Mark Wignall | A corrupt state of emergency

He was also a small-time ganja exporter, shipping off loads of 200lb and 300lb to Miami and New York. One of his main partners was a senior policeman, and that cop who he thought was his friend was using the extra powers granted under the SOE to shake him down for an immediate cash infusion.

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McGeorge Law Offers Cannabis Law Workshop

Summary: McGeorge Law School will be holding a one-day conference on the laws, regulations, and issues regarding marijuana. Marijuana is taking off like a rocket in California, fueling the demand for a better understanding of the laws related to the newly legal drug. Recreational cannabis has only ...

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America Mourns Passing of Dennis Peron, Father of Medical Marijuana

Working with other local leaders like Mary Jane Rathbun (“Brownie Mary”) and Dr. Donald Abrams, Peron helped pass an ordinance legalizing medical cannabis in the city of San Francisco, then took the movement statewide with the 1996 passage of Proposition 215, the nation's first statewide medical ...

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Fifth man charged after £10m worth of cannabis was found in rabbit hay near Dartford Crossing

Anthony Morris, 57, of Main Road in Sutton-at-Hone, Dartford; Andrew Badland, 37, of Porters Avenue in Dagenham, Essex; Kevin Howell, 55, of Benskins Lane in Romford, Essex; and Paul Seabrook, 51, of Kendal Croft in Hornchurch, Essex, were all charged with conspiracy to supply cannabis in ...

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After California pot stockpiles go up in smoke, what's next?

FILE - This Jan. 1, 2018 file photo shows marijuana plants for sale at Harborside marijuana dispensary in Oakland, Calif. California's marijuana industry has been living off borrowed time _ most sales being made in the state's new legal market involve cannabis stockpiled by retailers last year.

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Marijuana Is Less Harmful Than Sugar, New Survey Finds

Four polls since April 2017 -- CBS News, Quinnipiac University, Gallup, and Pew Research Center -- have all demonstrated an overwhelming favorability toward legalizing cannabis. For Gallup, the 64% who favored legalizing recreational pot in Oct. 2017 was the highest percentage on record over the ...

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TS police join hands with ISRO to curb Naxal violence

Under the Narcotic Crop Assessment Project, ISRO developed a technology to spatially map illicit poppy locations to track and monitor smuggling of ganja. The data is currently being shared with the Narcotics Control Bureau. DGP M Mahendar Reddy said, “In the police academy, ISRO will have a ...

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Could these 'tampons' infused with CANNABIS be the answer to period pain?

California-based medical company, Foria, has released the marijuana 'vaginal suppository' which claims to soothe pain and muscular aches during your time of the month. The product claims to soothe period pains using marijuana extract, and costs £8 each. 2. The product claims to soothe period pains ...

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Alcoholics who smoke weed every day have healthier livers, study finds

“Our study revealed that among alcohol users, individuals who additionally use cannabis (dependent and non-dependent cannabis use) showed significantly lower odds of developing alcoholic steatosis (AS), steatohepatitis (AH), cirrhosis (AC) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC),” the study found.

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£700000 worth of cannabis found at Black Country drugs farm

... Published: 8 hours ago. A huge cannabis farm with drugs worth around £700,000 has been uncovered by police in the Black Country. ... Specialist lighting equipment was being used as part of the growing operation at the Fisher Street site and cannabis buds were pictured hanging from the ceiling.

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Ganja brownie - still not sure what happened.

My husband and I just returned from Negril late Thursday night. We were there for five days celebrating my 40th birthday with another couple. I'm not exactly sure what I'm warning people about, as I'm still not exactly sure what happened, but feel like I should share for anyone traveling to the area, even ...

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Should residents be allowed to smoke and grow cannabis in rental units?

The Federal Government's Bill C-45 will permit adults to grow up to four cannabis plants per household, upon legalization on July 1. However, provincial advocacy group LandlordBC is fighting to make sure the growing of cannabis for personal use is strictly for homeowners. “We support legalization, but ...

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Drug peddler arrested with cannabis

Drug peddler arrested with cannabis ... As per police sources, on specific information, a joint team from Gandoh Police Station and Kahara Police Post apprehended a drug peddler and recovered 250 grams of cannabis from his possession. The arrested person has been identified as Sajad Hussain, son ...

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Canada's Aurora Cannabis acquires CanniMed for CAD 1.1 billion

Aurora Cannabis Inc., a key producer of medical marijuana in Canada, has decided to purchase CanniMed Therapeutics Inc., a leader across the Canadian Medical cannabis sector, for USD 852 million (1.1 billion Canadian dollars) in a cash & stock deal. Reliable sources have confirmed that it is the ...

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Unexpected call to work led to driving ban for man with cannabis in his system

An unexpected call to go into work landed a Denbigh man with a 12-month driving ban when he appeared at Llandudno magistrates' court. When Krzysf Walczyk was stopped while driving at Rhuallt on November 18 he was found to have six microgrammes of cannabis per 100 millilitres of blood, the ...

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After Legal Pot Shops' Cannabis Caches Go Up in Smoke, What's Next?

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Like many pot shops in California, the Urbn Leaf in San Diego bulked up its inventory before legal sales began on Jan. 1, stockpiling enough marijuana to last for months because no one knew what the era of legal pot would bring. The shop, along with others involved in the ...

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What is a marijuana vape cart, or cartridge?

Let's face it — smoking is out. Even the New York Times' Farhad Manjoo has gotten hip to it. Many aficionados are moving beyond raw, unprocessed cannabis flower buds and to manufactured products. And the fastest growing category? The marijuana vape cart — a technical term for a pre-filled ...

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What to Look for as Cannabis Companies Move Into M&A Mode

According to a survey conducted by consultancy firm EY, ~87% of Canadian cannabis companies believe that the industry is inevitably going to consolidate over the next three years. The cannabis industry is soaring into the atmosphere, and several pot firms are slated to go on their own acquisition ...

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Budbo – The Blockchain Solution For The Cannabis Industry

Stakeholders in the cannabis industry, such as growers, manufacturers, and dispensaries, will all be able to contribute their data to the Budbo ecosystem stored on the blockchain. All data concerning the entire lifecycle of the product, from seed to smoke, will be recorded in an immutable ledger.

