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In Missouri, A Case Over Local Governments Stacking Cannabis Sales Tax
The highest adult-use marijuana sales tax in Missouri is in Hazelwood and St. Ann, with 17.988% or 23.988% total
October 13, 2024National News
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Former Arkansas Medical Dispensary Employees Arrested On Fraud Charges
"Instances of diversion, fraud, and theft will be proactively investigated and criminal charges will be sought to remove bad actors."
October 9, 2024
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Pennsylvania House Committee Moves To Criminalize ‘Gas Station Heroin’
Tianeptine is prescribed as an antidepressant in other countries but is illegally marketed as a dietary supplement, research chemical or…
October 9, 2024
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Bill Would Let People Bar Themselves From Entering Dispensaries
New Jersey measure is inspired by law allowing people to self-exclude from casinos
October 8, 2024
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Cannabis Users Must Be Impaired To Face DUI Penalties, Arizona Court Rules
The arrested party testified that he hadn’t consumed THC in the 24 hours prior to his arrest, and any effects from the THC he…
By JIM SMALL · October 7, 2024
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NJ Urges Judge To Reject Lawsuit Targeting New Hemp Regulations
Hemp businesses have sued the state, alleging the law effectively criminalizes hemp despite it being legal at the federal level
By SOPHIE NIETO-MUNOZ · October 6, 2024
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Still Pushing Pot Prohibition, The Times Is Not A-Changin’
Sloppy New York Times smear job includes commissioned study, 200-plus interviews, reefer-mad vignettes, and no specific mention of the virtues of cannabis
By CHRIS FARAONE · October 6, 2024
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Over 600 Americans Are Arrested Daily for Marijuana—Enough Is Enough
Behind every one of these arrests, there’s a person – a person with a family, a person with a story
By NORML · October 2, 2024
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South Dakota Defends Decision To Double-Charge Cannabis Company
In the state's Supreme Court, Puffy’s argues Department of Health broke its own rules by holding back license
By JOHN HULT · October 1, 2024
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FBI: Nearly One Quarter Of Drug-Related Arrests Are For Marijuana
Of those charged with violating marijuana laws in 2023, 84% were charged with possession only
By NORML · September 29, 2024