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Attending MJBizCon with Chris Walsh

MJBizCon, the most anticipated cannabis industry event of the year, is returning to Las Vegas on October 19 – 22. Chris Walsh, the President and CEO of Marijuana Business Daily joined us to discuss the industry, the inception of MJBizDaily, and provide tips for attendees of MJBizCon.Attending this year’s event? For 10% OFF use code: VEGAS10 at checkout.🌱 Want help with your cannabis business? Get in touch here! https://bit.ly/3jHLITp🔔 Subscribe on YouTube to watch the show live! https://bit.ly/2VJUAQr💚 Become a member for exclusive perks and content! https://bit.ly/2UavaLjSupport the show

Will Pennsylvania Be Next to Legalize? The Governor Hopes So

Seattle becomes the largest US city to decriminalize psychedelics, New York finally adds flower to its medical marijuana program, and Pennsylvania lawmakers are making big moves to legalize. LIVE today at 2 PM CST!🌱 Want help with your cannabis business? Get in touch here! https://bit.ly/3jHLITp🔔 Subscribe on YouTube to watch the show live! https://bit.ly/2VJUAQr💚 Become a member for exclusive perks and content! https://bit.ly/2UavaLjShow Notes: Legalizing marijuana: Two Pa. lawmakers have joined forces in a bipartisan effort to get it done (PennLive)Seattle Becomes Largest U.S. City To Decriminalize Psychedelics (Marijuana Moment)Study: Marijuana Ranks Among Best Treatment For Persistent Existence (The Onion)Inside the Bay Area’s biggest-ever marijuana bust: gym bags stuffed with cash, 40 Rolexes and $1,000 bottles of wine (San Francisco Chronicle)Clint Eastwood Wins $6.1 Million From ‘Online Scammers’ in CBD Lawsuit (Rolling Stone)Justin Bieber’s Latest Venture? Cannabis for a Cause (VOGUE)Illegal activity in medical marijuana industry discussed at hearing (Yahoo! News)New York’s Cannabis Control Board meets, adds ‘flower’ to medical program (NY Daily News)Massachusetts is strong-arming legal pot shops to pay for more cops (MIC.com)Support the show

Federal Marijuana Legalization Vote In Congress | MORE Act 2021

A key House committee votes on the MORE Act. Pennsylvania, Mississippi, and New Hampshire make progress on their legalization bills. And Cali Gov. Newson signs bill to allow severely ill patients to use medical marijuana in hospitals🌱 Want help with your cannabis business? Get in touch here! https://bit.ly/3jHLITp🔔 Subscribe on YouTube to watch the show live! https://bit.ly/2VJUAQr💚 Become a member for exclusive perks and content! https://bit.ly/2UavaLjFederal Marijuana Legalization Vote In Congress, Days After Banking Reform Advances (Marijuana Moment)Tumblr Now Allowing Some Cannabis and CBD Advertisements (Ganjapreneur)California Governor Signs Bill To Allow Medical Marijuana Use In Hospitals For Severely Ill Patients (Marijuana Moment)Britney Spears was ‘scared’ and ‘crying’ after she smelled weed backstage during a tour stop: ‘I will fail a drug test. I won’t see my boys’ (Yahoo! News)Push underway for constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana in New Hampshire (WCVB 5)Lawmakers reach long-awaited medical marijuana deal. Here are the details. (Mississippi Today)Pennsylvania lawmakers consider bill to legalize recreational marijuana (WGLA)Marijuana Arrests Down Due To COVID And Legalization, According To FBI (Benzinga)Support the show

Marijuana Banking Reform Passes House…Again

Amazon relaxed its drug testing policies for applicants, leaked documents reveal a prohibitionist congresswoman is quietly investing in cannabis stocks, and the House approved marijuana banking reform…for the fifth time.🌱 Want help with your cannabis business? Get in touch here! https://bit.ly/3jHLITp🔔 Subscribe on YouTube to watch the show live! https://bit.ly/2VJUAQr💚 Become a member for exclusive perks and content! https://bit.ly/2UavaLjFootnotes:U.S. House Approves Marijuana Banking Reform As Part Of Defense Spending Bill (Marijuana Moment)Amazon says workers and applicants fired or barred during marijuana screening are now eligible for employment (CNBC)Report: U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx Opposes Marijuana Legalization But Invests in Cannabis Stock (Indy Week)Aurora Cannabis lays off 12% of its workforce (Yahoo Finance)California State Fair Will Host Marijuana Competition For The First Time At 2022 Event, Officials Announce (Marijuana Moment)CATALYST TAKES CALIFORNIA TO COURT OVER CANNABIS TAX RATES (LA Weekly)This company is smuggling tons of legal cannabis into streets, whistleblower alleges (Leafly)Italian Cannabis Referendum Hits Goal of 500k Signatures in One Week (Ganjaprenneur)Support the show

How to Get a Cannabis Business License in New Mexico

New Mexico offers 10 different types of cannabis licenses and economic projections predict that adult-use cannabis sales could total to as much as $318 million in the first year alone! Carlos N. Martinez from Legal Solutions of New Mexico joined the show to discuss New Mexico’s cannabis market, applying for a license in New Mexico, and water rights laws. Here’s what you need to know about getting a cannabis license in New Mexico.🌱 Want help with your cannabis business? Get in touch here! https://bit.ly/3jHLITp🔔 Subscribe on YouTube to watch the show live! https://bit.ly/2VJUAQr💚 Become a member for exclusive perks and content! https://bit.ly/2UavaLjSupport the show

