuana producer Aurora Cannabis is in talks with rivals CanniMed Therapeutics and Newstrike Resources to buy both businesses in a friendly deal that would create the nation's top weed company, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. The deal signals ...

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Ganja seized

The city police have arrested a gang of four persons from Odisha and another person for allegedly illegally transporting ganja in an auto with intent to distribute it in the city. According to the police, constable Chitra and a police driver were on duty near the Vivekanandar Illam on the Marina. At 2.45 a.m. ...

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Around 700 cannabis plants have been discovered in a former residential home in Ystalyfera

South Wales Police have recovered more than 700 cannabis plants from a former residential home in Ystalyfera. ... A spokesman for the force said: “South Wales Police attended an address in Gurnos Road, Ystalyfera on 16/01/2018 at 16:42hrs and discovered more than 700 cannabis plants.

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'Legalise cannabis for medicinal purposes' say AMs

They argued there was “clinical evidence of the effectiveness of cannabis for medicinal purposes”. In the vote, 31 AMs backed calls for the Welsh Government to lobby their UK counterparts to reschedule the drug for medical use. Two voted against and 18 abstained, including the Welsh Government.

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Texas medical cannabis facility harvests first crop

Texas' first medical cannabis dispensary harvested their first crop Friday, bringing them one step closer to providing CBD oil to patients with intractable epilepsy. “We're looking for good flower production, resin production, and, when we harvest, we just take branches off the plant,” said Taylor Kirk, ...

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Nebraskans could vote on medical cannabis; senators fight over where bills on pipelines, guns are ...

At least 29 states have legalized cannabis for medical purposes. There have been proposals to legalize what's known as “medical marijuana” in Nebraska for the last three years, but they've been blocked by opponents. Now, Sen. Anna Wishart wants to leave the decision up to voters. Wishart's ...

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Two held with 94.60 kg ganja

Purnea, (Bihar) Jan 20 (PTI) Police today arrested two persons and seized 94.60 kg ganja valued at around Rs 10.55 lakh from their possession during a vehicle check in Bihar's Purnea district. Baisi Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Sunita Kumari said that a police team led by Baisi police station ...

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Two held with 94.60 kg ganja

Purnea, (Bihar) Jan 20 Police today arrested two persons and seized 94.60 kg ganja valued at around Rs 10.55 lakh from their possession during a vehicle check in Bihar's Purnea district. Baisi Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Sunita Kumari said that a police team led by Baisi police station SHO ...

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270 kilos of ganja seized, 2 held in Vijayawada

VIJAYAWADA: Patamata police arrested a transporter on Friday and seized 270 kilos of ganja packets he was transporting in a car from Visakhapatnam Agency to Hyderabad via Vijayawada. While checking vehicles near Ramavarappadu Circle on Wednesday, police stopped a Skoda car and found ...

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SB2537

SECTION 1. The Hawaii Revised Statutes is amended by adding a new chapter to title 19 to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: "Chapter. cannabis. § -1 Definitions. As used in this chapter: "Cannabis" shall have the same meaning as "marijuana" and "marijuana concentrate" as provided ...

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Hilton drugs bust: police seize 70 cannabis plants in large-scale raid

Hilton drugs bust: police seize 70 cannabis plants in large-scale raid. There were roughly 70 plants according to police. Share. By. Christopher Harper. 11:21, 20 JAN 2018; Updated 11:23, 20 JAN 2018. News. Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime ...

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Cooper: Cannabis oily situation for states

Cue the Cheech and Chong videos and the Bob Marley music. Cannabis is all the talk in Tennessee and Georgia legislative circles. OK, neither state is about to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, which currently is approved only in Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada ...

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Four Odisha men held for smuggling ganja

Chennai: After a good chase, the Anna Square police, along with Armed Reserve personnel, nabbed four north Indians for smuggling 15 km of ganja in an autorickshaw here last night. The accused, Krom, 21, Shrayan Naik, 27, Ajay, 27, and Kunna, 30 – are all natives of Odisha. The four persons ...

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Recreational marijuana sales are now allowed in LA​, after shops get first licenses

Los Angeles marijuana stores on Friday evening got the OK to begin selling cannabis to anyone 21 and older with just an ID. “It's finally here. The second largest city in the county has officially welcomed full legalization of marijuana for adult use,” said Daniel Yi, spokesman for MedMen, which owns ...

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The Cannabis Catch-Up: Legal Weed Nearly Signed, Sealed, Delivered

If you're reading this, it's possible Gov. Phil Scott has already signed into law a bill that legalizes marijuana. He has until this Monday, and said on Thursday that he'll meet the deadline — but in private. No showy display, he told reporters, including our John Walters. "There are many people on both sides ...

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Mangaluru: 'College students being targeted by Narcotic and drugs lobby' says police after ...

Mangaluru 20 Jan 2018: Two students were arrested when they were reportedly carrying ganja to Mangaluru here at Kasargod on January 18, Thursday. They are identified as Shan Sebastian (20), an SFI (Students Federation of India) Activist and Donald Kunhimon (20), student of a private college in ...