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'You Can't Roll a Joint on the Cover of a Digital Download': Cannabis Quotes of the Week

“I'm not up here to sell cannabis as being the end-all-be-all magic bullet. It's like anything else: it works for some, it doesn't work for others. One of the biggest challenges we as a legislative body are going to face is coming through all the smoke, all the fear mongering, all the stigma, the ignorance.”.

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Idaho bill would allow use of cannabis-derived CBD oil

BOISE — A recently introduced bill would allow residents to use oil extracted from cannabis plants as long as the product is prescribed by a licensed practitioner. Under the proposed legislation, Idahoans seeking to use the oil for medical purposes for themselves or their minor children would have to ...

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166 units of blood collected

She was accused of being in possession of 180 gm of ganja. As per the police, on April 10, 2016, the police were on patrolling duty in Sector 25. At 4.40 pm, the police saw the accused moving in a suspicious manner and was apprehended. On checking, 180 gm of ganja was recovered from her.

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'Marijuana' or 'cannabis'? Supes decide

Tuesday's Yolo County Board of Supervisors meeting saw a small step for county officials, but a giant leap for cannabis advocates everywhere. It's been over a year since Californians voted for legal adult use of cannabis, and Yolo County officials finally opted to officially refer to the plant as “cannabis” ...

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State Cracks Down On Underage Cannabis Sales

State Cracks Down On Underage Cannabis Sales. The penalties for selling cannabis to minors under 21 have been stiffened by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, officials said Friday. By News Desk, News Partner | Jan 27, 2018 1:15 pm ET ...

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New School Will Teach Professions Outside the Cannabis Industry

Classes teaching the ins and outs of the cannabis industry have been around since the birth of the industry itself, but one new institution wants to reach professionals further away from the plant than trimmers and growers. Inspyre, a school aimed at accountants, engineers, human resource professionals, ...

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With US competition hurting its marijuana business, Mexico warms a little to legalization

The tourism secretary, Enrique de la Madrid, told reporters at a tourism conference Thursday that he thinks "it is absurd that we have not taken the step" toward legalization of cannabis. He said legalization should start first in Quintana Roo and Baja California Sur, states home to the resorts of Cancun ...

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VPiX Announces Smoke POS For Cannabis Retailers At Denver's Indo-Expo

Something that no other cannabis POS system can do." "Blockchain technology isn't just for cryptocurrencies," adds Bart. "Blockchain represents the single most-important step in the evolution of the Internet. Assume you have 17 pot retail shops in Colorado. Also assume each store generates $55,000 or ...

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Marine cops net two drug boats

(CNS): The RCIPS Joint Marine Unit (JMU) has seized two boats and an undisclosed quantity of ganja and arrested five men in an operation which began in the early hours of Thursday morning. At about 4:30am on 25 January, the marine officers came across two boats acting suspiciously near the Big ...

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Idaho bill would allow use of cannabis-derived CBD oil

Cannabidiol, otherwise known as CBD oil, comes from cannabis but contains little or no THC, the psychoactive compound in cannabis. "There's a lot of medicinal qualities to CBD oil," The bill's sponsor, Rep. Dorothy Moon (R-Stanley) told EastIdahoNews.com. "From epileptic seizures to fibromyalgia to ...

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One seriously injured after cannabis grow explosion

A person is in the hospital with serious burn injuries after an explosion at a marijuana grow site in Merlin Friday evening. Rural Metro Fire say the explosion happened on the 500 block of West Pickett Creek Road. Reports say that the firefighters and law enforcement on scene found a metal shipping ...

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Montgomery Man Found With Crack, Heroin, Cannabis During Aurora Traffic Stop

Aurora Police say a Montgomery man is facing drug charges after he was stopped for a warrant and was found with heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis. Kane County Court records show 34 year-old Vernon Dumas of Hinman St. in Montgomery is charged with Manufacture and Delivery of between 15 ...

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Massive cannabis factory found in village near Bath

Massive cannabis factory found in village near Bath. Police found one plant for every one-and-a-half residents in the tiny village. Share. By. Sam FergusonTrainee reporter. 10:53, 27 JAN 2018; Updated 10:55, 27 JAN 2018. News. Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community ...

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Two Britons arrested in Spain after £4MILLION stash of cocaine and cannabis was found on band's ...

Two Britons have been arrested in Spain following the discovery of millions of pounds worth of cocaine and cannabis resin on a coach used to ferry bands on tour around Europe. The pair, described as the coach drivers, were held on a motorway in Sagunto near the east coast city of Valencia in an ...

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Idaho bill would allow use of cannabis-derived CBD oil

Boise, ID -- A recently introduced bill would allow residents to use oil extracted from cannabis plants as long as the product is prescribed by a licensed practitioner. Under the proposed legislation, Idahoans seeking to use the oil for medical purposes for themselves or their minor children would have to ...

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Green Zone, Green Light: Upper Haight Approved For Retail Cannabis Sales

Last November, the Board of Supervisors voted to shrink the buffer zone between schools and cannabis dispensaries from 1000 to 600 feet, a move ... In the Upper Haight, the city's Office of Cannabis has designated two zones along the primary business corridor where retail cannabis sales would be ...

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Cannabis campaigners say New Zealand is lagging behind the rest of the world

A recent 2017 review outlining the impact of legalisation of cannabis in Colorado revealed an increase in cannabis-related traffic deaths and road accidents; cannabis-related emergency visits and hospitalisations; accidental cannabis poisoning in children; and an increase in cannabis use in overall ...

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Forget about oil. Alberta is poised to become the province of marijuana

Associated professor at the Cumming School of Medicine and the O'Brien Institute for Public Health at the University of Calgary. She was the lead author of the Cannabis Evidence Series, commissioned by the Alberta government to inform its provincial response to federal legalization. The friendly ...

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5 Common Myths Among Cannabis Smokers

We know that there are persistent myths about cannabis among opponents of reform, from the gateway drug theory to demotivational syndrome. But there are also myths among cannabis smokers. 1. Natural is better than synthetic. Many people who smoke cannabis feel superior to the users of other ...

