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Health officials in Massachusetts revealed this week that six patients have suffered illnesses likely linked to marijuana vaping products purchased from dispensaries. Those reports, which are unconfirmed, are alarming, given…

New York To Host Debut Edition of Cannabis Auction Exchange • High Times

December 7, 2019

The legal cannabis industry is still taking shape and evolving. In many ways, the industry is figuring itself out as it goes. And that leaves the door open for people…

Maine Now Taking Applications For Cannabis Dispensaries And Cultivators

December 6, 2019

Maine’s recreational cannabis industry shifted into a new gear on Thursday. The state’s Office of Marijuana Policy (OMP) opened up its application process for adult use cannabis sales licenses, and…

North Dakota Cannabis Advocacy Group Submits Petition To Legalize Marijuana

December 6, 2019

An activist group in North Dakota has submitted language for an initiative petition that would legalize recreational marijuana in the state. The group, Legalize ND, turned in the required paperwork…

Your Hemp Webinar Questions Answered (Part 1)

December 6, 2019

Last month, Nathalie Bougenies and I put on a webinar on the US Department of Agriculture’s (“USDA”) new interim hemp rules. We got some great questions from our viewers but…

Willie Nelson Reportedly Quits Smoking Weed For Health Reasons • High Times

December 6, 2019

In the world of country music, there is arguably no bigger cannabis consumer or advocate than Willie Nelson. He’s been very public about his own personal love of marijuana. Similarly,…

Chicago Police Department Produces Video Explaining New Weed Laws

December 6, 2019

The Chicago Police Department has produced a video to explain the rules that will apply when recreational cannabis is legalized in Illinois next month. The video was posted to the…

No Pro-Cannabis Members on Grand Haven’s City Council

December 5, 2019

Cannabis advocate-turned small town politician Jamie Cooper fought a hard race for a seat on her hometown of Grand Haven’s City Council. Her progressive platform included education on cannabis in…

Frustration Emerges Over Lack of Minority Ownership In Chicago’s Cannabis Space

December 5, 2019

Chicago’s Black aldermen have raised concern over racial issues in Illinois’ nascent recreational cannabis industry. A fraught city council meeting took place Wednesday, on the heels of the news that…

Minnesota Grants Medical Cannabis Access For Chronic Pain

December 5, 2019

The state of Minnesota is making headlines this December, not for its freezing temperatures or a new record snowfall, but for increasing medical cannabis access. Medical cannabis got its start…

Missouri Has More Medical Marijuana Patients Than Expected

December 5, 2019

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Interest in medical marijuana use has far outpaced expectations only five months into Missouri’s new program. Missouri issued close to 22,000 medical marijuana cards since July…

Federal Agencies Provide New Guidance for Hemp Banking

December 5, 2019

The tides have been rapidly changing for hemp companies to gain access to banking, which has not traditionally been available to hemp companies due to the fact that hemp was…

Major League Baseball Calls For Rehab, Not Suspension For Players On Opioids

December 5, 2019

MIAMI (AP) — Players who test positive for opioids would enter treatment and not be suspended under the change to Major League Baseball’s drug agreement being negotiated by management and…

American Lung Association Advises Smokers to Quit Rather Than Switch to E-Cigs

December 5, 2019

E-cigarette makers have long billed their products as a safer alternative to smoking, a way for consumers to wean themselves off the real thing. The American Lung Association is challenging…

Brazil Approves Importation Of Medicinal Cannabis-Based Products

December 5, 2019