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As New Texas Medical Marijuana Expansion Takes Effect, Poll Shows 91% Of Consumers Say Cannabis Effectively Treats Chronic Pain
Marijuana Moment
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September 1, 2025
A Texas law significantly expanding the state’s medical marijuana program by adding qualifying conditions for patients has officially gone into effect as of Monday. And a new poll shows that a vast majority of consumers agree that people with one...
KVK awareness prog on parthenium weed
The Arunachal Times
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September 3, 2025
ROING, 3 Sep: A team of Lower Dibang Valley Krishi Vigyan Kendra(KVK) conducted a demonstration on “biological management of foliar disease in organic rice-cum-awareness on parthenium” at New Abali village on Wednesday. KVK SMS (plan protection)...
Cannabis Use Linked to Better Sleep In People With Insomnia
AOL
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A new study found that daily cannabis use improved sleep in people with insomnia. Getty Images This article originally appeared on Healthline Cannabis products consumed on a daily basis resulted in better sleep for people with insomnia in a new...
New treatment offers hope to end the pain of neuropathy for millions
Northeastern Global News - Massachusetts
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September 3, 2025
For people suffering from the burning, tingling and shooting pain of neuropathy, current treatments are limited and often fail to bring lasting relief. But help may be on the horizon. Northeastern University researcher Ganesh Thakur says his lab...
When Cannabis is Prohibited, Delta-8 THC Thrives, Researchers Reveal
Cannabis Business Times
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September 3, 2025
Well-populated states like Texas, Georgia and North Carolina represent substantial business opportunities for those who cultivate, manufacture or retail cannabis, should prohibitionist policies be reversed. While North Carolina prohibits medical...
Pomona firefighter calls for ‘line-of-duty’ status for cancer deaths
Noosa Today
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September 3, 2025
By Abbey Cannan Pomona auxiliary firefighter Trevor Landsdown, diagnosed with occupational cancer, is pushing to have deaths from the job’s health impacts recognised and honoured as line-of-duty. Trevor began his firefighting career in Victoria in...
LeafLink Partners With Confia to Deliver Best-In-Class Cannabis Banking Services
Cannabis Business Times
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September 3, 2025
[PRESS RELEASE] – NEW YORK, Sept. 3, 2025 – LeafLink, the nation’s leading cannabis wholesale and banking platform, and Confia, a prominent FinTech company, have formed a strategic partnership through which LeafLink acquired customers from...
Neil Patrick Harris, James Corden and Bobby Cannavale star in the revival of 'Art'
MSNBC
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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. ‘Putin has made his choice’: Russian leader stands shoulder to shoulder with autocrats in China 14:45 NFL regular season kicks off Thursday night with Cowboys vs....
Artelo Biosciences Drug Helps Cancer Patients Regain Weight, Eyes Licensing Deal
Benzinga
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Artelo Biosciences, Inc. ARTL on Wednesday released interim results from its Phase 2 Cancer Appetite Recovery Study (CAReS) trial with ART27.13, the company’s peripherally acting cannabinoid receptor agonist for cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome...
Study: Cannabis Improves Sleep for Insomnia Patients
Ganjapreneur - Washington
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A recent study investigating the relationship between medical cannabis and insomnia found that people with insomnia reported better sleep after consuming cannabis, Healthline reports. The study, published on August 27 in the journal PLOS Mental...
Going Green: A Three-Part Series on Hemp Products in Georgia
WALB - Georgia
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September 3, 2025
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The cannabis industry is the 5th most valuable cash crop in the United States, and 40 states now allow some form of legal cannabis. WALB News 10’s Jamie Worsley explores some commonly asked questions about hemp products in...
Cannabis Licences Not Ready Yet – NACOC
Daily Guide
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September 2, 2025
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has denied accrediting or certifying any individual, group, or association to facilitate, broker, or secure the acquisition or issuance of cannabis licences. A statement containing the denial “cautions all...
Five Cannabis Terpenes Every Connoisseur Should Know
Canyon News - California
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September 3, 2025
UNITED STATES—For cannabis connoisseurs, appreciation goes far beyond THC percentages and strain names. The real artistry often lies in the aromatic compounds known as terpenes. Found in countless plants – from lavender to pine forests – terpenes...
Major Cannabis Operation Dismantled In Antrim
4ni.co.uk
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03/09/2025 A police search has led to the seizure of a large quantity of cannabis plants from a premises on Steeple Road in Antrim. The discovery, which has an estimated street value of £1 million, was made by officers on Tuesday, 2 September....
“This stuff steals my soul” — Julius Randle opens up about quitting marijuana and how it helped him stay his family
The Times of India
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Julius Randle of the Minnesota Timberwolves shoots the ball during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder (Image Source - Getty Images) Julius Randle has opened up about his choice to quit marijuana during a podcast interview. This...
High Time for an Honest Conversation about THC
Christianity Today
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September 5, 2025
It’s high time we have an honest conversation about THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol—the main psychoactive compound in cannabis, also known as marijuana or weed. For years, people consumed cannabis almost exclusively by smoking the plant. Inhaling...
Should retired police be able to sell marijuana? Alderman says no, blocks dispensary
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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September 3, 2025
A business group trying to launch a North Side marijuana dispensary hoped neighbors would look favorably on their community-minded plans. But some West Ridge residents and the area’s City Council member instead looked at their resumes, saw...
Cytotoxic Effects on Cancer Cells Shown by Compounds in Industrial Hemp Roots
Cannabis Science & Technology
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September 2, 2025
Cannabis compounds other than cannabinoids are being studied for potential uses and benefits. A recently published study examined the effects of neolignans found in hemp roots on cancer cells (1). After the legalization of industrial hemp by the...
The LA Blade’s ‘Loud and Proud’ showed the queer history of cannabis in the U.S.
Los Angeles Blade - California
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September 3, 2025
This Pride Month, we’re turning up the volume and the visibility with Loud & Proud — a bold new campaign from Culture Machine in collaboration with Last Prisoner Project, produced by Izzi Cavotta, Kaylen Ng and Merari Chavarría. Featuring beloved...
The Reintroduced MORE Act: Is Federal Cannabis Legalization Finally on the Horizon?
Cannabis Science & Technology
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September 3, 2025
In a recent press release from Congressman Jerrold Nadler (1), announced that the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act was reintroduced again in the US Congress. With Congressman Nadler, Cannabis Caucus Co-Chairs, Dina...