An outside group will certify companies to ensure their products don’t contain THC, the pyschoactive compound in marijuana.
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New York mayor won’t be ‘heavy-handed’ on illicit cannabis sales: ‘Enjoy yourself, light up’
Eric Adams directs authorities to steer illegal sellers toward the state’s soon-to-launch legal market.
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Germany moves ahead with plan to legalize cannabis sales
Lawmakers will hold hearings with international experts before drafting legislation.
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Thailand makes cannabis legal, but smoking discouraged
With an ideal growing climate, the country sees economic benefits for farmers. It’s the first nation in Asia to decriminalize the drug.
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California school kids sickened after eating cannabis candy
A third-grade classroom was initially evacuated over concerns kids might have been reacting to carbon monoxide exposure.
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‘Gifting’ cannabis now carries $1,000 fine in Connecticut
Officials complain of thousands attending unregulated events since marijuana was legalized last year.
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As cannabis industry expands to pricier, high-profile sites, social equity applicants left behind in Chicago
Prospective business owners hurt by the war on drugs were supposed to be helped through a special license lottery, but a lawsuit has the program in limbo while the rest of the industry takes off.
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New Jersey sees $24 million in marijuana sales in first month, grants new licenses
Nearly a dozen new retailers are approved at regulators’ first public meeting since since the market opened.
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Rhode Island governor signs bill legalizing recreational marijuana
Thirty-three retailers will be allowed to open up shop in the state. Sales will start Dec. 1.
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Marijuana labeling system ‘not an effective or safe way’ to detail what’s inside the products, study finds
Researchers say the common practice of just describing the effect of different strains obscures the diversity of chemicals and that a standard ‘weed labeling system’ is needed.