German-grown medical cannabis is available for purchase and sale by local pharmacies for the first time, the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) announced late Wednesday.
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When Connecticut approved the legalization of adult-use marijuana last month, it became the latest state to institute a ban on hemp-derived THC products, including delta-8 THC and delta-10 THC, for companies without a license to sell them.
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June 29, 2021
Oklahoma is growing source for black market marijuana
The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics says criminal marijuana growing operations have been moving to the Sooner State in record numbers over the last eight to 10 months.
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Officials say an order that prevents a new marijuana tracking program from going into effect will remain in place.
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An alliance of state marijuana regulators got face-to-face with federal administrators. As well as members of Congress this past week to speak on the possible influence that national wide cannabis legalization and could have on the local programs they oversee. In addition to other forms of policy change in regards to marijuana legislation.
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The Mackinac Center for Public Policy today released its annual estimate of state cigarette tax evasion and avoidance across the country.
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June 29, 2021
America’s Pot Labs Have A THC Problem
Keegan Skeate was working the night shift when he first heard about the scam. The 26-year-old was only a few months into his new job at Praxis Laboratory, a Washington state lab that conducts consumer safety tests and THC potency analysis for legal cannabis products. During one quiet shift in 2018, a fellow lab technician walked over to Skeate and told him that she thought someone was manipulating her test results. She said that the numbers in her spreadsheets looked irregular and the recorded THC potency values were higher than she remembered measuring.
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UN wants global marijuana ad ban; RI House speaker on legalization disagreements; FDA head won’t say if cannabis or tobacco more dangerous
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California’s gas tax prices are among the highest in the nation, and are quickly approaching $5 per gallon in many areas of San Diego County. And to top it off, California’s excise tax on gas is set to rise again on July 1st.
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June 24, 2021
Fuel, marijuana tax questions progress at Assembly table
Two proposed ballot questions got a tentative thumbs up from the Sitka Assembly last night: — an excise tax on motor fuels and sales tax on retail marijuana.
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