Jeffrey K. Davis

Marijuana legalization is a slow and tedious process, with no clear recipe for success. A perfect example of this is Uruguay, the first country in the world to legalize marijuana. While legal marijuana was established in 2013, the…

Weeds spread by combines often result in linear weed distributions in the field the following season. Photo: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Combines are very good at what they do,…

It's been six years since voters in Massachusetts said yes to…

LOS ANGELES and DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif., Sept. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via InvestorWire -- Grapefruit USA, Inc. (OTCQB: GPFT) ("Grapefruit" or the "Company"), a Cannabiotech-based company and distributor cannabis, today announces…

In a Zoom interview with VogueSeth Rogen sat “twirling a freshly rolled joint between his fingers.” He talked about raffling off some of his handmade vases to make room in his closet for more.Despite his role as Benny in Steven Spielberg…

In July, Minnesota state legislators quietly (and perhaps infamous) passed a law legalizing the sale of THC foods and beverages, adding it to a larger health and social services funding bill. The law allows the sale and consumption of…

The beloved HotBox Lounge & Shop in Kensington Market announced its official closure just three hours ago, with a statement about their Facebook page. It's a Toronto staple and the city is sure to miss a…

Cannabis stock TCNNF is in the clouds on Monday, rising 2.81%. A 2 rating puts Trulieve Cannabis Corp (TCNNF) near the top of the healthcare industry according to InvestorsObserver.!-->…

Loose joints, tattered throw pillows and a conga drum recreated a famous 1990s Gainesville lounge — dubbed Fort Ganja — in downtown Gainesville on Saturday. Stocked with more than 1,000 cannabis cigarettes, the city's…

Last September, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced that it was reviewing the status of cannabis, which is prohibited in competition. This followed US sprint star Sha'Carri Richardson testing positive at the US Olympic track and…

Stage Cannabis and Portland Greenhouse are housed in the same brick building on Spring Street. In Portland, the cost of obtaining a license for an adult-use cannabis store is $10,000. Ben McCanna / Personal Photographer If you want to…

In The Big Short, Christian Bale portrayed investor and doctor Michael Burry, one of the first to discover the US housing market bubble. Paramount Photo/PicturesOPINION:One of my favorite films is The Big Short, which chronicles the events…

At her bed and breakfast, Nicole Butler hosts potlucks in her backyard with THC-infused food.Photo: Nicole ButlerAt Nicole Butler's bed-and-breakfast, the cannabis is in the sweets that greet guests upon arrival, the homemade shrimp and…

By Doug Kneibert, Contributing ColumnistPosted on 09/24/22 When Missouri voters approved medical marijuana in 2018, it was only a matter of time before "recreational marijuana" was put on the ballot, as one of the goals of the…

COLUMBIA, SC (AP) — A South Carolina farmer is suing multiple state agencies in federal court on the grounds that they conspired to deny him his due process rights after authorities in 2019 destroyed his crop of hemp, which was grown…

This is sponsored content. All views and opinions are those of the advertiser and do not reflect the same as WXYZ Channel 7.We all find ourselves struggling from paycheck to paycheck sometimes, especially if an unexpected bill is due and…

OXFORD, Mississippi (WMC) — Mississippi's first Medical Cannabis Patient Seminar was a resounding success, according to the Mississippi Cannabis Patients Alliance (MCPA), which hosted the Mississippi's first Medical Cannabis Patient Seminar…

Oaksterdam University Chancellor Dale Sky Jones in 'American Pot Story' and movie poster Oaksterdam University's 15th Anniversary Celebration at the Fox Theater in Oakland on September 24 will feature the premiere of American Pot Story:…

“We know there are so many positives for cannabis. Shame on us for criminalizing responsible Hoosiers who simply want a better quality of life. By Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle Lawmakers on Tuesday considered the pros and…

Flint, Michigan - (Newsfile Corp. - September 21, 2022) - Bacco Farms is proud to host its 3rd Annual Highway Cleanup at 6200 North Dort Highway. The female-led, family-centric company recreational cannabis dispensary is known for its…

Special for the News Herald ASHEVILLE — As consumers lost their jobs and struggled to make ends meet during the COVID-19 pandemic, many turned to payday loans and…

