Heavy Eye—Cookies, Illinois, Winter 2024
2024-09-18
Go night-night, with this 88-pointer. The post Heavy Eye—Cookies, Illinois, Winter 2024 appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Heavy Eye—Cookies, Illinois, Winter 2024Continue Reading
Nationwide Legalization Of Medical Marijuana Could Save $29 Billion In Annual Health Insurance Costs, Study Finds
2024-09-18
New research by the medical cannabis company Leafwell suggests that state-level medical marijuana legalization may significantly reduce health insurance costs. In states with legal medical cannabis, companies paid 3.4 percent less for health insurance premiums compared to where marijuana remained illegal—a savings of about $238 per employee per year. IfContinue Reading
Vermont Officials Detail Rules For Safe Drug Consumption Sites, Including Mobile Units
2024-09-18
Fatal overdose in Vermont has increased by 500 percent over the past five years. By Kastalia Medrano, Filter Vermont has unveiled operating guidelines for overdose prevention centers (OPCs), which will include smoking consumption areas and potentially mobile sites. The state became the third to authorize OPC on June 17, inContinue Reading
Missouri Regulators Narrow Scope Of Intoxicating Hemp Product Ban To Focus On ‘Misbranded’ Products
2024-09-18
“In light of yesterday’s letter, hemp sales are back on.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s (R) ban on intoxicating hemp products hit another hurdle on Tuesday, resulting in an indefinite pause on a huge part of the effort. Richard Moore, general counsel for the Missouri DepartmentContinue Reading
Top 12 Wedding Cake strains of all time
2024-09-18
Till ash do us part. The post Top 12 Wedding Cake strains of all time appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Top 12 Wedding Cake strains of all timeContinue Reading
Senate Committee Approves ‘DOOBIE Act’ To Prevent Agencies From Using Past Marijuana Use To Deny Employment And Security Clearances
2024-09-18
A U.S. Senate committee has approved a bill to limit the ability of federal agencies to use past marijuana use as a factor in making employment and security clearance decisions. The legislation is titled the Dismantling Outdated Obstacles and Barriers to Individual Employment, or DOOBIE, Act. The measure cleared the SenateContinue Reading
The Only Legal Marijuana Store In North Carolina Is Thriving—And Represents A Win For Tribal Sovereignty, Leaders Say
2024-09-18
More than a week after legal marijuana sales kicked off to all adults at The Great Smoky Cannabis Co., in Cherokee, North Carolina, thousands from across the region have now made purchases at what’s currently the only regulated cannabis retailer within hundreds of square miles. Marijuana remains outlawed for allContinue Reading
Cannabis Farmers in California Struggle with Insurance Amid Wildfire Risks and Federal Legal Hurdles
2024-09-18
Cannabis Farmers in California Struggle with Insurance Amid Wildfire Risks and Federal Legal Hurdles Image Cannabis News September 18, 2024 Hannah Whyte is one of thousands of Californians who have struggled to insure their property in the event of wildfire. Her 77-acre farm nestled deep in a wildfire-vulnerable forest lostContinue Reading
Newsom Proposes Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Products, Sparking Backlash
2024-09-18
Newsom Proposes Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Products, Sparking Backlash Image Cannabis News September 18, 2024 Newsom wants to ban intoxicating hemp products. Industry — and some health experts — say he’s going too far. California is seeking to crack down on sometimes-toxic hemp products containing THC, sparking ire from anContinue Reading
Californians are ‘panic buying’ Hemp before an expected THC ban
2024-09-18
Californians are ‘panic buying’ Hemp before an expected THC ban Image Cannabis News September 18, 2024 Panic Buying of Hemp Products Surges Amid Governor Newsom’s Emergency Ban. Gov. Gavin Newsom has set off a surge of “panic buying” hemp after his announcement earlier this month that he’s attempting to outlawContinue Reading