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STIIIZY Vapes Earn ‘Clean’ Results in Latest LA Times Pesticide Investigation The new findings highlight improved product standards that exceed California's current testing requirements.

Arcana Collective Expands PAC Program With 2 New Breeder Partnerships Brave Hearts and Mean Gene join Arcana's platform for collaborative breeding and commercialization.

16 Governors Urge Congress to Pass SAFE Banking Act for Cannabis Industry The Democratic coalition called on US lawmakers to pass the legislation in the lame-duck session so cannabis ‘businesses can bank like everyone else.’

California Legalized Medical Marijuana 30 Years Ago. So Why Is Most of Its Cannabis Still Underground? Ed Rosenthal, Ethan Nadelmann and Lanny Swerdlow look back on the 1996 vote that made California the first medical cannabis state, and on why licensed sellers still supply only about 40% of the cannabis consumed there. <p>The post California Legalized Medical Marijuana 30 Years Ago. So Why Is Most of Its Cannabis Still Underground? first appeared on High Times.</p>

Afghanistan’s Opium Production Surges 400% Four Years After Taliban Ban Four years after the Taliban banned opium cultivation, Afghanistan’s poppy-growing area has increased 330% in a single year, while estimated opium production has risen 400%. With stockpiles potentially running low and farmers lacking viable alternatives, the resurgence raises questions about whether the increase is temporary or signals a broader return of Afghanistan’s opium and heroin <p>The post Afghanistan’s Opium Production Surges 400% Four Years After Taliban Ban first appeared on High Times.</p>

Trulieve Expands Medical Cannabis Access Through Riverside Pharmacy in Gainesville, Georgia New Trulieve-branded kiosk offers qualified patients product access, education and personalized guidance.

Curaleaf Receives All Required Competition Law Clearances for Proposed Acquisition of Aurora Cannabis Germany and Canada are the only jurisdictions in which competition law clearance was required.

Gen. George S. Patton’s Family Honors Its Military Legacy Through Cannabis, Veteran Employment and Philanthropy Descendants of the famed World War II commander have turned a Massachusetts family farm into a 55-employee cannabis business committed to hiring veterans, expanding cannabis access and supporting veterans charities.

Willie Nelson on the Hemp Ban: ‘I Was Born the Year Prohibition Ended in 1933, and We Know That Approach Does Not Work’ In a statement shared with High Times, Willie Nelson called the federal hemp ban a blow to farmers and patients and asked Congress to regulate hemp instead. “We know that approach does not work.” <p>The post Willie Nelson on the Hemp Ban: ‘I Was Born the Year Prohibition Ended in 1933, and We Know That Approach Does Not Work’ first appeared on High Times.</p>

Safe Harbor CEO Issues Letter to Shareholders Addressing Capital Structure, Nasdaq Listing, Proposed Opifex Transaction The letter accompanied the release of the company’s third-quarter financial results.