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Board Moves Forward with Cannabis Business Tax

After December 11th, the 1st Installment of the Annual Property Tax Bill Must Be Paid with a 10% Penalty. After the Delinquency Date of December 11th, California law requires that a 10% penalty be imposed on unpaid 1st installments. Please contact our office at ttc@co.slo.ca.us or (805) 781-5831 if ...

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Faison Seeks Expanded Access To Medical Cannabis

Tennessee veterans, seniors, women, Christians, Republicans and Democrats all deserve safe, regulated access to medical cannabis,” said TMCTA Executive Director Glenn Anderson in a release. “Access to medical treatment options should be based on scientific evidence, and the evidence is clear: ...

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Ganja plantations worth Rs 20 crore destroyed in Kandhamal

Plantations in nearly 142 acres of land under Guchapada police limits were destroyed on Thursday while standing crop in nearly 85 acres in several parts of Phiringia police limits was destroyed yesterday. The raids are part of the strategy designed by the government to curb the cultivation of ganja that ...

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Ultra Health to open state's largest cannabis producing site in Tularosa

TULAROSA — Ultra Health, New Mexico's number one medical cannabis company, recently announced that it will soon start construction on the state's largest and most sustainable cannabis production and distribution site in Tularosa. The growth site will sit on 200 acres on Old Tularosa Farm Road.

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Blade batch members land in police net

Meanwhile, police also arrested a person, who is transporting Ganja to Hyderabad in a Scoda car. From his possession, 270 kg ganja worth `3 lakh was recovered. Bhupal said the accused, Sindheri Simon and two other friends were transporting ganja, purchased from Visakhapatnam Agency areas, ...

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270 kilos of ganja seized, 2 held in Vijayawada

Police recovered over 270 kilograms of ganja filled in 135 packets. Meanwhile, in another incident, the police of Patama arrested two persons who were accused of attacking two individuals with a blade on January 8 while they were going in an auto towards Ramalingeswaranagar from Screw Bridge.

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Texas company harvests first cannabis crop

A big day in Texas as Compassionate Cultivation harvests their first cannabis crop. Friday, at their Manchaca warehouse, technicians cut the cannabis they planted in October. "For those especially suffering from epilepsy, it's a big day,” said CEO Morris Denton. "The reality is, this medicine, CBD can be ...

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Cannabis stolen from under six cops' noses

THE mystery of how thieves were able to sneak into a police crime scene and steal 100 mature cannabis plants has deepened with the revelation that six officers were guarding the crop when the theft occurred. Itis understood three police cars with two officers in each spent a night stationed at the crime ...

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Iowa hoping cannabis dispensaries reach statewide

Last May, then-Gov. Terry Branstad signed a law calling for up to two state-licensed medical cannabis manufacturers. The new law also expanded the illnesses patients with a doctor's prescription could treat with medical cannabis — going from just chronic epilepsy to include cancer, multiple sclerosis, ...

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Shoppers Drug Mart signs medical cannabis supply deal with Tilray Canada

TORONTO — Licensed marijuana producer Tilray Canada Ltd. has signed a deal to become a medical cannabis supplier to Shoppers Drug Mart. Subject to Health Canada's approval of Shoppers Drug Mart's application to dispense medical marijuana, Tilray will supply the retailer with Tilray-branded ...

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Ontario considers licensing cannabis lounges

However, cannabis lounges would not spring up as soon as recreational pot is made legal by the federal government — expected in July. The regulations published Thursday say the province is considering the idea of both lounges and designated cannabis consumption spaces outside multi-unit ...

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Lake County has first of many Cannabis Workshops

They also discussed no business licenses for commercial cannabis cultivation. The County's Community Development Department, who has been drafting this ordinance, said they had received 22 self-certify applications, nine of them already issued. Out of those who applied for the self-certification ...

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Pot Stocks & ETFs: This Week's Top News In The Cannabis Industry

This week was action-packed for the cannabis industry, despite the fact that U.S. stock markets were closed Monday. The United States Marijuana Index, which tracks some of the largest marijuana stocks in the U.S. experienced substantial volatility, spiked Tuesday and declined sharply Thursday and ...

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TN Governor Says Medical Cannabis Only Act Won't Change His Stance On Medical Marijuana

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (localmemphis.com) - A new medical cannabis or marijuana bill won't be changing the mind of Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam. The more than 70-pages of the Medical Cannabis Only Act likely won't get a new look from Governor Haslam. “I think our position on medical marijuana has ...

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Canadian Cannabis Is Making Its Way into Italy's Medical Marijuana Market

"I think it means that we'll be a global player," corporate cannabis lawyer Ranjeev Dhillon told CBC News of Canada's role in the legal weed market. "This could be our opportunity to be viewed the same as we are in mining or hockey. We'll be world class and be world leaders and I think that will stay to ...

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Will Cannabis Remain a Cash-Only Industry?

Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin says that pushing Congress to give banks access to marijuana-generated money is the "appropriate step."

