the lobsterpot< newswrap November 6th 23'​

Swiss Rollout 

Switzerland is all set to open Europe’s first legal recreational cannabis dispensaries by the end of 2023 – as the country launches a sixth adult-use pilot project. 

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Police Chief Sacked For Refusing Drug Test

A UK police chief who played a critical role in the London Metropolitan Police’s drugs strategy, has been found guilty of gross misconduct for failing to provide a urine sample. Commander Julian Bennett was cleared for using cannabis at home in late 2019, but has since been dismissed amid a refusal to be tested. 

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House Prices Higher In Rec States

A new study out of the US shows that residential real estate prices were higher and grew faster in states where recreational cannabis is legal. And if that ain’t enough of a reason for federal legalisation well…  

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Coming Next 4/20 to Planet 13

Not in time for MJBizCon ‘23, but Las Vegas-based ‘World’s Biggest Dispensary’ Planet 13 has unveiled final plans for DAZED! –  retro-styled consumption lounge complete with VIP booths, canna-cocktails, and bong chandeliers. 

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More Than Terps

We all know terpenes play a massive part in giving our favourite plant its distinctive scent, but new research shows that other compounds – including something called ‘volatile sulfur compounds’ (or VSCs to noobs like us thermidorks>) – make up its olfactory profile too. 

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Want Some Candy?

Although Halloween was last week – and with no discernible reports of edibles making it into the Trick or Treat harvest (have you SEEN the price of them??) – we thought we’d throw in a little feelgood story of edibles brand, RR Brothers, who are flourishing in both the functional fungi and cannabis gummies game. 

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