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Germany Set to Legalize Recreational Weed by 2024Germany, a country known for its strict regulations and emphasis on order, is on the verge of a revolutionary decision that could have far-reaching implications for its citizens. A historic agreement has been reached on the legalization of cannabis, bringing Germany closer to becoming the third European Union member to legalize recreational weed. #cannabislegalization #EuropeanCannabisMarket #GermanyLegalizesCannabis #MEDICALCANNABIS

Solid local reporting on NJ's #hemp debacle. Should the legislature not change the law as soon as possible, the #Cannabis Regulatory Commission in #NJ will be crippled. If prospective or operational cannabis businesses thought the process to open up or run their business in compliance was difficult before, wait until you have a regulator that's already stretched too thin be given an impossible task with no resources to accomplish it. I think it's safe to say, this is not what the legislators envisioned. What was intended to be a protectionist endeavor by some will long term become an incredible burden to the industry they sought to exclusively protect. Long term, they'll find it a pyrrhic victory with many bridges burned along the way. At midnight tonight, anyone carrying hemp products in this State that exceed .5mg a serving or 2.5mg a package of any psychoactive material may as well be holding/selling a schedule 1 drug. Hopefully guidance coming soon from the State for the business community. Stay tuned. https://lnkd.in/eBF2RxVX

Monday morning moan! I absolutely despise synthetic cannabis in all its forms… About a week ago, I shared some good news: HHC has finally been banned and made illegal to sell in Germany. But, as always, the unscrupulous synthetic sellers just tweak the genetics a bit, slap a new name on it, and keep selling their harmful products. The biggest issue for the cannabis industry is that when someone has a bad reaction to HHC and ends up in the hospital, it gets recorded as a cannabis-related incident. This unfairly tarnishes the reputation of those trying to do things the right way. The only solution I see, and I could be wrong, is for the German government to completely ban all synthetic cannabis. It baffles me why this hasn't already been done. To any synthetic sellers reading this: Come on, guys! We're at the dawn of cannabis legalization in Germany. I believe that commercial selling will be allowed very soon. Let's not ruin this opportunity. #CannabisCommunity #CannabisIndustry #LegalizeIt #GermanyCannabis #CannabisReform #EndProhibition #SafeCannabis #SupportLegalization #CannabisNews #CannabisAwareness #NaturalCannabis #CannabisSafety #SayNoToSynthetic

Monday morning moan! I absolutely despise synthetic cannabis in all its forms… About a week ago, I shared some good news: HHC has finally been banned and made illegal to sell in Germany. But, as always, the unscrupulous synthetic sellers just tweak the genetics a bit, slap a new name on it, and keep selling their harmful products. The biggest issue for the cannabis industry is that when someone has a bad reaction to HHC and ends up in the hospital, it gets recorded as a cannabis-related incident. This unfairly tarnishes the reputation of those trying to do things the right way. The only solution I see, and I could be wrong, is for the German government to completely ban all synthetic cannabis. It baffles me why this hasn't already been done. To any synthetic sellers reading this: Come on, guys! We're at the dawn of cannabis legalization in Germany. I believe that commercial selling will be allowed very soon. Let's not ruin this opportunity. #CannabisCommunity #SyntheticCannabis #HHC #CannabisIndustry #LegalizeIt #GermanyCannabis #CannabisReform #EndProhibition #SafeCannabis #SupportLegalization #CannabisNews #CannabisAwareness #NaturalCannabis #CannabisSafety #SayNoToSynthetic

#ohiocannabis #adultchoicecannabis #ohiolegalization #adultconsumptionlounges #criminaljusticereform Could cannabis consumption lounges work in Northeast Ohio? Answers are hazy

What's next for #cannabis in #Texas | The Lt. Governor is asking senators to examine hemp products like #Delta8 and #Delta9, which could lead to tougher regulations on the sale of the products. | KTSM 9 News

