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California marijuana industry faces new tax increase, threatening legal market
23 ABC News - California
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July 8, 2025
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: California's legal marijuana industry is facing a new challenge as the state excise tax on cannabis increased from 15% to 19% on July 1, potentially driving customers away from licensed dispensaries. Ronald Allen, co-owner of...
Research and education needed as biological market expands
Brownfield Ag News
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News Research and education needed as biological market expands The leader of seed care and biologicals for Syngenta says research and education are needed to help farmers get the most out of new biological crop tools. Quinn Showalter says...
India News | Tripura: Three Drug Peddlers Held with over 3 Kg Cannabis at Agartala Railway Station
Latestly
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July 8, 2025
Agartala (Tripura) [India] July 8 (ANI): In a joint operation on late Monday night, the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) apprehended three alleged drug peddlers at Agartala Railway Station and seized 3.24 kg dry...
Argent starts EU-GMP cannabinoid supply for drug resistant epilepsy at Slovenia’s largest hospital
Stockhead
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July 7, 2025
Argent is supplying its EU-GMP cannabinoid-based API to Slovenia’s largest hospital. Pic via Getty Images Argent BioPharma has commenced supply of EU-GMP Cannabinoid API for epilepsy treatment at Slovenia’s largest hospital, the University Medical...
Medical Cannabis
WellBeing Magazine
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July 8, 2025
Since cultivation of cannabis was legalised in Australia in 2016 for medical purposes (and only with a license), there’s been a surging interest in the product. And not just from the public. Worth an estimated AU$141 million in 2023, and US$21...
Thai senator pushes cannabis control law, rejects call to reclassify as narcotic after three calm years
Pattaya Mail
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July 7, 2025
Dr. Praphon warns that lack of clear medical guidelines could hinder proper cannabis use, urges urgent law without reclassifying as narcotic. BANGKOK, Thailand – Senator Dr. Praphon Tangsrikietkul, Chair of the Senate Public Health Committee, has...
‘Secret shopper’ study finds a lot of Colorado’s weed is weaker than advertised
Colorado Public Radio
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Nearly half of the labels on cannabis plant products recently tested in Colorado misstated the potency, according to a University of Colorado Boulder study published in the journal Scientific Reports. Researchers found that THC...
Appeal filed in Nebraska medical cannabis preemption case
Nebraska Examiner
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July 7, 2025
LINCOLN — A former state senator appealed a second case to the Nebraska Supreme Court seeking to invalidate the state’s voter-approved medical cannabis laws. Former State Sen. John Kuehn of Heartwell, a former member of the State Board of Health...
Argent starts EU-GMP cannabinoid supply
Cairns Post
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July 7, 2025
Argent BioPharma has commenced supply of EU-GMP Cannabinoid API for epilepsy treatment at Slovenia’s largest hospital, the University Medical Centre Ljubljana API supply to UKC commenced following completion of successful pilot program...
'A threat to national security': Fears drones could be used to lift inmates out of prisons
Sky News
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July 7, 2025
Sophisticated drones sending "overwhelming amounts" of drugs and weapons into prisons represent a threat to national security, according to an annual inspection report by the prisons watchdog. HMP chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor has...
New Bill to Put a Hold on California’s New Tax Increase on Cannabis
KVCR - California
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July 7, 2025
This Bill would bring the rate back to 15% and delay the requirement to adjust it until the 2030-31 fiscal year. Supporters say it would help an industry that’s already struggling to compete with illegal markets. The State Department of Cannabis...
Marijuana Use During Adolescence Distorts the Path to Identity
Psychreg
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July 7, 2025
4 Reading Time: 5 minutesWhat role does marijuana play during adolescence in gender dysphoria? These two issues might seem unrelated, but I believe I am seeing a relationship between marijuana use and gender dysphoria in the work I do with gender...
Cannabis linked to new 'silent' disease that can kill with no warning signs
Daily Mail
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July 7, 2025
Once believed to have minimal long-term side effects, cannabis has now been found to increase the risk of deadly liver damage. A team from the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research conducted a randomized double-blind clinical trial – the...
Where will psychedelic treatment centers be allowed in Avon?
Vail Daily - Colorado
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After temporarily banning natural medicine healing centers in February, Avon has moved forward with legislation guiding the location of businesses that dispense and administer psychedelics. The Avon Town Council unanimously approved the first...
"Safer" Roundup Weed Killer Can Still Damage Your Organs, Shocking Study Finds
Best Life - New York
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July 7, 2025
For avid golfers, living near a putting green may sound like a dream come true. We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but studies show that living near a golf course can increase your risk of Parkinson's disease by 126 percent due to the weed...
What Gives Marijuana Strains Their Distinctive Smells And Flavors? A New Scientific Review Sheds Light
Marijuana Moment
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July 7, 2025
A new scientific review takes a deep dive into the flavors and aromas of marijuana, examining how the plant’s genetic makeup, cultivation methods and post-harvest processing affect the various compounds that give cannabis products their...
Nearly 4 In 10 Californians Are Current Marijuana Users—And Most Report Health Benefits, Study Shows
Marijuana Moment
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July 7, 2025
More than a third of California adults are current cannabis consumers, a new survey finds, and the vast majority of them say marijuana provides health benefits—regardless of whether or not they are specifically using it for medical purposes. Those...
2 Ohio Republicans taking on their own party to protect access to marijuana
ABC 5 Cleveland - Ohio
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July 7, 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two members of the Ohio House Republicans are leading the charge to protect access to marijuana, fighting back against their own party members who aim to restrict the drug. In November of 2023, 57% of Ohioans voted yes on Issue 2:...
Survey: A Third of Californians Use Cannabis, But Many Don't Know the Risks
Newswise
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July 7, 2025
BYLINE: Miles Martin Newswise — Researchers at the University of California San Diego have completed a landmark survey of more than 5,000 Californians to study the effects of Proposition 64: The Adult Use of Marijuana Act, which made recreational...
Cannabis Legalization Is a Public Health Necessity
NORML
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July 7, 2025
I am interning at NORML because I believe cannabis legalization is a public health necessity. This belief has been shaped by my studies, volunteer work, and lived experiences. As I work toward my B.S. in Public Health with a focus on drug policy,...