Georgia is making sweeping changes to its hemp industry, with new regulations set to take full effect on Oct. 1, 2024. Governor Brian Kemp signed Bill 494 into law in late April, introducing strict guidelines on cannabis product sales, advertising, and store locations, The Telegraph reported. See Also: Historic Marijuana Milestone: Georgia First In Nation … Read more
Two years after launching the War on Drugs, calling substance use “public enemy No. 1,” President Richard Nixon privately acknowledged marijuana was “not particularly dangerous.” The admission came during a March 1973 Oval Office meeting with aides and was captured on Nixon’s secret recording system. “Let me say, I know nothing about marijuana,” Nixon said. … Read more
Green Goddess Revival, a medical marijuana dispensary in Denton Texas, was the target of a law enforcement raid on Thursday in which $10,000 in products were seized, business owners said. A warrant to search stated it was targeting noncompliant THC products. Denton is among several Texas towns that will vote this November to approve adult-use … Read more
The Italian parliament’s lower house voted Thursday to ban the sale and distribution of low-THC hemp flowers and products, often referred to as “cannabis light.” The decision came after a 157 to 109 vote in favor of amending the Security Bill to ban these substances, which have been legal and available in Italy since 2017. … Read more
