Pre-Roll Robot Hits Cannabis Market:1,000 Joints Per Hour Without The $500K Price Tag
Sorting Robotics, co-founded by ex-NASA-JPL engineers and known for introducing the first automated pre-roll infusion machine, has launched AuraOne - a cutting-edge robot designed to produce over 1,000 pre-rolled joints per hour. In an exclusive...
Caro’s Proposed Ordinance To Increase The Number Of Grow Licenses Fails
Caro's proposed marijuana ordinance was overwhelmingly rejected by voters in the Presidential Primary Election held on Tuesday. The proposal, which was spearheaded by the group Green Citizens of Caro, failed with 310 yes votes to 559 no votes. The group was seeking to...
Ohio Marijuana Regulator: 300 Dispos Could Open By Sept. 2026
Ohio’s top cannabis regulator anticipates there could be up to 250 to 300 marijuana dispensaries selling product for adult-use by September 2026. James Canepa, superintendent of the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control, said his estimate is based on language 57%...
Third Cannabis Lounge In State Opens In Kalamazoo
In the heart of Kalamazoo Only Alien Cannabis Co. has opened at 4525 West Kalamazoo Ave, where the former Great Lakes Shipping Co. restaurant stood. Only Alien is the third cannabis consumption lounge in the state. The other two are located in Kalkaska and Hazel Park....
10 Students At Harper Woods Middle School Ate Gummies; 1 Student Hospitalized
An investigation is underway after 10 middle school students allegedly took marijuana gummies at school. Harper Woods Director of Public Safety Jason Hammerle said it happened Feb. 22 at Discovery Creative Pathways, a K-8 charter school. The students involved were...
How Portugal Eased Its Opioid Epidemic, While U.S. Drug Deaths Skyrocketed
Talk to people addicted to street drugs in Lisbon, Portugal's capital, and you hear confusion and dismay over the carnage of overdose deaths taking place an ocean away in the U.S. Ana Batista, a soft-spoken woman in her 50s who's been addicted to heroin for years,...
New Hampshire: House Lawmakers Advance Adult-use Marijuana Legalization Legislation
Members of the House of Representatives have advanced legislation, HB 1633, legalizing the adult use, production, and retail sale of cannabis. Lawmakers approved the bill by a vote of 239 to 141. New Hampshire is the only northeastern state that has not...
Arizona Cannabis Supply Continues To Outpace Demand
The Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) recently released estimated sales data for November 2023. Combined medical and adult use sales reached $108.6 million in November, down 3.2% from $112.2 million in October. November 2023 sales were down 8.5% year-on-year from...
New Regulatory Agency In Pakistan Will Oversee Both Hemp And Marijuana
The government of Pakistan announced a new law that will finally establish a regulatory body for cannabis after years of discussion and political turmoil that have delayed the industries’ development. The new law establishes a Cannabis Control and Regulatory Authority...
Florida Could Ban Delta-8 And Other Intoxicating Hemp Products
The Florida State Senate earlier this month unanimously passed a bill that would ban hemp-derived delta-8 THC and similar intoxicating hemp products. In addition to delta-8, Senate Bill 1698 (SB 1698) would also specifically prohibit ingestible or inhalable...
