Recreational Weed Now Legal in Missouri
FeaturedTrending Stories December 12, 2022 0
Cannabis is now legal for adults in Missouri, although legal sales of recreational marijuana are still months away. Missouri voters legalized adult-use cannabis with the approval of Amendment 3 in the November midterm elections, joining 20 other states that have also ended the prohibition on recreational weed. Amendment 3,... Read more
UCL To Lead First-Ever Brain Imaging Study Among Psychedelic Retreat Participants
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Despite naysayers and prevailing attitudes echoing into the present day, it’s clear today that psychedelic medicine at the very least carries potential in treating mental health conditions and symptoms that have otherwise been difficult to treat or entirely resistant to treatment. The model for legal psychedelic therapy, and most... Read more
Rhode Island Rakes In $1.6 Million in First Week of Recreational Pot Sales
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Rhode Island’s new adult-use cannabis market opened for business earlier this month, and so far, business is good. Local news station WPRI, citing the state’s Department of Business Regulation, reported this week that “Rhode Island’s six marijuana dispensaries — five of which are currently authorized to sell to recreational... Read more
Baja California Governor Says She’s ‘Totally Behind’ on Medical Cannabis
FeaturedMedical MarijuanaTrending Stories December 12, 2022 0
The leader of the Mexican state Baja California offered a full-throated endorsement of medical cannabis last week as debate surrounding the issue continues to rankle lawmakers in the country. Marina del Pilar Avila, who serves as governor of Baja California, told reporters that she is “totally behind the legalization... Read more
These Are the Cannabis Catalysts
FeaturedTrending Stories December 11, 2022 0
You’re reading a copy of 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. Friends, This... Read more
Senators in Colombia have gathered many times over the past few weeks to discuss a cannabis legalization amendment to the constitution. On Dec. 6, the amendment was passed in a 56-3 vote. “Historic plenary approval of the project to regularize #CannabisDeUsoAdulto in its fourth debate. We made progress in... Read more
Authorities Seize More Than 2 Tons of Cannabis in Morocco
FeaturedTrending Stories December 9, 2022 0
Law enforcement officials in Morocco completed a massive drug bust this week in the southern part of the country. The Moroccan General Directorate of National Security said on Tuesday “that police dismantled an international drug trafficking network,” as reported by Morocco World News, which noted that the raid resulted... Read more
SAFE Banking Act Left Out of Defense Spending Bill
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A bid to include the SAFE Banking Act in a must-pass defense spending bill has failed, leaving advocates searching for a way to pass the legislation that would grant the legal cannabis industry access to banking services. Proponents of the measure had hoped to include provisions of the banking... Read more
Brittney Griner Released from Russian Prison in Exchange for Arms Dealer
FeaturedTrending Stories December 9, 2022 0
WNBA star Brittney Griner, after being locked up for months in Russia for a small amount of cannabis, was released Thursday in a one-for-one prisoner swap for international arms dealer Viktor Bout. Griner, who plays for the Phoenix Mercury, was arrested at a Russian airport on February 17 and... Read more
Normalization of Cannabis Shows Shift in Holiday Sales Patterns
FeaturedTrending Stories December 8, 2022 0
New Frontier Data compared cannabis sales data for the month of November in 2021 and 2022, which shows a shift in sales patterns. While Green Wednesday was the third-highest grossing sales in 2021, sales collected in 2022 on Friday, Nov. 4; Friday, Nov. 11; and Sunday, Nov. 18 were... Read more