Researchers from the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Lake Success, have looked into age verification procedures and the potential for underage youth access to online marijuana dispensaries in the United States. In the paper, "Access to Marijuana by Minors Via Online Dispensaries," published in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers performed a … [Read more...] about Safety concerns about youth access to online marijuana dispensaries
Square’s Canadian cannabis deal plants seeds for U.S. growth
Square's first market for cannabis payments is Canada, but that's unlikely to be where things end — the payments company is laying the foundation for the legalization of marijuana in the U.S. market if the regulatory picture becomes more clear. Square has partnered with Jane, an ordering platform service for cannabis dispensaries, to support weed dispensaries in Canada. Square … [Read more...] about Square’s Canadian cannabis deal plants seeds for U.S. growth
Milford’s last medical cannabis dispensary moving to former TD North branch in Orange
MILFORD — The city's last medical marijuana dispensary is leaving for a location up the road in Orange, a former TD Bank branch with a drive-thru window. Southern CT Wellness & Healing will move from 318 New Haven Ave. to 175 Boston Post Road in Orange within the next few months, where it will be known as Rise Dispensary and owned by Green Thumb Industries of Chicago. … [Read more...] about Milford’s last medical cannabis dispensary moving to former TD North branch in Orange
More Women Using Cannabis to Help Ease Menopause Symptoms
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Women over 50 are turning to weed in droves, and menopause symptoms may be one big reason why, new research suggests These women may not necessarily be getting the results they’re looking for, however. That's according to menopause experts who say it’s not clear from limited research whether the drug helps ease symptoms or … [Read more...] about More Women Using Cannabis to Help Ease Menopause Symptoms
Over Eight Hundred Banks File to Allow Cannabis Businesses, FinCEN Reports
Banking institutions are in a race to allow cannabis businesses ahead of imminent changes in the way cannabis is classified at the federal level, according to federal data. Cannabis remains prohibited at the federal level, but the U.S. Health & Human Services Department (HHS) recommendation to reclassify cannabis from a Schedule I to a Schedule III changes everything. NORML … [Read more...] about Over Eight Hundred Banks File to Allow Cannabis Businesses, FinCEN Reports
SF cannabis struggles amid saturation, loss of foot traffic
Gov. Gavin Newsom has been presented with a bill to allow Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes across California, a bid to help invigorate an industry that has suffered from intense market saturation and a post-pandemic drop in customers. But while San Francisco cannabis dispensaries would regard this change as positive, many proprietors said it would do little to address their … [Read more...] about SF cannabis struggles amid saturation, loss of foot traffic
Relative of deceased Alabama marijuana licensee defends family, Curaleaf
The granddaughter of a deceased applicant named on an Alabama medical marijuana license form defended her family and its joint venture with multistate operator Curaleaf Holdings. Mertha Carter, the former president of Carter’s Contracting Services, is listed as a 51% owner of 3 Notch Roots, a joint venture with Curaleaf, in the company’s minority application for an integrated … [Read more...] about Relative of deceased Alabama marijuana licensee defends family, Curaleaf
Minnesota’s New Cannabis Czar Steps Down After One Day
On September 21, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz appointed cannabis business consultant Erin DuPree as head of the Office of Cannabis Management, to oversee the state’s nascent adult-use marijuana market. On September 22, amid allegations that she sold illegal products at her hemp shop, DuPree said that she would “not be going forward” as the the state’s new cannabis czar. Her … [Read more...] about Minnesota’s New Cannabis Czar Steps Down After One Day
Alaska relaxes rules for marijuana ads, allows free samples
A marijuana activist holds a flag during a march on Independence Day on July 4, 2021, in Washington, DC. Members of the group Fourth of July Hemp Coalition gathered outside the White House for its annual protest on marijuana prohibition which the group said it dated back to more than 50 years ago during Nixon Administration. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Alaska Lt. Gov. … [Read more...] about Alaska relaxes rules for marijuana ads, allows free samples
Tainted drugs and illegal shops: what’s going on with New York’s weed industry?
In March 2021, Governor Andrew M Cuomo signed a new law that legalized adult possession and use of cannabis in New York state. Two years later, there are only 23 legal weed dispensaries. Why have so few licenses been granted? New York wanted social equity to be at the heart of who was profiting from the change in law. The first licensed dispensary for recreational cannabis in … [Read more...] about Tainted drugs and illegal shops: what’s going on with New York’s weed industry?
