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Staying on top of the constantly shifting laws and regulations around marijuana is a full-time job. We do the hard work for you, so you can you run your business and manage your investments with ease and confidence. All you need is a few minutes to get up to speed with industry’s latest. This is The M News Now.

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  1. California Bill Could Cause Huge Problems, Trump Realizing Cannabis is King, SAFE Banking Optimism, Teen Use Down With Legalization, Florida & Ohio Inch Closer to Rec Use

    Concerning California Law Could Cause Huge Problems for the Already Struggling State, Trump May Soon Realize He Needs To Start Supporting Cannabis If He Wants Another Win, SAFE Banking Review Date Set as Optimism Grows, CDC Report Confirms Teen Use Has Dropped as More States Legalize, Florida…

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  2. May the 4th Be With You! (and your weed!) Join Us for a Fun Look at the Connections Between Star Wars and Cannabis on the Unofficial ”Star Wars Day” ... And May the ”Fourth” Be With You!

    Just for fun, we're taking a look at some iconic Star Wars characters and guessing: Do They, or Don't They? Which of the actors from the original movie were down with the good stuff? What's the real history of who partook? We've got info on Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher Drug References in the...

  3. Singapore Executes Man Over 1 Kilogram Of Cannabis, All the Current Federal Cannabis Legalization Bills Now and More, Twitter Updates Marijuana Ads Policy Again, Texas Decriminalization Potential

    Singapore Executes Man Over 1 Kilogram Of Cannabis, Senate Majority Leader Schumer Wishes ‘Happy 420’ & Vows to ‘Work Like Hell’ For Legalization, More Capitol Hill Cannabis Measures In the Mix, Twitter Updates Marijuana Ads Policy Again, Allowing Businesses To Feature ‘Packaged’ Cannabis…

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  4. The 4/20 Special! Origin of 420, History of Weed, Sativa Indica & Ruderalis, Should we say Cannabis or Marijuana, and Is ”Marijuana” a racist term?, Why We Call Herb Smokers ’Stoners’

    The Origin of the Term "420", Cannabis & It's Use in History, The Three Varieties: Sativa, Indica, and Ruderalis, Should we Call it Cannabis or Marijuana? And is Marijuana a Racist term or Not? Why do We Call Cannabis Smokers "Stoners"?

  5. Trump Says Death for Cannabis Dealers is the Way to Stop Mass Shootings, Re-introducing the PREPARE Act for Federal Cannabis Legalization, Cannabis Users & Gun Rights, Plus Hawaii, Colorado, Minnesota

    Trump Says Death for Cannabis Dealers is the Way to Stop Mass Shootings, Re-introducing the PREPARE Act: A Bi-Partisan Step Forward for Federal Cannabis Regulation, Cannabis Users & Gun Rights, Hawaii’s New Attorney General Announces Shift from Cannabis Opposition to Support, Colorado Legalizes...

  6. Cannabis Legalization Updates on the National and State Levels, Sports: Chicago Cubs’ Wrigley Field First to Sell CBD Drinks, NBA Lifts Ban, Stocks, Germany Could Make Tilray & Aurora Winners, THCV

    National Legalization Updates, State Legalization Updates, Cannabis in Sports: Chicago’s Wrigley Field is First to Sell CBD Drinks & the NBA Lifts Ban, Why Are Cannabis Stocks So Low, If Their Potential Future Could be So Bright?, These Cannabis Giants: Tilray & Aurora, Stand to Benefit From...

  7. Why Is Cannabis Legalization Taking So Long? Gov’t “Still Working” It -- Will There be MMJ Crackdown in Oklahoma? -- Feds Want to Keep Cannabis Users Gun Ban -- California’s ”Socio-Economic” Crisis

    Will There Be a Medical Crackdown in Oklahoma After Voters Reject Rec Measure? Why Is Cannabis Legalization Taking So Long, Attorney General Says They’re “Still Working” It Federal Government Seeks to Sustain Ban on Cannabis Users’ 2nd Amendment Rights California’s Cannabis Emerald Triangle…

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  8. 2-21-2023 Twitter Offers Financial Incentive for Cannabis Ads, DEA Clarifies Status Of Delta 8 & 9, Will the Farm Bill Move Us Closer to Legalization?, New Attempt to Ban Cannabis Use in Groups of 3

    Twitter Offering Financial Incentives For Cannabis Advertisers, DEA Clarifies The Legal Status of Delta 8 and Delta 9 THC-O, Will the Farm Bill Move Us Closer to Legalization?, New Attempt to Ban Using Cannabis in Groups of 3 or More, NJ Police Officers Finally (Officially) Allowed to Use…