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Big-time cannabis production coming to former Nestlé factory in Chesterville

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. (d/b/a Wheaton Income) (TSX.V:CBW) (“Wheaton Income” or “Wheaton” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a binding strategic alliance and streaming agreement (the “Agreement”) ...

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California is celebrating the end of weed prohibition with cannabis cocktails

Modern bartenders have been celebrating by mixing cannabis cocktails at parties and on restaurant menus across California. The northern California franchise Tacolicious is holding a “Crab and Cannabis” feast on Jan. 31, offering a spread of local herb-infused Dungeness crab, Mexican-style clam ...

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'Stupid' cannabis oil maker left in hospital with serious burns after 'cocktail of gases' sparked ...

'Reckless' Michael Stevenson sparked an explosion which left him in hospital with serious burns and caused £27,000 damage to his council house – after using butane gas to make cannabis oil. The 26-year-old had around 80 small canisters of the gas in his kitchen and used it to 'purify' his stash of ...

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One of LA's Most Famous Homes Was Just Purchased with a Pet Cannabis Fortune

The John Sowden House in Los Feliz, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright's son Lloyd Wright in 1926, has a new owner. Dan Goldfarb, the buyer, picked up the estate for around $4.7 million, dipping into a personal fortune he amassed the old fashioned way: by selling cannabis to pets. His plans for the ...

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Seven New Stocks Added to the Canadian Marijuana Index

MJIC Inc. has completed its quarterly rebalancing of the Marijuana Index, adding seven new cannabis companies to the Canadian Marijuana Index. There are no additions to the United States Marijuana Index. The Canadian Marijuana Index tracks the top performing public cannabis companies ...

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AACC professor pursuing credit-bearing cannabis program

Anne Arundel Community College Professor Shad Ewart hopes to create a credit-bearing program to provide the cannabis industry with skilled entry-level workers. The program hasn't been approved yet, but Ewart is conducting a focus group in th next four to six weeks with industry experts to determine ...

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Huge cannabis factory found in tiny village south of Bristol

A huge amount of cannabis has been seized in a tiny village south of Bristol with a population of just 500. The raid was carried out by ... a drug-growing operation. On entering the building, the officers found 276 cannabis plants, worth an estimated £138,000 on the street, as well as cultivation equipment.

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Who has been prosecuted for possessing cannabis?

Zacory Fennell, 19, of Abbey Close, Aslockton, pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis in Pavilion Road, West Bridgford. Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard the offence happened on December 16 last year. Fennell was conditionally discharged for six months, ordered to pay a £20 victim surcharge and ...

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Cannabis in uk

More details Raw cannabis is not recognised in the UK as having any medicinal benefit. Canabidol™ CBD cannabis oil (CBD Oli) is derived from EU approved, UK & US legal, industrial hemp (Cannabis Sativa L. Britain has one of the highest: our heroin problem Oct 11, 2017 He urged the UK to follow ...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Are you sure you want marijuana legalized?

What I don't understand is why do so many of you potheads (if you want to be referred to as something else, please let me know) want marijuana legalized? I don't understand it at all. Are you high?! I personally have never been a ganja guerilla. I don't think there has been a single time I have purchased ...

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Police make arrests after ganja bust at sea

A high-speed chase from the air and the sea leads to the arrest of 3 men and the seizure of large quantities of ganja yesterday morning (25 January.) Two other men were arrested today (26 January) in connection with the same incident. Police said around 4:30 yesterday morning officers from the Joint ...

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204 kg ganja seized during check, one held

In a major haul, sleuths from the Narcotics Intelligence Bureau - CID seized 204kg of ganja from one person on Friday. A team led by inspector Suresh found the banned contraband being smuggled during a vehicular check at Kanavai near Usilampatti. The car used in the smuggling was also seized.

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Benicia mayor responds to letter opposed to legal cannabis

BENICIA >> Mayor Elizabeth Patterson sent out an “e-alert” email Thursday to address the letter of a constituent who opposes allowing legalized, regulated cannabis dispensaries and other businesses in town. The mayor said that she saw the letter as a good example of the feedback she has gotten ...

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Play Cupid with Valentine's Day cannabis treats

Cannabis enthusiasts will tell you that this plant has long been known to enhance almost every aspect of a romantic experience, from elevating appetite, increasing arousal and amplifying sensations, to just getting you in a better mood. In fact, according to a study published in the Journal of Sexual ...

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Oregon Steps Up Penalties for Cannabis Sales to Minors

Oregon cannabis retailers caught selling to minors will face harsher penalties under a temporary rule approved by state regulators on Friday. That means heavier fines, longer license suspensions, and even the revocation of individual worker permits. The rule follows findings by regulators that a number ...

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I Conquered My Anorexia with Cannabis

Marijuana is infamous for its gift of “the munchies.” But, cannabis can do much more than stimulate an anorexic's appetite. Ten months ago, my weight was in the double digits. I hated my body and I hated myself. I didn't see any point in living. I began experiencing heart problems, causing a trip to Urgent ...

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Trump says America open for business. Marijuana industry asks “What about us?"

President Donald Trump told world leaders that America is open for business. But one budding U.S. industry — marijuana growers and sellers — sees irony in this boast, which comes as they feel forced by the administration to invest millions in cannabis businesses across the border. Take Privateer ...

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County opens account for cannabis tax refunds

Supervisors agreed to devote $100,000 of Measure C cannabis tax collections to pay refunds in cases where an administrative hearing officer ... General Fund late last year, Moss said officials have received just one appeal for a cannabis tax payment during the county's second round of tax collections.

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France Reduces Penalties for Low-Level Cannabis Possession

The French government has announced that low-level cannabis offenses will now be met with fines of 150 to 200 euros, but ruled out broad decriminalization, France24 reports. Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said that while on-the-spot fines would be the new law of the land, further action against ...

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Part 1, The Leafly Buyer's Guide to Nor-Cal Cannabis Products

This was a huge task given that the state ranks as the world's ninth largest economy, and is by far the largest legal cannabis market on earth. Northern California in particular boasts a long and distinguished track record of cannabis innovation and excellence, from the famed growers of Humboldt County ...