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Association of combined patterns of tobacco and cannabis use in adolescence with psychotic ...

Jones HJ, et al. - The association of patterns of cigarette and cannabis use with preceding and subsequent psychotic experiences were examined in this study. In addition, researchers compared the effects of confounding across these patterns. They found that both adolescent cannabis use and cigarette ...

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UPDATE 1-Canadian cannabis firm Aurora in talks to buy both CanniMed and Newstrike -sources

TORONTO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Canadian marijuana producer Aurora Cannabis Inc is in talks with rivals CanniMed Therapeutics Inc and Newstrike Resources Ltd to buy both businesses in a friendly deal that would create the nation's top weed company, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on ...

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Prohibitionists' Poll Backfires, Reveals 83% Support for Cannabis Reform

Prohibitionists' Poll Backfires, Reveals 83% Support for Cannabis Reform ... Vox reported earlier today that the anti-cannabis advocacy group hired Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy, of Jacksonville, Florida, to ask 1,000 registered voters around the nation about their views on marijuana legalization.

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Governor Haslam not changing position on medical cannabis

“I think our position on medical marijuana has been the same, and I don't think you'll see our administration be in favor of that,” the governor told reporters Friday morning. The “Medical Cannabis Only Act” sponsored by East Tennessee Representative Jeremy Faison along with Nashville Senator Steve ...

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'Beyonce Takes THC': The Week in Cannabis Quotes

Another week, another bunch of people using their mouths—and sometimes their forefingers—to say things about cannabis. From Toronto snow graffiti to politicians' proclamations, here's a roundup of the week's most notable cannabis quotables. “New Jersey may legalize marijuana. Massachusetts ...

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Pure Life Wellness to Open Medical Cannabis Dispensary on Cross Street in Federal Hill

Medical cannabis (marijuana) dispensary Pure Life Wellness will open in the coming weeks at 35 E. Cross St. in Federal Hill. The 4,5000 sq. ft. building is located across the street from Cross Street Market and was the former home to tenants including a tanning salon, a yoga studio, and a campaign ...

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Driver Arrested for Carrying Loaded Gun, Open Container of Cannabis

EMERYVILLE — A careless driver took unexpected detour to jail after being caught with a loaded gun and some fragrant ganja, during what otherwise would have been a routine traffic enforcement stop. An officer pulled over a vehicle at 11:44 p.m. on January 17 near the Emeryville Center of ...

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Why Advanced Nutrients Is So Excited About The Future Of Organic Cannabis

Advanced Nutrients was founded in 1999 by BigMike Straumietis when he saw an opportunity to create plant foods designed specifically for cannabis. Today, nearly 20 years later, the company brings in more than $105 million a year in sales in 97 countries, and employs 25 Ph.D.'s who design and test ...

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4 Ways to Use Cannabis Butter

Recipe with video instructions: Stay home and get baked with four homemade cannabis recipes including mac 'n' cheese, peanut butter cookies and more. Ingredients: For the butter:, 1/2 ounce...

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Answering your questions about legal cannabis

Answering your questions about legal cannabis. Can your employer fire you if you have THC in your system? We answer that and other pot-related questions. LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE. Jan 22, 2018. Share. PLAY ...

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Canadian cannabis firm Aurora in talks to buy both CanniMed and Newstrike -sources

TORONTO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Canadian marijuana producer Aurora Cannabis Inc is in talks with rivals CanniMed Therapeutics Inc and Newstrike Resources Ltd to acquire both companies in a friendly deal, people familiar with the situation told Reuters on Friday. The move comes after an attempt by ...

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Shoppers Drug Mart signs third cannabis supply deal

Shoppers Drug Mart has lined up its third cannabis supply agreement as part of its ambition to dispense the drug amid what experts say is increasing support among pharmacists to distribute medical pot and expectations that the regulatory framework needed will come to fruition. The latest deal ...

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Welsh MPs back rescheduling of cannabis for medicinal use

The motion proposed that the National Assembly for Wales “recognises that there is clinical evidence of the effectiveness of cannabis for medicinal purposes”. It further proposed that the Assembly “believes that the Welsh Government should ask the UK Government to reschedule cannabis for medicinal ...

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Nanaimo cannabis company signs deal with Shoppers Drug Mart

The B.C.-based company expects the products will be sold online because regulations restrict the sale of medical cannabis in retail pharmacies. Tilray says its products are sold in pharmacies in seven countries. The pharmacy chain's parent company, Loblaws Companies Limited, applied in October ...

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Letter to the Editor: Legalized Cannabis Offers Bright Future for Lompoc

In November 1996, a majority of Santa Barbara County voters passed Proposition 215 to legalize medicinal cannabis, but the leaders of Lompoc for more than 21 years had banned the people from that safe and legal access. Finally, in November 2016, the people of Lompoc voted with a 57 percent ...