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  9. Optimism on Cannabis Banking, Don’t Go to Georgia with Weed, RAW Rolling Papers in Trouble, Smuggling, Gun Laws, California, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Yale, Crowdfunding, King Palm

    Optimism on Cannabis Banking, Georgia Cops Seize Mercedes Over Vape Pen, RAW Rolling Papers in Trouble, Smuggling Story, Conflicting Gun Laws for Cannabis Users, & More from: California, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Yale, Crowdfunding, King Palm

  10. White House Responds to Banking Questions, Cannabis in the New Congress, Re-schedule?, Careers, 2023 Predictions, Willie Nelson, Garcia leaves California, Florida, Oklahoma, Colorado, Missouri, Hawaii

    White House Responds to Cannabis Banking Questions, Working Together to Reach Cannabis Reform in a Divided Congress, Republican Congressman Pushes For Cannabis To Be Rescheduled, Career Opportunities in Cannabis: What the Industry is Offering in 2023, Why Willie Nelson Credits Cannabis for a Long...

  11. Medical Cannabis Firearms Bill, Delivery Robberies, Massachusetts & New York Decriminalize, Delivery Scams, Curaleaf Exits California Colorado and Oregon, Kansas, Louisville, Mississippi

    Marijuana, Cannabis Industry Current News Update Today: A Bill to Allow Medical Cannabis Users to Purchase Firearms Has Been Introduced Rapidly Increasing Number of Robberies Targeting Cannabis Drivers and Businesses Massachusetts and New York Take Drug Decriminalization to the Next Level…

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  12. Legal Weed Lowers Alcohol Disorders, San Antonio Decriminalization, Hawaii & Minnesota Legalization, Warning Labels Urged

    The Federal Government Finds that Legalizing Weed Lowers Alcohol Use Disorders San Antonio Will Likely Be the Next Texas Town to Decriminalize Cannabis Hawaii Legislatures Announce Plans for Cannabis Legalization Bill Governor Thinks Minnesota Cannabis Legalization Will be “Done by May” The…

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  13. 1/16/23 The Latest Marijuana / Cannabis Industry Current News Update: California Bans Flavored Nicotine

    California Bans Flavored Nicotine, including menthol ciggarettes, e-ciggarettees, vapes, and more. This includes grape flavored Backwoods, and most Swisher Sweets Cigarellos.

  14. 1/9/23 The Latest Marijuana / Cannabis Industry Current News Update: Wins & Losses for Cannabis in 2022

    2022 was a legalization dissapointment for many cannabis fans ... but the year actually did make some great progress!

  15. 1/9/23 The Latest Marijuana / Cannabis Industry Current News Update: Twitter Stops ‘Marijuana’ Abuse Suggestion Box

    Twitter stops issuing pop-up box encouraging reaching out to substance abuse hotlines for those searching for "marijuana" or "cannabis" terms.

  16. 1/9/23 The Latest Marijuana / Cannabis Industry Current News Update: 2023 Starting off Right with Recreational Cannabis Sales

    2023 Starting off Right with Recreational Cannabis Sales Beginning in these States: New York, Connecticut, and Missouri.

  17. 1/9/23 The Latest Marijuana / Cannabis Industry Current News Update: North Carolina Has Opportunity for Legalization in 2023

    North Carolina Governor Says Medical Marijuana Has ‘Opportunity’ for Legalization in 2023

  18. 1/5/23 The Latest Marijuana / Cannabis Industry Current News Update: Snoop Dogg Announcees the Launch of Death Row Cannabis

    Hip-hop legend and cannabis icon, Snoop Dogg, who recently aquired Death Row Records, has announced the record label's entrance into the cannabis industry with: Death Row Cannabis! Available in select California markets now (and expanding soon).

  19. 12/28/22 Marijuana / Cannabis Industry News Now – Reviewing the 2022 MJBIZCON Conference and Expo

    Have you been to a cannabis trade show or conference? How about one of the biggest and best: MJBIZCON? We went and have a full report on what it's like, and why you should definitely put this one on your list for next year. (not an advertisement, just our real take on the event!)

  20. 12/28/22 Marijuana / Cannabis Industry News Now – Looking at Leafly’s 2022 ”Doobieous” Achievement Awards

    Leafly released their 2022 "Doobieous" Achievement Awards list... and we're taking a look at their awards, plus embelishing them with a few updates of our own! These represent some of the wierdest, wildest, craziest, and coolest cannabis stories of the year!

