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Death of ‘Parasite’ Actor Linked to South Korean Anti-Drug Crackdown

South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, known for playing the wealthy father in Bong Joon-ho’s 2019 film Parasite, was found dead in his car on Wednesday morning. Inside the car, parked near Waryong Park in central Seoul, investigators found a charcoal briquette. The briquette, a compressed block of coal that can cause carbon monoxide poisoning, suggests

2023-12-29T11:16:15+00:00December 29th, 2023|Cannabis, Feed|Comments Off on Death of ‘Parasite’ Actor Linked to South Korean Anti-Drug Crackdown

NY Gov. Vetoes Bill Letting Growers Sell Surplus Cannabis to Tribal Retailers

As the New York cannabis market continues to steadily find its footing among a number of delays, the state’s governor has vetoed a measure that would have provided solutions for growers with a surplus of product without means to sell it. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Michelle Hinchey (D) and Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D), would

2023-12-29T11:16:14+00:00December 29th, 2023|Cannabis, Feed|Comments Off on NY Gov. Vetoes Bill Letting Growers Sell Surplus Cannabis to Tribal Retailers

Hemp-Based Battery Maker Aims to Hire Laid Off Energizer Employees

A hemp-based battery manufacturing company is coming to a town in Wisconsin with a goal to hire former employees of Energizer. Portage, Wisconsin-based Wisconsin Battery Co. (WinBat) makes batteries out of hemp instead of graphene, for use in devices like hearing aids. Earlier this month, WinBat announced that it has acquired 17 acres of land

2023-12-29T11:16:13+00:00December 29th, 2023|Cannabis, Feed|Comments Off on Hemp-Based Battery Maker Aims to Hire Laid Off Energizer Employees

New 3D Printed Device May Remove Need for Animal Drug Testing

A 3D printed chip which mimics human organ systems may allow for drugs to one day be tested without harming animals. Pharmaceuticals are often if not always tested on animals before ever being administered to humans, though many drugs never make it that far in the process. In fact, when I interviewed Willy Myco the

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Over 700 People Legally Tripped Shrooms in Oregon This Year

Psilocybin treatment centers in Oregon have administered magic mushrooms to over 700 people in 2023, the inaugural year of the program. Numbers reported by the Seattle Times who cited the Healing Advocacy Fund, a non-profit organization which supports the advancement of psychedelic therapies in Oregon and Washington, tally the total number of people who have

2023-12-28T11:15:08+00:00December 28th, 2023|Cannabis, Feed|Comments Off on Over 700 People Legally Tripped Shrooms in Oregon This Year

Missouri Regulators Introduce New Bill To Regulate Delta-8 THC Products

Missouri Sen. Nick Schroer recently introduced Senate Bill 984, also called the “Intoxicating Cannabinoid Control Act,” which if passed would make all “intoxicating cannabinoid products” labeled as cannabis. The bill’s function is to regulate hemp products made with Delta-8 THC, which is currently regulated as hemp and not cannabis. Current problems with this include lack

2023-12-28T11:15:07+00:00December 28th, 2023|Cannabis, Feed|Comments Off on Missouri Regulators Introduce New Bill To Regulate Delta-8 THC Products

New Year Brings Employment Protections for California Cannabis Users

California workers who use cannabis will gain new employment protections under two laws that go into effect beginning on January 1. Under legislation passed by the California legislature last year, employers will be barred from discriminating against workers who test positive for cannabis in some drug screenings, while a separate measure passed in 2023 prohibits

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First Round of Cannabis Justice Reinvestment Grants Announced in Arizona

When Arizona voters approved adult-use cannabis initiative Prop 207 in 2020, it created a program called Justice Reinvestment Program, which directs the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) cannabis tax funds to go toward a variety of public services. The Justice Reinvestment Program includes funding for 1.) public and behavioral health services (such as substance

2023-12-28T11:15:09+00:00December 28th, 2023|Cannabis, Feed|Comments Off on First Round of Cannabis Justice Reinvestment Grants Announced in Arizona

Delaware Group Offers ‘Joints For Junk’ To Fight Trash Pollution

An advocacy group in Delaware is enlisting volunteers to clean up their community –– and then clear their mind.  Called “Joints for Junk,” the program works exactly like it sounds: in exchange for a round of trash clean-up, the Delaware Cannabis Advocacy Network awards the volunteers with a joint of legal cannabis. “People preregistered, showed up,

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Florida Activists Withdraw Medical Cannabis Home Grow Initiative

The supporters of a proposed citizen’s initiative that would allow Florida medical marijuana patients to cultivate cannabis at home have ended their efforts to place the measure on the ballot for the 2024 general election. The home cultivation campaign withdrew its initiative petition late last month after failing to collect enough signatures to qualify for

2023-12-27T11:16:14+00:00December 27th, 2023|Cannabis, Feed|Comments Off on Florida Activists Withdraw Medical Cannabis Home Grow Initiative
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