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News Articles: Cannabis

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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Callum Borchers
Person holding marijuana

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  • Politics

Impatience Grows Over Pending Medical Marijuana Licenses

Representatives of Georgia’s nascent medical marijuana industry are expressing frustration with the state’s process for issuing licenses to grow and process cannabis into a therapeutic oil used by registered patients for conditions including seizures and intractable pain.

June 14, 2021
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  • Allexa Ceballos
Washington is offering free, pre-rolled joints to adults who get the COVID-19 vaccine. Here, a person smokes a joint in The Netherlands.

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  • National

Hey Washingtonians! Get A Vaccine. Smoke A Joint.

In Washington, adults can now walk away from their COVID-19 vaccine appointment with a free, pre-rolled joint. Other states are also offering incentives to try to convince people to get the shot.

June 09, 2021
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  • Josie Fischels
More than 30 states have medical marijuana programs — yet scientists are only allowed to use cannabis plants from one U.S. source for their research. That's set to change, as the federal government begins to add more growers to the mix.

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  • Health

After 50 Years, U.S. Opens The Door To More Cannabis Crops For Scientists

Until recently, plants from only one U.S. facility were approved for use in research. Adding new suppliers will accelerate understanding of cannabis' health effects and possible therapeutic uses.

May 30, 2021
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By:
  • Will Stone
Marijuana plant

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  • Health

Medical Marijuana For Georgians With Serious Health Issues Nearly A Reality

Medical marijuana is nearing reality for thousands of Georgians suffering from serious health conditions as state officials sift through applications for growing licenses and lawmakers recently paved the way for pharmacies to become dispensaries.

April 19, 2021
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By:
  • Beau Evans
Photo released by the City of London Police showing the first "cannabis factory" discovered in the City.

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  • Europe

Police Find 1st 'Cannabis Factory' In London's Financial District, Destroy 826 Plants

Growers likely took advantage of less-populated streets due to the coronavirus pandemic, police say. But the reduction in city traffic also made the cannabis plants' pungent odor more noticeable.

January 21, 2021
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By:
  • Reese Oxner
A worker picks Cannabis inside a greenhouse on Nov. 10, in Kasese, Uganda. Uganda is one of several African countries looking to produce medical cannabis for export to Europe and America. On Wednesday, the U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs voted to reclassify cannabis.

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  • World

U.N. Commission Removes Cannabis From Its Most Strict Drug Control List

The vote follows World Health Organization guidance saying that due to cannabis' therapeutic use and other factors, it "is not consistent with the criteria" for a Schedule IV drug.

December 02, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon cannabis-infused lemon seltzer are non-alcoholic, with 5mg of THC. A four-pack costs $24.

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  • Food

A PBR Seltzer Spiked With THC Hits Shelves, Aiming At The 'Canna-Curious'

While a THC seltzer may seem like a niche product, it's actually part of a larger pattern, as big companies try to learn more about a part of the cannabis market that could see explosive growth.

October 09, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
In this  photo, various cannabis oil products are displayed in the office of Georgia State Rep. Allen Peake, R - Macon, in Macon, Ga. Peake is at the center of a semi-legal statewide medical cannabis distribution network.

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  • Politics

A Pirate Cannabis Oil Operation Under The Golden Dome

The race for governor of Georgia has turned into a sprint now that the 2018 general assembly has concluded its business. What ammunition did the session...

April 02, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

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