Minnesota Marijuana News

SPRINGFIELD — After more than a year of delays, 55 new cannabis dispensary licenses have been awarded in a lottery — but the winners may face further delays and challenges. The winners were chosen from a pool of 626 applicants who scored 85% or greater on their applications. Since Illinois legalized recreational marijuana last year, …

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Rhode Island is still dealing with legal setbacks to its medical cannabis lottery.  Regulators in the state have once again delayed the lottery, which was initially supposed to take place this week. Now, it has been postponed because of an administrative appeal from a rejected lottery applicant.  This is the second time the lottery has …

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Charlotte’s Web Holdings, Inc. announced on July 30 that the company’s CW Labs science division and Colorado State University’s (CSU) College of Agricultural Sciences have completed the first of three collaborative metabolomic hemp studies to decode the complex chemical profile of full spectrum hemp extracts—made from the company’s patented hemp cultivars.  Researchers continue to examine …

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In the continuing trend of normalizing the cannabis industry for practical reasons, the New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) Committee on Professional Ethics issued Opinion 1225 (the Opinion). In short, the NYSBA now expressly permits lawyers to represent clients in New York’s recreational cannabis industry. The NYSBA actually issued 3 separate determinations, each of which …

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Panel to explore ways to issue 2 pot permits  Arkansas Online Read More Here… Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on reddit Share on pinterest Share on email Bud Digest

SF city, county prep for cannabis dispensaries  Albuquerque Journal Read More Here… Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on reddit Share on pinterest Share on email Bud Digest

Listen to a broadcast version of this story. On July 31, Niles hosted its first ever recreational cannabis festival. And from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. the city’s riverfront park was filled with dispensaries, vendors, live music and people. The Niles Cannabis Festival had been in the works for several months. Attendees could browse cannabis …

“It Feels Surreal:” Attendees And Dispensaries Fill Riverfront Park In First Niles Cannabis Festival – WVPE Read More »

This California City Rejected Marijuana. Now Cannabis Is An Official Tourism Draw.  Forbes Read More Here… Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on reddit Share on pinterest Share on email Bud Digest

For local residents gripped with poverty, the cost of potentially life-saving medicine can be a cost they cannot afford. Dispensary of Hope is here to help. A grand-opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Friday for a community pharmacy that’s operating in partnership with Ascension Saint Thomas River Park Hospital. The goal is to make vital …

New pharmacy has prescriptions for uninsured, those with low-income – Southern Standard Read More »