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Legislators introduce bill to allow cannabis oil treatments in Tennessee

(WVLT) -- Two state legislators are continuing their push to allow the use of cannabis oil in Tennessee. Sen. Steve Dickerson, R-Nashville, and Rep. Jeremy Faison introduced the "Medical Bannabis Only Act of 2018" on Thursday. The legislation OKs the use of safe, regulated medical cannabis oil to ...

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Vijayawada police seizes 270 kg ganja

Vijayawada: The city police arrested Sinderu Semonu and recovered 270 kg ganja and seized a car here on Friday. According to Patamata police, ganja was reportedly being smuggled from Visakhapatnam agency area to various places these days. In this regard, the city police in the limits of the ...

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Live di Brusco, Vito War e Ganja Cookies: il 3 febbraio al Magnolia

Il 3 febbraio al Magnolia sono attesi l'esibizione dal vivo di Brusco e i set musicali di Vito War e Ganja Cookies. Giovanni Miraldi, in arte Brusco, ha intrapreso una carriera da solista sposando ritmi d'ispirazione jamaicana ed è celebre per pezzi come L'Erba della giovinezza e Sangue. Vito War invece è ...

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Tilray inks deal with Shoppers Drug Mart to sell medical cannabis — if Feds give OK

Licensed marijuana producer Tilray Canada Ltd. has signed a deal to become a medical cannabis supplier to Shoppers Drug Mart. Subject to Health Canada's approval of Shoppers Drug Mart's application to dispense medical marijuana, Tilray will supply the retailer with Tilray branded medical ...

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Trying to Prevent an Illegal Cannabis Market Makes a Bigger One

In San Diego's effort to be tough on cannabis crime, some city leaders are actually paving a path for the unlicensed market to thrive. San Diego has a sizeable number of locally-owned commercial cannabis businesses that, despite their best efforts to obtain a license to operate legally, are unable to do ...

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Whangarei women hope medical cannabis plan blooms

Two Whangarei women are applying for a licence to grow medicinal cannabis on 2ha of land near the city. They said they expected their plans to grow crops for medical research will raise some ''debate'' and opposition. Their motivation was to help ease the suffering of people with a variety of illnesses ...

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Two men appear in court over cannabis seizure

Gardaí from Granard investigating the discovery of cannabis plants with an approximate street value of €360,000 (subject to analysis) in Abbeylara, Co. Longford on Thursday, January 18 have charged two males (38 and 45 years). The males have appeared at Longford District Court this afternoon ...

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Medical cannabis now available for Texans suffering from epilepsy

AUSTIN - A Texas-based company, Compassionate Cultivation, had its first harvest of medical marijuana plants Friday to make a cannabis extract oil for patients. Epilepsy is the only qualifying condition for medical marijuana use in Texas. With a prescription from a registered doctor, patients suffering ...

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Police file 2162 traffic violation cases during 'storming' operation

Five cases of gambling, two cases for ganja possession, 15 cases for prohibition, four cases under the copyright act and 11 cases under the Tamil Nadu Lottery regulation act were registered. Coimbatore: The city police conducted a 'storming' operation in various places in the city for three hours from ...

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Canadian Cannabis Is Making Its Way into Italy's Medical Marijuana Market

In the latest expansion of global ganja sales, Canada's second largest legal cultivator, Aurora Cannabis, will soon begin importing their THC-laden products to Italy. According to a report from Reuters, Aurora will use its German subsidiary Pedanios to export weed into Europe, before passing the product ...

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Aurora Subsidiary Wins Italian MMJ Contract

Pedanios GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canada's Aurora Cannabis Inc., has won a contract to supply medical cannabis to the Italian government through the Ministry of Defense, which oversees the nation's medical cannabis program. Under current Italian law, the Defense Ministry currently ...

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Kush Bottles Is Locking Up The California Cannabis Market

Cannabis packaging company Kush Bottles, Inc. (OTCQB:KSHB) recently reported rising revenue and net income for its first fiscal quarter of 2018, for the period ending November 30, 2017. Revenue rose 258% to $8.85 million over last year's $2.4 million, and net income was $94,615 versus last year's ...

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Risk of psychotic experiences up with teen cannabis use

Hannah J. Jones, Ph.D., from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, and colleagues used data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children to examine the association of cigarette and cannabis use with preceding and subsequent psychotic experiences. Associations between ...

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**NewsBlast** Mike Tyson's Cannabis Will Knock You Out

Mike Tyson is confident his marijuana will be better than the competition, as soon as his Tyson Ranch is open for business. Tara and Gary talk about The Blast's interview with the former Heavyweight champ and his hint that Snoop Dogg may collaborate on the pot project. Also, the “Jersey Shore” cast is ...

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Tilray signs medical cannabis supply deal with Canada's Shoppers Drug Mart

The largest pharmacy chain in Canada locked up another major supplier of medical marijuana, as drug store chains across the country look to secure supply from a limited number of producers. Shoppers Drug Mart will carry Tilray-branded medical cannabis products for sale nationwide through its ...

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Emily Merz: Marijuana license regulations necessary for new recreational market

UCLA students are in luck: Los Angeles is set to have the nation's largest cannabis market this year, according to the Los Angeles Times. ... Since the effects of such a large legal cannabis industry are unknown, California is right to ease into recreational marijuana with tough regulations while it figures ...

