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(New York Post) A number of White House staffers were asked to resign or demoted for past marijuana use — regardless of whether those employees had been in one of the 14 states where the drug is legal, according to a report. The Biden administration had required workers to disclose past marijuana use on a background check form, but told some new hires that it would “overlook” those who answered yes, the Daily Beast reported. Despite this, White House director of management and administration Anne Filipic reportedly led a series of one-on-one calls with staffers this month, asking those who admitted to past marijuana use to resign or be placed in a remote work program. READ THE FULL STORY >>> https://nypost.com/2021/03/19/biden-white-house-fires-staffers-over-past-marijuana-use/

(Associated Press) Jamaica is running low on ganja. Heavy rains followed by an extended drought, an increase in local consumption and a drop in the number of marijuana farmers have caused a shortage in the island’s famed but largely illegal market that experts say is the worst they’ve seen. READ THE FULL STORY >>> https://apnews.com/article/world-news-jamaica-kingston-coronavirus-pandemic-marijuana

(Forbes) As the legal cannabis industry takes off, it will become more important for major brands to understand how U.S. cannabis consumers think and what drives their demand. Enter Carmen Brace , a consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry veteran who founded Aclara Research in 2016 to fill that exact void. READ THE FULL STORY >>> https://www.forbes.com/sites/lewiskoski/2021/01/29/this-black-female-founding-ceo-says-cannabis-is-the-next-consumer-packaged-goods-industry/