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NEW YORK:  Cage-Free Repair, advocates working towards an equitable, just, and reparative cannabis industry, has launched SHOW YOUR LOVE, a campaign to raise funds for National Expungement Week and its signature expungement and record clearing/sealing events (N.E.W. 2020).  Education, awareness, and transparency are in focus for this fundraising initiative, which also includes the creation of Read the full article...

OHIO:The Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program (MMCP) is scheduled to accept new testing laboratory license applications beginning the week of August 3, 2020. On its testing laboratories webpage, the MMCP has posted two documents for potential applicants to assist in understanding the key substantive attributes of the application. Potential applicants may submit questions regarding the application Read the full article...

OKLAHOMA: The OMMA has received multiple inquiries regarding the processing and dispensing of marijuana-infused slushies on-site at medical marijuana dispensaries.  It is the OMMA’s position that marijuana-infused slushies are unlikely to meet requirements set forth in Oklahoma statutes and rules, including, but not limited to:   All products must be in child-resistant packages. Generally, this means the package must Read the full article...

MAINE: How big is Maine’s new adult-use cannabis industry? According to the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy, there are 17 new adult use conditional licenses. The breakdown includes seven marijuana stores, five cultivation facilities, four products manufacturing facilities, and one testing facility.

Virtual Educational Session and Panels Devoted on New and Promising Cannabis-based Therapeutics Conference expected to be in person in 2021 with Ticket in 2020 to include both Events CALIFORNIA: Noted medical cannabis experts and health professionals will be leading educational panels and continued education programs at this year’s Cannabis Nurses Network Conference (CNNC), the annual Read the full article...

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:  The following quote is attributed to FDA Principal Deputy Commissioner Amy Abernethy M.D., Ph.D.: “A range of stakeholders have expressed interest in development of drugs that contain cannabis and compounds found in cannabis. Recent legislative changes have also opened new opportunities for cannabis clinical research. As that body of research progresses and Read the full article...

Market Leading U.S. Presence Across 23 States with Over 135 Dispensary Locations and Licenses Mitchell Kahn, Grassroots Co-Founder and CEO, Appointed to the Curaleaf Board of Directors MASSACHUSETTS:  Curaleaf Holdings, the largest vertically integrated cannabis operator in the United States, today announced that it closed its milestone acquisition of GR Companies, Inc. (“Grassroots”), the largest private vertically-integrated Read the full article...

Can you roll a joint? In today’s legal cannabis culture, being able to twist up a respectable doobie is “essential,” according to Curved Papers founder Michael O’Malley. Inventor, entrepreneur, MIT Grad and longtime pot smoker, O’Malley invented a new kind of rolling paper whose patented curved edges make it “Easy To Roll.” As a public Read the full article...

OHIO: The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy today published updated patient & caregiver numbers for June 2020. These numbers include: 147,245 Recommendations 116,497 Registered patients 8,349 Patients with Veteran Status 8,713 Patients with Indigent Status 644 Patients with a Terminal Diagnosis 91,330 Unique patients who purchased medical marijuana (as reported to OARRS by licensed Read the full article...

Cannabis Industry movers and shakers continue to join in the Zoom fun on Sundays at 4:20pm EST. Check our our fourth episode this Sunday, as we continue our discussion of the traditional art of rolling joints, still the unsurpassed natural and economical way to get high. It only takes about a minute to roll a Read the full article...

NEVADA: This week the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB) held its first board meeting at the Grant Sawyer Building. Led by former Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Douglas, who serves as Chair, the CCB moved to approve its core set of regulations, the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Regulations (NCCR 1-14). Moving forward, the NCCR 1-14 Read the full article...

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, secured an amendment to the annual national defense bill that would ensure that the U.S. Department of Defense may not prohibit the possession, use, or consumption of hemp products — in compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local law Read the full article...

Scientists all around the world have worked hard to document the medical benefits of cannabis. Needless to say that they have been really successful so far. It is one of the leading reasons that the world is moving towards the full legalization of  cannabis. Medical marijuana is now legal in most of the states in Read the full article...

  Caring about nature and the food choices you make to preserve the environment is a good deed to do. However, continually worrying about what foods you’re eating and omitting can put you in a stressful state. Other than this, there are many more things that can be the cause of stress, and after one Read the full article...

NECANN Online Debuts September 14-16 Three fall NECANN shows in VT, MA and NJ rescheduled to 2021 MASSACHUSETTS: The New England Cannabis Convention (NECANN) today announced it will host the largest Digital Cannabis Industry Event in the world September 14-16, while also rescheduling three fall conventions to new dates in 2021. NECANN Online will feature Read the full article...

New company brings together cannabis industry leaders including attorney-scientist Dale Hunt, researcher-physician Ethan Russo, and botanist-author Robert C. Clarke CALIFORNIA: Cannabis industry pioneers, Dale Hunt, PhD, JD, Ethan Russo, MD, and Robert C. Clarke have joined forces to create Breeder’s Best, the first cannabis company to focus on intellectual property (IP) protection for independent plant Read the full article...

OREGON: The next OLCC Marijuana Advisory Committee Meeting will take place Thursday, July 9, 2020 Agenda Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, we are holding our meetings virtually. An audio recording of the meeting will be posted on our website. You can listen live using your phone: 1 (872) 240-3311 Access Code: 786-241-877  

By Michael O’Malley As the Founder/CEO of Curved Papers, I’ve traveled the world and, along the way, taught a lot of people how to roll joints. I’ve also met some of the joint rolling virtuosos of the universe. This summer on Sunday afternoons at 4:20pm EST, I’ll be going live on Zoom with some of Read the full article...

We’ve Turned Our Attention to Voting By Michael A. Stusser When we started Higher Ground in 2010, our mission was to Elevate the Dialogue on Cannabis Culture. While we supported the legalization and decriminalization of marijuana (no states at that time had legalized recreational weed), we were intentionally non-partisan when it came to politicians themselves: Read the full article...

Begins Process to Ban Additives in Inhalable Cannabis Products Commissioners Also Approve Marijuana Licensee Stipulated Settlements   OREGON:  At its regular monthly meeting on June 18, 2020, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission moved to extend the ability of licensed marijuana retailers to continue curbside delivery, and took the first step towards adopting rules that would Read the full article...