Cannabis regulators in Minnesota have destroyed cannabis products with a value of nearly $300,000, according to a report in local media. The cannabis products, which were seized from 58 businesses that had been selling them as THCA hemp flower, were destroyed after an agreement between state agencies allowed medical marijuana regulators to enforce a ban on the popular … [Read more...] about Minnesota Regulators Destroy $278,000 Worth of Cannabis Flower
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Wasted Weed: Canada’s Disposal of 3.7 Million Pounds of Cannabis Since 2018
In 2022 and the first half of 2023, Canada went through a whopping 611.7 million grams (yeah, that’s 1.3 million pounds) of cannabis dried bud, but not in a fun way. All of the marijuana in question was tossed out by licensed producers as the result of a disparity between how much is grown and how much people use. They chucked out nearly 44% more than the 425.3 million grams … [Read more...] about Wasted Weed: Canada’s Disposal of 3.7 Million Pounds of Cannabis Since 2018
New York’s balanced cannabis plan goes to pot
The determination of New York’s leaders to do the right thing keeps crashing into their inability to do it the right way. The whole idea of marijuana legalization here — aside from the rounding-error tax revenue it’s supposed to add to the $320 billion and change that New York State and City collectively spend in a year — has been to make sure that people and communities that … [Read more...] about New York’s balanced cannabis plan goes to pot
