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Florida cannabis companies assist employees, residents after Hurricane Ian

Several medical cannabis companies in Florida are providing financial relief and other support to employees and residents affected by Hurricane Ian. Miami-based Fluent, a vertically integrated operator, provided thousands of dollars in relief funds for its displaced workforce and established a GoFundMe campaign for colleagues to contribute. ADVERTISEMENT The company, which has reopened all 15 […]

New California task force eradicates $15 million of illegal marijuana

A newly formed California task force eradicated 11,000-plus illegal marijuana plants and destroyed more 5,000 pounds of illegal processed flower worth an estimated street value eclipsing $15 million. The seizures were led by the Unified Enforcement Task Force, which Gov. Gavin Newsom created in June to crack down on illicit marijuana operations throughout the state. […]

Canadian marijuana businesses pitch reform on legalization’s 4th anniversary

Canadian marijuana industry leaders are meeting this week in Ottawa, where they hope to impart an “urgent” message to federal lawmakers: Overtaxation is threatening the survivability of legal businesses, potentially putting the public-health objective of legalization at risk. Marking the four-year anniversary of Canada ending marijuana prohibition, industry group Cannabis Council of Canada on Monday […]

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee Slams Cannabis Industry, Says It Targets ‘Gullible’ People

In a series of videos, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee warned that legalizing adult-use cannabis in Arkansas will help drug cartels and that the cannabis industry will “make a buck off of gullible people.” The videos were released as voters gear up to choose the state’s next governor and whether to legalize pot. The videos—full […]

How Florida cannabis operators can weather fallout from Hurricane Ian

Medical cannabis businesses in Florida – many still reeling from the aftereffects of Hurricane Ian – have options to help recover from the costly physical and financial damage caused by the deadly storm. Property-insurance claims, business-interruption coverage and coverage for extra expenses – such as backup generators, cleanup equipment or facility rentals – should be […]

Trulieve Massachusetts marijuana facility under probe before worker death

A Trulieve Cannabis marijuana facility in Holyoke, Massachusetts, was already under investigation by state regulators when an employee died in January after allegedly inhaling dust on the job. According to The Boston Globe, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) began investigating the facility in the fall of 2021 because of worker complaints. ADVERTISEMENT But CCC […]

Nearly 10,000 kilograms of cannabis seized in raids across 12 states in Nigeria

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Deeming Regulations have been released!!!!

You can download all 499 pages of the regulations here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2016-10685.pdf We liveblogged the reaction: Deeming Live blog | vaping.com Clive Bates on Stanton Glantz and the junk science which got us here: Professor Glantz brings his anti-vaping crusade to Europe – I review his presentation Here’s the reaction from US vaping organisations: SFATA:SFATA ISSUES […]

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