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Washington DC's Cannabis Market Is Still Untested, Untaxed, and Underground

Cannabis events are a niche piece of D.C.'s gray economy for legal cannabis. Three years ago, District voters overwhelmingly passed Initiative 71 (I-71), a ballot measure legalizing possession of up to two ounces of cannabis, home-grow of up to six plants and gifting – not sales – of up to an ounce.

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A Small Cannabis Company With Big Growth Plans

Harvest One Cannabis trades on the TSX-Venture as HVST.V. Yahoo Finance shows a daily volume of 1.6 million shares. On January 5th, HVST.V volume was 15x the volume of the American OTC listing OTC:HRVOF. I recommend investing in the Canadian listing if possible. All dollar figures in this ...

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5 tips for talking to your kids about cannabis

With cannabis legalization coming this year, kids are more likely to be talking about it with each other. Drug Free Kids Canada recently released a tool kit for helping parents get involved in the conversation, and executive director Marc Paris shared some of the tips with Island Morning host Matt Rainnie.

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Two men appear in court over €360000 cannabis seizure in Longford

Two men have appeared in court charged in connection with the discovery of cannabis worth an estimated €360,000 in Co Longford. They were arrested after the drugs were found during a planned search of a house in the Abbeylara area yesterday. The men, aged 38 and 45, were brought before ...

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Ganja peddling, 18-yr-old nabbed

Vijayawada has become the transit hub of ganja transportation with its geographic location connecting South India and North India. The city police have increased vigil on ganja transportation through the city and busted huge rackets in last one year. The city taskforse wing arrested 65 ganja transporters ...

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Nebraska State Sen. Introduces Legislation to Put MMJ Question to Voters

Nebraska State Sen. Anna Wishart has introduced legislation that would allow voters to decide on whether to approve a constitutional amendment permitting medical cannabis access in the state, according to an Omaha World-Herald report. Wishart proposed legislation to legalize cannabis last year, ...

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Washington State Home Grow Bill Advances

Washington State's House of Representatives Commerce and Gaming Committee has passed a bill allowing adults over 21 years old to grow six plants and possess up to 24 ounces. HB 2559 passed the committee on Tuesday by a vote of 7–2, bringing Washington one step closer to joining the other ...

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iAnthus Acquires Florida MMJ Producer in $48M Deal

iAnthus Capital Holdings Inc., which owns and operates licensed cannabis operations in Vermont, Colorado, Massachusetts, and New Mexico, has acquired Florida medical cannabis company GrowHealthy in a deal worth $17,500,000 in cash and $30,500,000 in iAnthus common shares. The company ...

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Cannabis Tech Company Partners with Nonprofit to Increase Social Equity in Cannabis

Eaze is partnering with Oakland, Califoirnia-based nonprofit The Hood Incubator, as part of their efforts to bring social equity to the cannabis space. The Hood Incubator works with communities of color in the cannabis space and Eaze has promised $1 million in funding over the next three years to help ...

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Stars are now slathering themselves with cannabis lotion

“Whether they're using it on their feet before they walk down the red carpet [or] whether they use it for joint pain … we feel incredibly grateful and blessed that [celebrities] have found their own and very different kinds of relief,” Cindy Capobianco, owner of cannabis-infused product company Lord Jones, ...

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Protext Pharma to Acquire Cannabis Blockchain Company Growprocess, Inc.

Growprocess' platform will contain complete “seed-to-sale” information of every cannabis consignment produced. The blockchain-based platform will allow for a transparent tracking and payment solution which will be fully auditable and make clients fully compliant with the various reporting requirements ...

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Calgary investor says switch from oil to cannabis put his portfolio in the green

Nicholas Cosentino, who lives in Calgary with his family of three, started investing in cannabis stocks two years ago as part of his retirement strategy. Like other investors who have flocked to the nascent sector, he has been on a wild, white-knuckle ride of lows and tremendous highs. When taking a look ...

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Gardai seize €360k worth of cannabis during grow-house raid

Gardai have arrested three males and seized a large quantity of cannabis plants following a search of a residence near Abbeylara, Co. Longford yesterday afternoon. Gardai from Granard assisted by the Roscommon/Longford Drug Unit and the Regional Armed Support Unit carried out a planned search ...

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Students being used to push drugs in Vizag

About 10 days ago, a team from the City Task Force (CTF) apprehended a group of youngsters with ganja. According to the ACP, addiction to drugs, especially ganja, and the money required to fund the addiction is prompting youngsters to become peddlers and small-time smugglers. Worrying trend: ...

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Jamaican excretes 60 parcels of ganja in a Barbados hospital

Members of the Drug Squad arrested and formally charged Bassonia Collister McDermouth for a number of drug-related offences which were committed at the Grantley Adams International Airport on Thursday, January 11, 2018. McDermouth arrived on the island by air on Thursday, January 11, 2018, ...

