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Mass. cannabis industry ramps up fight against repealing pot
Cannabis business owners and elected officials are sounding the alarm about a ballot measure that stands to make the legal cannabis market go up in flames. The big picture: The proposal to repeal cannabis has grown from what some dismissed as a…
Cannabis Jobs And Sales Decline Together For The First Time Since Legalization
A portrait of a researcher in an apron carries a wooden box and collects samples of legally grown cannabis plants and hemp inflorescences in greenhouses for inspection and quality control for medicinal purposes. A new report reveals that both…
Pro-cannabis campaign launches to fight ballot question seeking to ban marijuana sales
Cannabis entrepreneurs, municipal leaders and health experts joined forces Thursday to launch a campaign against the ballot measure to repeal legalized recreational marijuana, comparing their push to the American Revolution. “Two hundred…
SEC drops case as cannabis company turns over new leaf
Efforts to remedy periodic reporting violations and credible assurances of future compliance have saved a cannabis cultivator from being stripped of its securities registration. In a decision that evidences the US Securities and Exchange…
Hundreds Of Millions For Cannabis Health And Safety
Sacramento, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom praises state grants totaling hundreds of millions of dollars for cannabis health and safety that will impact the Mother Lode, as Sonora and Calaveras County will get funding to combat the impacts of…
A Chicago Restaurant Kicked Patrons Out For Smelling Like Weed
So, a video has gone viral that shows a group of patrons being kicked out of a Chicago restaurant because they, apparently, smelled like cannabis, and sparking a debate on whether or not the restaurant worker who gave them the boot was in the right…
The Best Portable Vaporizers to Pack, Power Up, and Go
We've talked to more vaporizer experts, read more editorial and buyer reviews, and tried more models firsthand than most people ever get the chance to. I've covered cannabis for Rolling Stone and Vox, among other outlets, for more than 10 years. I…
Prohibition didn't stop marijuana use. It stopped marijuana research.
On June 29, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will convene a hearing to consider whether marijuana should finally be removed from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, the federal government's most restrictive drug classification…
Conventional Wisdom: As advertised edition
Power keeps promising one thing and delivering another and somehow everyone acts surprised. The gap between the official version and the actual version has never been more clarifying, or more lucrative, depending on where you're standing. The South…
Lawsuit argues Hawaii's harsh new hemp regulations will stifle competition
Starting in July, Hawaii will begin earnestly enforcing some of the strictest hemp regulations in the country. One dispensary owner is suing to stop it. Lance Alyas, a Hawaii resident who owns four hemp dispensaries, alleges that the state's hemp…
Family share footage of son's fatal attack in a bid to warn others
A grieving family has today released heartbreaking footage of their son's fatal attack in the hope of stopping another senseless death. Luke Thompson, 25, died after Dylan Maxwell punched him during a confrontation, causing the young dad to fall…
Chicago Atlantic BDC: Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance Merger Creates An Opportunity
Chicago Atlantic BDC and Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance are merging to form a $613 million NAV credit platform with greater scale and diversification. The combined entity will focus on senior secured lending with an average portfolio yield of…
Toronto bylaw officers issue almost 100 charges to businesses over FIFA branding violations - Toronto
Bylaw officers for the City of Toronto handed out almost 100 charges related to the 2026 men's World Cup over the opening two weekends of the soccer tournament. As part of its host agreement with FIFA, the city agreed to use public bylaw officers…
Ethan Zohn believes soccer can heal the world
The greatest summer of our lives is here for soccer fans as the World Cup has been absolutely epic. For those throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico, it has particularly been unlike anything we have ever experienced. To be clear every…
How drug demand in New Zealand and Australia is driving calls for the death penalty in Fiji
Fiji is at the centre of an illicit narcotics crisis described as a national emergency, driven by an escalating demand for hard drugs in Australia and New Zealand. Drugs, particularly cocaine and methamphetamine, are now rife in Fiji. What was once…
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