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Police in Prohibition States Report Huge Increase in Cannabis Trafficking

Cannabis may be legal in some form or fashion in over half of the US, but in Middle America, the West Coast cash crop is still fairly taboo and incredibly illegal. While state officials in California and Colorado have been busy issuing licenses and regulating weed like alcohol, cops across America's ...

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Green Rush: Inside San Diego's Emerging Cannabis Industry

Last September, the San Diego City Council voted 6-3 to go all-in—legalize and regulate marijuana cultivation, distribution, and retail—making it one of the most progressive cannabis cities in California. Now the green rush is on. The state estimates legal weed sales could raise $7 billion a year in ...

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Virginia House Committee Votes Against Decriminalizing Cannabis Possession

A bill to decriminalize low-level cannabis possession in the state of Virginia was killed in a committee this week, making it unlikely that the state will see cannabis reform come to pass this year. A Virginian caught with any amount of marijuana currently faces a $500 maximum fine and up to 30 days in jail, ...

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Fight the bitter winter with a warm, cannabis-infused bourbon

We live in an era of abundant cannabis options. I appreciate that I don't have to smoke when I'm feeling like I want to smooth the edges off a difficult day. The range of edibles is staggering – cookies and candy and straight-up extractions. There are so many infused drinks – coffee, tea, sodas. But why not ...

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State and Federal Lawmakers Strive to Protect Cannabis Businesses From Federal Intervention ...

In the past week, Vermont's governor signed a bill legalizing marijuana in the state, California introduced legislation to legalize banking for cannabis businesses, Massachusetts and New Mexico moved to protect their state cannabis laws from federal intervention, Congress passed a spending bill that ...

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

There was also a big announcement out of the National Association of Cannabis Businesses, the marijuana industry's self-regulatory organization. The organization has released the first national standards for cannabis products. The process started with the release of the NACB Packaging and Labeling ...

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Canadians Spent $5.7 Billion on Cannabis in 2017

The report tracked cannabis spending in Canada from 1961 through 2017 and one of the interesting tidbits of info that came out of the findings was the price of marijuana peaked in 1989 and has been steadily declining since 1990. These days, a gram of marijuana costs approximately $7.50 CAD, ...

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Niagara Falls weighs pros and cons of cannabis tourism

Niagara Falls tourism officials think there's a chance American tourists will cross the border to smoke legal pot. And they are asking whether the area should try to capitalize on American and other home-grown pot tourists by creating licenced pot lounges. With the legalization of cannabis deadline ...

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High marijuana taxes spark sticker shock for California cannabis customers

The receipt shows that the shopper bought an ounce of high-end cannabis, the maximum allowed under state law and enough to roll perhaps 40 joints. His pre-tax tab came to $450. After taxes, the final bill was $587.25. That receipt, and the posting on social media, are signs of the wave of sticker shock ...

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Police uncover "substantial" cannabis farm inside large Gateshead property

A spokeswoman for the force said: “On Thursday January 25, following an investigation at a property in Westfield Terrace, Gateshead , it was brought to the attention of the police that a cannabis farm was set up in the premises. “Substantial numbers of cannabis plants and items of drug paraphernalia ...

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Cannabis wrap up: Growers sue state, price of weed spikes 40% and bill wants to legalize banking ...

The pricing that buyers are now facing as they navigate purchasing retail marijuana is also facing pushback, as taxes on cannabis, which may go as high as 45 percent in some areas, begin to hit consumers in the wallet. Those taxes and priced-in fees related to new state regulations have pushed the ...

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Three Jamaicans on 'ganja boat' nabbed in Cayman Brac

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) detained three Jamaican Nationals on a canoe in Cayman Brac on Friday morning. The arrests come just one day after, officers from the Joint Marine Unit (JMU) came upon two vessels acting suspiciously in the vicinity of the Big Channel entrance to ...

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Arrest made after Cannabis factory discovered

Officers discovered a Cannabis factory at the Old Ammunition Store in Ston Easton after receiving intelligence. Upon entering the premises they found cultivation equipment and about 276 plants, with an estimated street value of £138,000. A 47-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a ...

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The top pot stocks to consider buying

One of the best pot stocks to consider adding to your portfolio is probably one that's flown completely under most investors' radars: Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. ... One strikingly popular pot stock I'd suggest you consider avoiding is Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQOTH:ACBFF). Now don't get me wrong, ...

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The California pot industry isn't afraid of the US attorney general

A week after Attorney General Jeff Sessions revoked what's known as the “Cole Memo,” an Obama-era policy that gave legal cannabis in America a semblance of cover, Khader “Al” Shawa stood in front of his medical marijuana dispensary, Shambhala Medical Cannabis Collective, holding an outsized ...

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Researchers think cannabis can help prevent seizures

Cannabis activists have long advocated the medicinal benefits of their favourite herb. Now, given that the drug is all but legal in the United States as well as Amsterdam, these benefits are now coming to light with increasing frequency. (Related: The 25 best drugs for men). Indeed, researchers at ...

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Cannabis-Industry ETF Generates Buzz on NYSE, Nearly $300 Million in First Month of Investment

Using those funds' Toronto Stock Exchange counterparts as examples, investors can learn about cannabis industry trends from the performance of the Horizons Medical Marijuana Life Sciences ETF, which debuted in April 2017. Since then, that fund has brought in more than $550 million in public ...

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Inside Britain's first 'legal' cannabis club – where police let you smoke weed

Club Exhale at Teeside Cannabis Club allows up to 180 people to use weed in a safe and controlled space on an industrial estate in Middlesbrough. Members pay a £35 annual fee to have access to the club which has been visited in the past by TV presenter Jeremy Kyle and rapper Professor Green.

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Cannabis Industry Investments Continue to Boom, and All Eyes Are on Canada

Instead of folding to those barriers, though, investors are looking across the Northern border, where Canadian cannabis will be fully legal by the end of the year and market traders welcome ganja like any other commodity. "We raised this capital from investors around the United States and around the ...

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Congressmembers Send Letter to Trump Asking for Cole Memo Reinstatement

Fifty-two members of Congress have sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to ask Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reinstate the Cole Memo. “As a candidate, you stated: 'I really believe we should leave [marijuana] up to the states' and that 'it's got to be a state decision.' We trust that you still ...

