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New York's 1st legal marijuana crop sprouts under the sun

New York’s recreational marijuana market is beginning to sprout, literally

The Independent UK

Drug seizures on Mekong river bank

NAKHON PHANOM: Combined patrols of the navy's Mekong Riverine Unit and local security officials seized a total of 1.4 million methamphetamine pills and 482 kilogrammes of dried marijuana in That Phanom and Tha Uthen districts on Monday night.

Bangkok Post

Marijuana Banking Legalization Gets Scrapped Again

Members of Congress keep saying they want to allow state-legal pot businesses to have access to the banking system, but they keep refusing to actually do it.

Reason

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Cannabis Helps With Cancer But Recreational Use Is Not Benign: Pot Users 22% More Likely To End Up In ER Or Hospital, Says One Study

Cannabis use is connected to a higher risk of hospital or emergency care admission, claims a new study

Benzinga

Louisiana: A Bill That Provides Workplace Protections For State Employees Enrolled As Medical Marijuana Patients

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards (D) signed nearly 100 bills into law aimed at protecting medical marijuana patients

Benzinga

Rep. Dave Joyce Of Ohio Continues To Push For Marijuana Legalization, Helps Tribes Left Behind By US Cannabis Laws

While Indigenous hemp and marijuana operators see opportunity within the space, it is evident that bureaucratic, investing and scalability hurdles continue to persist.

Benzinga

Marijuana & Military Troops: House Lawmakers Approve Two Cannabis-Related Measures

House lawmakers approved two amendments to a must-pass defense spending bill concerning marijuana-related issues in the U.S. military. The House Armed Services Committee passed both measures on voice votes during a markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Benzinga

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UN Report: Cannabis Legalization & COVID Lockdowns Boosted Daily Use, More Potent Weed & Psychiatric Disorders

Legalization of cannabis usually leads to higher rates of daily marijuana consumption and consequently various health impacts, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)’s World Drug Report 2022,

Benzinga

Riding the green wave

Only two weeks after decriminalising cannabis, Thailand is experiencing a green rush. Since June 9, when the legalisation of marijuana for home and commercial use took effect, almost 1 million people registered to grow it with food and drug officials, while more than 40 million have checked out the registration…

Bangkok Post

Colombia Could Have Had a Coke-Legalizing, TikTok-Famous President. They Elected a Socialist Instead.

President-elect Gustavo Petro could easily take Colombia in an illiberal direction.

Reason

Majority worried by removal of marijuana from narcotics list: poll

A majority of people say they are worried about the consequences of removing marijuana from the narcotics list, according to a survey by the Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.

Bangkok Post

Farmer caught with 2.5kg marijuana he cultivated in rajkot

RAJKOT: SOG sleuths caught a man from a farm near Raiya village with 2.5kg marijuana. Accused Ramesh Bhalala (40) claimed he took contract to cultivate the farm and by mistake sowed seeds of hashish. When the plants grew, a labourer told him that it was marijuana and that he would…

The Times of India

The green green grassing over of home

I am probably not alone in being a little surprised by the speed at which Thai authorities have performed a remarkable U-turn in their attitude to what is referred to variously as cannabis, marijuana, grass or, as it is most commonly known in Thailand, ganja. It wasn't long ago that…

Bangkok Post

New Study Shows Feeding Cannabis To Chickens May Boost Commercial Value Of Poultry

After Thailand legalized marijuana, a farming community in Lampang, northern Thailand, has started treating its chickens with cannabis instead of antibiotics and selling cannabis-fed chicken meat and eggs.

Benzinga

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Illinois Awards $45M In Cannabis Tax-Funded Grants To Support Community Reinvestment

On Thursday, Illinois officials announced - through the Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) program - the awarding of $45 million in grants funded by marijuana tax revenue to support community reinvestment in areas “hardest hit by the failed war on drugs,”

Benzinga

U.S. Congress Pushes Marijuana Protections For Athletes In New Spending Bills

Cannabis has never been more accessible. With its popularity skyrocketing, many professional athletes have been outspoken regarding their use of marijuana.

Benzinga

New Bipartisan Bill Would Allow Cannabis Stocks To Access Financial Services And List On NYSE, NASDAQ

Rep. Troy A. Carter (D-LA) and Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) presented a new bill Thursday that aims to provide many benefits to the challenging cannabis industry.

Benzinga

Senate Committee Advances Measure Allowing People With Prior Cannabis Use To Work For CIA, NSA And Other Intelligence Agencies

The Senate Intelligence Committee advanced Sen. Ron Wyden’s (D-OR) measure that bans the federal government from rejecting people’s security clearances required for employment at intelligence agencies because of their prior cannabis use.

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Senate Rejects SAFE Act For The Sixth Time: Marijuana Banking Bill Will Not Be A Part Of America COMPETES Act

Marijuana banking legislation will not be included in the final version of the United States Innovation and Competition Act (a/k/a The America COMPETES Act), bipartisan congressional members concluded, Punchbowl News first reported on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Ezra Miller accused of housing children on a farm with guns and marijuana

The Flash actor is reported to be providing accommodation for a mother and her three children in unsafe conditions

Bangkok Post

Turning a new leaf

To all Thais, now you can proudly brag that we're the first Asian country to legalise marijuana. The new milestone was marked on June 9, 2022, when growing and trading cannabis were no longer a crime in Thailand. Smoking gets a green light too, but puffing a joint in public…

Benzinga

Cannabis Regulatory Update: Delaware Bill Allowing Medical Marijuana Patients To Own Guns Heads To Senate, Scott Wiener's Bill To Stop Cities From Banning Cannabis Gets Green Light & More

Delaware Bill To Allow Medical Marijuana Patients To Own Guns Heads To Senate Floor

Benzinga

Colorado's Medical Marijuana Market Takes Another Big Hit

For the third consecutive quarter, The Colorado Department of Revenue posted neg comps for cannabis both YoY and QoQ. Q1:22 results -41% med / -13% rec YoY and -23% med / -11% rec QoQ.

Benzinga

Marijuana Company Of America: A Small-Cap Cannabis Stock Living Up To Its Big Name?

Marijuana Company of America (OTC: MCOA), the multi-state distributor of non-THC cannabis products in the national and international consumer product sectors that operates, invests and acquires companies in the cannabis sector

Benzinga

Switzerland Removes Medical Marijuana Access Limitations As Demand Rises

The Swiss government confirmed that it will remove limitations on medical marijuana use, starting August 1st, 2022.

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