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forbes.com - Peter Su - Cannabis Manufacturing: Why Scale Demands Systems Over Talent
Cannabis Manufacturing: Why Scale Demands Systems Over Talent
Forbes

Medway, MA - October 27: James Romano trims flower while working in CommCans processing facility. Beneath the trimmed flower is a tray collecting shake, cannabis flower that has naturally broken down through handling. Shake can be used in CommCans…

forbes.com - A.J. Herrington - Bankers Group Urges Congress To Pass SAFE Banking Act
Bankers Group Urges Congress To Pass SAFE Banking Act
Forbes

The nation's largest banking trade group is calling on lawmakers to approve legislation that would protect financial institutions serving state-regulated cannabis businesses from federal penalties. The influential American Bankers Association has…

vice.com - Maha Haq - Puffco's CEO on the Simpler, Safer, and More Flavorful Way to Experience Cannabis: Dabbing Goes Mainstream
Puffco's CEO on the Simpler, Safer, and More Flavorful Way to Experience Cannabis: Dabbing Goes Mainstream
VICE

For a long time, dabbing felt like the least beginner-friendly way to consume cannabis. It meant a torch, a rig, a hot nail, some timing, and at least one person in the room acting like this was all very normal. It had a reputation for being the…

surinenglish.com - Eugenio Cabezas - Malaga police dismantle cannabis laboratory in Torrox that produced oils, gummies and pills | Sur in English
Malaga police dismantle cannabis laboratory in Torrox that produced oils, gummies and pills | Sur in English
surinenglish.com

The Guardia Civil have dismantled a clandestine laboratory in Torrox (Malaga province) for the cultivation of marijuana and the production of cannabis-derived products. The operation resulted in one arrest and another person under investigation as…

texastribune.org - Stephen Simpson - Texas lawmakers continue push to ban THC at public hearing
Texas lawmakers continue push to ban THC at public hearing
The Texas Tribune

HOUSTON – The Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services held a public hearing Tuesday to gather information that will shape future legislation on THC products sold in the state. Lawmakers made arguments against THC that harkened…

axios.com - Anna Spiegel - Virginia's legal weed market is about to shake up the DMV
Virginia's legal weed market is about to shake up the DMV
Axios

Now, they're preparing for a more competitive regional market.Virginia's legal weed market is about to shake up the DMV's cannabis scene. Why it matters: For years, Virginians have crossed into D.C. and Maryland to buy legal marijuana. That changes…

blockclubchicago.org - Melody Mercado - Bud & Rita's Opens Loop's First Weed Shop As City Eases Restrictions For Downtown Dispensaries
Bud & Rita's Opens Loop's First Weed Shop As City Eases Restrictions For Downtown Dispensaries
Block Club Chicago

LOOP — The Loop's first legal cannabis dispensary is now open, two years after Downtown Ald. Bill Conway (34th) changed city rules to make it easier for weed shops to fill vacant storefronts in the Central Business District. Bud & Rita's…

express.co.uk - Michael Knowles - Shocking new weight loss drug market opens behind bars for Britain's hardest criminals
Shocking new weight loss drug market opens behind bars for Britain's hardest criminals
Daily Express

David Lammy is facing a new prisons crisis Fat prisoners are ordering weight loss drugs from kingpins behind bars, a scathing report has revealed. Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor, said organised crime gangs are offering weight-loss and…

bbc.co.uk - Mark Ansell - Memorial service for murdered bystander Shanice Brookes
Memorial service for murdered bystander Shanice Brookes
BBC

Dozens of people have gathered to pay tribute to a mother-of-one who was shot dead outside a Sheffield bar as she enjoyed a night out. Police described 30-year-old Shanice Brookes as 'an innocent bystander' after she was killed near the One Four…

bbc.co.uk - Mark Ansell - Memorial service for murdered bystander Shanice Brookes
Memorial service for murdered bystander Shanice Brookes
BBC

Mark Ansell and Steve Jones, Yorkshire Dozens of people have gathered to pay tribute to a mother-of-one who was shot dead outside a Sheffield bar as she enjoyed a night out. Police described 30-year-old Shanice Brookes as 'an innocent bystander'…

manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Adam Everett, Paul Britton - Police made startling find in dad's home, then he came up with ludicrous excuse
Police made startling find in dad's home, then he came up with ludicrous excuse
Manchester Evening News

A three-time convicted drug dealer claimed a crop of cannabis potentially worth more than £50,000 which police discovered growing inside his home was for him to smoke. A judge, however, slammed his claim, saying he didn't 'for one minute'…

examinerlive.co.uk - Charlie Fenton, Nick Frame, Wayne Ankers - Homeowner shot dead intruder and joked 'want an aspirin?' court heard
Homeowner shot dead intruder and joked 'want an aspirin?' court heard
Yorkshire Live

A man blasted dead an intruder in his home with a sawn-off shotgun before jokingly asking him if he 'wanted an aspirin' as he lay dying, a court heard. Adrian Frost, 61, gunned down 26-year-old Connor Batty when he and two other friends forced…

liverpoolecho.co.uk - Adam Everett - Dad invented a ludicrous excuse after what police found in house
Dad invented a ludicrous excuse after what police found in house
Liverpool Echo

A three-time convicted drug dealer claimed that he would smoke a crop of cannabis potentially worth more than £50,000 which police discovered growing inside his home. Scott Beveridge turned three rooms of his house into a production line for…

manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Andrew Bardsley - As police smashed into drug boss' home, one officer noticed their target above
As police smashed into drug boss' home, one officer noticed their target above
Manchester Evening News

As police went to arrest a drugs boss, using a battering ram to force their way in, one officer noticed a looming figure above. A topless man, teetering on the side of a house. 'He's outside,' the officer shouted, running around the side of the…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Inter-State ganja smuggling gangs active after decline of Maoist movement, coordinated action imperative to curb drug menace: DGP C. V. Anand
Inter-State ganja smuggling gangs active after decline of Maoist movement, coordinated action imperative to curb drug menace: DGP C. V. Anand
The Hindu

There has been a surge in the activities of ganja smugglers operating from the forest-fringe areas in neighbouring States following the decline of Maoist movement, Director General of Police C. V. Anand said. The need of the hour is a unified…

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