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Legality battle over consumable hemp products in Mississippi in limbo
WAPT 16 - Mississippi
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June 21, 2025
The battle over consumable hemp products sold in certain places in Mississippi is now in limbo.In a recently released opinion, Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-Miss.) said hemp products designed to be consumed are illegal in most cases.She said in...
Breakthrough moment in Alabama's medical marijuana saga
WPMI - Alabama
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MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — After years of legal gridlock and court battles over medical marijuana licenses, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission now says investigative hearings can proceed. It's a necessary step in the implementation process, and...
Cannabis Use Linked With Increased Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events
Drug Topics
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June 19, 2025
In a new systematic review and meta-analysis, investigators found a positive association between cannabis use and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), raising awareness about the potential risks to cardiovascular health for cannabis users.1...
‘Parents Like Us’: health unit aims to help caregivers of those using substances
Thunder Bay News
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June 20, 2025
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit says the handbook is largely aimed at parents or guardians of young people, but information is also more widely applicable. THUNDER BAY — Helping those caring for young people who may need help with substance...
Williamstown therapist placed on probation in Medicaid fraud case
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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BURLINGTON — A Williamstown therapist has been placed on probation in a Vermont Medicaid fraud case. Johan Green, 54, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Chittenden County criminal court in Burlington to two misdemeanor counts of false pretenses. Green...
Texas hemp businesses brace for ban as governor weighs THC bill
CBS Dallas - Texas
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Businesses selling hemp-derived THC products in Texas are in limbo as Gov. Greg Abbott faces a Sunday deadline to sign Senate Bill 3, which would ban most THC-infused consumables statewide. The bill, passed by the Legislature in May, would outlaw...
7,000 Cannabis Pardons Issued by Maryland Governor Moore
Cannabis Science & Technology
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June 20, 2025
In a Juneteenth event announcement, Maryland Governor Wes Moore declared that he would be pardoning almost 7,000 people who have received cannabis crime convictions (1,2). Additionally, he announced that there would be a new program created to...
Former Celtics player helping lives turned upside down by cannabis
WCVB Channel 5 Boston - Massachusetts
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June 20, 2025
The basement classroom in Hingham High was stuffy and lunch was next, but the sophomores in health teacher Karen Beatty's class were all ears.Patrick Ryan, 23, sat facing the students and said, "I remember when I first started smoking weed because...
Damien Cornwell: Leading Through Chaos in New York’s Cannabis Market
Ganjapreneur - Washington
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June 20, 2025
Find us in your favorite podcast app: Spotify SoundCloud iTunes Stitcher In this episode of The Ganjapreneur Podcast, Damien Cornwell — President of the Cannabis Association of New York and owner of Just Breathe dispensary in Binghamton — joins...
Vaping cannabis is more harmful than tobacco, researchers warn
Algonquin Times
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June 20, 2025
A McGill University study published in May found that vaping cannabis is more harmful than tobacco and leads to long-term health risks. Students now have different feelings about using weed pens. The study, led by Dr. Carolyn Baglole at the...
BZA approves conditional use permit for medical cannabis dispensary
Murray Ledger & Times - Kentucky
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MURRAY – The Murray Board of Zoning Adjustments voted 4-1 Wednesday to approve a conditional use permit request for a medicinal cannabis dispensary to locate at 1300 North 16th St. The current property owner is Patrick Kough, and the proposed...
Health Beat: CDB and pregnancy
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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CBD is one of the active ingredients in marijuana. From creams to gummies to pills to smoothies, CBD comes in many forms and some say it works. But when it comes to pregnancy, some assume CBD is safe. One survey found that 9% of women believe one...
Cannabis use raises risk of heart attack and stroke more than cocaine, other drugs, major review suggests
Fox News
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Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel breaks down the latest reports on marijuana use and outlines its potential side effects on 'The Ingraham Angle.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The potential risk of cannabis use has...
Regular cannabis use linked to changes in brain activity regulating movement
PsyPost
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June 20, 2025
A new brain imaging study has found that people who regularly use cannabis show reduced spontaneous activity in a key motor control region of the brain. While their actual task performance did not differ significantly from non-users, the weakened...
Late-night pot shopping? San Diego moves to OK longer hours for cannabis dispensaries
The San Diego Union-Tribune - California
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June 20, 2025
Cannabis dispensaries in San Diego could soon stay open longer each day, helping them better compete with illegal delivery services and with shops in other nearby cities. The expanded hours, which the City Council’s economic development committee...
Cannabis use could double risk of heart death, study warns
FOX 10 Phoenix - Arizona
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FILE-A man smokes marijuana inside a lounge. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Cannabis use may substantially raise the risk of death from heart disease and an increased risk of stroke, according to multiple studies published by...
South Dakota to Crack Down on Hemp Product Sales Starting July 14
Cannabis Business Times
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June 20, 2025
Chemically modifying industrial hemp or converting CBD into synthetic compounds, such as delta-8 THC, is prohibited in South Dakota, where law enforcement officials will begin seizing noncompliant products starting July 14. Pennington County...
Innocan Pharma Announces Presentation Of Narrative Review On Long-Acting Synthetic Cannabidiol For Chronic Pain At PAINWEEK Conference
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) HERZLIYA, Israel and CALGARY, AB, June 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Innocan Pharma Corporation (CSE: INNO) (FSE: IP4) (OTCQB: INNPF ) ("Innocan" or the "Company"), a pioneer in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries,...
How Medicare Might Change for 2026 and How It Will Affect Your Coverage
WTOP - District Columbia
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June 20, 2025
With the routine annual changes to Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans, combined with the looming potential passage of sweeping federal… With the routine annual changes to Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans, combined with the looming...
Editorial | Another study confirms cannabis dangers to public health
The News Gazette - Illinois
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The medical community appears to be speaking with one voice. The legalization of cannabis for recreational use apparently is an idea whose time has come. How else can one explain the number of states, like Illinois, that have legalized the product...