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Mexico's Tourism Secretary Floats Idea of Legalizing Cannabis at Resorts

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's tourism secretary has suggested that legalizing cannabis could help reduce drug violence at big tourist resorts. He's also racing to dampen controversy over the statement, saying he wasn't speaking in an official capacity. Enrique de la Madrid said Thursday that marijuana ...

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Cannabis 'social' club becomes first in UK to be backed by police

The club resides in the policing district of the Durham Constabulary – one of five forces in the country to have stopped actively chasing cannabis users and small-scale growers. The club, which bans the buying and selling of drugs on its premises, is the first of its kind to be embraced by certain authorities ...

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Commercial cannabis ban in effect

The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a nearly two-year ban on commercial licenses for both medical and recreational cannabis activities, with the exception of the medical cannabis dispensaries allowed to operate under county Ordinance 4999. The ban expires on Dec.

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Pots (and more) for pot growers: Cannabis-related supplier GrowLife opens Grand Prairie facility

Marijuana use may be illegal in Texas, but that isn't stopping cannabis-related companies from putting down roots. GrowLife — which makes supplies for growing marijuana and other plants indoors — opened a manufacturing facility in Grand Prairie this week. The 250,000-square-foot facility will focus ...

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Law School Offers Conference on Cannabis Law and Investment

Recreational cannabis has been legal in California for less than a month, and it's already clear that the one thing growing faster than pot plants is legal battles. Battle lines are being drawn over burdensome tax policies, state law, laws favoring Walmart-size growing operations, and restrictive local laws ...

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Cannabis Healthcare Network Opens In Downtown Butler

CBD- short for cannabidiol- is a cannabis compound that does not possess any of the psychoactive properties of THC. Supporters say it has significant health benefits, but does not make people feel “stoned.” Before becoming the CEO of Compassionate Certification Centers Butler office, Kotchey was ...

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Five charged after police uncover $18 million cannabis plantation at Buaraba

Police seized 3,731 cannabis plants, 1kg of dried cannabis and equipment allegedly used in the production of hydroponic cannabis including an intricate irrigation system inside. The total estimated value of the crop is more than $18 million. Five men two aged 42-years-old, a 41 year-old, a 38 year-old ...

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France Reduces Penalties for Low-Level Cannabis Possession

The French government has announced that low-level cannabis offenses will now be met with fines of 150 to 200 euros, but ruled out broad decriminalization, France24 reports. Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said that while on-the-spot fines would be the new law of the land, further action against ...

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Per-Pound Cannabis Prices Drop in First Month of 2018

According to Cannabis Benchmark's U.S. Spot Index, the price-per-pound of cannabis has fallen 3.5 percent from Jan. 12 to Jan. 19, to $1,292, representing a spot price-per-gram of $2.85, with a simple average price of $3.20. The report indicates that the drop “was driven primarily by significant ...

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Indiana House Passes Resolution to Study MMJ

Indiana's Legislature has unanimously voted to study medical cannabis legalization before next year's session, the Indy Star reports. The resolution was offered by Majority Floor Leader Rep. Matt Lehmen – a sign that the reforms have a shot at being considered next session. Since the measure is a ...

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San Diego County's Ban on Cannabis Is Cruel and Misguided

But in a county moving towards acceptance of the adult, or recreational, use of cannabis, officials have stayed steadfast in their old-guard, prohibitionist approach to governance. In November 2016, Proposition 64 passed with the support of 57 percent of California voters and 57 percent of San Diego ...

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A startup that makes cannabis oil for vaping wants to be America's first $1 billion 'marijuana unicorn'

Cura Cannabis Solutions, maker of the Select Oil vape cartridges, wants to be the first "unicorn" with a $1 billion valuation in the US marijuana industry. The company raised at a $400 million valuation in 2017. While other cannabis brands tout being vertically integrated, Cura is focused on building a ...

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Why the Political Climate Is "Ripe" for Female-Focused Cannabis Platform Miss Grass

"By no means do we want to be the Amazon of cannabis," says Kate Miller, 30, former director of enterprises for Lorne Michaels' Broadway Video. She's talking about Miss Grass, the highly curated cannabis-driven platform she'll launch Jan. 31 with co-founder Anna Duckworth, 33 (who previously ...

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Cannabis breath strips go under the tongue, fly under the radar

For those who need the medical effects of marijuana, or just want an alternative to the after-work drink, cannabis sublinguals are coming into vogue. Similar to breath strips, but infused with the main active ingredients in marijuana, sublinguals are easy and discreet to use. What is this new form of ...

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Malta will soon become cannabis medicine producer

Producers of medical marijuana in Malta will be exempt from existing drug laws that make it illegal to possess, cultivate and import cannabis, according to proposed ... The proposed law will permit the industrial production of cannabis products for medical use, opening up a new economic sector.

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Anchorage women gather to learn about cannabis

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - As the mercury teetered just above zero in Anchorage, a dozen or so women gathered Thursday evening to learn about what supporters of cannabis says are its health benefits and about CBD. It's part of a growing network called Ellementa that has expanded to 15 cities ...

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Pot-Industry Group Sets New Standards for Packaging

A national cannabis trade organization with strong ties to Denver has proposed new packaging standards for its members. Those standards, which are similar to the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division's packaging regulations, will be the first of many to be adopted by members of the National ...

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Cannabis facilities remain discretionary

As the federal government is getting ready to legalize marijuana across the country, Strathcona County council has voted to keep cannabis production facility on the list of discretionary uses within the agriculture section of the county's Land Use Bylaw. Gavin Young/Postmedia Network ...

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Green Zone, Green Light: Upper Haight Approved For Retail Cannabis Sales

Last November, the Board of Supervisors voted to shrink the buffer zone between schools and cannabis dispensaries from 1000 to 600 feet, a move that created new new areas where marijuana can be legally sold. In the Upper Haight, the city's Office of Cannabis has designated two zones along the ...

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Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. Announces New Streaming Partner and Plans to Convert Former ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. (d/b/a Wheaton Income) (TSX.V:CBW) ("Wheaton Income" or "Wheaton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a binding strategic alliance and streaming agreement (the ...

