the lobsterpot< newswrap March 4th 24'

Greece Goes Medical (Seven Years Later)

Greece has finally made good on its promise to make medical cannabis available – seven years after rescheduling the plant. The first patient’s flower dropped last week, marking what some are calling a ‘new era in Greek healthcare’.

Labour Should Legalise

With a general election looming here in the UK, it’s pretty clear that the current ruling party – the Conservatives – will be ousted. But can the most likely incumbent – the Labour Party – leverage legalisation as part of its manifesto?

Fines? Fuhgeddaboudit!

Attempts to curb the State of New York’s unlicensed dispensary market have resulted in more than $22 million worth of fines being issued. And how much has been recuperated so far? Just $22,500 – little more than 0.1%.

’Dumpster’ Dispensary Comes Under Fire

Curio Wellness has been fined $26,000 by the Maryland Cannabis authority for a series of misdemeanours – including selling weed that had been in a dumpster for more than 40 hours at its Far & Dotter dispensary. Wonder what that smelled like…

Canna Get A Rebate?

Cannabis contributed more in excise tax revenues to the Canadian economy last year than booze and tobacco combined: CA$894 million compared to ciggies and drink’s CA$887 million. Perhaps the outrageous levy imposed on cannabis has something to do with it?

Dank Of America

In the US, the cannabis banking quandary continues to frustrate, befuddle, and concern good honest cannabusinesses. But given that another senator – Washington State Democrat, Maria Cantwell – has signed on for SAFER banking (making her the 35th to do so), it’s high time to formally address the sitch properly.

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