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Dec 23
Cannabis operators report Instagram page ‘shadow bans’ and closures

Despite growing acceptance of cannabis, many state-regulated marijuana businesses say their social media pages are being hidden or shut down. Cannabis operators report Instagram page ‘shadow bans’ and closures is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Dec 23
How Interstate Commerce is Driving the Growth of Hemp-Derived Consumer Products

    Since the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill, the hemp industry has experienced explosive growth in the United States. Hemp-derived consumer products, such as CBD oils, Delta-8 THC, and hemp-based textiles, have gone from niche markets to mainstream recognition. This growth has been fueled in large part by the ability of businesses to […]

Dec 23
It’s Christmas & Time For Peruvian Police To Drug Raid As The Grinch

Those Peruvian police love a dress up on public holidays. It’s Christmas so it’s the Grinch this time ABC News Australia Watch Video https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-23/how-the-grinch-led-a-drug-bust-in-peru/104757420 There’s only one thing the Grinch hates more than Christmas — and that’s criminals. An undercover Peruvian officer dressed as the famous Dr. Seuss character has led a police operation in […]

Dec 23
Finnish Customs suspects major cannabis operation after seizing 13 Kg from Bangkok

Authorities in Finland are investigating a suspected group responsible for smuggling nearly 100 kilograms of cannabis into the country, according to a recent statement by Finnish Customs. The investigation began in October when Customs officers noticed a man arriving at Helsinki Airport from Bangkok with a suspicious suitcase. This prompted the agency’s analysis and intelligence […]

Dec 23
Germany: The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), led by Minister Cem Özdemir (The Greens), has issued an ordinance regulating the responsibilities for model project applications

German Cannabis Business Association 2024-12-11 | The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), led by Minister Cem Özdemir (The Greens), has issued an ordinance regulating the responsibilities for model project applications. This clears the way for applications to be submitted for scientific pilot projects for the legal supply of recreational cannabis to adults. The German Cannabis […]

Dec 23
France Extends Medical Cannabis Trial To 31 July 2025

French health authorities have extended a medical cannabis experiment until 31 July 2025, giving 1,800 patients more time to stop treatment or find alternatives. Under the medical cannabis trial, rolled out in March 2021, patients suffering from serious pathologies were prescribed active cannabis-derived substances in the form of essential oils to be taken orally, or of […]

Dec 23
Police seize nearly 1,500 cannabis plants at illegal Maine grow house

Piscataquis Observer •December 20, 2024 Police have busted another illegal marijuana grow house in Cornville. Officers raided a West Ridge Road home about 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18 finding a “large indoor marijuana plant cultivation operation” and a drying and processing room, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office. During the raid, officers seized 1,497, approximately […]

Dec 22
Karma Koala Podcast 215: Australia – Senator David Shoebridge, Greens Party Spokesperson For Justice (inc Attorney-General and Drug Law Reform). His Recent Bill Submitted To The Senate & Cannabis Law Reform

  For our final episode of the year it’s great to get Senator David Shoebridge on the show to talk about his recent bill and how it fared in the Senate and more importantly what was the substance of the bill and why it is important for cannabis law reform in Australia as we move […]

Dec 22
2013 Paper: Coffee Shops and Compromise Separated Illicit Drug Markets in the Netherlands

Although this paper is now a decade old because there are so many misconceptions of the Dutch market I stioll think it makes an interesting read Also for all policy wonks out there the Dutch have been doing it longer than anybody else with regard to thinking about this isse  therefore a quick read of […]

Dec 22
New Details From 2020 Cannabis Grow Killings In SOCAL Reveal Laotion Crime Gang Links

KCAL report New clues have emerged as authorities continue investigating a mass murder where seven people were shot to death in 2020 at a marijuana grow house in Riverside County. The property, located in the 45000 block of Highway 371 in Aguanga, a rural town, was home to more than 20 people at one point […]