The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced it will refund consumers for CBD products that made misleading medical claims. The agency said it will be refunding 576 people approximately $36 each, totaling $21,000, for products sold by Kushly Industries LLC. The action appears to be related to a 2021 complaint filed by the FTC that […]
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Currently in the state of Georgia, misdemeanor possession of cannabis represents one ounce or less of the drug. The punishment for this crime is currently a $1000 fine and up to 12 months in jail. However, there is a movement to decriminalize low-level possession of cannabis, meaning that the punishment would be a fine and
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The California state legislature has passed a bill that would protect employees from being penalized for failing a drug test for cannabis. The bill still allows employers to penalize employees for failing other types of drug tests, such as saliva tests, that are meant to determine whether someone is currently under the influence of drugs.
The Florida Office of Medical Marijuana announced new limits for medical cannabis purchases. The limits are the result of an emergency action taken by the office at the request of the legislature, which wants to crack down on what they see as “overprescribing” by some doctors. Florida’s 745,000 medical cannabis patients are now limited to
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The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) has completed its first round of social equity licenses. 182 social equity licenses were granted in July and early August, in addition to the three conditional adult-use dispensing organization licenses issued for the 2021 license lottery winners. A total of 185 conditional adult-use cannabis retail licenses
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The First Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down a state law that required Maine’s medical cannabis dispensaries to be owned by Maine residents. The ruling upholds a lower court decision that found the residency requirement violates the U.S. Constitution by restricting interstate commerce. According to Ganjapreneur, the Chief Judge David Barron wrote for
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The Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) in New Jersey recently reported that adult-use cannabis sales have reached $80 million in the first 10 weeks since legalization.The CRC expects this growth to continue, as more businesses are licensed and come online. In a recent MJBizDaily article, this figure includes sales from the 18 medical marijuana dispensaries that
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) announced the launch of Cannabis NYC, a new program that will provide services and licensing assistance to the city’s cannabis social equity applicants. In a recent article by Ganjapreneur, Cannabis NYC will provide support to business owners and entrepreneurs from communities that have been disproportionately impacted by the
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As mentioned in an article by Best Colleges, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced $5 million in funding for cannabis credential programs for community colleges in the City University of New York (CUNY) and State University of New York (SUNY) systems. Starting this fall, SUNY Cobleskill in New York will offer a seven-credit cannabis
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Medical cannabis will now be available to students in Worcester County Public Schools in Maryland during school hours. The policy was unanimously passed by the school board and will allow students who have a doctor’s note to access medical cannabis products on campus. This policy is a response to a growing number of families who
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