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CBD NSIT City: CEO CBD Punjab reviews development work
Business Recorder
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July 2, 2025
LAHORE: Chief Executive Officer of Punjab Central Business District Development Authority (PCBDDA), Imran Amin, visited the site of CBD NSIT City, Pakistan’s first and largest IT city, to review the ongoing development work. During his visit, CEO...
The Double Standard of Smoking Marijuana
Utne Reader
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Marijuana is Safer (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2013) by Steve Fox, Paul Armentano, and Mason Tvert poses the question: Why do we punish adults who make the rational, safer choice to use marijuana instead of alcohol? In this updated version, the...
Thailand reverses ruling on cannabis, making it illegal to be bought without prescription
FTN News
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July 3, 2025
In 2022, Thailand became the first country in Asia to remove marijuana from its list of illegal narcotics. Cannabis was decriminalised even earlier for medical use in 2018, before being approved for recreational use in 2022. Since then, tens of...
Mid-Year Webinar Roundup: Cannabis Research, Regulation, and Innovation in 2025
Cannabis Science & Technology
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July 3, 2025
These five articles cover webinars presented in 2025 from multiple individuals, organizations, and stakeholders in the cannabis industry. 1. Highlights from the May 2025 Healer Webinar on Cannabis Research On May 21, 2025, Dustin Sulak, an...
House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Georgia’s Medical Marijuana and Hemp Policies Announces 2025 Meeting Dates & Locations
AllOnGeorgia
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July 3, 2025
State Representative Mark Newton (R-Augusta), chairman of the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Georgia’s Medical Marijuana and Hemp Policies, today announces the dates and locations for the 2025 meetings. “As a physician in Georgia’s medical...
Top Medical Cannabis Strains for Panama’s Tropical Climate
Newsroom Panama
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July 3, 2025
Panama is advancing its medical cannabis framework under Law 242-2021, pioneering Central America’s most progressive herbal remedy program. As cultivation licenses finalize and a Technical Commission under the Ministry of Health moves forward,...
Redondo Beach City council holds off on cannabis stores, votes for survey
Easy Reader News - California
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July 3, 2025
by Garth Meyer A standing closing argument from Zein Obagi, Jr., a second to his motion from new city councilman Chadwick Castle, an invitation for a counter motion declined by Scott Behrendt, and a substitute motion from Brad Waller led to...
Cannabis use reaches peak among older adults
Senior Voice - Alaska
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July 1, 2025
Marijuana use among older adults in the United States has reached a new high, with 7% of adults aged 65 and over who report using it in the past month, according to an analysis led by researchers with the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research...
THIS solar-powered robot uses AI to kill weeds, fix farms
ARY News
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July 7, 2025
LOS BANOS: Oblivious to the punishing midday heat, a wheeled robot powered by the sun and infused with artificial intelligence carefully combs a cotton field in California, plucking out weeds. As farms across the United States face a shortage of...
The best hotels in Venice for 2025, reviewed
The Independent
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July 7, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Cannabis MSO TerrAscend Jumped 11% On June 30th - Here's Why
myMotherLode - California
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By Lorimer Wilson of MunAIMarkets.com Tuesday, July 1, 2025 12:26 PM EDT Image source TerrAscend (TSNDF), a constituent in the MunAiMarkets American Cannabis MSO Stocks Portfolio, is DOWN 58.3% as of June 27th but surged yesterday, June 30th,...
Lawsuit Claims Marijuana Questions In Federal Security Clearance Process Violated DOD Contractor’s Constitutional Rights
Marijuana Moment
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July 3, 2025
A U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contractor is suing the federal government, alleging that questions about his past marijuana use during a security clearance process violated his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. The plaintiff in...
The best TV deals in the Amazon Prime Day sale
The Independent
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July 7, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
NLCP CEO on SAFE and atai Life Sciences $50m Raise Explained
The Dales Report
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July 3, 2025
In this week’s Trade to Black podcast, host Shadd Dales welcomes NewLake Capital CEO Anthony Coniglio and ATAI Life Sciences chairman Christian Angermayer for an in-depth look at the latest industry news, including the latest on SAFE Banking and a...
DNCD seizes 60 packages of suspected marijuana from U.S. traveler
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- Agents from the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) seized two suitcases containing 60 packages of suspected marijuana during an inspection at Las Américas International Airport (JFPG). The operation targeted a 22-year-old...
From Taboo to Therapy: The Rise of Ayurvedic Cannabis in India
DNA India
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Cannacraft, Gujarat's first licensed Vijaya dispensary, reintroduces traditional cannabis medicine under strict regulations, focusing on therapeutic and everyday wellness. A quiet but important shift in how Indians think about wellness is now...
Cannabisnewsbreaks Golden Triangle Ventures Inc. (OTC: GTVH) Restructures $7 Million In Legacy Debt, Secures Repurchase Option
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- Investor Brand Network) Golden Triangle Ventures (OTC: GTVH) (“GTV”) has completed a major restructuring of its capital structure and legacy debt obligations through an agreement with a new third-party investor, who acquired all...
Oregon police erred in use of aerial surveillance camera for marijuana bust, appeals court says
The Bulletin - Oregon
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July 3, 2025
Oregon police erred in use of aerial surveillance camera for marijuana bust, appeals court says Published 6:22 am Thursday, July 3, 2025 A drone flies above Eugene. Oregon’s Court of Appeals chided the Oregon State Police Wednesday for using...
Big Tobacco Is Selling A Corporate Cannabis Blueprint As A Public Mandate, Former New York Regulator Says (Op-Ed)
Marijuana Moment
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July 3, 2025
“CPEAR’s poll is a thinly veiled attempt to persuade policymakers to take a broadly popular issue in a less popular direction.” By Damian Fagon, Parabola Center In 1994, R.J. Reynolds quietly pumped millions into a flag-waving coalition called...
This Brazilian Startup Is Turning A Population Of 211 Million Into A Cannabis Data Goldmine
Forbes
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Toninho CorrêaPhoto courtesy of Blis While much of the world watches Germany and the U.S. inch forward on cannabis reform, Brazil has quietly become home to a fast-growing and highly structured medical cannabis market. And helping drive that...