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Cannabis Grower Sunset Island Group Receives Cultivation License

Cannabis Grower Sunset Island Group Receives Cultivation License ... CEO Valerie Baugher stated, "It has been interesting watching the process evolve as it pertains to legally growing cannabis in the state of California now that recreational marijuana is legal as of January 1, 2018. We've known for ...

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How to Test for Heavy Metals in Cannabis

Cannabis collects heavy metals. It “absorbs heavy metals from the soil, water and air,” says Bob Clifford, general manager at Shimadzu Scientific Instruments. These elements—arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury and others—can trigger a range of health problems, including cancer and heart disease.

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NetworkNewsWire Announces Publication on Investment Options within Cannabis Sub-sectors

Featuring industrial hemp-based CBD products, and led by Donald Steinberg and Charles Larsen, two veterans of the cannabis and industrial hemp industries, Marijuana Company of America, Inc. (OTC:MCOA) is in a potential position to thrive in spite of any industry uncertainty. The company's profile ...

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NetworkNewsWire Announces Publication on Opportunities Amid Cannabis Crackdown

NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NetworkNewsWire — NetworkNewsWire ("NNW"), a multifaceted financial news and publishing company, today announces the publication of an editorial featuring ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (OTCQB:CIIX), a client of NNW recognizing ...

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Labs warn of dangerous, contaminated pot at dispensaries

Recreational cannabis is legal in California - But is it safe? ... At the Harborside cannabis dispensary in Oakland...sales are brisk. ... "Pesticides are one of the things, but there are a variety of pathogenic molds and fungus that can also grow on cannabis. it can be dangerous to human beings, especially ...

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Grandma among seniors charged with dealing in ganja

A 60-year-old woman, identified as Rosemarie Addison, a cleaning attendant of Highgate, St Mary, is among three persons who have been arrested and charged with possession of ganja and dealing in ganja. The charges stem from an incident in which the police allegedly seized five pounds of the ...

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Cannabis users 'likely to feel alienated and deceived'

Cannabis smokers are likely to feel 'alienated' from other people and believe they are being lied to, new research has claimed. A new study appears to back up the long-standing belief that stoners are prone to paranoia, with researchers saying people who light up big spliffs on a regular basis are prone ...

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Medicine from Texas cannabis crops on cusp of getting to patients

Cansortium Texas, based in Schulenburg, has its CBD oil — which it has branded as “Zeltor” — ready to dispense, while Compassionate Cultivation, which is in Manchaca, is harvesting its first crop of medical cannabis this week and expects to have refined products available by early February.

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California City overrun by cannabis

While the City of Taft keeps its ban on all commercial cannabis operations in place, it is looking at another Kern County city as a textbook example of what not to do if it ever changes its policy towards cannabis grow/production businesses. California City put out the welcome mat to commercial pot ...

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2 Tennessee lawmakers introduce medical cannabis oil bill

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - Two state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allow Tennesseans with specific health conditions access to medical cannabis oil products, but not recreational use. The Medical Cannabis Only Act of 2018 was introduced Thursday by State Sen. Steve Dickerson ...

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How Cannabis Affects Memory

While cannabis has powerful medicinal properties, it's clear that stereotypes of forgetful stoners are pretty truthful. Here's how cannabis affects memory.

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Sebastopol cannabis dispensary hit by burglar

Sebastopol police are investigating a Wednesday morning cannabis dispensary burglary of $29,000 in merchandise that was later found nearby, Chief James Conner said in a written statement. Police became aware of the theft when interior motion detectors set off the alarm at SPARC/Peace and ...

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Walters: Scott Will Sign Cannabis Bill in Private

File: Jeb Wallace-Brodeur; Gov. Phil Scott surrounded by lawmakers at his State of the State address earlier this month. Gov. Phil Scott confirmed Thursday that he will sign a bill legalizing personal cultivation and possession of marijuana — but he will not hold a signing ceremony. The governor's chief ...

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Bipartisan Group of Senators Urges FinCEN to Stay the Course on Cannabis Banking

Bipartisan Group of Senators Urges FinCEN to Stay the Course on Cannabis Banking. Forcing businesses to operate in all-cash increases risk of crime, threatens public safety. Thursday, January 18, 2018. WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan group of Senators, led by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Sen.

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Medical cannabis dispensary opens in North Port

The Tampa based company says its aim is to bring together industry leaders from medicine research to discover and advance the natural therapeutic benefits of cannabis-based products. Surterra offers a variety of products that include sprays, lotions and vaporizer pens. These products are made to ...

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Pennsylvania's First Medical Cannabis Dispensary Is Officially Open to the Public

Pennsylvania medical cannabis patients are so close to legal weed that they can smell it — almost. With approved cannabis products not available until next month, Pennsylvania's first approved dispensary welcomed registered patients and the members of the general public for an official grand ...

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Nebraskans could vote on medical cannabis under constitutional amendment proposed by Lincoln ...