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California bill seeks to legalize banking for cannabis businesses

The proposed law, known as SB930, is an attempt to deal with U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration rules that still classify cannabis as a Schedule I drug, and therefore put banks opening accounts for marijuana businesses in a precarious position. California and eight other states have legalized adult ...

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Carroll's cannabis producer to hold job fair Sunday

Carroll County's only medical cannabis farm is hiring, and those interested can learn more at a job fair on Sunday, Jan. 28. Representatives of Grassroots Cannabis, of Taneytown, will be available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Carroll County Business & Employment Resource Center, or BERC, at 224 N.

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Canadians spent $5.7 billion on cannabis in 2017

The report, which looked at cannabis consumption going back to 1961, was based on surveys and other data sources. Statistics Canada cautioned that the numbers were provisional and subject to potentially large revisions due to assumptions made and as data on illegal cannabis production is sparse.

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Marijuana Sanctuary State? Massachusetts Democrats Challenge Jeff Sessions's Approval For ...

Democrats in Massachusetts are pushing their state to become the first so-called sanctuary from marijuana prosecution as Attorney General Jeff Sessions pushes a crackdown on the legalized drug. Legislation proposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives would prohibit state and local ...

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Police uncover $18 million cannabis plantation

Five men have been arrested after police smashed a huge cannabis syndicate near Esk. Raids on a plantation on Thursday uncovered a crop worth around $18 million.

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NJ marijuana legalization: 5 weed lessons from the New Jersey Cannabis Symposium

NEWARK — If the New Jersey Cannabis Symposium is any indication, New Jersey's fledgling marijuana industry is going to be big. What started as a few hundred people in a small meeting space at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center quickly grew into an estimated crowd of more than 800, piled into ...

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Ruatoria firm eyes medical cannabis market

Hikurangi Cannabis will launch a equity crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe next month to raise up to $2 million, with institutional investors being approached for another $4 million. The company has signed an agreement with United States medical cannabis producer, Rhizo Sciences, to set up a ...

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Applied DNA to track legal cannabis using DNA, blockchain

Applied DNA, which uses DNA to make anti-counterfeiting products, is working with the Calgary-based company in hopes of helping growers, processors and distributors of medical and recreational marijuana in states where it is legal to better track the authenticity of cannabis and its derivatives.

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Ganja in juice packs

This photo shows the marijuana and other contrabrand items found in a prison officer's locker at the Port of Spain prison. A large quantity of compressed marijuana which was hidden inside empty fruit juice cartons, were among items seized from a locker belonging to a prison officer in the dormitory at the ...

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Innovate LI | Smoking-Hot Biotech Sparks Key Cannabis Contract

innovateli.com | January 25, 2018. Cannabis sits in front of laboratory glass. Trace amounts: Applied DNA Sciences and Canadian pharma supplier TheraCann International will create new technologies to molecular-tag and track legal cannabis supplies around the globe.

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Inside Britain's first 'legal' cannabis club which makes £3000-a-night and has already been visited ...

The 33-year-old, who founded the Teesside Cannabis Club, said: "I'd love to set up more Club Exhales across the country. "Durham and Wales would be the next logical step, but I can see myself opening up some in the South as well. "Club Exhale is all above board – we've reached an agreement with ...

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Want A Permit To Sell Cannabis? It Will Cost You

Well, it's official. As of the first of this month, recreational marijuana became legal in the state of California. But if you're looking to get into the cannabis industry, you're going to want to pay attention to local laws. Some cities, like Riverside, Fresno, Bakersfield, Pasadena and Anaheim, have banned local ...

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Legalized cannabis sales could be in the billions — if retail can smoke out the black market

Canadians spent an estimated $5.7 billion on cannabis last year according to Statistics Canada, but that's not a guarantee those sales will translate into billions-of-dollars for the legal market, at least not immediately. That's because over 90 per cent of those sales were in the black market — or, ...

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California bill seeks to legalize banking for cannabis businesses

California and eight other states have legalized adult recreational use of marijuana, but the laws don't trump federal rules that make banks that accept deposits from such businesses liable for penalties. It means cannabis merchants must pay their taxes and employees with huge wads of cash — putting ...

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Helen Clark throws support behind Chloe Swarbrick's medicinal cannabis Bill

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has thrown her support behind Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick's medicinal cannabis Bill. ... The Government's Bill will increase access to pharmaceutical cannabis and create a legal defence for terminally ill people who possess and use raw cannabis plants. So far ...

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Canadians Spent Nearly $6-Billion on Cannabis Last Year

That said, Stats Canada estimates Canadians between ages 25 and 44 years old spent the most on cannabis out of any age bracket last year, nearly $2.5 billion. Those between 18 and 24 years old spent about $1.5 billion last year. Statistics Canada estimates the overall average Canadians are paying ...

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It's Time to Rally with #DontTaxMedicine

The #DontTaxMedicine campaign was launched by Canadians For Fair Access to Medical Marijuana, a national non-profit, patient-run organisation dedicated to protecting and improving the rights of Canadian medical cannabis patients. We recently sat down with CFAMM's founder and Executive ...

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Jamaican man pleads guilty in Bermuda court to cocaine smuggling

Watson told police he had agreed to bring ganja into Bermuda after he struggled to find a job in Jamaica. He said he expected to receive US$3,000 and planned to use the cash to buy a taxi. Watson said he was given the suitcase in Jamaica and was shocked to discover later that it contained cocaine.

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Illegal traders in Margao to get one month window period to sign up

Margao: Fatorda police on Thursday arrested Farookh Kasim Shaikh, 25, a resident of Sao Jose de Areal, after he was found to be in possession of ganja. He was booked under various sections of the Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.tnn He was nabbed near the SGPDA ...

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Company announces plan to open medical-cannabis dispensary in Berkeley County

Approved medical conditions for medical cannabis include cancer, HIV, epilepsy, post-traumatic stress disorder and opioid dependency, she said. German, who ... German said that the state medical-cannabis law allows for a total of five dispensaries in six regions across the state. Region 1 includes ...

