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Illegal marijuana delivery is flourishing in Richmond - for now
Richmond residents can now order cannabis products straight to their homes. All you need is an Instagram account and exact change. Marijuana delivery services have sprung up here since 2021, when the state legalized adult recreational use. Now a…
Today's Drugs Are Anything but 'Recreation
Given the nearly 110,000 American lives lost to overdoses in 2022, it defies logic that our leaders would want to increase the number of drug users and encourage heavier drug usage. Instead, our nation should redouble its focus on prevention…
Oregon cracks down on pollution, garbage left behind by illegal marijuana farmers
Illegal marijuana farmers have been leasing or buying land to grow cannabis in Oregon. The illicit growers in Oregon have been leaving behind garbage and drained water resources. To tackle the pollution and water abuse, the Oregon Legislature has…
Cannabis complications: Promising marijuana industry falling short of expectations
Dr. Jason Iannuccilli has invested a lot in his lab in the past year. Like many entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry, the co-founder of PureVita Labs LLC, a West Warwick lab that conducts regulatory testing on marijuana products, was…
New drug to treat marijuana addiction proves effective in small trial
A new pill aims to combat marijuana addiction as cannabis consumption continues to rise across the US. An experimental drug, called AEF-0117, has proven effective in a small trial. It showed positive results in reducing the addictive impact of…
Middletown leaders consider allowing medical marijuana businesses
MIDDLETOWN — Six years after prohibiting the cultivation, processing and retail dispensary marijuana establishments within the municipal limits of the city, Middletown leaders are discussing possibly revoking that ordinance. City Manager…
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Missouri climbing list of nation's largest legal marijuana markets
Published: Jun. 9, 2023 at 11:42 AM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Since recreational marijuana sales became legal in Missouri this February, the state has sold more than $471.1 million. Those numbers, according to Missouri's…
New Mexico rolls out education campaign for recreational marijuana use
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Minnesotans who use marijuana can't own guns, ATF says. But will the agency enforce it?
The same day that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill legalizing marijuana, federal authorities issued a warning to gun owners here: Federal law prohibits cannabis users from owning firearms, even if the drug is legal in their state. Marijuana is…
State Warns Marijuana Growers After 'Many Examples' of Attempts to Cheat Testing
State investigators have identified numerous examples of marijuana product adulteration by businesses attempting to cheat contaminant testing, according to the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division. Marijuana contamination from mold or illegal…
Milkshake singer Kelis, 43, dating Ghostbusters actor Bill Murray, 72,
HOLLYWOOD superstar Bill Murray has struck up an unlikely romance with Milkshake singer Kelis — who is almost 30 years his junior. The Ghostbusters actor, 72, watched the mum of three, 43, perform from the side of the stage in London last…
New Mexico rolls out education campaign for recreational marijuana use
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — After more than a year of recreational marijuana sales, New Mexico is rolling out its first campaign to educate people about responsible use. The first batch of billboards is now going up around the state while TV…
'This doesn't make sense any more': why you still can't buy wine in New York supermarkets
In New York City, you can now buy marijuana from colorful smoke shops. But here in America's largest metropolis, you still can't legally buy a bottle of wine from a grocery store. The restriction dates back to the end of prohibition, and while most…
New Mexico rolls out education campaign for recreational marijuana use
The state Cannabis Control Division confirmed Wednesday that it started working on the campaign last year, but the contract for the work was finalized only recently. An Albuquerque-based marketing company won the contract following a competitive…
Marijuana market needs level playing field
What kind of recreational marijuana market does Rhode Island want? Should growth be market driven or tightly controlled and regulated? The state's slow rollout of a regulatory framework for retail sellers has left those in the industry, and others…
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