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Hemp-derived THC products restricted, still being sold in Washington
Spokane Public Radio - Washington State
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August 27, 2025
THC products from unlicensed retailers are being sold to consumers in the Inland Northwest. All THC products, whether from hemp or marijuana, can only be sold by licensed cannabis retailers in Washington state. But plenty of other states don’t...
Council Reviews Cannabis Business Policies
Dixon Independent Voice - California
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August 27, 2025
DIXON, CA (MPG) - Dixon City Council members considered possible updates to the local cannabis business policies at their Aug. 18 regular meeting. As a pilot program, cannabis businesses do not have permanent status under city code. The existing...
32 Attorneys General call for enactment of marijuana banking legislation
JD Supra - California
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August 27, 2025
Thirty-two attorneys general representing states, territories and Washington, D.C. are asking Congress to pass legislation to provide financial institutions a safe harbor if they provide services to marijuana-related businesses in states where...
32 Attorneys General Tell Congress to Pass SAFER Banking for Cannabis
Cannabis Business Times
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August 27, 2025
The top law officers from both blue and red states are calling on congressional leaders in the U.S. House and Senate to take up legislation to provide a safe harbor to financial institutions wishing to service the cannabis industry. The bipartisan...
Expected revenue lags as medical marijuana program grows
The Meridian Star - Mississippi
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August 27, 2025
Published 5:44 pm Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Meridian officials were looking forward to increased tax revenue when they chose not to opt out of the state’s medical marijuana program in 2022, but two years after the first dispensary opened, the...
Using cannabis to self medicate linked to higher risk of paranoia
Medical News
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August 27, 2025
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, in partnership with the University of Bath, has found that the reasons why a person chooses to use cannabis can increase their risk of...
Ukrainian anti-graft investigator faces hemp-to-Russia charges as court delays hearing
Weekly Blitz
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August 27, 2025
Ukrainian anti-graft investigator faces hemp-to-Russia charges as court delays hearing The courtroom drama unfolding in Kyiv over the case of senior anti-corruption detective Ruslan Maghamedrasulov has gripped Ukraine’s political and civil society...
City of South ratepayers pass ‘no-confidence’ vote in council after decision to remove Lake Douglas trees
PerthNow
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August 27, 2025
City of South Perth ratepayers have passed a vote of no confidence in the council over its decision to remove six trees from Lake Douglas after complaints they would obstruct expensive views of the Perth CBD. The council voted in July to remove...
Seaford City Council votes to allow marijuana sales
Delaware Public Media - Delaware
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August 27, 2025
Recreational marijuana sales are legal in Seaford. Just over a year ago, Seaford passed an ordinance allowing up to two recreational marijuana sales locations to open in the city, but that ordinance had one big condition - it would only come into...
Napier City Council satisfaction drops to record low, survey shows
The New Zealand Herald
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August 27, 2025
“In contrast, multiple service or facility areas recorded significant year-on-year decreases, with many also recording lowest-ever results,” the report reads. Some areas that recorded steep declines were satisfaction with swimming pools (from 53%...
The Revving Engine of Political Vengeance
Truthdig
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August 27, 2025
I’m not just worried; I’m enraged. We’re watching our system of government being systematically, step-by-step refashioned into a surveillance-fueled engine of political vengeance. Even worse, the same chilling logic that ruled Joseph Stalin’s...
30+ Attorneys General Call on Congress To Implement Cannabis Banking Reforms
NORML
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August 27, 2025
A bipartisan group of 32 state and territorial attorneys general is calling upon Congress to enact legislation facilitating state-licensed cannabis businesses’ access to banks and other financial institutions. In a letter to Congressional leaders...
Neighborhood Council #5 schedules August monthly meeting with public safety updates
Central Montana Times
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August 27, 2025
Neighborhood Council #5 will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, August 18, at 7:00 pm. The meeting will take place in the Great Falls Clinic Specialty Center Conference Room at 3000 15th Avenue South. The agenda includes a discussion on noxious...
Congressional Researchers Detail ‘Divergent’ Opinions On Hemp As Lawmakers Debate THC Ban
Marijuana Moment
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August 27, 2025
Amid a contentious debate over federal laws on intoxicating hemp products, congressional researchers have published a report outlining current policies and options for lawmakers to resolve outstanding issues related to a proposed THC ban. The...
Pennsylvania Governor Says He Won’t ‘Concede’ On Marijuana Legalization Push Despite GOP Resistance
Marijuana Moment
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August 27, 2025
The governor of Pennsylvania says he hasn’t given up on his push to legalize adult-use marijuana through the budget. Despite resistance from Republican leaders, Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said on Monday that cannabis legalization—as well as taxing...
Nairobi County Government Announce Changes Affecting CBD
Kenyans.co.ke
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August 27, 2025
Geoffrey Mosiria, Nairobi County's Environment Chief Officer, has announced that the county government is installing new litter bins made from different materials, following a surge in theft and vandalism of the old ones. In a statement on...
Guns or weed? Trump administration says you can’t use both
98 Rock - Maryland
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August 27, 2025
(USAToday) WASHINGTON – The Trump administration’s aggressive defense of gun rights has at least one exception. The government’s lawyers want the Supreme Court to make clear that regular pot smokers – and other drug users − shouldn’t be allowed to...
Detroit artist transforms Noxx Cannabis wall in Pleasant Ridge
Detroit Metro Times - Michigan
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August 27, 2025
Steve Neavling Detroit artist Jonathan Sandberg, also known as Seymor, paints a mural on the side of Noxx Cannabis in Pleasant Ridge. Detroit muralist Jonathan Sandberg has transformed a Pleasant Ridge dispensary wall into a vibrant work of art...
Municipal election a good time to weed out ‘termites’
Lethbridge Herald
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August 27, 2025
By Lethbridge Herald on August 27, 2025. Editor, Alberta has been a conservative province for many years. This all changed when Jason Kenney and Brian Jean campaigned to merge the Progressive Conservative Party and the Wildrose Party in October of...
NDLEA Seizes 2.3 Tons Of Cannabis In Kwara, Arrests Four Suspects
Information Nigeria
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August 27, 2025
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted and seized 2.318 tons of cannabis in multiple operations across Kwara State within one week. The state commander of the agency, Fatima Popoola, revealed this on Tuesday during a...