  21. 12/21/2022 Marijuana / Cannabis Industry News Now – What Does It Mean to Deschedulize Cannabis, And How Does It Work

    Because cannabis is listed as a Schedule 1 drug, it remains federally illegal. President Biden recently issued an order to review cannabis' Schedule 1 status on the Controlled Substances Act. But what does it mean? How does that work?

  22. 12/19/2022 Marijuana / Cannabis Industry News Now – Time is Running Out for SAFE Banking Passing Before 2023

    The "Lame Duck Session" is almost over. 2022 is coming to a close, and so is the 117th Congressional term. Time is running out for SAFE Banking to pass this year. Will it? Or will cannabis advocates have to wait longer.

  23. 12/14/2022 Marijuana / Cannabis Industry News Now – New York Jumpstarts Legal Weed Sales Via Delivery

    With Retail Stores Still Waiting, New York Jumpstarts Legal Weed Sales Via Delivery

  24. 12/14/2022 Marijuana / Cannabis Industry News Now – Cashless ATMs are Being Pulled Out of Dispensaries

    Cashless ATMs are Being Pulled Out of Dispensaries, Leaving Them Even More Vulnerable to Robberies

  25. 12-8-2022 Brittney Griner Release from Russian Prison and On Her Way Home, Just In Time For Christmas

    Brittney Griner is Headed Home For Christmas - Just Released from Russian Prison. She has been exhanged in a prisoner swap for Russian Arms Dealer, Viktor Bout, the "Merchant of Death." Former Marine Paul Whelan was not included in the exhange.

  26. 12/7/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News – This Week In Review / Weekly Update

    Biden Signs Historic First Cannabis Reform Bill, Opening Up Research New Federal Job Applications Are More Open to Cannabis Use Cannabis Company MedMen Tries to Avoid $1M in Rent By Using Schedule 1 Status as an Excuse Nevada Appeals Court Ruling Which Says Cannabis’ Schedule 1 Classification is...

  27. 11/30/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News – New Impairment Testing Device, Texas Tries to Block Cannabis, Michigan Vets Get Donated Cannabis, Columbia Legalizing

    New Portable Cannabis Impairment Testing Device Available for Sale Texas City Offcials Try to Block Cannabis Decriminalization Measures Just Passed by Voters Michigan Cannabis Businesses Donating Free Cannabis for Veterans Southern Illinois University Examines Cannabis as a Possible Prevention…

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  28. 11/25/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News – Oregon Pardons, Gun Right for Cannabis, Brittney Griner, Kentucky

    Oregon Governor Issues Pardons for 45,000 Cannabis Convictions Nikki Fried Files Appeal to Fight for Cannabis User’s 2nd Amendment Rights Russian Official Says there’s New “Activity” Around a Brittney Griner Prisoner Swap Kentucky Governor Moves Toward Decriminalization

  29. 11/23/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News – New York Issues Regulations that Send MSOs Scrambling, Texas GOP Congressman Pete Sessions Compares Cannabis Legalization to Slavery

    New York Adult Use Retail Cannabis Market Creeps Closer to Opening with New Licensees Announced Just Released New York Regulations Have MSO’s Stressed … And Did Diddy Get a Bad Deal? Texas GOP Congressman Draws Harsh Criticism by Comparing Cannabis to Slavery

  30. 11/21/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News – Cresco & Columbia Care Make Sean Combs First Minority Owned MSO, No Tax Relief for Us, Denists Say Don’t Show Up High, Cannabis Medicines

    Cresco Labs & Columbia Care Deal Make Sean Combs The First Minority Owner of Multi-State Cannabis Operation Cannabis Industry Can’t Even Catch A Break In Tax Settlements Dentists Say Half Their Patients Show Up High Cannabis Medicine, What’s The Difference Between Sativex, Marinol, and Epidiolex

  31. 11/17/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News – California Gets More Retail Locations, Why Did Some Legalization Measures Fail? High Times Acquisition, Don’t Lick Toads

    California To Get More Retail Stores Thanks to Mid Term Election Results If Most Americans Support Legalization, Why Did Some Measures Fail? High Times Expands Their California Presence With New Acquisition National Park Service Asks People To Please Not Lick The Toads

  32. 11/15/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News - MJBIZ CON, Lame Duck Legalization, Dormant Commerce Clause

    MJBIZ CON Will The Next Month and Half’s “Lame Duck” Session Get Legalization Issues Passed? New York Dispensary Licenses Held Up by “Dormant Commerce Clause” … But This Hold Up Could Also Be The Key to Interstate Cannabis Commerce! Governors Really Matter When It Comes to Legalization

