MJBizCon CEO Chris Walsh Talks Success After Pandemic
As CEO of MJBizCon, the largest cannabis industry trade show in the world, Chris Walsh sure looks like a happy man past the halfway mark of this year’s iteration of the must-attend expo. “I’m excited,” he said, looking around at the more than 1,000 exhibitors spread out over the cavernous 250,000 square-foot Las Vegas Convention Center. Just as he says this, boxing icon and cannabis super entrepreneur Mike Tyson walks by with a small army of security guards and handlers en route to the Futurola booth (the former heavyweight champ signed the first international cannabis co-branding deal for Tyson Farms…
Read More »Texas Hemp Retailers Scramble After State Says Delta-8 THC Is An Illegal Drug – Marijuana Moment
Washington, D.C. voters are strongly in favor of proposals to broadly decriminalize drugs and establish harm reduction centers, a new poll found. One week after activists announced an effort to pressure local lawmakers enact the reforms, a coalition of activists group organized under the banner of DecrimPovertyDC released a survey showing just how popular the policy changes are among D.C. residents. It also found that voters would be more likely to elect local legislators who embrace decriminalization. At a top level, 83 percent of respondents said that they favor having the D.C. Council pass an ordinance to “remove criminal penalties…
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NY moves to allow cannabis homegrow for patients (Newsletter: October 22, 2021) – Marijuana Moment
NY restricts workplace marijuana testing; SD lawmakers approve legalization proposal; CA cannabis environmental cleanup grants Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Your good deed for the day: donate to an independent publisher like Marijuana Moment and ensure that as many voters as possible have access to the most in-depth cannabis reporting out there.Support our work at https://www.patreon.com/marijuanamoment/ TOP THINGS TO KNOWThe Senate Appropriations Committee released FY2022 spending legislation that would finally let Washington,…
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During the EVALI lung crisis, my state banned all vapes. We were wrong.
During the EVALI lung crisis, my state banned all vapes. We were wrong. – Leafly Leafly Leafly ® Loading… Where are you from? noyes Remember me for 30 days. I confirm that this is not a shared device. Darn! You’re not old enough to use Leafly. Redirecting you to By accessing this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Earlier this month, a federally-funded study on vaping-related lung injuries confirmed what experts have been saying for years: Legal, regulated cannabis is far safer and better for public health than products purchased in the illicit market. The new study examined…
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Top Rhode Island Lawmakers Signal That Marijuana Legalization Deal Is Close, With Key Issues Being Agreed Upon – Marijuana Moment
A deal on a bill to legalize marijuana in Rhode Island is finally coming together, legislative leaders said this week. While there are still certain outstanding issues to resolve such as which agency should be tasked with regulating the market, lawmakers have made significant progress and have reached compromises on a number of topics, Sen. Josh Miller (D), sponsor of one legalization proposal, said during a panel hosted by Johnson & Wales University. Miller warned that he couldn’t be especially specific on details given that negotiations are ongoing, but he expressed optimism that legislators are nearing an agreement. One issue…
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Cannabis Security: Combating internal theft amid adult-use expansion – Hartford Business
As cannabis companies vie for state licensure in Connecticut, one security official working for cannabis companies here said they’ll have to keep a sharp eye on internal theft, as they also protect against external threats. Additionally, legalization presents new opportunities for security firms that work in Connecticut, but smaller firms may find cannabis a difficult market to break into, said Matt Gifford, director of sales for legal cannabis at Bethel-based CustomVault and its BranchServ division — both of which were recently acquired by Rocky Hill-based Convergint Technologies. Gifford has worked in cannabis security in Connecticut since 2010, when he worked…
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Marijuana drug tests are now illegal in most workplaces in New York State
Marijuana drug tests are now illegal in most workplaces in New York State – Leafly Leafly Leafly ® Loading… Where are you from? noyes Remember me for 30 days. I confirm that this is not a shared device. Darn! You’re not old enough to use Leafly. Redirecting you to By accessing this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Millions of New Yorkers no longer have to worry about popping hot on a weed test. Most New York workers are now free to hit the weed after a long day’s work. In response to the state’s legalization…
Read More »Texas Clarifies Stance On Delta-8 THC – HempGazette
Texas is the latest US jurisdiction to ban controversial Delta-8 THC products, which can be created using hemp extracts. Delta-8 THC products have flooded the markets of some US states to due to a lack of regulatory certainty. This stems from the legal definition of hemp in the USA only referring to levels of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol – the most commonly consumed THC, and the one that provides a high. The failure to not encompass all tetrahydrocannabinols has had some significant consequences. While occurring in cannabis naturally in very small quantities, Delta-8 THC can be produced by manipulating the cannabinoid cannabidiol…
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