Day: September 10, 2019

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Advocates and conservative groups sparred over proposed changes to Utah’s medical cannabis program during a tense, two-hour public hearing. The post Advocates Push Back on Changes to Utah Medical Cannabis Law appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Advocates Push Back on Changes to Utah Medical Cannabis LawContinue Reading

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The head of Nevada’s cannabis licensing division is on leave from his job after allegations of favoritism and improper conduct arose during court hearings about the state’s retail marijuana application process. Taxation Department spokesman Ky Plaskon on Tuesday characterized Deputy Executive Director Jorge Pupo’s administrative leave as a personnel matter,Continue Reading

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New York state plans to require health warning signs in medical marijuana dispensaries that sell vaping devices after hundreds of cases of lung illnesses believed to be related to the practice. According to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the state also will issue subpoenas to three companies that sell a vaping liquid additiveContinue Reading

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The prohibitionist group Smart Approaches to Marijuana regularly attacks other groups over financial connections. Why is it trying so hard to hide its own? The post Opinion: The Hypocrisy of Cannabis Prohibition Advocates’ Taxpayer Funding appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Opinion: The Hypocrisy of Cannabis Prohibition Advocates’Continue Reading

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In the wake of a new ban on flavored e-cigarettes, a Michigan medical marijuana dispensary hopes to lure new customers by offering free THC or CBD vaporizer cartridges to those who want to unload their prohibited e-cigarettes. The dispensary, Greenhouse, plans to give away up to $50,000 of medical marijuanaContinue Reading

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A bill to set up a state-run banking system for California cannabis companies died after months of legislative wrangling, but the measure’s sponsor already pledges to reintroduce the bill in 2020. Senate Bill 51, sponsored by Sen. Robert Hertzberg, was one of the most closely watched cannabis industry measures inContinue Reading

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A Republican governor who strongly opposes cannabis legalization says that allowing hemp cultivation is just as problematic. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem took her argument national in The Wall Street Journal, arguing in an op-ed column that law enforcement doesn’t have the testing capacity to discern between marijuana and legalContinue Reading