“Tens of thousands of Nebraskans are needlessly suffering because they don't have access to medical cannabis, including veterans, children and the terminally ill,” Wishart said. “Nebraska leaders have failed to act and provide these Nebraskans and their doctors the freedom to make decisions for their ...

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Taft's cannabis ban remains in place

The council heard a lengthy presentation on the connection between the violent criminal street gangs in Bakersfield and the illegal marijuana dispensaries in the city, one proponent of a marijuana production facility and opposition from several people, including the chief of police, and each other.

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Marijuana regulator “misspoke,” Cannabis commission has contacted US Attorney Lelling

As it turns out, the Cannabis Control Commission actually has reached out to the federal prosecutor who has the power to turn the state's nascent cannabis industry on its head and connected with his office Thursday morning. CCC Chairman Steven Hoffman apparently “misspoke” when he said ...

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Medical cannabis bill filed, but focus first on 'comprehensive' opioid abuse bill

While the medical cannabis bill is ready, top Senate Republicans have another priority first. “I appreciate the discussion around marijuana and its popularity amongst people but actually I am more interested in how we are going to deal with our opioid crisis,” said Senate Finance Committee Chair Bo ...

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OneLeaf Cannabis Corp. plans multi-million dollar cannabis production facility just outside Regina

“Cannabis is much different than oil but yet a commodity really that's in this country now,” Templeton said. After leaving his oil and gas company last year, he set out on a new venture. Recently announcing plans to build a 44,000-square-foot cannabis production facility, just west of Regina in the RM of ...

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After years of shutting out Canada's cannabis industry, BMO has broken the ice

In one of the first significant signs of growing mainstream acceptance of the burgeoning Canadian cannabis industry, a “Big Six” Canadian bank led an equity financing round this week for the biggest licensed weed producer in the country, Canopy Growth Corporation. On Wednesday, after years of ...

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Lincoln senator aims to let Nebraska voters decide on medical cannabis

Lincoln senator aims to let Nebraska voters decide on medical cannabis ... Anna Wishart, who has championed medical cannabis legalization in the Legislature, introduced a constitutional amendment resolution Thursday to allow ... This resolution would allow for a vote on a medical cannabis system.

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Ganja worth Rs 1.36L seized; one arrested

Rajkot: A large cache of ganja (marijuana) weighing 22 kg worth Rs 1.36 lakh was seized from a resident of Bedeshwer housing quarters in Jamnagar on Wednesday night. Acting on a tip-off about the accused possessing the contraband, the special operations group (SOG) of Jamnagar police raided ...

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Natural Born Healers: Potters Cannabis' Spirit of Community

Adversity often catalyzes innovation; disenchantment encourages change. Potters Cannabis' DOPEness was born out of Casey Potters' hardship. After years of experience owning and operating Synergy Homecare, but without tangible opportunities to personally impact patient's lives, Casey decided to ...

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Tennessee Lawmakers Propose Allowing Medical Cannabis — As Long As It's Not Smoked

Backers call it the Medical Cannabis Only Act. They hope it'll win over their reluctant colleagues, who haven't shown any interest in approving medical marijuana despite numerous attempts in recent years. Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia currently allow medical marijuana, but Tennessee ...

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Report Supports Help for Minorities in Medical Cannabis Industry

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Data on discrimination in Maryland's overall economy provides “a strong basis in evidence” to support helping businesses owned by women and minorities in the types of industries relevant to the state's fledgling medical marijuana industry, a state report released Wednesday ...

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$230 million sale of Vancouver Island craft cannabis producer shocks local industry

A massive deal for a Vancouver Island cannabis grower could be an indication of what's in store for the local craft cannabis industry. This week, Ontario-based licensed marijuana producer Aphria Inc acquired Ladysmith cannabis grower Broken Coast in a deal worth about $230 million in cash and ...

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Canadian Nurses Want $48 Million in Funding for Cannabis Education Campaign

The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) has asked the province of Ontario to fund a public education program targeted at reducing potential harms of recreational cannabis consumption. At a recent meeting with the province's finance committee, Carolyn Pullen, chief of programs and policy for the CNA, ...

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Ganja worth Rs 1.36L seized; one arrested

"Apart from the narcotics, Rs 16,500 cash and a cellphone were also seized from the accused. Sama has been booked under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Rajkot: A large cache of ganja (marijuana) weighing 22 kg worth Rs 1.36 lakh was seized from a resident of Bedeshwer ...

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Two youths held in narcotics raid

New Barrackpore: Two youths were arrested in a joint raid conducted by the officers of Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) and the state excise department late on Wednesday in New Barrackpore, North 24-Parganas. A pistol, ammunition and ganja weighing 200kg were allegedly seized from them.

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New Research Into the Effectiveness of Cannabis for Autism

Scientists in Israel are conducting open clinical trials utilizing whole plant cannabis in search of an autism spectrum disorder treatment after stumbling upon a tremendous observation in an unrelated study. Bonni Goldstein M.D., resident Marijuana.com medical expert and published author, said the early ...

