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News Articles: Cannabis

Medical cannabis oil

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Medical cannabis bill closer to passing General Assembly

The state Senate voted 53-3 in favor of legislation the House passed earlier this month, but with a series of substantive changes that will force it to return to the House before it can gain final passage. 

March 28, 2023
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By:
  • Dave Williams
People walk through Amsterdam's red-light district shortly after it reopened in 2020, during the pandemic. The neighborhood attracts millions of tourists each year.

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  • World

Amsterdam will ban cannabis outdoors in its red-light district

The measure, which is set to go into effect in May, is an attempt to appease residents in the neighborhood, which attracts millions of tourists each year.

February 10, 2023
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward
A cultivated field of marijuana plants

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  • Health

Rules vote to mark milestone for medical cannabis in Georgia

Georgia’s long-delayed medical marijuana program is about to take off, despite a spate of unresolved lawsuits from companies that lost out in the bidding for licenses.

January 23, 2023
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Cannabis products

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  • Politics

Georgia House study committee investigates waste in cannabis manufacturing

Georgia’s House Study Committee on Cannabis Waste Disposal and Recycling will hold a series of meetings to examine the amount of waste that comes from manufacturing legal cannabis products and possible solutions to fix it.

January 06, 2023
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Cannabis candies, made to look appealing, are being ingested by children under 6, sending some kids to the hospital. Most of the children found the edible weed at their own homes.

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  • Health

3,000+ young children accidentally ate weed edibles in 2021, study finds

The cases of accidental ingestion of cannabis candies and baked goods among small children increased 1,375% in five years, according to a study in the journal Pediatrics.

January 03, 2023
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
Chris Alexander, executive director of the New York State Office of Cannabis Management, shows off the first purchase of cannabis gummies bought at Housing Works — New York's first legal cannabis dispensary, during a press conference to kick-off its opening on Thursday.

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  • National

New York opens its first legal recreational marijuana dispensary

The first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana in New York rung up its first sales on Thursday, opening up what is expected to be one of the country's most lucrative markets for cannabis.

December 30, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Jars of marijuana line a shelf at The Flower Shop Dispensary in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Oct. 14, 2022. South Dakota's legal pot industry has started with medical cannabis, but voters are deciding whether to also legalize recreational pot.

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  • National

Voters in some of the most conservative states to weigh in on recreational pot

Voters in Missouri, Arkansas, North Dakota, South Dakota and Maryland will vote on legalizing recreational marijuana. Nineteen states and D.C. have approved adult cannabis possession and consumption.

November 01, 2022
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By:
  • Eric Westervelt
A gloved hand holds a marijuana leaf.

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  • News

Georgia board picks 2 companies to sell medical marijuana

A Georgia board has approved medical marijuana production licenses for two companies. The Wednesday vote by the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission moves the state a step closer to providing legal access to marijuana oil after a seven-year wait.

September 22, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press and
  • Amanda Andrews
The first customer of the day, Rittipomng Bachkul celebrates after buying legal marijuana at the Highland Cafe in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, June 9, 2022.

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  • Medical Treatments

Thailand decriminalizes marijuana, but not the strong stuff

Thailand's government says it is promoting cannabis for medical use only, warning that lighting up recreationally in public could still considered to be a nuisance subject to a potential fines.

June 09, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
The first customer of the day, Rittipomng Bachkul celebrates after buying legal marijuana at the Highland Cafe in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, June 9, 2022.

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  • Medical Treatments

Thailand decriminalizes marijuana, but not the strong stuff

Thailand's government says it is promoting cannabis for medical use only, warning that lighting up recreationally in public could still considered to be a nuisance subject to a potential fines.

June 09, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Cannabis oil

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  • Health

State commission looking to speed delivery of cannabis oil to patients with expedited hearings

The agency in charge of Georgia’s medical marijuana program voted unanimously Thursday to turn over responsibility for hearing protests of medical cannabis license awards to the Office of State Administrative Hearings.

May 06, 2022
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By:
  • Dave Williams
An illustration for Sine Die depicting votes on a bill in the background as paper tumbles from the sky.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: As the dust settles following Sine Die, which bills passed and what didn't?

Tuesday on Political Rewind: The final day of the 2022 legislative session was yesterday. What legislation made it past the deadline and what will have to wait till the next time lawmakers meet? Our panel took a deep dive into the latest.

April 05, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
Marijuana dispensary manager LeRoy Roybal, right, and bud tender Benjamin Oliver prepare on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, for the opening of New Mexico's regulated market for recreational cannabis at a Minerva Canna store in Santa Fe, N.M.

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  • National

New Mexico launches cannabis sales, within Texans' reach

New Mexico is making the sale of up to 2 ounces of recreational marijuana legal, bringing legalization to the doorstep of Texas, the largest prohibition state.

April 01, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A Mississippi senator holds a bag of hemp product used by Sen. Kevin Blackwell, R-Southaven to illustrate to lawmakers what specific portions of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Equivalency Units would look like in January.

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  • National

Mississippi becomes the 37th state to legalize medical marijuana

Mississippi voters approved a medical marijuana initiative in November 2020 but the state Supreme Court invalidated it six months later, ruling the measure was not put properly on the ballot.

February 02, 2022
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, is co-sponsoring a GOP plan that would regulate marijuana like alcohol and enable the Department of Veterans Affairs to prescribe cannabis treatments to veterans.

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  • Law

Legal Weed Is Gaining A Little Ground Among GOP Congressmen

Marijuana is already legal in many states, and a growing number of GOP Congressmen are ready to make it the law of the land — but there's a debate over revenue.

July 14, 2021
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By:
  • Callum Borchers
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