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Japan Amends Cannabis Law Allowing for Medicinal Products, Criminalizing Rec Use

Like many other Asian countries, cannabis in Japan is illegal for both medicinal and recreational use. Though even with some…

2 years ago

Hemp Cannabinoids Could Be Source of New Pesticides

Recent research into the potential uses of hemp shows that cannabinoids produced by the plant could one day be the…

2 years ago

Judge Blocks Suspended Massachusetts Cannabis Commission Chair’s Hearing

In September, Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Treasurer Deborah Goldberg suspended Chairwoman Shannon O’Brien from her position, just a year after…

2 years ago

Recreational Pot Surges in Rhode Island’s First Year of Legal Sales

Local news outlet WPRI reported last week that the state’s Office of Cannabis Regulation says that recreational marijuana sales “have…

2 years ago

Tennessee Authorities Find Weed Cultivation Site Inside Church

Law enforcement officials in Tennessee have shut down a cannabis cultivation site that was operating in a converted church, seizing…

2 years ago

Drug Makers Struggle to Replace Stimulants with Non-Addictive Alternatives

Unfortunately, the same drugs with high potential for abuse are also the ones that work best for certain individuals with…

2 years ago

Medical Cannabis Clinical Trial in U.K. Underway

Although the United Kingdom (U.K.) legalized medical cannabis in 2018, it has not approved any clinical studies and is not…

2 years ago

Man in Minnesota Offers Free Grow Classes to the Public

A man in Minnesota is providing free growing and cannabis basics workshops—free to the public—to help people get a foot…

2 years ago

Oregon Weed Glut Continues in 2023

Oregon cannabis producers grew too much weed again this year, according to a new report, continuing the glut of marijuana…

2 years ago

New Jersey Launches Second Phase of Cannabis Seed Equity Grant Program

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), an agency responsible for providing financial assistance to New Jersey-based businesses, recently announced…

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