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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Councilman Daniel O'Brien has requested a stay of enforcement of a zoning ordinance lifting the retail pot ban."This suspension will be in effect until the results of a referendum question deciding the matter are held…

ProvidedTaranaki Regional Council Environmental Officer Abby Lagula with the alligator found near Waitara.A super invasive noxious weed has been discovered at a second site in Taranaki. The Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) has confirmed…

Breadcrumb Links New Local News Crime The Director of Civil Forfeiture wants 11 properties belonging to Shannon and David Bauman, worth nearly $15 million, handed over as "instruments of unlawful activity".…

Meeting the needs and demands of black consumers could yield — to be precise, a colossal $225 billion in new revenue — for the country's financial services sector. The figure represents expected cumulative spending by Black Americans…

After several years of legislative process, our authorities approved the Law authorizing the production and industrialization of hemp and medicinal cannabis in Costa Rica. This industry fully coincides with the DNA of our productive…

Committees opposed to a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana received more than $1.8 million in donations in August, according to financial reports filed this week.Voting issues commissions are at the…

FOLEY, Ala. (WALA) - More than 230 businesses statewide have applied for medical marijuana licenses, including 18 in Mobile County and 13 in Baldwin County, according to the Alabama Medical Marijuana Commission.Others are considering the…

MIDDLEVILLE - Backed by a group of West Michigan business partners, The Botanical Co. opens the first adult cannabis dispensary in the village of Middleville. The dispensary, Botanical's fourth store at 640 Arlington St. and slated to open…

By Aries PalaniappanFounder and CEO, Earnin Almost two-thirds of the American population lives from salary to salary, even among those earning six figures. These employees often rely on payday loans, cash advances,…

The show will NOT take place this weekend at the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds in Turlock. Just two days before the start of the first-ever music and cannabis festival Dazed on the Green, the Medallion Entertainment Group announced on…

NEO: SHWZOTCQX:SHWZContinue to Going deepAdding to the commercial footprint in ColoradoDENVER, September 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Schwazze, (OTCQX:SHWZ) (NEO:SHWZ) ("Schwazz" or the "Company"), announced that it has signed definitive…

On Tuesday, state lawmakers and industry trade groups threw their support behind a new proposal to extend Montana's moratorium on new recreational cannabis businesses through 2025.The move could shield Montana's former…

- Award-winning cannabis brand launches 1-gram concentrate-infused pre-rolls- Item 9 Labs ranked among the top 10 brands in Arizona with products in 60% of dispensaries in the statePHOENIX, September 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Item 9 Labs,…

A Denver ballot measure proposing a 4.5% increase in recreational marijuana sales taxes to fund after-school learning programs for Denver children was withdrawn from the November election. The proposal had been pushed by My Spark…

The company invites individual and institutional investors, as well as advisors and analysts, to attend real-time interactive presentations at VirtualInvestorConferences.com VANCOUVER, British Columbia and REHOVOT, Israel, Sept. 12,…

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The Interior Ministry announced on Sunday that more than 3.2 million cannabis plants had been confiscated in the eastern province of Bingöl. The seizure came amid the Türkiye Gendarmerie Forces' Operation Eren Abluka-9…

One officer made it very clear to a man from Park Forest: You can get a DUI while driving under the influence of marijuana. (MGN) Park Forest, Ill. - (ENEWSPF) - Two men have been charged with unlawful possession of adult-use cannabis in…

Have one meal, have two, have four, but rest assured, no one at the Manna Community Kitchen will question or judge you.Six days a week at a church in Northampton, volunteers spend the morning preparing a restaurant-quality dining option for…

NY Cannabis Insider's conference program for the rest of 2022 is now available! Get tickets for our Half-day conference in Syracuse September 23 and our one day conference at Tarrytown on November 4.Welcome to the fall season,…

New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJ-CRC) officials are touting a comprehensive, user-friendly new platform that will debut Sept. 12, noting that it empowers patients to better manage their care.© Shutterstock The effort, which…

Authors): Joyce M. Bernasek, Dominic Duchesne September 9, 2022 Last August, the Government of Canada launched its Advance Consultation Paper (the Consultation Paper) to solicit…

