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THC potency in Oklahoma’s medical cannabis is inflated, testing lab alleges

Oklahoma medical cannabis is frequently less potent than advertised, according to the manager of licensed lab Havard Industries.

News March 5
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Curio fined $26,000 for selling cannabis retrieved from dumpster, other offenses

Multistate operator Curio Wellness was fined $26,000 by Maryland regulators after reviewing video footage of employees at its…

News March 1
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Ohio drops medical marijuana card fee to 1 cent, halves processor license cost

Ohio regulators have reduced the fee to obtain medical marijuana patient cards or caregiver cards to 1 cent,…

News February 29
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How to improve cannabis drying, curing methods: Q&A with researcher Allison Justice

Researcher Allison Justice is putting federally legal hemp under the microscope to better-understand the cannabis plant’s physiology.

News February 29
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Virginia lawmakers OK adult-use cannabis, but will governor sign off?

Virginia lawmakers passed two identical bills Wednesday to create a framework for adult-use marijuana sales.

News February 28
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Meta, Google must quit promoting illicit marijuana, New York governor says

New York's governor is demanding that social media sites and search engines such as Meta and Google stop…

News February 28
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Cannabis labor poised for rebound in 2024, survey predicts

Cannabis job numbers could rebound in 2024 after a tough period marked by thousands of layoffs in the…

News February 27
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Canadian government hiking cannabis regulatory fees in April

The Canadian government is increasing eight regulatory fees levied on the regulated cannabis industry beginning April 1.

News February 26
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US marijuana business licensing declined for the first time in 2023

After years of double-digit growth, active marijuana business licenses in the United States declined for the first time…

News February 26
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Mississippi to rescind medical marijuana lab’s testing license

The Mississippi health department plans to revoke the medical marijuana testing license belonging to Natchez-based Rapid Analytics.

News February 23
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