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Category: The Business of Cannabis

  • Pennsylvania Lawmaker Offers New Plan to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis

    Sen. Marty Flynn intends to introduce the Keystone Cannabis Act, but he is first asking for co-sponsorship in the upper chamber.

  • MediPharm Labs Expands Novel Cannabis Metered Dose Portfolio in EU, UK

    The company began producing its first order for the international expansion under a sales and distribution agreement with Blackpoint.

  • Curaleaf Opens 67th Florida Dispensary in Punta Gorda

    The cannabis company’s latest retail facility expands its national footprint to 153 stores across 14 states.

  • Tennessee Governor Signs ‘Hemp-Killing’ Legislation, Banning THCA, Synthetic Cannabinoids

    The new law will also prohibit online hemp product sales and transfer regulatory oversight to Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

  • Game Over in Texas? House Approves Bill to Ban Intoxicating Hemp Products

    The legislation, which would prohibit consumable hemp products containing compounds like delta-8 THC, is one step closer to the governor’s desk.

  • Analysis: Alcohol Sales Dip Following Marijuana Legalization

    Analysis: Alcohol Sales Dip Following Marijuana Legalization

    “The net decrease in alcohol sales implies that after cannabis became legal to use, consumers substituted it for alcohol more often than before.”

    The post Analysis: Alcohol Sales Dip Following Marijuana Legalization appeared first on NORML.

  • Clinical Trial: Daily Use of Hemp-Derived CBD Reduces Alcohol Cravings

    Clinical Trial: Daily Use of Hemp-Derived CBD Reduces Alcohol Cravings

    A patient holds up a bottle of alcohol in one hand and a paper bag printed with a cannabis leaf in the other while a healthcare practitioner wearing a stethoscope gestures toward the bag with the pen in their handA patient holds up a bottle of alcohol in one hand and a paper bag printed with a cannabis leaf in the other while a healthcare practitioner wearing a stethoscope gestures toward the bag with the pen in their handDaily CBD consumption reduced participants’ alcohol cravings with “minimal side effects.”

    The post Clinical Trial: Daily Use of Hemp-Derived CBD Reduces Alcohol Cravings appeared first on NORML.

  • Survey: Most Veterans Say Feds Should Provide Medical Cannabis Services

    Survey: Most Veterans Say Feds Should Provide Medical Cannabis Services

    <img width="730" height="411" src="https://extroverting.com/wp-content/uploads/marijuana-military-veteran.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="A veteran wears a camouflage hat and shirt and sunglasses with cannabis leaves reflecting on the lenses" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/norml.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/marijuana-military-veteran.jpg?w=730&ssl=1 730w, https://i0.wp.com/norml.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/marijuana-military-veteran.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/norml.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/marijuana-military-veteran.jpg?resize=249%2C140&ssl=1 249w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px" data-attachment-id="39436" data-permalink="https://norml.org/marijuana-military-veteran-2/" data-orig-file="https://extroverting.com/wp-content/uploads/marijuana-military-veteran.jpg" data-orig-size="730,411" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="marijuana-military-veteran" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="

    Veterans and Marijuana

    ” data-medium-file=”https://extroverting.com/wp-content/uploads/marijuana-military-veteran.jpg” data-large-file=”https://extroverting.com/wp-content/uploads/marijuana-military-veteran.jpg” /><img width="300" height="169" src="https://i0.wp.com/norml.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/marijuana-military-veteran.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="A veteran wears a camouflage hat and shirt and sunglasses with cannabis leaves reflecting on the lenses" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/norml.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/marijuana-military-veteran.jpg?w=730&ssl=1 730w, https://i0.wp.com/norml.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/marijuana-military-veteran.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/norml.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/marijuana-military-veteran.jpg?resize=249%2C140&ssl=1 249w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="39436" data-permalink="https://norml.org/marijuana-military-veteran-2/" data-orig-file="https://extroverting.com/wp-content/uploads/marijuana-military-veteran.jpg" data-orig-size="730,411" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="marijuana-military-veteran" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="

    Veterans and Marijuana

    ” data-medium-file=”https://extroverting.com/wp-content/uploads/marijuana-military-veteran.jpg” data-large-file=”https://extroverting.com/wp-content/uploads/marijuana-military-veteran.jpg” />Under federal law, VA-affiliated doctors are forbidden from authorizing veterans to use medical cannabis, even if they live in jurisdictions where the substance is legal.

    The post Survey: Most Veterans Say Feds Should Provide Medical Cannabis Services appeared first on NORML.

  • MediPharm to Close $4.5 Million Cash Sale of Cannabis Facility to Rubicon Organics in June

    The transaction is for a 47,500-square-foot indoor cultivation facility in Hope, British Columbia.

  • Verano Opening 7th Connecticut Dispensary in Enfield

    The Zen Leaf retail facility expands the company’s national footprint to 157 dispensaries and 15 cultivation and processing facilities in 13 states.