False Dosage Labels on 96% of Tested Amazon Hemp Products, Many With No Hemp or CBD
CBDFeaturedHempTrending Stories March 25, 2024 0
In the midst of blossoming cannabis and CBD reform throughout the West, hemp-derived cannabinoid products are increasingly taking center stage as legislators continue to raise red flags surrounding the lack of regulation and intoxicating potential of these products. Just in the past several months, a number of states have... Read more
Germany Approves Cannabis Reform Plan: Possession Legal April 1
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The German government last week adopted a bill to end the prohibition of cannabis for adults that will make possession and home cultivation of weed legal in Europe’s most populous nation as of April 1. The legislation, which also allows for the establishment of cannabis clubs, was given final... Read more
SoCal City, Costa Mesa, Officials Consider Sweeping New Rules for Dispensaries
CaliforniaFeaturedTrending Stories March 22, 2024 0
In an “hours-long discussion,” the officials on a Costa Mesa panel considered various ways of amending the city’s laws governing legal cannabis shops. Those laws “have engendered complaints from neighbors and proprietors alike,” according to the Los Angeles Times, which said that Tuesday’s meeting “ended with a flurry of... Read more
State Attorneys General Ask Congress To Regulate Intoxicating Hemp Products
ArkansasCaliforniaFeaturedHempTrending Stories March 22, 2024 0
Nearly two dozen attorneys general from across the country wrote a letter to congressional leaders this week, urging them to enact legislation to federally regulate intoxicating hemp products. In the letter, the top law enforcement official from 21 states wrote that the legalization of hemp with the 2018 Farm... Read more
Ispire Technology Announces Pricing of $12.3 Million Public Offering LOS ANGELES, March 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Ispire Technology Inc. (“Ispire” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ISPR), a leader in the research and development, design, commercialization, sales, marketing and distribution of branded e-cigarettes and cannabis vaping products, today announced the pricing... Read more
Be Careful In Canada
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You’re reading this week’s edition of the New Cannabis Ventures weekly newsletter, which we have been publishing since October 2015. The newsletter includes unique insight to help our readers stay ahead of the curve as well as links to the week’s most important news. We post this and all... Read more
Report Reveals Europe’s Cannabis and Cocaine Capitals, Dutch Cities Reign Supreme
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A new report reveals the cities in Europe with the highest concentrations of cannabis and cocaine use, based on sewage surveys. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Dutch cities including Amsterdam and Rotterdam took home some of the top spots for the cities with the highest concentrations of cocaine and cannabis use, respectively,... Read more
Reported THC Potency For Cali Weed Drops After New Rules Take Effect
CaliforniaFeaturedTrending Stories March 21, 2024 0
The median reported potency of regulated weed in California has been steadily dropping over the past six months, according to a report from Bay Area news source SFGate. The drop in potency, which includes a decline of 7% in just the past three months, coincides with the recent implementation... Read more
First Black Woman-Owned Dispensary Opens in Manhattan
FeaturedNew YorkTrending Stories March 21, 2024 0
Bliss + Lex is a Black woman-owned cannabis dispensary in Manhattan and its team says it’s the first dispensary of its kind to do so in a March 20 announcement. Licensed adult-use cannabis businesses are beginning to appear in New York City as they compete with unlicensed businesses. “This... Read more
Elon Musk Says He’s ‘Almost Always’ Sober During Late-Night Posting Sessions
FeaturedTrending Stories March 20, 2024 0
Elon Musk says that he benefits from the use of ketamine –– and investors should be pleased that he takes it –– but when he posts late at night on the social media platform he owns, he insists that he is rarely under the influence. The Tesla CEO made all... Read more