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Stinky delivery: Uber Eats driver smells weed coming from ‘burrito', police say
A Uber Eats delivery driver smelled something funky with the burrito they had just been called to pick up, so the driver called police in a New Jersey town.
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People with autism now eligible for medical marijuana in Connecticut
The state’s Medical Marijuana Program Board of Physicians unanimously approved adding both Autism Spectrum Disorder and Female Orgasmic Disorder to the list of qualifying conditions for adults 18 and older.
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People with autism now eligible for medical marijuana in Conn.
People with Autism Spectrum Disorder are now able to get access to medical marijuana in Connecticut. The state’s Medical Marijuana Program Board of Physicians unanimously approved adding both Autism Spectrum Disorder and Female Orgasmic Disorder to the list of qualifying conditions for adults 18 and older. The additions are the first ones since 2021. The disorders join the list of…
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Martha's Vineyard is about to run out of pot. That's led to a lawsuit and a scramble by regulators
Martha’s Vineyard is about to run out of pot, prompting a lawsuit. Thousands of registered medical users and recreational ones could be affected.
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Daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking in the US, a new study says
Millions of people in the U.S. report using marijuana daily or nearly every day, and those people now outnumber those who say they are daily or nearly-daily drinkers of alcohol.
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Justice Department moves to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous
The Justice Department officially proposed reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. News4’s Jackie Bensen explains how it would ease restrictions on cannabis on the federal level if approved.
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Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
A proposed rule sent to the federal register recognizes the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs.
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Marijuana backers eye proposed federal regulatory change as an aid to legalizing pot in more states
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has proposed to shift marijuana from a “Schedule I” drug, which includes heroin and LSD, to a less tightly regulated “Schedule III” drug
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Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug
Sources told NBC News that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration plans to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug.
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Biden administration will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country.
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Where is marijuana legal in the US? A state-by-state guide
Marijuana is fully legal in 24 states and Washington, D.C. Another 17 states have legalized its use solely for medical purposes, with varying caveats in each states’ laws.
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CT cannabis flower shortage is issue of supply and demand
Cannabis dispensaries in Connecticut are facing a flower shortage, according to the Chief Operating Officer of Fine Fettle Benjamin Zachs. Fine Fettle sent an email to its customers writing in part: “We are currently facing a flower shortage in the state due to limited product availability from our suppliers. We are doing everything we can to get more flower products...
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Cannabis flower shortage is issue of supply and demand
When it comes to recreational marijuana, cannabis flower is the most desired product on the market. There has been such a demand that suppliers can’t keep up.
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Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in DC
President Joe Biden has pardoned thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia.
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Biden issues proclamation pardoning simple marijuana offenses
President Joe Biden issued a proclamation on Friday, pardoning those who committed simple marijuana offenses, including use and possession.
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ER doc warns parents after young boy accidentally eats a chocolate edible
An emergency room pediatrician is seeing an uptick in children consuming pot-laced edibles that often look and taste like regular candy.
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Republicans soften on federal marijuana reform in a shift that could make it a reality
Cannabis reform is moving one step closer to reality at the federal level, with a committee hearing on a bipartisan bill to expand banking services for legal marijuana businesses expected to take place at the end of the month, according to multiple people directly involved in the process.
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US regulators want to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana. Here's what that would mean
When it emerged this week that U.S. health regulators are suggesting that the federal government loosen restrictions on marijuana, the news lit up the world of weed.
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US Health Dept. recommends easing federal restrictions on Marijuana
Rescheduling the drug would reduce or potentially eliminate criminal penalties for possession. Marijuana is currently classified as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD
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This city consumes more marijuana than anywhere else in the world: Study
New York City is now ranked as the top city in the world when it comes to marijuana consumption, according to a recent study.