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Washington’s Marijuana Tracking System Is Unreliable, Auditor’s Report Says

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“Washington’s legal cannabis marketplace is an industry employing more than 100,000 people, and the opportunities for illegal trade at any point in the process remain real.” By Grace Deng, Washington State Standard It’s been over a decade since Washington legalized...

Legalizing Natural Marijuana Is The Pathway To Protect Public Health, Not Pretending Synthetic THC Products Are Hemp (Op-Ed)

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“Misleading marketing, which frames synthetic THC as a ‘hemp product,’ tricks buyers into thinking they are purchasing something natural and safe.” By Michael Bronstein, American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH) In a recent op-ed by the Reason...

Willie Nelson And Colorado Governor Rally Cannabis Community To Support Kamala Harris For President

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Singer and marijuana icon Willie Nelson is organizing a virtual “Cannabis Community for Kamala” event this week—with featured speakers including Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D), a congresswoman and Whoopi Goldberg—to shore up support for the Democratic presidential...

Hemp Industry Pushes Back Against Marijuana Companies Advocating For Intoxicating Cannabinoid Ban In Farm Bill

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Hemp businesses, marijuana companies, state regulators, prohibitionists and congressional lawmakers are all vying to have their cannabis priorities represented in the forthcoming Farm Bill. But while there are shared interests among certain stakeholders, some...

Texas Senate Considers Ban On Intoxicating Hemp-Derived Delta-8 And -9 THC Products

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“We’re simply asking Dan Patrick to not eliminate the market but to further regulate and lean on organizations like ours.” By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune Austin hemp entrepreneur Shayda Torabi is looking at a year filled with uncertainty. For the six years...

DOJ Calls Settlement With Ayahuasca Church ‘Irrelevant’ To Case Involving Another Psychedelic Church

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In an ongoing lawsuit over the legal status of an Iowa-based church that wants to incorporate ayahuasca into its ceremonies, the Department of Justice (DOJ) is downplaying the significance a recent deal hammered out between the federal government and a separate,...