5 Things to Know about Delta-8, According to the FDA

The Justice Department has banned chokeholds and no-knock raids for federal officers, delta-8 has serious health risks according to the FDA, and the World Anti-Doping Agency plans to review its cannabis ban after Sha’Carri Richardson’s suspension.🌱 Want help with your cannabis business? Get in touch here! https://bit.ly/3jHLITp🔔 Subscribe on YouTube to watch the show live! https://bit.ly/2VJUAQr💚 Become a member for exclusive perks and content! https://bit.ly/2UavaLjFootnotes:5 Things to Know about Delta-8 Tetrahydrocannabinol – Delta-8 THC (FDA)Rihanna dresses up as a life-size joint for Dazed magazine (Page Six)Justice department bans chokeholds and no-knock raids for federal officers (The Independent)D.C. Cannabis Growers Say It’s High Time For A New Testing Lab (The Outlaw Report)College students reported record-high marijuana use and record-low drinking in 2020, study says (The Washington Post)Anti-Doping Group Will Review Cannabis Ban After Sha’Carri Richardson’s Suspension (NPR)Akerna to acquire 365 Cannabis, built on Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 Business Central, and become the most comprehensive cannabis ERP system offering a complete portfolio of tax, financials, reporting and compliance systems (PR Newswire)Fire & Flower and Hifyre Complete Acquisitions of PotGuide and Wikileaf (PR Newswire)Cannabis company GTI buys Holyoke mill space (Daily Hampshire Gazette)Support the show

Why You Must Apply in the Next Cannabis Licensing Round

Tom explains that missing out on cannabis license windows could result in you never getting the chance to ever own a license unless you move to a different state. https://knowledge.cannabisindustrylawyer.com/ Support the show

Will Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Apply to Dispensary Staff?

A bill that allows cannabis in hospitals is making its way to the Governor’s desk, Yale researchers discover the healing effects of psilocybin, and will Biden’s vaccine mandate apply to the marijuana industry?🌱 Want help with your cannabis business? Get in touch here! https://bit.ly/3jHLITp🔔 Subscribe on YouTube to watch the show live! https://bit.ly/2VJUAQr💚 Become a member for exclusive perks and content! https://bit.ly/2UavaLjFootnotes:Biden’s vaccine mandate expected to apply to marijuana industry (Marijuana Biz Daily)California Bills On Smokable Hemp, CBD Foods And Cannabis Use In Hospitals Head To Governor’s Desk (Marijuana Moment)Garbage truck crashes into building in Sterling Heights, reveals marijuana growing operation (WXYZ)Yale researchers discover healing effects of psychedelic drug (Yale News)Are you missing your UPS delivery of marijuana? Geneva police are holding it for you (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)Marijuana arrests plummeted 90% in Richmond area since Va.’s new cannabis law went into effect July 1 (Richmond Times Dispatch)Qualified patients line up at marijuana dispensary, whole flower cannabis now available in Virginia (ABC News Richmond)Italy set to decriminalise cultivation of cannabis plants for personal use (The Independent)Support the show

Cannabis and Heart Attacks: What We Know

So, cannabis and heart attacks – what’s the risk? A new “study” suggests that adult consumers under 45 are twice as likely to suffer from heart attacks. Let’s take a look at this study, discuss how to spot anti-cannabis propaganda, and how journalists can do better.DISCLAIMER: Cannabis Legalization News is making NO medical claims about cannabis. We’re only analyzing the research provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.🌱 Want help with your cannabis business? Get in touch here! https://bit.ly/3jHLITp🔔 Subscribe on YouTube to watch the show live! https://bit.ly/2VJUAQr💚 Become a member for exclusive perks and content! https://bit.ly/2UavaLjPARTNERSHIP INQUIRIES▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀Please email our producer at lauryn@cannabislegalizationnews.comCannabis Legalization News Footnotes:Young adult cannabis consumers nearly twice as likely to suffer from a heart attack, research shows (CNN Health)Trulieve hits a bump in its path to leading Florida’s medical marijuana industry (Miami Herald)Merrill Lynch to accept more clients with marijuana-related wealth, report says (MJ Biz Daily)S.D. justices add a marijuana rule for lawyers (Keloland Media Group)Firm Led By Formerly Anti-Drug GOP Senator Will Lobby For Marijuana Businesses In New York (Marijuana Moment)Labor Day Ranks Among Highest Sales Days For Cannabis (International Business Times)Maine marijuana sales set another new record (WMTW)Thousands apply to clear records of marijuana offenses in Arizona, but many more have yet to act (AZ Central)Support the show

Does CBN Get You High? | CBN Grows in Popularity

CBN is taking the cannabis industry by storm, a new program out of Ohio is teaching formerly incarcerated individuals how to grow cannabis, and Merrill Lynch is starting to accept more cannabis clients. 🌱 Want help with your cannabis business? Get in touch here! https://bit.ly/3jHLITp🔔 Subscribe on YouTube to watch the show live! https://bit.ly/2VJUAQr💚 Become a member for exclusive perks and content! https://bit.ly/2UavaLjCannabis Legalization News Footnotes:The cannabinoid CBN might be cannabis industry’s surprise hit (MJ Biz Daily)New York Lawmakers Approve Governor’s Key Marijuana Regulatory Appointees To ‘Jumpstart’ Legalization (Marijuana Moment)Leafly launches in-app marijuana ordering option after change to Apple’s App Store rules (Geek Wire)Would-be marijuana growers flood New Mexico with nearly 900 applications (MJ Biz Daily)Formerly-Incarcerated Learn to Grow Cannabis Under New Ohio Program (Ganjapreneur)Cops Brag About Stealing Man’s Weed & Pocket Change After He Called 911 for a Tree on His Home (The Free Thought Project)Despite Seattle City Council, Amazon continues to support cannabis (The Fresh Toast)Washington state ends marijuana seed-to-sale contract, will launch own system (MJ Biz Daily)Panama’s Congress approves medical cannabis bill in unanimous vote (Reuters)Support the show