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New Hampshire Cannabis Commission Fails To Reach Agreement on Legalization Plan

Featured New Hampshire Trending Stories November 30, 2023 0

A New Hampshire commission formed to create a cannabis legalization plan for the state held its final meeting this week but failed to produce any recommendations after months of deliberation. The 19-member commission convened this summer to consider a plan to legalize cannabis for adults under a program that... Read more

Drug Trafficker Turned Informant Offers Up Private Island in Hopes of Leniency

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An international drug trafficker with possible business ties to a reputed “super cartel” as well as the Italian mafia has handed over the ownership rights to his multi-million dollar private island in an attempt to try and reduce his sentence. Known drug kingpin Raffaele Imperiale made headlines in 2016... Read more

Green Wednesday Adult-Use Cannabis Surpassed $9 Million in Sales

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The day before Thanksgiving, often referred to as “Green Wednesday” in the cannabis industry, saw a record number of sales once again. According to data collected by Jane Technologies, recreational sales on Nov. 22 reached $9,209,061.73—an 18.12% increase from Green Friday sales data in 2022, which landed at $7,795,803,80... Read more

‘Grim Reefer’ AZ Weed Recalled Due to Mold Contamination

Arizona Featured Trending Stories November 29, 2023 0

A particular strain of cannabis flower literally named “Grim Reefer” has been recalled from Arizona dispensaries due to potential mold contamination. The Arizona Department of Health Services issued a recall Monday for certain cannabis products that may have been contaminated with aspergillus mold. “An Arizona marijuana establishment has voluntarily... Read more

Cartel’s Primary Pot Distributor ‘El Mago’ Shot Dead in Los Angeles

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A top member of the Sinaloa cartel responsible for allegedly distributing thousands of pounds of illegal cannabis was shot and killed in Southern California. Eduardo Escobedo, 39, was found dead Thursday close to the intersection of Rosecrans and Towne avenues in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County... Read more

New York Cannabis Regulators Reach Settlement in Lawsuit Blocking Dispensary Openings

Featured New York Trending Stories November 29, 2023 0

New York’s cannabis regulatory agency on Monday announced that it has reached a settlement in two lawsuits that have been blocking the opening of retail weed dispensaries for months. The settlement sets the stage for more than 400 Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licensees to finally open their businesses... Read more

New President of Ecuador Makes Drug Possession Illegal Again

Featured Trending Stories November 28, 2023 0

Ecuador’s newly-elected president has re-outlawed drug possession just a few days after taking power as part of a campaign promise to crack down on narcotics trafficking. President Daniel Noboa announced Thursday, less than two days after taking office, that he would be changing the nation’s drug laws to once... Read more

Minnesota Launches Pilot Program for Roadside Saliva Drug Tests

Featured Minnesota Trending Stories November 28, 2023 0

The Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) announced its pilot project to launch a cannabis saliva test for determining impairment in drivers. According to OTS Director Mike Hanson, the test is being designed to determine recent impairment. “We’re not looking to find somebody who used 10 days or 14... Read more

Feds Tell Farmers To Grow Hemp or Weed, But Not Both

Featured Hemp Trending Stories November 28, 2023 0

Hemp farmers in several states are being told by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that they can grow cannabis or hemp but not both, according to a report from Politico. Thousands of farmers from coast to coast saw the 2018 Farm Bill’s legalization of hemp agriculture as a new... Read more

Wisconsin Lawmakers Push To Improve Veterans’ Access to Magic Mushrooms

Featured Trending Stories Wisconsin November 28, 2023 0

The legislation, co-sponsored by Republican and Democratic lawmakers, would create “a new separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the medicinal psilocybin treatment fund and establishes a pilot program to study the effects of medicinal psilocybin treatment on patients with post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD),” according to a summary of the... Read more

Vermont Governor Signals Veto Of Drug Safe Consumption Site Bill That Passed Legislature

Cory Booker Visits Marijuana Manufacturer In California Amid Renewed Push For Federal Legalization Bill

New York Lawmakers Demand Scrutiny Of State’s Marijuana Contract With Chicago-Based Private Equity Firm

Verano Holdings Corp. (VRNOF) Accelerates Retail Expansion in Central Florida with the Opening of MÜV Haines City

Cresco Labs Inc. (CRLBF) Announces May Conference Participation

The Green Organic Dutchman Signs a Commercial Sublicense with EnWave and Tilray to Dry Cannabis in Canada