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3 Financial Players To Watch In Cannabis: Alternative Funding Options For A Burgeoning Industry

Opening a small or medium-sized cannabis business requires capital. While federal legalization of marijuana is inching closer to reality, banks are finding it difficult to keep up with regulations within different states that are constantly changing.

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CBD, hemp, delta-8, medical marijuana: Here’s what you need to know about Texas’ pot laws

In 2019, Texas legalized hemp, but not marijuana. The new law led to confusion about which marijuana products are legal in Texas. Meanwhile, support for legalizing the drug remains high in polling, and other cannabis-derived products like delta-8 have emerged.

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An alternative therapy

After the legalisation of marijuana took effect last month allowing people to grow the plant at home and buy cannabis products, Sarayoot Buranapanich has found a glimmer of hope in weed. A 46-year-old terminal cancer patient, Sarayoot has turned his back on the mainstay of treatment.

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California Bill Would Mandate That Legal Marijuana Products Come With Warning Labels, Brochures

An earlier draft of the bill, favored by the Los Angeles Times, would have required the labels be huge, with 12-point font and yellow backgrounds.

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Is Cannabis Ready For Medical Use? Harvard And Yale Doctors Weigh In At American Psychological Association Summit

At the American Psychological Association annual meeting in New Orleans, recognized doctors who participated from a medical cannabis panel discussion, expressed that the evidence on the use of medical marijuana is limited, and recommended clinicians should be cautious when discussing with their patients about possible can

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Brittney Griner had a doctor's note for cannabis use, her lawyer tells Russian court

A lawyer for the WNBA star at her drug possession trial in Russia gave the court a U.S. doctor's letter recommending she use medical cannabis to treat pain. Medical marijuana is not legal in Russia.

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NY cannabis regulators approve rules for retail marijuana sales, updates to medical program

ALBANY, N.Y. — State regulators approved rules Thursday governing New York’s soon-to-begin retail cannabis sales, ensuring the first batch of licenses will go to business owners with past pot convictions.

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House Lawmakers Filed Cannabis Protection Amendments For Veterans And Folks Living In Federally Assisted Housing

House lawmakers recently introduced new amendments to a series of cannabis laws to fund parts of the federal government for the coming year, reported Mariju

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This Massachusetts Marijuana Dispensary Finds A Way Around Strict Advertising Rules

With cannabis getting more popular by the day, the number of businesses turning to mainstream marketing techniques is growing. However, with cannabis still listed as a Schedule 1 substances under federal law, marijuana entrepreneurs who want to advertise their products experience severe restrictions.

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Louisiana Rep. Johnson Pushes For Industrial Hemp Development, Says It Could Lead To 'A New Type Of Workforce'

About a month ago, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signed a near-unanimously approved House bill aimed at creating indus

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‘Two out of five stories should be hot’: why pre-code cinema was a golden age for women

Prior to the proscriptive Hays Code, films were populated by adulterous, marijuana-smoking gold diggers – wildly entertaining and more modern than the roles that came next

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ICYMI: Why Vaping Weed Provides A Different High Than Smoking

This article was originally published in February 2022.

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Big Day In Congress: Psychedelics & Cannabis Research Amendments Approved As Part Of Must-Pass Defense Bill

The House of Representatives approved two psychedelics research amendments and a measure requiring a military study into cannabis-related enforcement discrimination in the armed services, reported Marijuana Moment.

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Medical Marijuana Sales In US Plunge As Recreational Biz Bounces Back, Analyst Opines On Ways To Build Market Resilience

Federal legalization of cannabis seems to be moving slowly. However, states are lifting their bans on both medical and recreational marijuana one by one.

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Hamburg Launched Partnership To Ease the Burden On Medical Marijuana Patients And Doctors

By Oren Shuster The project, known as “Pain Initiative Cannabinoids 2021”, is a crucial development in advancing the German cannabis industry

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France reenters medical marijuana industry after more than a half-century hiatus – a cannabis historian explains

Early in 2022, the French legislature greenlighted the cultivation of cannabis inside French territory to supply the nation’s ongoing pilot program in medical marijuana. The clinical trials were launched in March 2021 with cannabis supplied from abroad and have been overseen by the country’s food and drug office, the Agence…

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Bill Clinton Says CBD Shows Promising Results As Alternative To Opioids For Pain Management

Former President Bill Clinton stated Tuesday that&n

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Reps. Perlmutter, Smith And Rogers Urge Marijuana Banking Be Added To National Defense Bill, Call Schumer An Obstacle

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How Does Cannabis Legalization Affect Impaired Driving Rates? This New Study Might Surprise You

Does cannabis legalization increase impaired driving? According to the Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation’s (CPEAR) recently published paper, it does not.

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North Dakota Marijuana Ballot Petition Turned In, Alabama Heats Up On Medical Program & More Cannabis Reg. Updates

North Dakota marijuana activists managed to gather enough signatures to submit a petition

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Campaign in North Dakota submits signatures for marijuana legalization initiative

In North Dakota, a campaign behind a marijuana legalization initiative reported submitting 25,672 signatures on July 11, 2022. New Approach North Dakota Chairman Dave Owen said, “This signature drive showed us that, from Williston to Grand Forks, people all across our state are ready for responsible cannabis policy reform… We’re…

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Study Shows That Cannabis Legalization May Reduce Heavy Truck Crash Rates, Here's Why

A recent study conducted at state Universities of Tennessee, Arkansas and Iowa showed that U.S.

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'The Funny Thing Is That Cannabis Has Been In Every Social Circle I've Been A Part Of— And I Worked On Wall Street,' Says Charlotte Hanna

If you had one word to describe the marijuana industry, what would it be? Perhaps, complex?

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Nebraska medical marijuana campaign turns in signatures for two initiatives

On July 7, Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana submitted about 180,000 combined signatures for two ballot initiatives, or about 90,000 signatures for each initiative, that would legalize and regulate medical marijuana.

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