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420 With CNW - Partnership Between Cannabis Tracking Software Providers Leaves Marijuana Industry Concerned
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN- Investor Brand Network) Leading cannabis compliance and tracking company Metrc entered into a new partnership with its rival BioTrack, sparking speculation about the future of marijuana tracking in the United States. The marijuana...
South Africa slams U.S. human rights report as 'deeply flawed'
CGTN
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South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has denounced the "South Africa 2024 Human Rights Report" issued by the United States as inaccurate and deeply flawed, saying that it fails to reflect the reality of the...
Commercial cannabis cultivation: ADIC seeks clarity on impac
The Morning
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August 14, 2025
Seeks findings of studies on any econ. benefits, social/environmental impacts in backdrop of global demand saturation Cites issues with preventing locally cultivated cannabis entering local mkt., any legal changes as existing law prohibits...
Medical Marijuana Effectively Treats Pain, With Terpenoids Being ‘More Influential’ Than THC Or CBD, Study Shows
Marijuana Moment
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August 13, 2025
Medical marijuana has “genuine therapeutic effects for pain management,” and the degree of relief provided by cannabis can be predicted by their specific chemical profile—including not only cannabinoids but also, crucially, terpenoids—according to...
Thailand’s Cannabis U-Turn wins tourism backing
TTR Weekly
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August 13, 2025
BANGKOK, 14 August 2025: Thailand’s decision to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic, just three years after legalising it, has been broadly welcomed by senior tourism leaders, who believe the move will strengthen the country’s reputation as a safe,...
Cannabis stocks, Avantor, Albemarle: Trending Tickers
Yahoo Finance
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00:00 Speaker A Now time for some of today's trending tickers. We are watching cannabis stocks, Aventor and Almoral. First up, shares of cannabis stocks are higher. President Trump is reportedly weighing classifying marijuana as a less dangerous...
How to Get Legendary European Cannabis Genetics in the United States
East Bay Express - California
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August 12, 2025
Published in cooperation between Pure Atmosphere S.A.M. SL and the East Bay Express For decades, European cannabis breeders have defined the gold standard in strain development—cultivating legends like White Widow, Blueberry and Eleven Roses....
Record 1 ton of cannabis, worth ¥5.2 bil, seized in Japan
Japan Today
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August 13, 2025
Japan is one of the last bastions in the war against drugs. Keep it that way. There is no evidence to say American Tobacco bought off the J. gov. If they hadn't would everyone be smoking weed instead of cigarettes? Wouldn't the tobacco companies...
Hemp Battery Factory Fails; Intel Project in Jeopardy; Tesla's Brand Loyalty | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 231
Food Manufacturing - Wisconsin
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Editor's note: Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast. The Today in Manufacturing Podcast is brought to you by the editors of Manufacturing.net and Industrial Equipment News...
This Cannabis Stock Popped 26% Today After Announcing Partnership With An Italian Company – Do You Own It?
Asianet Newsable
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August 13, 2025
Tilray Brands’ (TLRY) shares soared over 26% by Wednesday afternoon after Tilray Medical announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary has entered into a strategic partnership with an Italian pharmaceutical firm to broaden the availability of...
British National Arrested at Lungi Airport with 34 Parcels of Cannabis Sativa
Sierraloaded
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August 13, 2025
A tense interception occurred at Lungi International Airport when security officials apprehended a British national attempting to smuggle thirty-four (34) compressed parcels of Cannabis Sativa out of Sierra Leone. The suspect, identified as Salim...
Gophers Set to Compete in Summer International Competition
Gopher Sports University of Minnesota Athletics
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August 13, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS - Fourteen Golden Gopher women's hockey players will represent their home countries in international competition this summer, highlighted by the 2025 Collegiate Series between the United States and Canada and the upcoming 2025–26...
Unlock the Power of Cannabis Leaves: A Hidden Treasure of Rare Compounds
Bioengineer.org
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August 13, 2025
In a groundbreaking study emerging from Stellenbosch University, South African analytical chemists have unveiled the first evidence of a rare class of phenolic compounds known as flavoalkaloids within Cannabis leaves. This discovery not only...
NDLEA Arrests Drug Kingpin in Delta, Intercepts N7.8bn Opioids in Rivers
This Day
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August 18, 2025
Michael Olugbode in Abuja A drug kingpin, who had been on a manhunt for three years, has been apprehended by operatives of the anti-narcotics agency. The spokesman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Femi Babafemi, in a statement...
Bending the Curve: Overhaul Global Food Systems to Avert Worsening Land Crisis
Inter Press Service
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August 13, 2025
Biodiversity, Civil Society, Climate Action, Climate Change, Combating Desertification and Drought, Conferences, Conservation, COP30, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Systems, Global, Headlines,...
Carbone And Malin + Goetz’s New Collab Keeps Summer Vibes Going
Forbes
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The custom vessel features Carbone’s Greenwich Village illustration alongside Malin + Goetz’s distinctive all-caps typography. Malin + Goetz It may already be half-way through August, but the brand collaboration of the summer might have just...
Nonprofit named in federal probe received $500,000 DECD grant in 2021
Connecticut Inside Investigator
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August 18, 2025
The Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) awarded $500,000 to the Society for Human Engagement and Business Alignment (SHEBA) in 2021 as part of a $550,000 grant funneled through the Hartford Economic Development...
Main suspect in Kotoka Cannabis seizure busted at Aflao border
The Herald Ghana
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August 13, 2025
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has detained the main suspect associated with the seizure of 738 compressed parcels of suspected cannabis at Swissport, Kotoka International Airport (KIA). Lincoln Nii Okaija, was apprehended at the Aflao...
Some unregulated CBD, THC businesses also sell kratom and more in Ohio
WOSU - Ohio
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August 13, 2025
Some of the largest businesses that sell unregulated cannabis-derived products in Ohio are putting other highly synthetic products, including kratom, on the shelves at the same time. Largely found at gas stations and smoke stores, they might be...
S33x workers repossess motorcycle over non-payment in South Africa
Zambian Observer
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August 13, 2025
Sex workers repossess motorcycle over non-payment in Verulam CBD, KZN Two sex workers were found in possession of a Dimentro electric motorcycle they repossessed due to non-payment for their services. Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) received a...