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Spanish police seize largest amount of marijuana ever worth $64 million

Spanish police said on Saturday they had seized 32 tonnes of packaged marijuana with a street value of at least 64 million euros ($63.74 million), which they said was the largest amount ever found in Spain or internationally.

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In November, five states will decide on marijuana legalization ballot measures. In the central U.S., voters in Arkansas, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota will consider citizen initiatives to legalize marijuana. These four states are Republican trifectas. In Maryland, which has a divided government, the legislature voted to put the…

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Holyoke City Council Demands Firmer Protocols In Marijuana Industry Following Death Of Trulieve Employee

Holyoke City Council is asking the Mayor and Board of Health to form enforcement and inspectional procedures for the booming marijuana industry following the death of a cannabis employee in January,

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SD Cannabis Activists Accuse Officials Of Illegal Election Interference, Ex-Cops & Vets Join Legalization Fight

Over the past two months many groups, members of law enforcement, government officials and community leaders in South Dakota have been campaigning against Initiated Measure 27, which would legalize recreational marijuana for adults over 21.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Claims Elon Musk Is Targeting Her Twitter Account

Plus: Congress remains too cautious about marijuana, myths about independent contractors, and more...

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Missouri Marijuana Legalization, New Jersey Home Grow, Pot Taxes In Hawaii, Weed Sales In Illinois

Marijuana Legalization In Missouri: Black Leaders Divided Over Ballot Measure

Benzinga

The push to decriminalize marijuana possession continues, town by town

KILLEEN, Texas — As he plied the streets of Killeen in his silver Volvo SUV on a recent Sunday, Louie Minor recalled his time as a deputy constable whose duties included arresting marijuana users.

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Maryland Advocates' New Ad Encourages Young People To Vote For Legal Cannabis Next Tuesday

According to a recent poll for Baltimore Sun Media and the University of Baltimore, the majority of adult voters in Maryland support the cannabis legalization initiative that will be on their ballots next Tuesday.

Benzinga

MPs slam Bhumjaithai's weed bill

A Bhumjaithai Party-sponsored bill on cannabis and hemp is likely to be voted down by both the opposition and some government coalition partners if allowing the recreational use of marijuana in the draft remains unchanged.

Bangkok Post

JuicyFields Ponzi Scheme: Attorney For 800 Plaintiffs Goes After Facebook, Forbes, Google, YouTube

Remember the recent massive Ponzi scheme organized by marijuana investment platform JuicyFields?

Benzinga

Biden Mistakes Pardon With Expungement, Though Admits Marijuana Reform Is A Matter Of Racial Equity

President Joe Biden recently admitted that cannabis reform is a matter of racial equity, at least in a way.

Benzinga

Colorado could become 2nd state to decriminalize mushrooms

Colorado voters are set to decide whether to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms for those 21 and older and create state-regulated “healing centers” where participants can experience the drug

The Independent UK

Marijuana is on the ballot in five states on Election Day

Welcome to the Thursday, November 3, Brew.

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Jerry Garcia's marijuana pipe takes a long, strange trip and ends up in Northern California antique shop

LOS ANGELES — Before his death, the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia tried to get clean after years of freebasing cocaine and other drugs, so he gifted a marijuana pipe to a fellow musician who socked it away in his San Francisco home.

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Biden ponders marijuana moves as states forge ahead

WASHINGTON — Five states will vote next week on whether to join the 21 states and territories that have legalized recreational marijuana for adults. But the federal government is still stuck on whether to remove the plant from Schedule I of the federal drug code — a category reserved for…

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Marijuana Regulators In Nevada, Colorado Market, Cannabis Education New Mexico, California Grant

Cannabis Consumption Lounge Licenses In Nevada Last year, Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) signed a bill from Assemblyman Steve Yeager (D) legalizing consumption lounges in Nevada.

Benzinga

North American Cannabis Market: Is Interest Waning In Canada And The US? Here's What A New Report Says

As Benzinga recently reported, sales growth in Canada appears to be stagnating for the cannabis sector. According to Cantor Fitzgerald's Pablo Zuanic, the

The Independent UK

Medical marijuana firms lead donors for legal weed campaigns

Donors associated with companies holding medical marijuana licenses are providing most of the funding for ballot measures that would legalize recreational marijuana in several states

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Cannabis holds promise for pain management, reducing the need for opioid painkillers – a neuropharmacology expert explains how

Drug overdose deaths from opioids continue to rise in the U.S. as a result of both the misuse of prescription opioids and the illicit drug market.

Roll Call

Biden ponders marijuana moves as states forge ahead - Roll Call

The U.S. policy debate has focused on whether more research is needed on potential benefits and harms of marijuana.

Benzinga

Ohio Official Scuttles Legalization Process, Drug Testing Guidelines For NJ Cops, Alberta Has Too Much Weed

Ohio Official Wants To Delay Marijuana Legalization Process Medical marijuana is legal in Ohio though a recreational cannabis legalization measure is expected to reach the ballot in 2023.

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Drugs You Don't Want To Mix With Marijuana

This article was originally published on The Fresh Toast and appears here with permission. Here is a list of medications and conditions that are currently thought to have adverse effects when mixed with cannabis.

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Virginians Are Undermining Dangers Of Driving High, New 'Troubling' Survey Shows

Virginians don’t have a responsible stance on marijuana use and driving, according to a new survey.

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SD Gov. Noem Says Cannabis Legalization Can Move Forward If Approved, Change Of Heart Or Election Posturing?

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) who has opposed adult-use marijuana legalization for a while now, now says she'd allow the implementation of the law.

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Cannabis & Chronic Back Pain: Smoking Weed More Helpful Than CBD Extracts For Back Ache

Can medical marijuana ease chronic lower back pain?

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