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GOP Concern About Marijuana As A Gateway Drug: Will It Shape Policy And Public Perception Ahead Of 2024 Election?
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 - 1:29pm | 793The marijuana legalization question is up in the air with recent polls showing a slight decline in public support for policy change, contrasting with the stronger backing seen in previous years. With the U.S. presidential election approaching, this shifting picture and fluctuating nature of public...
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Oklahoma's 'Secret Shopper' Cannabis Program Is A Bit Too Secretive: Authorities Keep Results Under Wraps
Monday, August 5, 2024 - 1:15pm | 585Ever since a law allowing the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) to use secret shoppers at dispensaries took effect details around it have been kept a top secret by the agency. As highlighted by Oklahoma Voice's Kennedy Thomason, the regulatory body will continue to be secretive around how...
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Senators Booker, Schumer, Wyden And Four More Dems Urge DOJ, DEA To Reschedule Marijuana
Monday, August 5, 2024 - 10:01am | 744A group of the U.S. senators are yet again pushing Attorney General Merrick Garland and DEA administrator Anne Milgram to reschedule marijuana. Senators Reiterate Support For Marijuana Reclassification In a letter made public on Friday, the senators expressed their support for the DEA's proposal...
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'Real-Life American Hero' And Veteran Can't Get His Medicine As Alabama Medical Cannabis Legal Saga Continues, Activists Say Enough Already
Friday, July 26, 2024 - 12:30pm | 864Alabama lawmakers green-lighted the medical marijuana program in 2021, but litigation over licenses caused delays in license allocation, leaving patients in need of the plant on standby for three years. "This delay is not just an administrative failure but a critical issue impacting the health and...
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Medical Marijuana Market In D.C. At Risk Of Perishing, Affected Business Owner Explains
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 - 12:25pm | 611Washington, D.C.'s medical market could perish within the next three months if the downtrend burdened by the underground market and neighboring Maryland continues. That's according to Grace Hyde, the owner of District Cannabis. "If enforcement doesn't meaningfully begin by the end of July and start...
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First Cannabis Club In Germany Opens, Lawmaker Says It Will Stem Illicit Marker, Cops Say The Opposite
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 - 10:28am | 607Germany finally opened its first marijuana social club on Monday. Lower Saxony Minister of Agriculture Miriam Staudte announced that the permit was awarded by her office to Social Club Ganderkesee. The news comes about a week after cannabis clubs became legal in Germany on July 1, 2024. The new law...
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Cannabis Legalization Initiative In North Dakota: Activists Submit More Than Enough Signatures To Place The Measure On November Ballot
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 - 8:00am | 488Members of the New Economic Frontier, which is behind the push to legalize marijuana in North Dakota, delivered boxes filled with 22,444 signatures to the State Capitol on Monday. That's just days after the campaign confirmed it has gathered enough signatures to place the initiative on the November...
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Cherokee Tribe In North Carolina Kick Off Legal Weed Sales As State Lawmakers Turn A Deaf Ear To Medical Marijuana Yet Again
Monday, July 8, 2024 - 12:20pm | 543Recreational cannabis sales kicked off at Great Smoky Cannabis Co., an Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' dispensary on the Fourth of July. The store hosted the grand opening event on 4/20 and has been selling medical marijuana ever since in the otherwise fully prohibitionist state of North Carolina...
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North Dakota Cannabis Legalization Initiative Garners Enough Signatures For November Ballot, Activists Say
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 - 10:10am | 595New Economic Frontier, which is behind the push to legalize marijuana in North Dakota, said on Tuesday that the campaign had gathered enough signatures to place the initiative on the November ballot, reported Marijuana Moment. The deadline to submit the signatures to the state is Monday, July 8. "...
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Majority Of North Dakotans Are Against Legal Weed, New Poll Finds
Tuesday, July 2, 2024 - 1:10pm | 567The signature gathering for a 2024 ballot measure petition to legalize recreational cannabis in North Dakota has been underway for over two months. However, a new poll shared some bad news: most voters don’t want legal weed. More precisely, 57% of those asked said they oppose the recreational...
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GOP Lawmaker In N Carolina Calls Cannabis 'A Gateway Drug' Despite State Reform Approval, Illegal Weed Sales Flourish In Trenton NJ And More Updates
Monday, July 1, 2024 - 4:32pm | 834Medical Cannabis Reform In North Carolina Stalls Despite GOP Senate's Approval The GOP-dominated North Carolina Senate passed legislation to legalize medical marijuana while imposing stringent controls on hemp-derived products. However, members of the state's General Assembly have not taken up the...
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Organigram Supports Cannabis In Germany With $15M Initial Investment In This Berlin Marijuana Co.
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - 11:39am | 733Organigram Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:OGI) (TSX:OGI) announced on Tuesday a strategic investment aimed at expanding its presence within the burgeoning European cannabis market. What Happened The Toronto-based company will utilize proceeds from its Jupiter strategic investment pool and invest €14 million...
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Pennsylvania Could Miss Out On Billions Of Dollars In Cannabis Sales If Legalization Efforts Fail
Monday, June 24, 2024 - 12:08pm | 541After hopes for marijuana legalization reached new highs in February when Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) called on lawmakers to legalize cannabis in his budget address, policymakers and advocates are no longer quite so optimistic that reform will take place any time soon. Why? The Citizens’ Voice's...
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Medical Marijuana Could Finally See The Light Of Day In This Southern State As Senators Approve Legalization Measure
Friday, June 21, 2024 - 3:02pm | 481A measure that would legalize medical cannabis in North Carolina got the green light from the state Senate members on Thursday. The Senate Rules Committee picked up on the House Bill 563 and passed it after the Judiciary Committee approved the medical cannabis language being added to a hemp- and...
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Legal Weed Is Now Available In Many Parts Of The Netherlands As Government Cannabis Trial Enters Next Stage
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - 12:41am | 472The cannabis experimental trial program in The Netherlands, which was met with controversy from some politicians, just got expanded to eight new cities countrywide. Initially launched last year in the municipalities of Tilburg and Breda the country's four-year cannabis experiment has entered its...