US Representative Angie Craig lost her first congressional race in 2016 to Jason Lewis by just 6,655 votes. She was hampered, say Democrats, by the strong performance of Independence Party candidate…

Executive Director of the Office of Cannabis Regulation, Executive Director Hannah Carty. (Screenshot from the Zoom meeting of the Cannabis Regulatory Office public meeting) On Wednesday, the VI Office of Cannabis Regulations held a…

ONTARIO, Calif., Sept. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZayZoon, the earned wage access provider for small and medium businesses, today announced the launch of "Payday - Are We There Yet!?", their US tour in VR. Led by ZayZoon Co-Founder and…

Payday loans in Sacramento are often very short-term loans that must be repaid within one calendar month. They are determined by the fees. Although not unique to Sacramento, California, payday loans are available to residents of the entire!-->…

EUCLID, Ohio (WJW) — A Cleveland Heights mother is now facing charges after police say she smoked marijuana inside her vehicle while her teenage son, who did not have a driver's license, driving his car. "Due to the marijuana and…

The preliminary hearing for a pair of alleged North County cannabis operators charged with the illegal cultivation and sale of marijuana has continued through next month, prosecutors said. The preliminary hearing for defendants Eli…

Need for weed: The cannabis found in the man's car was for supply and not for his own use. Photo / 123RFA convicted drug dealer arrested by police for talking on his mobile phone while driving, was also found with "more weed than he…

The Flower Shop Dispensary filed its application Friday afternoon as the first medical marijuana dispensary to open in Sioux Falls.The store opened nearly two years after the state passed Measure 26 to legalize medical cannabis, and after…

Greater Manchester constituencies have higher scores on the Financial Vulnerability Index than the UK and North West averages. Households are struggling with high levels of inflation and soaring bills as part of the cost of living crisis -…

Authorities have recovered two bodies from a neighborhood in Weed, Calif., that was set on fire Friday by the rapid-fire factory in Siskiyou County.The blaze burned dozens of homes and other buildings in the rural northern California…

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officers have arrested a businesswoman, Onyinye Nwoke, for planting cannabis in her residence in Abuja. The 38-year-old businesswoman was arrested following a raid on her residence,…

TRAVERSE CITY - When Traverse City began accepting applications for…

In New Jersey, there are currently just over 300 legal weed license holders - growers, manufacturers and retailers. That number is expected to rise as the state has approved licenses nearly every month since the consumer market opened in…

For Americans with less than stellar credit ratings, finding a loan online in the midst of a financial setback can seem impossible. You can find a seemingly "easy" solution by researching payday loans without credit checks online. These…

ANTIOCH — Authorities have seized nearly $4 million worth of cannabis plants from multiple homes in a burst of illegal grow operations in Antioch, authorities said.The state Department of Cannabis Control announced Friday that eight…

A marijuana dispensary is expected to open soon on Avenue des Villes.Assuming the company obtains special permits from the city of Moline this month, work on the dispensary could begin as early as October. The site of the…

Missouri activists announced on Thursday that they have launched a campaign to oppose a marijuana legalization initiative that will be on the November ballot, calling on the governor to give lawmakers a chance to enact reform during next…

RAPID CITY, SD (KOTA) — Currently, recreational cannabis is illegal in South Dakota, but that's not stopping some people from heading to the No Worries marijuana store in Pine Ridge.Adonis Saltes, owner of the No Worries dispensary, said…

DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NOXX, a Michigan-based vertical cannabis company, today announced strong operational growth plans supported by a $15 million debt raise from Altmore Capital, a specialty finance company that invests in the…

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Bar-style pot parlors could soon be nearly as common as marijuana dispensaries in the Las Vegas Valley after the Nevada Legislature voted to legalize the stores in the 2021 session.Public spaces to light up a joint or…

CBD beverages: on-site operators are taking advantage of the growing popularity of CBD August 30, 2022 As cannabis legalization continues to advance across the country, with more states routinely allowing the use of…

By Shoshana Stahl Click here for updates on this story ST. Louis, Missouri (KMOV) – A crime alert covers the St. Louis metro area as thieves break into marijuana dispensaries. Monday morning, there were three…

