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Cannabis Use Linked to Slightly Lower Risk of Post-Retinal Detachment Complications: JAMA
Medical Dialogues
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July 4, 2025
A retrospective cohort study has revealed that patients using cannabis after retinal detachment repair had a reduced risk of developing proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) and needing complex reoperations. However, the absolute risk reduction...
Spacecraft carrying cannabis and human remains crashes into the ocean
LiveScience
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July 5, 2025
We've sent some pretty interesting payloads to space since the first satellite (Sputnik 1) launched on October 4th, 1957. As access to space has increased, thanks largely to the commercial space industry, so too have the types of payloads we are...
Space burial goes wrong: Capsule with remains of 166 people and cannabis seeds crashes into Pacific ocean
The Times of India
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A space capsule carrying the ashes of 166 people, along with a collection of cannabis seeds, was lost after crashing into the Pacific Ocean during reentry. The capsule, part of a mission called "Mission Possible" by German aerospace start-up The...
Space capsule carrying ashes of 166 people — and cannabis seeds — lost after crashing into Pacific Ocean
New York Post
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July 5, 2025
A space capsule carrying the ashes of more than 160 people — and a stash of cannabis seeds — was lost when it crashed into the Pacific Ocean after two orbits around the Earth. The Exploration Company (TEC), a German start-up, launched the Nyx...
Public Health Minister says cannabis reclassification must avoid backlash; kratom already regulated
The Nation Thailand
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July 5, 2025
Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said on Friday that the government has not yet set a timeframe for reclassifying cannabis as a narcotic, emphasising the need for a balanced approach to avoid disrupting the cannabis industry and public...
Why Online Cannabis Shopping Is Changing Canadian Wellness
Intelligent Living
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July 5, 2025
In the past, cannabis in Canada was not openly accessible. Today, purchasing cannabis can be as straightforward as other forms of e-commerce, allowing consumers to browse terpene profiles, THC-to-CBD ratios, and customer reviews from home....
THCA Flower Drop 2025: Black Tie CBD Launches Indoor-Grown, Dispensary-Grade THCA Strains
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- ACCESSWIRE) BROWNS SUMMIT, NC / ACCESS Newswire / July 4, 2025 / Black Tie CBD, one of the nation's most trusted names in federally legal cannabis alternatives, has just unveiled its latest lineup of premium, indoor-grown THCA flower -...
Cannabis tax fund lags in Maryland counties
FOX45 - Maryland
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WBFF) — Maryland leaders launched a fund two years ago that intends to use cannabis tax revenue to provide services for low-income communities, but so far it appears the money has only been used in about one third of the state’s...
KPT team visits CBD Punjab to discuss investment prospects
Business Recorder
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July 5, 2025
LAHORE: A high-level delegation from Karachi Port Trust (KPT) visited the Central Business District Punjab (CBD Punjab) to explore collaborative opportunities, discuss investment prospects, and exchange insights on urban development and...
Denver-based documentary aims to raise awareness of 'cannabis-induced psychosis'
The Denver Gazette - Colorado
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Samuel Yeager began consuming marijuana after he turned 15. At only 23, he was dead — killed in an armed standoff with authorities. Yeager was dropped off alongside Interstate 25 during what his family described as a marijuana-induced psychotic...
Cannabis Control Commission finds evidence of test fraud, orders Mass. testing lab to close
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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A major Massachusetts cannabis testing laboratory was ordered to cease operations Thursday night, following a suspension order from the Cannabis Control Commission, which cited the lab for downplaying the levels of contaminants in the cannabis it...
Marijuana’s Schedule I Status ‘Traps Researchers In A Paradox,’ Federally Funded Scientists Say
Marijuana Moment
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July 3, 2025
Researchers involved in a federally funded clinical trial around marijuana write in a new article in the American Journal of Medicine that further study into the substance is of “critical importance” given the millions of patients and consumers in...
ALEA Targeting Illegal Marijuana Sales Across Multiple Cities
The Bibb Voice - Alabama
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July 4, 2025
PRESS RELEASE On Monday, June 23, Special Agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), in coordination with the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, the 12th and 19th Judicial Circuit District...
Medicinal Cannabis Authority: A New Era for Economic Growth and Public Health
Win Media SKN
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July 4, 2025
by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN) – The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis officially launched the Medicinal Cannabis Authority on Friday, April 25, 2025. The launch marked a pivotal step in establishing a comprehensive, well-regulated...
COLUMN: Marijuana: The high cost of getting high
The Andalusia Star-News - Alabama
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July 4, 2025
Published 7:30 am Friday, July 4, 2025 Weed, gas, dope, spice, grass, green, hash, ganja, etcetera. There’s plenty of nicknames for it, and most names denote potency, purity, and properties. But no matter what you call it, the facts stay the same:...
Vaping devices that conceal cannabis use set off alarms
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 4, 2025
The e-cigarette trend is setting off alarm bells. Products designed to look like everyday items help users conceal drug use and pose challenges to preventing substance abuse among a demographic that has gravitated toward vaping — adolescents....
Youth Parliament compares unsupervised cannabis cultivation to ‘handing unsupervised firearms’ to every household
The Antigua Observer
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July 4, 2025
- Advertisement - By Robert Andre Emmanuel [email protected] ‘Leaving marijuana unchecked in the household around minors is no different from handing a licence to obtain a firearm to every household which is unsupervised.’ That was the core...
S5 Ep21: The future of ag education, with Prof Jim Pratley
Beef Central
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July 4, 2025
Jim Pratley Professor Jim Pratley is one of Australia’s best known ag educators, with a distinguished five-decade career in academia and teaching in the ag field. In this wide ranging discussion with Weekly Grill podcast host Kerry Lonergan, he...
Canada Legal Cannabis Market Report 2025 Expansion Of Cannabis 2.0 And 3.0 Products Reshaping Consumer Preferences And Driving Growth - Competition, Forecast & Opportunities To 2030
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Market opportunities in Canada's legal cannabis sector include increasing demand for recreational cannabis, the growth of medical cannabis usage, and the introduction of innovative Cannabis 2.0 and 3.0 products...
The Papers: 'PM facing fresh revolt' and 'dental deserts'
BBC
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July 7, 2025
ShareSave The Times and the Guardian lead with Sir Keir Starmer "facing fresh revolt" as the Times puts it, over the special educational needs and disabilities (Send) shake-up in schools. The Times also has the Texas summer camp disaster - which...