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Congratulations are in order for New York as it becomes the 17th state to legalize adult-use cannabis. #newyork #cannabis #adultuse #legalization #marijuana #medicalcannabis #recreational #news #cannabisnews #marijuananews #truthfulstraightforwardblunt #candidchronicle https://candidchronicle.com/new-york-legalizes-cannabis/

400 aspiring cannabis entrepreneurs each paid $25,000 for a chance to win one of 13 new business licenses that will be awarded in a lottery. According to the Arizona Republic, the state Department of Health Services submitted 377 applications for the 13 vertically integrated licenses by the Tuesday deadline. Just eight rural counties will be eligible to obtain permits: Apache, Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Santa Cruz, and Yuma. It’s uncertain when the licenses will... be given out, but a spokesperson for the Arizona Department of Health Services told the Republic that the lottery for counties with less than two dispensaries Cochise, Graham, and Yuma would take place sometime in April. The licenses for rural areas are expected to be worth at least $5 million, according to industry officials. Permits in cities like Phoenix, on the other hand, are worth closer to $20 million. In addition, as part of the social equity policy included in Proposition 207, the voter-approved initiative that legalized adult-use marijuana inArizonalast year, the state will issue an additional 26 licenses later this year. To read the entire article go to www.candidchronicle.com #arizona #legalization #recreationalcannabis #potheadsociety #dispensary #buylegalcannabis #25k #cannabiscommunity #hemp #thc #cbd #420 #710 #news #wakeandbake #california #prop64 #yuma #Phoenix #maryjane #Tucson #essentialbusiness #legaldispensary #socialequity #cannabisnews

Montel Williams joined the EMERGE Virtual Cannabis Conference today to talk about MS, veterans, the cannabis industry, and his advocacy efforts over the past two decades. #cannabis #montelwilliams #montel #cbd #thc #interview #emerge #conference #news #cannabisnews #marijuananews #truthfulstraightforwardblunt #candidchronicle https://candidchronicle.com/montel-williams-talks-cannabis/

The EMERGE Virtual Cannabis Conference kicked off today, bringing cannabis professionals together in a digital 3D environment. #cannabis #conference #emerge #virtual #3d #news #cannabisnews #marijuananews #truthfulstraightforwardblunt #candidchronicle https://candidchronicle.com/emerge-kicks-off-3d-virtual-ca/

Five White House staffers were relieved of their positions earlier this month as a result of previous drug use. The firing happened only weeks after the Biden administration promised to relax cannabis policies in order to modernize and increase the pool of people who can work there. On Friday, officials disputed a story in the Daily Beast that dozens of employees had lost their jobs or been forced to work remotely because of their previous marijuana use, claiming that the n...umber was only about a handful. Officials added that some of the fired employees had other security concerns, such as hard drug use. Just five people who had started working at the White House are no longer employed as a result of this proposal, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki, who tweeted on Friday. The positions and identities of those who were fired were not revealed. While the White House has not issued any formal guidelines on the new policy, an official told NBC last month that previous marijuana usage would not automatically disqualify employees. Normally, White House staffers must have top-secret security clearance, which can be revoked if they use drugs. As a workaround, employees who have only used marijuana on a limited basis and have jobs that don’t require clearance will receive a waiver to work without it. Staffers are not allowed to use marijuana or have used it more than once or twice a year, according to the policy. The Associated Press says restricted marijuana usage is less than 15 times in the previous year. Officials said that employees who have clearance exemptions are subjected to extra rules and oversight. 30 members of Congress, including Congressman Don Beyer (D-Va), are asking President Joe Biden to remove past cannabis use as a potential disqualifier for employment at the White House. On March 19, White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed that five White House staffers were fired because of their past use of drugs, including marijuana. #legalization #whitehouse #biden #bidenharris2020 #congress #420 #mondaymotivation #wakeandbake #cannabiscommunity #cannabis #news #hemp #thc #cbd #potheadsociety #reefermadness #candidchronicle

New York may be the next state to step up to the adult-use cannabis bar. #newyork #cannabis #politics #adultuse #marijuana #legalization #news #cannabisnews #marijuananews #truthfulstraightforwardblunt #candidchronicle https://candidchronicle.com/new-york-politicians-reach-agr/