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BBB Warns of Marijuana Dispensary Scams Amid Recreational Use Sales
The Better Business Bureau of Connecticut is warning consumers to be on the lookout for marijuana dispensary scams as recreational use sales start up in the state. BBB officials say there haven’t received any reports of victims in Connecticut yet, but they hope to prevent local consumers from becoming targets. Several other states have received reports of dispensary scams...
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Stoned California Seniors Headed to ERs By the Thousands, Study Says
According to researchers, 12,167 California seniors made trips to emergency rooms in 2019 with marijuana-related concerns.
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More Children Than Ever Are Overdosing on Marijuana Edibles: Report
A new report reveals a staggering number of kids have gotten sick after inadvertently eating marijuana edibles.
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More Children Than Ever Are Overdosing on Marijuana Edibles: Report
A new report reveals a staggering number of kids have gotten sick after inadvertently eating marijuana edibles. The report by the American Association of Poison Control Centers shows more than 7,000 confirmed cases of kids younger than six years old who have eaten marijuana edibles were reported to the nation’s poison control centers between 2017 and 2021. Cases went from…
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Study Shows Spike in Children Eating Marijuana Edibles
A new study shows the number of young children who get sick after accidentally eating marijuana edibles has skyrocketed in recent years. News4’s Mauricio Casillas looks into what parents should know about the dangers of the THC-laced treats.
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With More Legal Weed, a Sharp Rise in Reports of Young Kids Sickened by Edibles
The number of young kids, especially toddlers, who accidentally ate marijuana-laced treats rose sharply over five years as pot became legal in more places in the U.S., according to a study published Tuesday.
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NY Marijuana Growers Are Sitting on Literal Tons of Legal Weed Due to Delayed Rollout
Stuck inside a secure storage room for weeks now is almost 2,000 pounds of cannabis — at just one farm alone. With nowhere to sell it due to delays in New York’s legal weed rollout, local growers are sitting on half a billion dollars of marijuana, and the clock is ticking
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Suspect Nabbed in Killings of 4 at Oklahoma Pot Farm: Police
The suspect in the weekend killings of four people at a marijuana farm in Oklahoma was arrested in the afternoon by officers in South Florida, police announced late Tuesday.
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New York Hasn't Licensed Any Pot Shops, Yet They Abound
New York state’s first licenses to sell recreational marijuana could be awarded as soon as next week. The state Cannabis Control Board is set to consider approving applications Monday. It’s a major step toward launching one of the nation’s most hotly anticipated legal marijuana markets, but the step comes amid complications. A court ruling last week temporarily blocks the state...
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After Election Wins in Maryland and Missouri, Marijuana Advocates Look to Next States
With the addition of Maryland and Missouri, 21 states have legalized recreational marijuana for adults over the past decade — even though it remains illegal under federal law.
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Here Are the States Voting on Marijuana Legalization on Election Day
Voters in a handful of states are set to decide on ballot proposals that could legalize recreational marijuana.
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Marijuana on the Ballot: Which States Will Vote on Cannabis Measures?
Marijuana prohibitions have fallen across the United States in the decade since Colorado and Washington approved recreational cannabis. Where is the marijuana movement heading next?
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Mother Charged With Murder After 4-Year-Old Son Dies From Eating THC Gummies
A mother in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, faces felony murder and child neglect charges after her 4-year-old son died from eating marijuana-infused gummies earlier this year. News4’s Julie Carey reports.
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Virginia Mother Charged With Murder After 4-Year-Old Son Dies From Eating THC Gummies
Tanner Clements died two days after he ate marijuana edibles at a home in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. A pediatric ER doctor has advice for what parents should do if their child gets hold of THC gummies.
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Biden's Marijuana Conviction Pardons Could Boost Legalization In Some States
President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon thousands of people convicted of simple possession of marijuana under federal law could give a boost to Election Day ballot proposals in five states that would legalize the drug.
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Connecticut Ahead of the Curve on Marijuana Possession Pardons
President Biden announced he’s taking executive action to pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, and it’s something Connecticut has had in the works for about a year now.
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Connecticut Ahead of the Curve on Marijuana Possession Pardons
President Biden announced he’s taking executive action to pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, and it’s something Connecticut has had in the works for about a year now. “No one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana. Too many lives have been upended because of our failed approach to marijuana. It’s time we...
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Biden Announces Plan to Reform Federal Marijuana Laws
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced his three-step plan to reform federal marijuana laws, which includes an immediate pardon for all federal simple possession convictions.
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Biden Pardons Thousands in Federal Prison for ‘Simple Possession' of Marijuana
The president also encouraged governors to do the same in their states and announced steps toward federal decriminalization of the drug and addressed plans to explore changing how it is classified.
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Forgiveness for Past Marijuana Crimes on the Ballot for Missouri Voters
Missouri could become the first state to pass a voter-led effort to require courts to automatically forgive past marijuana crimes.