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The Avid Dabber: My Favorite Temperatures for Dabbing Cannabis Concentrates

Low temp dabs, on the other hand, tend to deliver a much lighter and tapered rise into cannabis' euphoric effects. If you're not sure which you prefer, I encourage you to use some of the techniques I shared last week to help you dab at the right temperature. Once you've experimented a bit, you'll discover ...

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Alban Bagbin Presidency Will Legalize Ganja

Presidential hopeful of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), veteran parliamentarian and legislator for Nadowli West, Hon. Alban Bagbin, has revived the debate for the legalization of Marijuana, otherwise known as Weed or Ganja. According to Hon. Alban Bagbin, the use of Marijuana ...

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Expanding Allowable Cannabis from “M” to “A”: Joint Council Meets in Rio Dell

Citizens can purchase recreational cannabis outside of the area for personal use in the city if they are over 21. That will not change one way or the other, regardless of the current ordinance. If the city's rules remain the same, producers and cultivators will only be able to generate “M” or medical use ...

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Alaska and Nevada Are Cracking Down on Cannabis Testing Laboratories

Cannabis regulators in Alaska and Nevada have been cracking down on cannabis testing facilities over discrepancies in potency-testing results and failures to follow proper procedures. Every canna-legal state now requires all cannabis products to undergo some form of laboratory testing, both to ...

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Hundreds of cannabis plants seized by police from Ashington property

Hundreds of cannabis plants have been discovered inside a property on a Northumberland town's main street. ... Police spokesman said: “Following an investigation at a property in Station Road, Ashington, it was brought to the attention of the police that a cannabis farm was set up in the premises.

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Jan 25 - Jespersen

Jan 25 - Jespersen - 9 - Strathcona County cannabis vote. View description Share. Published Jan 25, 2018 8:40 AM. Description. No description provided. Share; Embed. Facebook; Twitter; Email; Download. Play from 0s. Size: Wide simple, Wide image, Square. iFrame code. Preview ...

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O-Wrap: US fugitive captured in Ja… Student stabbed to death… 4000 lbs of ganja found

A man accused of trying to sell more than 25 pounds of marijuana in New Jersey has been captured in Jamaica after more than 13 years on the run. Full story here. 2. Daughter of couple murdered in St Thomas said police refused Canadian help. The daughter of the elderly couple murdered in St ...

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On the Scene, Part II: Cannabis industry faces new regulatory pressures

Entrepreneurs who attended the annual Cannabis Collaborative Conference this Wednesday discussed survival tactics under Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who has ramped up regulation of the nascent industry. Members also learned they need to do a better job keeping product away from minors.

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The PAX Era Ushers in a New Generation of Cannabis Cartridge Technology

Cannabis cartridges are quickly becoming one of the most popular consumption methods available. These small cartridges have evolved since the infancy of the cannabis industry, and they continue to mature alongside producers and processors that planted roots in legal markets across the United ...

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The Complete Cannabis Guide #3: Consumption In Canada

Welcome to Part III of our Complete Guide to Cannabis Industry (MJX) Series. Recall that in Part I of the series we compared cash cost and all-in cost among the top four largest publicly traded cannabis companies in Canada. We found that Aphria (OTCQB:APHQF) is the lowest cost producer while ...

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Darcy Bomford: Acquiring a Cannabis License in Canada

Darcy Bomford is the CEO of True Leaf Medicine International, a Canadian company with one department in the national medical cannabis program and another that manufactures hemp-based wellness products for pets. In this interview, Ganjapreneur.com podcast host TG Branfalt talks with Darcy ...

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Two months in jail for growing ganja

An engineering student spent two months in custody after trying his hand at cultivation. Unfortunately, he chose the wrong crop for cultivation as he had planted ganja (cannabis) plants in flowerpots at his home. The student was finally granted bail by the High Court. The first year engineering student is ...

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One arrested for ganja at Fatorda

Margao: Fatorda police on Thursday arrested Farookh Kasim Shaikh, 25, a resident of Sao Jose de Areal, after he was found to be in possession of ganja. He was nabbed near the SGPDA market, Fatorda. The ganja recovered from Shaikh is worth over Rs 60,000, police sources said. Police sources ...

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Make a splash with cannabis-infused vermouth | Recipe

Cannabis vermouth is contextually perfect for today's curious consumer, since rare and unique variations are becoming as commonplace as craft beer. Considering you can apply it to a cocktail or perhaps even use in a dish, it's something that belongs in your liquor cabinet (preferably fridge) if you are ...

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Why GW Pharma's Epidiolex Results Could Shape The Future Of Cannabis-Based Therapeutics

Medical journal The Lancet published an article Wednesday that could mold the future of cannabis-derived therapeutics. The piece in question featured results from GW Pharmaceuticals PLC- ADR (NASDAQ: GWPH) and Greenwich Biosciences' Phase 3 study of Epidiolex — an oral cannabidiol ...

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Got weed? NSLC wants to hear from potential cannabis suppliers

The Nova Scotia Liquor Corp. is asking cannabis producers interested in supplying NSLC stores to provide details about their operations, products they can provide and the timelines under which they could deliver them. The request for information released Thursday is intended to serve as a "complete ...

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Advertising Week Expands Cannabis Content Partnership with PRØHBTD MEDIA

Advertising Week is the recognized global trade leader in advertising and marketing; PRØHBTD MEDIA is recognized as the leading creative studio and first multi-platform video network dedicated to cannabis. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Advertising Week and PRØHBTD® MEDIA ...

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Cannabis Farm Assistant

Come join our growing company as a farm assistant. We are a recreational cannabis farm with growing techniques specializing in greenhouse and outdoor growing. We offer great benefits with...

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K9 unit helps secure evidence in drug bust

(CNS): The police arrested a 38-year-old man from West Bay yesterday on suspicion of possession and consumption of ganja, following a drug raid in the district. The RCIPS said that an operation was conducted Wednesday morning on King Road under the Misuse of Drugs Law. When officers arrived ...

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How Cannabis and CBD Offer Hope in Future Treatments of Autism

However, accumulating evidence suggests that in many cases of autism, there's a reduction in the brain's “inhibitory tone” (see below). This suggests that cannabis-based medications, particularly CBD-rich preparations that enhance the brain's inhibitory signaling, may be a potential autism treatment.

