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MichiGanja in Review: Redemption Cannabis proves top-shelf weed doesn’t need a top-shelf price tag
The Gander - Michigan
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August 18, 2025
Weed this good, this cheap, feels almost criminal. MichiGanja in Review is a column that publishes twice monthly as part of The MichiGanja Report—our free, weekly newsletter about all things marijuana. Click here to sign up. MICHIGAN—Cheap weed...
Cannabis in Ohio 2025: Strict regulations yield safer market, experts say
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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August 18, 2025
CLEVELAND -- One year after Ohio launched adult-use cannabis sales, experts say that while the industry is experiencing growing pains, slow and steady may ultimately win the race. Ohio’s strict approach compared to neighboring competitors like...
New York watching as White House considers classifying marijuana as less dangerous drug
Spectrum News NY1 - New York
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August 18, 2025
President Donald Trump is considering the reclassification of cannabis. This would better align the federal government with states that are already allowing the drug. What You Need To Know Cannabis is currently classified as a Schedule I drug,...
August 2025 Healer Webinar: Research on Cannabis and Sleep, Part II
Cannabis Science & Technology
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August 18, 2025
On August 13, 2025, Dustin Sulak, an osteopathic general practitioner, founder of Healer, a cannabis education and product resource, presented the latest installment of the monthly webinar series that began in 2018. This month’s webinar focused on...
Broughton Bolsters Medicinal Cannabis Testing to Ensure Safety and Compliance
Psychreg
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August 18, 2025
7 Reading Time: 2 minutesBroughton, a UK-based life sciences contract research organisation, is strengthening its support for medicinal cannabis and CBD product developers with advanced analytical testing services. Operating from GMP-compliant...
Traffic signals, cannabis sales & ethics complaint discussed ahead of Monday council meeting
WWNY - New York
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August 18, 2025
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Watertown City Council Member Lisa Ruggiero sat down at the 7News Digital News Desk on Monday to discuss what’s on the agenda for the night’s council meeting. Ruggiero will be leading the meeting in the absence of...
Congregation Coffee Resurrected in New Orleans
Daily Coffee News
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August 18, 2025
Inside the new Congregation Coffee bar in Uptown New Orleans. All images courtesy of Congregation Coffee. Under new ownership, Congregation Coffee is back at it in New Orleans with a sleek new Uptown gathering place. The cafe held a grand opening...
‘A new chapter’: Real estate listings drop as demand surges
realestate.com.au
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August 18, 2025
The home at 183 Zuccoli Pde, Zuccoli, is newly listed with a price guide of $800,000. Picture: realestate.com.au Darwin homebuyers are faced with a continually shrinking pool of choice as listing numbers plummet to what one property expert is...
12 New York Cannabis Businesses Sue State Over School Proximity Fiasco
Cannabis Business Times
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August 18, 2025
A dozen New York-licensed cannabis dispensaries are taking regulators to court over a screw-up by the state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) related to their storefront locations being too close to schools. The 12 petitioners filed the...
Six illegal cannabis storefronts padlocked, hundreds of pounds of illicit marijuana products seized across Queens: DA
AM New York Metro
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August 18, 2025
Moonrocks at 46-06 Utopia Parway in Flushing was shuttered along with five other illegal cannabis dispensaries across the borough, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Aug. 18. Photo courtesy of the Queens DA’s office A Woodhaven man...
Man's dismay as beloved family home sold to HS2 for £1.2m turned into cannabis farm
Birmingham Live
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August 18, 2025
A man has shared his dismay after learning that his beloved former family home was turned into a cannabis factory. Alan Wilkinson, 85, sold the house in Whitmore Heath, Staffordshire, to HS2 for £1.2 million. He had purchased the property in the...
Chance The Rapper Finds Reclamation And Reconnection With New Album ‘Star Line’
Block Club Chicago - Illinois
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August 18, 2025
CHICAGO — Music has always been a vulnerable space for Chance the Rapper, with lyrics exploring family, heartbreak, his inner demons and his mental health. But Chance’s new album, “Star Line,” could be his most raw and honest project yet. “My...
Tribunal date today first of two related to cannabis odour control bylaw
Pelham Today
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August 18, 2025
A pair of upcoming hearings could determine whether the Town of Pelham can legally enforce its bylaw aimed at controlling the smell from cannabis production facilities A pair of upcoming hearings could have an impact on cannabis odours in Pelham...
Will’s Word: Is it just me or is Auckland CBD soulless and in dire need of some TLC?
Pacific Media Network
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I took a stroll through Auckland's CBD yesterday, and honestly, put simply, it was depressing. Empty storefronts, endless construction zones, rough sleepers tucked into doorways, and a sterile vibe that felt more like an abandoned mall than the...
He Staked Everything on His Legal Weed Store—Then New York State Pulled the Plug
Hellgate - New York
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August 18, 2025
By the end of July, Aaron Alexis thought he was one, maybe two days away from opening his new dispensary, Hand in Bush, in Bed-Stuy. All he had to do was clear out a little trash, tape up an errant wire—a few more small fixes like that, and he'd...
The Economics Of Pleasure: How A New Approach To Drug Use Could Save Millions
Forbes
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Guy taking drug pill. Young people is having fun in night club with colorful laser lights. getty The conversation around drugs has long been framed by cost. Policymakers calculate the billions lost every year to productivity gaps,...
Lawmakers take on China with new tariff bill
FreightWaves
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August 18, 2025
WASHINGTON — Bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to give Congress more control in crafting trade policy and tariff policy and as a way to reshore manufacturing to the U.S. The Secure Trade Act, introduced on...
Manchester drugs gang smuggled £9m of cannabis hidden in pallets of flooring out of the country
Manchester Evening News
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August 18, 2025
A Manchester gang smuggled £9m of cannabis out of the country to sell it for a premium price. The gang hid kilo packages of the class B drug in wooden flooring and transported it to Northern Ireland, where dealers typically charge more than in...
Cost Of Living Major Concern For New York Workforce
The National Tribune
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August 18, 2025
More than 68% of New York state residents surveyed said the cost of living is the most critical issue facing their household. And while clean energy promises substantial job creation, New York state is falling short of its renewable energy goals –...
Klobuchar looks to boost industrial hemp research funding
Brownfield Ag News
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August 18, 2025
News Klobuchar looks to boost industrial hemp research funding August 18, 2025 By Mark Dorenkamp Filed Under: Crops, Minnesota, News The Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee is looking to provide additional funding for industrial...