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Cannabis and Mental Health

CannaCritic: Highlighting important and challenging issues around cannabis. Cannabis and Mental HealthMany believe that medical cannabis may be helpful with alleviating symptoms of mental illnesses, such as Post traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), but the effects of cannabis use on the brain and ment...
Sep 11, 2021 297 views
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Cannabis Equity in New York State

Drastic Action is Needed for NY to Achieve its Goals for Equity in Cannabis The term “social equity” could be the most highly used phrase in New York’s cannabis industry. Despite an unprecedented effort by lawmakers to ensure a diverse industry that affords real economic opportuni...
Nov 05, 2021 296 views
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Social and Economic Equity is Non-Negotiable for Adult-Use Applicants

The Spirit of the MRTA: Structure Benefits Social Equity When New York State passed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) in March of 2021, legalizing the possession and use of cannabis by adults 21 and older, the state placed emphasis on incentivizing participation in the new industry f...
Aug 03, 2023 296 views
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Trump Signs Farm Bill: Hemp Now Legal

President Donald J. Trump signed the Agricultural Improvement Act, commonly referred to as the “Farm Bill,” into law on Thursday. The bill removes hemp from the list of federally controlled substances. Hemp is defined as Cannabis with a THC concentration less than or equal to 0.3 percen...
Sep 18, 2020 295 views
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Legalization: 1 Small Step for Psychonauts

Are Psychedelics Up Next? The legalization of cannabis marks an important step in a larger effort to decriminalize and eventually legalize other drugs. The fascinating world of psychedelics is quickly making its way into public discourse. Just like cannabis, psychedelics (hallucinogens) are Schedul...
Mar 22, 2022 295 views
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Cannabis Smuggling at Ports of Buffalo

CannaBlotter While illegal cannabis smuggling has likely slowed down due to the trucker protests surrounding vaccine mandates in Canada, there is still plenty of illicit cannabis entering the US from our neighbors up north. Take a look at these “bust measurements” in Buffalo Niagara bel...
Mar 28, 2022 293 views
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Cannabis for Migraine: Promising treatment or Faux Pas?

written by Dr. Laszlo Mechtler of Dent Neurologic  Does cannabis have a place in a physician-guided treatment plan for migraine? Emerging research and the works of prominent 19th & 20th-century physicians including Sir William Osler (Father of Modern Medicine), Sir William Gowers (Father o...
Aug 23, 2021 293 views
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How to Get a Job in the Cannabis Industry

Cannabis & Job Creation A commonly stated benefit of legalizing cannabis is job creation and there has been increased hype about this since the COVID-19 pandemic. Cannabis is one of the few industries that seems to be pandemic proof. Dispensaries were deemed essential businesses and while massi...
Aug 21, 2021 292 views
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3 Conditional Market Lessons for Future Cannabis Applicants

Although New York State legalized the possession and use of cannabis by individuals 21 and older in March of 2021 by passing the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), no legal adult-use sales have occurred. To date, state regulators from the Cannabis Control Board (CCB) and Office of Cannabi...
Jul 21, 2022 292 views
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