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Choom: Laser Focus on Recreational Branding for Legal Cannabis -- CFN Media

CN) (OTCQB: CHOOF), an early mover in the recent focus on recreational and lifestyle brands in the legal cannabis industry. Choom is the Hawaiian slang for marijuana, and the company intends to bring the spirit of aloha and good times to Canadian cannabis consumers. Choom is a late stage ...

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Drugs on the rise in Ponda, say locals

In the last three years' surge in cases of seizure of Ganja worth around Rs 25 lakhs, Charas around Rs 20 Lakhs and Gutka and Panmasala around Rs 20 lakh the total touched Rs 65 lakhs were seized in raids conducted by ANC, Ponda Police and Crime Branch. People suspect some small kiosks, ...

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Ganja White Nights Announces 'The Origins' LP and Tour

Belgian bass duo Ganja White Night is releasing The Origins LP, which will feature collaborations with bass heavyweights Zeds Dead, Caspa, Boogie T, and so many more. It's difficult to categorize just what kind of music Ganja White Night makes, but that's just what we love about them. The funky ...

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Will 2018 Bring a Weed Watershed?

As a world renowned hunter of ganja genetics, Kevin is fascinated by the search for rare, desirable, and marketable traits. Wonderland provides genetics to the Emerald Triangle and is run on the principle that supporting the skilled growers in the region with excellent service means raising the bar even ...

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Jamaica now has world's First Cannabis friendly beach resort.

Stoners Beach, the world's first cannabis (ganja) friendly beach front resort is located in Jamaica and opens Friday 26th of January for guests. The Westmoreland beach property is located in Bluefields, near Cave on a privately owned beach strip and features comfortable suites each including a sleeping ...

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Cannabis Stocks: Not A Dot-Com Bubble...Yet

The cannabis stocks have been on a tear and people are worried there is too much speculation in the market. Investors are afraid to buy and scared to sell. I have gone back and looked at the Dot-Com Bubble. It was longer and stronger than this cannabis cycle and the end of that cycle featured many ...

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We went hunting for a rare Congolese weed strain with the “Kings of Cannabis”

Over the past 20 years, Franco Loja and Arjan Roskam, known as the "Kings of Cannabis," have made millions of dollars scouring the world for unique strains of weed to breed and then sell. Before Loja's untimely death, the duo turned their sights on Equatorial Africa, specifically the Democratic Republic ...

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Cannabis clubs could soon open across the UK

'They pay an annual membership fee to be a member of what is a social club where they go to use cannabis. 'There are 150 members paying £35 a year and why not? There are pubs and clubs where people go and drink alcohol so why shouldn't consenting adults be able to use cannabis recreationally ...

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NSLC searching for cannabis suppliers ahead of legalization

The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation is starting to search for cannabis suppliers as it prepares for the legalization of recreational marijuana this summer. The Nova Scotia government has appointed the NSLC as the retailer of recreational marijuana in the province. The corporation says it wants to hear ...

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Canada sold $1.2 billion of illegal cannabis outside country in 2017, StatCan estimate suggests

OTTAWA—A new, provisional estimate by Statistics Canada suggests $1.2 billion worth of cannabis produced in Canada last year was illegally sold outside the country. The federal agency is releasing fresh cannabis-related figures as it tries to assess the magnitude of the black market in preparation for ...

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Why we need to legalise cannabis for medical use in the UK

Until 1973, tincture of cannabis had been medically available in the UK for over 100 years. It has been used as a medicine in its natural form across the continents for 5,000 years. But in the 1960s, the UK was swept along with the international hysteria provoked by US President Nixon's missionary zeal ...

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California Department of Tax and Fee Administration Adds 'Fresh'

The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) has added a new category and rate for the cannabis cultivation tax, which took effect on January 1, 2018.

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Cannabis Industry Sees Blockchain as Key to Growth While Complying With Regulations

Blockchain technology paved the way for growth of cryptocurrency, providing a transparent record of millions of transactions around the globe. But could it also solve challenges around seed-to-sale tracking of legal marijuana? And also give cannabis businesses the ability to project supply and demand, ...

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Medical Cannabis Blossoms in Baltimore

[Editor's Note: After press time, the Trump administration lifted an Obama-era policy that discouraged federal prosecutors from bringing cannabis-related charges in states where it has been legalized. A congressional amendment prohibits the Justice Department from interfering with medical marijuana ...

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Police dog assists with drug bust in West Bay

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) on Thursday said that during an operation on Wednesday a quantity of ganja was recovered at an address on King Road, West Bay. Reports from the RCIPS, are that upon arriving at the location, officers observed a man attempting to dispose of an item ...

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NBC News/WSJ Poll: 60% of Americans Support Cannabis Legalization

An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found that 60 percent of Americans support broad cannabis legalization, with people 18-34-years-old and Democrats leading the way with 73 percent of each demographic supporting the reforms. Sixty-seven percent of respondents aged 35-49 supported ...

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California Growers Association Sues California Over Large-Scale Cannabis Cultivation Concerns

The California Growers Association is suing the state, contending that the Department of Food and Agriculture defied the will of the voters by permitting large-scale commercial cannabis farms, the Sacramento Bee reports. According to the report, the suit states that Prop. 64 was intended to “ensure the ...

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Ganja valuing $16.3m seized at Port Bustamante

This time, investigators have recovered 4,083 pounds of ganja, which has an estimated street value of $16.3 million at Port Bustamante in Kingston. ... Enforcement Team who searched the container and reportedly found 37 bags containing a combined total of 747 parcels of compressed ganja.

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Canadian MMJ Producers Aurora and CanniMed Come to Terms in $1.1B Deal

In the most valuable cannabis industry deal to date, Canadian medical cannabis producers Aurora Cannabis Inc and CanniMed Therapeutics have entered into a support agreement that will create the most valuable company in the world. The deal, which comes months after Aurora set in motion a ...

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In America's new cannabis wars, liberals are now the champions of states' rights

Recreational pot is legal in eight states of the USA, as well as Washington DC. It is decriminalised – which means first-time possession is treated like a minor traffic offence – in another dozen or so. A vast swathe of the US permits the use of medicinal marijuana. But, and it is a big but, the drug is still ...

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