PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Nine medical marijuana businesses have had batches of cannabis test positive for banned pesticides since testing was mandated earlier this year, according to state regulators. The Department of Business Regulation says none of the products ended up being sold to patients, and all the batches that failed pesticide testing have either been destroyed or … [Read more...] about RI marijuana products destroyed after testing positive for pesticides
Oregon: Governor Announces Mass Pardons for Those with Low-Level Cannabis Convictions
NORML Democratic Gov. Kate Brown announced her intent to pardon some 47,000 Oregonians with low-level cannabis convictions. According to a news release issued by her office earlier today: “The pardon applies to electronically available Oregon convictions for possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana, in pre-2016 cases in which the person was 21 years of age or older, where … [Read more...] about Oregon: Governor Announces Mass Pardons for Those with Low-Level Cannabis Convictions
Oregon company asks court to strike down state ban on cannabis exports
Portland Business Journal With other avenues blocked, there’s an effort now in federal court to open out-of-state markets for Oregon’s struggling cannabis industry. A Southern Oregon cannabis wholesaler and a Portland law firm are bringing the fight. Their lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Portland asserts that Oregon’s ban on exporting and importing legal cannabis to and from … [Read more...] about Oregon company asks court to strike down state ban on cannabis exports
Consumer Protection Provides Update on Medical Marijuana License Conversion Process
DCP Several medical marijuana businesses have successfully completed license conversion process for adult-use cannabis market HARTFORD — The Department of Consumer Protection has notified three existing medical marijuana producers that they have completed the necessary steps to receive an expanded producer license to serve both the medical marijuana and adult-use cannabis … [Read more...] about Consumer Protection Provides Update on Medical Marijuana License Conversion Process
Marijuana sales down in Aspen, reflecting state
Aspen Times Aspen marijuana dispensaries in September snapped a six-month streak of declining sales with a 2.6% uptick over the same month last year but kept in line with a year-to-date, statewide industry slump. September sales in Aspen alone were $881,146, an uptick of 2.6% over September 2021, according to the city Finance Department’s monthly sales tax report issued … [Read more...] about Marijuana sales down in Aspen, reflecting state
Keeping it local: Chicago-based cannabis brand to sponsor hometown professional hockey team
The Growth Op Verilife Cannabis Dispensary has inked a one-year sponsorship deal with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. Chicago-based Verilife calls the agreement a first between a cannabis company and a hometown sports team. With a mix of recreational and medicinal cannabis dispensaries, Chicago-based Verilife currently has operations in Illinois, Maryland, … [Read more...] about Keeping it local: Chicago-based cannabis brand to sponsor hometown professional hockey team
Government officials go silent on cannabis law
Virgin Islands Daily News Rules and regulations for medicinal cannabis have yet to be approved by the Cannabis Advisory Board, and Government House continues to defer questions on the the V.I. government’s efforts to implement the nearly four-year-old law. At a press briefing earlier this month Government House Communications Director Richard Motta Jr. said he didn’t know the … [Read more...] about Government officials go silent on cannabis law
Nanjing Cannabis Dealer Trafficking from USA Investigated
The Nanjinger More than 2 years after his successive smuggling of controlled substances from the USA into China and the subsequent sale thereof, the illegal actions of a man in Nanjing have finally caught up with him. The court now deliberates. The suspect, a 25-year-old man surnamed Xie, has been indicted by the People’s Procuratorate of Qinhuai District in Nanjing for … [Read more...] about Nanjing Cannabis Dealer Trafficking from USA Investigated
A Plan for Regulated Cannabis Legalisation Throughout Africa.
On Paper or false public perception, Africa is slowly following the world on Cannabis legalisation, but the reality on the ground is much worse . Take Ghana as example, they have reportedly legalised Hemp over two years now, but they are not issuing hemp licences to farmers. They have false surrender and are just importing hemp products around the world, like many African … [Read more...] about A Plan for Regulated Cannabis Legalisation Throughout Africa.
Inside The Relationship Between Cannabis and Yoga
TAPintoBayonne Few industries in recent history have seen more rapid and significant growth than yoga and cannabis. While linked by their recent boom, the relationship between the two stretches back millennia. It’s only been 10 years since voters in the first legal weed states approved recreational use of the plant. However, the industry's projected revenue for 2022 is already … [Read more...] about Inside The Relationship Between Cannabis and Yoga
