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Illinois 2023 medical sales lowest start in two years

Illinois News Joint

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) updated its January 2023 and February 2023 medical cannabis sales totals yesterday for the first time this year. Medical cannabis sales for 2023 started well below the 2022 and 2021 monthly totals. In January 2023, Illinois collected $27,621,022.42

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Maryland: Civil Penalties Take Effect for Cannabis Possession

NORML

ounces of cannabis (and/or up to 12 grams of cannabis concentrates and/or any cannabis product containing up to 750 mgs of THC) are subject to a civil violation, punishable by no more than a $100 fine. ounces of cannabis and/or 12 grams of cannabis concentrates with no penalty beginning in July 2023.

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High Times announces Illinois’ 2023 Cannabis Cup Winners

Illinois News Joint

High Times Magazine announced The People’s Choice 2023 Cannabis Cup Winners for Illinois Monday evening. Check out the cannabis cup winners in each category below, and click on the links for the review.

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Illinois 2023 cannabis products ‘Favorite Finds’

Illinois News Joint

While I’ve been reviewing cannabis products on and off for more than 3 years, 2023 was the true Year One for me, the first year I took my reviewing “full time.” As we close out the 2023, I wanted to take the time to reflect on a few of my favorite finds. Honorable Mentions to Aeriz Hash Drops and the new Journeyman Shots , too!

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Illinois 2023 medical cannabis sales reach $3.24M

Illinois News Joint

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) recently released its December 2023 medical cannabis sales totals. for the third-highest monthly total in 2023, behind March’s $29,018,805.60 Total 2023 medical cannabis sales reached $324,792,664.73, which was the lowest yearly total since adult-use legalization. May: $27,461,289.64

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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

Project CBD

For some perspective on the matter, Project CBD turned to Marc Scialdone, a molecular chemist with Saint Michaels College in Vermont, who co-authored a 2023 paper for the International Cannabinoid Research Society ( ICRS ) entitled The Dark Side of Cannabidiol. These injuries involved either nicotine products or cannabis oil concentrates.

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Finding Rare Cannabinoids in Non-Cannabis Plants

Project CBD

3,4 In a May 2023 article in Nature Plants , Weissman Institute scientists confirmed that woolly umbrella produces CBGA in trichomes on its leaves, but hardly any CBGA was present on its flowers. That’s different from cannabis, where CBGA and other cannabinoids are concentrated in trichomes on flower tops. Plants (2023).