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Pa.’s marijuana pardon project was supposed to benefit thousands. Far fewer are getting relief

PHILADELPHIA — Gov. Tom Wolf announced the marijuana pardon project as a program that could potentially help thousands of Pennsylvanians with minor cannabis convictions clear their records. But far fewer people will actually receive that benefit.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

A Law That Facilitates Cannabis Research Exemplifies the Modesty of the Reforms We Can Expect From Congress

Making it easier for scientists to study marijuana is a far cry from the liberalization that most Americans want.

Reason

More ganja seized on Mekong river bank

NAKHON PHANOM: A large quantity of compressed marijuana was seized from the bank of the Mekong River in Ban Phaeng district by a patrol of the Mekong Riverine Unit (MRU) late on Monday night.

Bangkok Post

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Coming soon: mushroom dispensaries?

Psychedelic shops are openly selling trippy fungi in a growing number of cities. Is this just the beginning?

Salon

Las Vegas Strip-Adjacent Venue Adding Formerly Forbidden Vice

Something that has never been legal -- even in Sin City -- is coming to a major location just off the Las Vegas Strip.

The Street

Weed shops switch to cash after cashless ATM crackdown

Marijuana shops across the U.S. are rushing to find alternative ways for customers to pay after networks that supported a popular workaround to the banking system began to shut down last week.

Tribune News Service

Weed shops switch to cash after cashless ATM crackdown

Marijuana shops across the US are rushing to find alternative ways for customers to pay after networks that supported a popular workaround to the banking system began to shut down last week.

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Man charged with killing 4 workers at Oklahoma pot farm

Oklahoma prosecutors say a man accused of killing four workers at a marijuana farm had demanded the return of his $300,000 investment in the operation shortly before he started shooting

The Independent UK

American teens are ‘swapping alcohol for drugs’

Cannabis among teens increased 245 per cent between 2000 and 2020, with the largest rise coming since 2017 as many states decriminalised the drug

The Independent UK

Does cannabis smoke cause more lung damage than tobacco smoke? A researcher reveals the truth

Flaws in a viral study have some calling for its retraction.

Inverse

Biden's 'Marijuana Reform' Leaves Prohibition Untouched

While Biden issued pardons and ordered a review of marijuana's Schedule I status, he still supports the federal ban on weed.

Reason

Scoop: Senate plots pro-pot move for lame-duck Congress

In an email reviewed by Axios, the Justice Department said it would be able to implement the revised legislation.

Axios

Stocks That May Benefit as Bong Wins Out Over Bottle

Apparently cannabis is taking market share from alcohol. Cowen lists its favorite, pot and booze stocks.

The Street

Illinois’ weed workers pushing to unionize, seeking higher pay, better safety

Three years after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation legalizing recreational marijuana, Illinois cannabis workers have had 30 unionization elections, winning 88% of them.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Oklahoma pot farm illegally obtained permit before 4 slain

Officials say the Oklahoma marijuana farm where four people were killed was operating under an illegally obtained license

Bangkok Post

Homeless boy sent to juvenile centre after found smoking ganja

PATTAYA: A 10-year-old runaway has been sent to a detention centre in Rayong province after he and another boy were photographed smoking marijuana from a hookah at a pier in south Pattaya last week.

The Independent UK

Lake Bell jokes she’s a ‘better parent’ when she’s stoned

‘I become literally a kid’ the actor says

The Independent UK

Ex-mayor, elected at age 23, loses corruption case appeal

A federal appeals court has upheld the extortion and fraud convictions of a once-celebrated young Massachusetts mayor who was found guilty of extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars from marijuana businesses

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The Street

Las Vegas Strip Nearer to Solution to Its Pot Problem

Though marijuana is legal in Nevada, you can't legally smoke it on the Las Vegas Strip.

Reason

Drug Dealers Are Now Being Charged With Human Trafficking

Plus: Chinese authorities contact protesters, smoking rates fall dramatically, and more…

Bangkok Post

Ganja-smoking shops are illegal, ministry warns

Pot-smoking shops are illegal now that the Ministry of Public Health's announcement declaring the flowers of marijuana plants to be a herb requiring strict control has taken effect, the ministry warned on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Congress should clear way for marijuana businesses to bank

If you ask any security consultant about one of the biggest physical security risks a business can take, high up on the list would be having huge piles of cash lying around. If you ask a business consultant what one of a small business’ biggest commercial risks might be, they…

Bangkok Post

Weed shops to provide smoke spots

Cannabis sellers on Khao San Road will be told they must operate their own smoking places to help keep the local environment free of the pungent smell of marijuana. The newly built Plantopia zone is one such venue that will allow cannabis sales and smoking for visitors.

Tribune News Service

State Capitol prepares for fight over marijuana legalization in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota cannabis advocates have waited years for this moment: Democrats who support legalizing marijuana now control the governor's office and the state Legislature, and they are signaling they could act on the issue next year.

Tribune News Service

Police say hungry rats are to blame after 1,000 pounds of marijuana vanished in India

A half-ton of confiscated marijuana disappeared from a storage room in India — and police are now pointing fingers at tiny, four-legged trespassers.

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