South African entrepreneurs Errol Damelin and Jonty Hurwitz could not have foreseen the impact they would have when they set out to disrupt the 120-year-old payday loan market in 2006.Wonga's founders set up the company to serve…

The state Department of Consumer Protection also identified the two micro-cultivator applicants so far approved for Equity Status, and the three Equity Joint Venture applicants who have also been given the green light by the Board. of state…

A myth long propagated by the pot lobby has been shattered by groundbreaking new research. It turns out…

I have a compulsive behavior. I learned to control it, above all. But the other day, it got the better of me. I was at Reinhart Park in Idaho Falls watching my granddaughter play in the wading pool. We took her to the play area and…

NY Cannabis Insider's conference program for the rest of 2022 is now available! Get tickets for our Half-day conference in Syracuse September 23 and our one day conference at Tarrytown on November 4.Have a nice weekend…

By Pushkina Nautiyal New Delhi, August 28 (IANSlife): he most coveted form of independence is financial freedom. However, even!--start>…

ROBERT McCOPPIN Chicago Tribune CHICAGO – Caught in a Catch-22, recreational marijuana dispensary license holders are asking Illinois to change its policy and…

A healthy cannabis plant. From Wikimedia Commons, Cannabis Training University, So here's something new: This fall, UAA, our hometown college campus, is offering its first marijuana information class, open to!-->!-->…

In the first half of 2022, three states — Florida, Georgia, and Michigan — signed legislation requiring all high school students to take a stand-alone course on personal finance. With increased interest in personal…

company logoDublin, Aug. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The report "Medical Tourism Market Analysis by Treatment and Region - Global Forecast to 2029" has been added to from ResearchAndMarkets.com offer. The global medical tourism market size…

A Colorado mother speaks out about the dangers of marijuana after her teenage son died in a cannabis-related tragedy. According to DailyMail.com, Colorado resident Ann Clark lost her son Brant to a "sudden psychosis" that began…

In November 2021, the FSSAI approved the use of hemp seeds in limited amounts in food and beverages In November 2021, the FSSAI approved the use of hemp seeds in limited amounts in food and beverages As a keen observer of popular…

Big Freedia, the internationally recognized queen of bouncy music, has announced the launch of her king bud cannabis brand and culture. Created and curated by the "Queen Diva" herself, the brand launched its first…

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Howard Terminal plans on real estate The Howard Terminal stadium deal isn't about keeping the A's baseball club in Oakland. This is a pure and simple real…

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) - Even with all the fall vibes on the horizon, it won't be long before some imagine rows upon rows of evergreens standing tall at the North Pole, offering the scent of fresh pine. For those who would like…

By Jonathan Capriel (August 22, 2022, 7:37 PM EDT) – A Los Angeles County judge has given the state tax office the green light to enter a cannabis dispensary, which owes more than $718,000, in order to seize money, but the court…

Personally, I don't think they thought.I don't know about you, but since they started moving dirt to start…

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - By the end of 2022, medical marijuana should be available to patients in Mississippi. That's the optimistic projection of Ken Newburger, executive director of the Mississippi Medical Marijuana Association. Newburger…

Workers at BC's only wholesaler and distributor of regulated cannabis products went on strike this week, leaving the province's legal pot shops scrambling to make sure they have enough product to keep their open doors. Workers from…

In Palo Alto, it is illegal to grow and sell marijuana plants. Embarcadero Media folder photo. Palo Alto police discovered a marijuana grow operation at a Crescent Park home Aug. 10 while investigating a noise complaint, Sgt. said…

A new jailbreak for John Deere tractors, demonstrated at the Defcon security conference in Las Vegas last Saturday, highlighted the strength of the right to repair movement as it continues to gain momentum in the United States . Meanwhile,…

ALBANY — State regulators announced this week that they have cleared the first 15 companies to produce the edibles and other marijuana-derived products that will be sold by cannabis dispensaries when they open…

"Cannabis is a natural plant that comes from the Earth - and our people lived off the land, and they got their medicine from the land." By Arielle Zionts, Kaiser Health News In a growing number of US states, people can both drink alcohol…

A payday loan, in essence, is a short-term but high-interest loan structure. It is available to almost all consumers and does not require too much paperwork. But, there is a catch. Unlike any other borrowing infrastructure, the amount…