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Canadian cannabis firm CanniMed in talks with suitor Aurora

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian cannabis producer CanniMed Therapeutics Inc (CMED.TO) said it has postponed a shareholder vote on its proposed takeover of Newstrike Resources Ltd (HIP.V) to allow it to discuss a possible transaction with hostile suitor Aurora Cannabis Inc (ACB.TO).

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Canada's Aurora to sell medical marijuana to Italy

Cannabis-based medicines are legal in several European Union countries including Italy as a treatment for chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder, side effects from cancer therapy and other ailments. While the Italian Ministry of Defence currently produces medical cannabis for the Italian market, ...

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Our Opinion: Assessing Lelling's words on state pot industry

Predictably, the ganja hit the fan. Members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation called for federal marijuana legalization legislation. Governor Charlie Baker and Attorney General Maura Healey defended the primacy of Massachusetts law. In Berkshire County, an interstate service that ...

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St Mary trio charged with ganja possession

ST MARY, Jamaica — Two men and a woman have been arrested and charged with illegal possession of ganja and dealing in ganja after police seized five pounds of the drug during an operation in Boscobel, St Mary yesterday. They are: 51-year-old Jerome Jackson, fisherman of Boscobel; ...

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You'll be surprised by what California pot users like to do most

“To better understand California's cannabis consumers, we've parsed our user data out by city,” the group's co-founder Darren Roberts said in a release, sending along geographical data that shows pot-users' preferences in different parts of California. “This data is collected when users sign up for ...

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Californians Can Now Erase Old Cannabis Convictions

January 1, 2018 marked a huge watershed moment for the state of California. Prop 64 was passed, which not only made it legally permissible for people 21 and older to purchase and possess marijuana, it made roughly 1 million state residents eligible for having their old cannabis convictions expunged.

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CanniMed Considering Transaction with Aurora Cannabis

CanniMed has determined to postpone the Meeting to allow discussions regarding a possible transaction with Aurora Cannabis Inc. (“Aurora”) as permitted under the terms of the Arrangement Agreement between CanniMed and Newstike, dated November 17, 2017. There is no certainty that any such ...

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2 arrested in currency exchange racket

A gang of eight had allegedly cheated one Dish Nagaraj to the tune of Rs 8 lakh by offering to exchange demonetized currency notes in Febraury last year.2 women arrested for selling ganjaThe district cybercrime and narcotic police have arrested a woman and a man for allegedly selling ganja in the ...

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Lincoln senator aims to let Nebraska voters decide on medical cannabis

Anna Wishart, who has championed medical cannabis legalization in the Legislature, introduced a constitutional amendment resolution Thursday to allow voters to decide the issue ... "I'm confident that if on the ballot, Nebraskans will support legalizing a medical cannabis system in our state," she said.

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GOP Senator Offers Bill to Legalize Cannabis in Kentucky

Republican Sens. Dan Seum of Louisville, left, and Paul Hornback of Shelbyville share a light moment during the legislative session in Frankfort, Ky. on Feb. 28, 2011. (Ed Reinke/AP). FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill to legalize marijuana in Kentucky was introduced Wednesday by a Republican ...

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Meet Hebrew University's top cannabis researcher

Attorney General Jeff Sessions unwittingly has become a key supporter of Israel's thriving medical marijuana industry. Just ask cannabis researcher Yossi Tam. Speaking in Palo Alto this week, the Israeli expert on cannabinoids — chemicals that give the cannabis plant its medical and recreational ...

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Cannabis Products Can Get You High On Health And Beauty

Could the hottest new beauty secret be marijuana? Now that recreational pot is legal here in California, there's been an explosion of new products aimed at helping you look and also 'feel' your best.

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Cannabis use is associated with reduced prevalence of progressive stages of alcoholic liver disease

This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/liv.13696 ...

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Nuuvera Acquires One of Seven Italian Cannabis Licenses

Nuuvera Inc. ("Nuuvera") (TSX VENTURE:NUU), announced today that it has acquired one of only seven licensees to import medical cannabis to Italy, and sell medical cannabis wholesale to pharmacies in Italy. The license was acquired through the purchase of 100% of the issued and outstanding ...

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Ganja seized, 1 held

SILCHAR, Jan 18 - Acting on a tip-off, Cachar Police today seized 1,000 kg of ganja from a lorry, which was going to Uttar Pradesh from here, at Kalainchora under the Katigorah constituency.According to the police, 86 packets of ganja were recovered from the lorry, which were concealed under bamboo ...

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CanniMed postpones shareholder vote, will hold talks with suitor Aurora Cannabis

Trading in shares of CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. was halted for two and half hours on Thursday morning, as the company announced it was postponing a key shareholder meeting in order to discuss a potential transaction with Aurora Cannabis Inc. The two cannabis companies have been warring since ...

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Police seize 10.25 kg ganja, motorcycle

The police on Wednesday seized 10.25 kg ganja and a two-wheeler used to transport the contraband by two accused persons. However, the accused managed to escape during the police raid. A communiqué here said that the Assistant Commissioner of Police (South) got information that Mohammed ...

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