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upi.com - Joe Fisher - Cannabis reclassification removes some hurdles for industry
Cannabis reclassification removes some hurdles for industry
UPI

May 4 (UPI) -- The reclassification of cannabis as a Schedule III substance is meant to remove barriers for researchers but its effects could go further. The final rule from the Office of the Attorney General places all drug products that contain…

rollingstone.com - Cynthia Salarizadeh - Why Global Expansion Is Becoming a Strategic Imperative for Cannabis Companies
Why Global Expansion Is Becoming a Strategic Imperative for Cannabis Companies
Rolling Stone

For years, and particularly since the 2018 Farm Bill and the growing medical market, U.S. cannabis was viewed as the global industry's primary growth engine. Here was where companies raised capital, built brands and MSOs and scaled operations…

thefp.com - Josh Code - EXCLUSIVE: Cannabis Giants Sued for Marketing Weed as Medicine
EXCLUSIVE: Cannabis Giants Sued for Marketing Weed as Medicine
The Free Press

EXCLUSIVE: Cannabis Giants Sued for Marketing Weed as Medicine A new class-action lawsuit alleges three of America's largest marijuana companies know that science doesn't support their health claims—but keep saying it does. Three of…

ucsd.edu - Cannabis Microdosing More Common Than Psychedelics Among US Adults, National Survey Finds
Cannabis Microdosing More Common Than Psychedelics Among US Adults, National Survey Finds
CORE Platform

Cannabis is the most commonly microdosed substance in the U.S., with about 9.4% of adults — roughly 24 million people — reporting lifetime use. More people reported microdosing for recreational reasons than for medical reasons.

thecentersquare.com - Ford Turner - Senate committee passes bill creating Cannabis Control Board
Senate committee passes bill creating Cannabis Control Board
The Center Square

(The Center Square) - A Republican-led Senate committee on Monday approved a bill that would create a Cannabis Control Board to oversee both the state's existing medical marijuana program and - should legalization happen in the future -…

scientificamerican.com - Jackie Flynn Mogensen - What we know-and what we don't-about marijuana's health effects
What we know-and what we don't-about marijuana's health effects
Scientific American

Medical marijuana could finally be inching toward federal approval. After decades of advocacy from cannabis proponents and the marijuana industry, the Trump administration is moving to ease some cannabis restrictions and boost research on the…

fool.com - Motley Fool Transcribing - IIPR Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
IIPR Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
The Motley Fool

Executive Chairman — Alan Gold President and Chief Executive Officer — Paul Smithers Chief Investment Officer — Ben Regin Chief Financial Officer — David Smith Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email [email…

rollingstone.com - Philip Wolf - For THC Beverages To Go Mainstream, We Need To Stop Equating Them to Alcohol
For THC Beverages To Go Mainstream, We Need To Stop Equating Them to Alcohol
Rolling Stone

In my work as founder of THC ServePro and CashoM, I've noticed an opportunity — to create a new way to imbibe THC beverages through the ritual of socializing that requires specific THC beverage education. This could move the category further…

marketbeat.com - Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE:IIPR) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.81 EPS
Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE:IIPR) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.81 EPS
MarketBeat

Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE:IIPR - Get Free Report) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday. The company reported $1.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.81, Zacks reports.

fool.com - Motley Fool Transcribing - IIPR Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
IIPR Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
The Motley Fool

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. ET Executive Chairman — Alan Gold President and Chief Executive Officer — Paul Smithers Chief Investment Officer — Ben Regin Chief Financial Officer — David Smith Total Revenues --…

thesun.co.uk - Robin Perrie - Brit 'drug mule' couple facing 30 years in Turkish jail
Brit 'drug mule' couple facing 30 years in Turkish jail
The Sun

A YOUNG British couple are facing up to 30 years in a Turkish jail for allegedly trying to smuggle two suitcases packed with cannabis to the UK. Holly Cooper and her boyfriend Taylor Johnson, both 20, were collared within minutes of landing at…

fox40.com - Marc Sternfield - Think microdosing is just about mushrooms and LSD? New research says otherwise
Think microdosing is just about mushrooms and LSD? New research says otherwise
FOX40 News

Microdosing on cannabis is far more prevalent among U.S. adults than previously known. New research from the University of California, San Diego released Monday reveals that tens of millions of Americans are intentionally consuming tiny amounts of…

liverpoolecho.co.uk - Patrick Edrich - Disease, heat and no food: Fighting for survival in Cambodian jail
Disease, heat and no food: Fighting for survival in Cambodian jail
Liverpool Echo

A Kirkby man stranded in a Cambodian prison for drug smuggling has described the 'unbearable' conditions in a desperate bid to be transferred back to the UK. Shane Denney, 23, has been held in correction centre 1 in the Prey Sar prison complex in…

koat.com - Faith Egbuonu - Commitment 2026: New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Gregg Hull leads in GOP primary poll
Commitment 2026: New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Gregg Hull leads in GOP primary poll
KOAT

Commitment 2026: New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Gregg Hull leads in GOP primary poll 'New Mexico is a high poverty state. Many of New Mexico households live check to check and struggle with basic monthly needs,' KOAT political expert Brian…

liverpoolecho.co.uk - Patrick Edrich - Alleged drug trafficker arrested in Benidorm after fleeing UK
Alleged drug trafficker arrested in Benidorm after fleeing UK
Liverpool Echo

An alleged drug trafficker 'on the run' for two years has been arrested in Benidorm. The 32-year-old man was held in the Costa Blanca resort on a European arrest warrant on alleged drug trafficking and money laundering offences. The British man is…

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