We are starting to see states crackdown on intoxicating hemp products. Thses products are especially popular in states with no cannabis program such as #northcarolina. States with a robust cannabis market such as #california, there are bills been worked on to either ban or regulate intoxicating #hemp products the same as cannabis products. We have seen class action lawsuits filled against large cannabis companies for selling those products and now #virginia is giving retailers, that sell intoxicating hemp products, large fines. On top of all this, some lawmakers that are working on the federal fram bill, are pushing for a complete ban on such products. As in most cases only time will tell how this will all plays out. Thank you John Schroyer from Green Market Report for the state update. #cannabisindustry #cannabiscommunity #cannabisnews #cannabiseducation #cannabispolicy #cannbislaw https://lnkd.in/gHZHYN4V

"#LosAngeles-based vaporizer cartridge company STIIIZY is battling fraud accusations in #federalcourt that accuse its hemp-derived #business of selling products with excessive #THC. The suit – filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois by two Midwest consumers in April – claims Stiiizy’s #delta8THC products have more than the 0.3% THC allowed under federal law. In response, Stiiizy contends in a June 6 court filing that the plaintiffs’ “far-flung theory” did not demonstrate any injury – and haven’t proved they actually tested the product in question. Stiiizy is asking a judge to dismiss the case. The plaintiffs, Taylor Byron of Illinois and Terry Berry of Missouri, claim in their lawsuit to each have purchased a #Stiiizy-branded product. Stiiizy’s filing contends the plaintiffs’ “inference” that the products have more than 0.3% THC is based off of a single lab test of a “different” Stiiizy-branded product. Products such as Stiiizy’s hemp-based vaporizers are legal under the 2018 U.S. Farm Bill, which allows “hemp,” or cannabis containing 0.3% THC or less, to be cultivated and sold #nationwide. Many states have since passed further restrictions in an effort to slow the proliferation of hemp-derived products containing intoxicating levels of THC. In their suit against Stiiizy, the plaintiffs allege that lab tests showed the company’s products contained more than 0.3% THC. But Stiiizy contends any lab tests are irrelevant because they would have had to be conducted on the final, “liquid content of the product, not on the plant itself pre-harvest as required by federal regulations.” The Illinois case is only one legal headache for Stiiizy. The company also faces a suit filed last month in its home state of #California in which an anonymous teen alleges Stiiizy is “marketing dangerous, high potency marijuana vaporizers” to youth." - MJBiz

The next time someone in the legal #cannabis industry tells you they care about "clean cannabis..." If we cared about clean cannabis, we'd enforce basic QA/QC programs that leafy greens and dog food had to follow. We'd require #testing before any kind of "#decontamination" treatment. We'd label product that's been treated. We'd make the #remediation companies and manufacturers using their tech validate the efficacy of the treatment. We'd make them test for safety and #adulteration so reaction products that could be harmful don't remain on the product. We wouldn't allow growers to cheat the system already in place through #labshopping and submitting "R&D" samples, or sending off-site or having remediation companies come on-site to treat so they don't have to disclose to their state they treated. There's a long way we need to go before we can claim we care about clean cannabis in the legal market. [Source: Tess Eidem, PhD, PCQI]

In the U.S., using cannabis daily has now become more common than drinking alcohol at the same frequency. While alcohol is still more popular overall, 2022 marked the first time cannabis use at this level surpassed heavy drinking, according to Jonathan Caulkins, a policy researcher at Carnegie Mellon. About 40% of current bud users are lighting up daily or nearly daily. The study, based on national survey data, shows that in 2022, around 17.7 million people were using MJ daily or almost daily, compared to 14.7 million for alcohol. That's a 15-fold increase in daily marijuana use since 1992! This trend mirrors changes in public policy, with more and more states allowing medical or recreational use, even though it's still illegal federally. Florida voters will soon decide on recreational use, and there's talk of reclassifying cannabis as less dangerous. #MJ #ChangingTimes #StayInformed #PGX #PlantGenX #NORML #Alcohol #Bud #Flower #cannabis