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Thu
28
Oct

Ex-Postal Service supervisor, Georgia man faces federal prison for stealing marijuana package

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 10/28/2021 - 10:13
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BRUNSWICK, Ga. (WRBL) — One Georgia man, U.S. Postal Service worker faces time in federal prison after admitting to stealing marijuana from a package.

Howard Kerns, 53, of Dearing, Ga., was sentenced to two months in prison paired with two years of supervised release. This comes after Kerns pleaded guilty to Theft of Mail Matter by a Postal Employee.

Kerns was terminated from the U.S. Postal Service.

David H. Estes, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia shared this is a felony crime and spoke on the integrity lost in the U.S. mail system in a news release.

Thu
14
Oct

Doraville temporarily nips medical marijuana dispensaries in the bud

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 10/14/2021 - 08:45
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In anticipation of medical marijuana dispensaries coming to town, Doraville issued a temporary ban on the newly legal industry to give city leaders time to decide how they’d like to regulate it.

The City Council unanimously voted Monday to issue a 90-day moratorium on businesses that sell medical cannabis, including THC oil and products. While there’s no current businesses focused on selling these products in Doraville, City Attorney Cecil McLendon said he’s heard there is interest in the metro Atlanta market.

Thu
07
Oct

Vegan Based CBD Company Ready to take the Industry by Storm

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 10/07/2021 - 10:07
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Hempoholic LLC is not your average CBD company. Hempoholic was founded by husband and wife power couple Jason Gathing, M.Ed. and psychiatrist Ayo Gathing, M.D. to shake up the industry. Their mission is to provide education on the benefits of CBD, sell high quality vegan hemp based CBD products, as well as empower traditionally excluded populations to break into this exclusive business area.

Wed
06
Oct

Gwinnett weighs decriminalizing possession of marijuana, but postpones vote

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 10/06/2021 - 08:57
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Gwinnett County officials held off Tuesday on formally reducing the penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana. County officials are discussing a change to the county’s ordinance that could carry no jail time and lower fines for anyone caught with an ounce or less of the drug. But the Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to table a vote on the amendment until their Nov. 2 meeting. State law dictates that anyone found in possession of an ounce or less of marijuana can face up to one year in jail, a $1,000 fine or a year’s worth of community service. The proposed ordinance rewrite would cap fines at $150 and community service at 20 hours for anyone found guilty.

Thu
09
Sep

Alpharetta wants to restrict where medical marijuana oil can be produced, sold

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 09/09/2021 - 10:33
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In response to a Georgia law allowing medical marijuana production and sales, Alpharetta plans to limit where dispensaries and facilities can operate in their city.

Fri
20
Aug

County police issue advisory over marijuana laced with fentanyl

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 08/20/2021 - 09:30
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Concerns over a potentially dangerous blend of marijuana laced with the powerful narcotic fentanyl has prompted Glynn County Police to urge local pot smokers to destroy their stash.

County police narcotics officers report operations this week “have resulted in seizures of cannabis/marijuana laced with the highly addictive opioid Fentanyl,” the department said in a public health advisory issued Thursday afternoon. Fentanyl often contributes to drug overdoses when dealers lace it into other street drugs, typically heroin.

Thu
29
Jul

Medical marijuana facility receives approval to open in Louisville

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 07/29/2021 - 09:54

Medical marijuana company TheraTrue received approval to open a new facility just days ago, and now they have big plans for Louisville. The company plans to turn an old factory into a brand new medical marijuana growing facility. TheraTrue says they have $50 million dollars in funding commitments for their facilities slated in Virginia and Georgia. 

They received a class two license which will allow them to open a 50,000 square foot facility. 

Fri
02
Jul

Here’s what marijuana laws look like around the Southeast, as NC considers changes

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 07/02/2021 - 06:25
 
 
 

As North Carolina approaches a marijuana milestone, potentially legalizing the drug for medical use, nearby states are split in their approach.

The Southeast is coming late to the marijuana scene. The region is home to several of the 14 states that do not have comprehensive medical marijuana programs or full marijuana legalization, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Thu
01
Jul

Mexico Became the 4th Legalized Country

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 07/01/2021 - 10:29

It started with Uruguay in 2013, then came Canada in June 2018. This was followed by a recreational legalization in Georgia in July 2018, and now by Mexico in 2021. Though the US and Australia both boast legal locations, Mexico is now the 4th legalized country to allow recreational cannabis use nationwide.

Thu
13
May

Georgia Governor Signs SB 195 To Expand Medical Cannabis Program

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 05/13/2021 - 10:05

After a long legacy of having a medical cannabis program that barely took care of patients, the governor of Georgia has finally signed SB 195—a law that will expand the medical cannabis program to license retailers of low-THC cannabis 

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