  33. Mid Term Election Results for the Cannabis Marijuana Industry - November 8th Mid-Term Election

    Post-Election Results 420 Friendly Leaders Elected Decriminalization Measures Passed Colorado Shroomin’ Psychedelics NORML Election Results Comment Congress Will Hold A Marijuana Hearing One Week After Five States Vote On Legalization Ballot Measures

  34. 11/7/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News - Court Likens Cannabis Users to the Mentally Ill & Deems Them ”Too Dangerous” to Own Guns

    MMJ Patients Don’t Have Gun Rights: Federal Court Rules On Nikki Fried’s Second Amendment Lawsuit “Croptober” Produces a Bumper Crop of Quality Cannabis in an Already Saturated Market Cannabis Now America’s Sixth Most Profitable Crop NY’s $200 Million State Cannabis Fund Managers May Have Serious...

  35. 11/3/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News - Cannabis Open State Commerce Coming? - Industry Growth - Possible SD Election Interference

    Constitutional Clause Could Remove State’s Resident License Requirements … and Maybe Open Up Inter-State Commerce, Too Cannabis Industry Projected to Reach $72 Billion by 2030 Canopy Growth Could Bring Changes to Cannabis on the Stock Market South Dakota Officials Accused of Illegal Election...

  36. 10/31/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News - Senate Candidate Blaming Cannabis for Drug Deaths, SAFE Banking is ’Very Close’

    Schumer’s Opponent in the New York Senate Race Blames Cannabis for Drug Deaths Senate Majority Leader Says Congress Is ‘Very Close’ To Passing Marijuana Banking Measure Protestors Hold a Smoke-Out at the Russian Embassy in Protest of Brittney Griner’s Detention in a Russian Jail

  37. 10/28/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News - Legalizing When? - Liver Transplants Denied for Cannabis Users, Germany Moving Towards Legalization

    Inching Along Towards Legalization Cannabis Users Are Denied Liver Transplants & Study Finds No Reason For It Germany’s Move To Legalize Marijuana

  38. 10/26/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News - Cannabis Over Opioids, Brittney Griner, and more!

    Another Study Shows that Medical Cannabis Use Reduces Opioid Dependence Cannabis Company Sues Local Police After Seizing Cash Russian Court Denies Brittney Griner’s Sentence Appeal Six Men Disguised as DEA Arrested for Robbing Oregon Marijuana Operation 71% Of Americans Believe Legalizing…

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  39. 10/24/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News - Cannabis Worker Death, State Voting Info, Okay to Import Cannabis Paraphanalia, Hong Kong Outlawing CBD

    Trulieve Issues Statement on Death of Employee While Working Religious Anti-Marijuana Groups Are Trying to Discredit Cannabis Final Count for States Who Will Vote on Cannabis Recreational Use Federal Court Again Rules Against Border Patrol Restricting Cannabis Paraphernalia Imports Hong Kong to...

  40. 10/21/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News - Cirlcle K Cannabis Sales, San Antonio Decriminalization Vote, Oklahoma Voting, Leafly Reduces Staff, Canada Drought

    Circle K To Be First of it’s Kind Gas Station Retail Stores to Offer Legal Marijuana Sales San Antonio, Texas Next Up for Decriminalization Movement Oklahomans Can Vote on Recreational Marijuana Legalization In March 2023 Use of THC Products for Back Pain Results in Clearance Denial Leafly...

  41. 10/19/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News -Biden Reaffirms Cannabis Commitment, Voters Aren’t Being Represented

    Biden Reaffirms His Cannabis Commitment Majority of Voters Support Legalization, but Prohibitionists Use Tricks to Get Their Way Arkansas Political Leaders Make False Claims About Cannabis Industry trends from Around the Country

  42. 10/17/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News - Votes Count in Cannabis But Congress & Senate Aren’t Listening, Uber Cannabis

    Congressional and Senate Votes are Critical for Cannabis Legalization Most Congressional Candidates Try to Sidestep Taking a Stance on Cannabis Reform California Cannabis Tax Revenue Funds Grants Uber Eats Begins Cannabis Deliveries In Toronto With Leafly

  43. 10/14/2022 Today’s Marijuana and Cannabis Industry News - MLB Cannabis Sponsor, Granny Thief Blames Pot, Legalized Cannabis Lowers Consumption of Alcohol

    MLB is First Major Sporting League to Accept Cannabis Sponsor Grabby Granny Uses Medical Marijuana as an Excuse for Stealing Legalizing Cannabis Leads to Decreased Consumption of Other Drugs & Alcohol South Dakotans Vote on Legalization This Fall, & Prohibitionists are Trying to Stop It

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