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June McLaughlin writes Last week I presented Cannabis Law as a Framework for Practical Learning at the Spring conference of the American Association for Paralegal Education. This U.S. based nationwide organization of undergraduate education institutions has a membership constituted primarily by undergraduate institutions with American Bar Association approved Paralegal Studies programs. My session was well attended. Professors and […]
The cannabis sector faces a multifaceted landscape marked by economic challenges, shifting regulations and market volatility. Thriving in this environment requires industry businesses to move beyond reactive measures, embracing forward-looking risk management strategies. The post Positioning Cannabis Companies for Success in 2025: Navigating Risks and Staying Competitive appeared first on Cannabis Industry Journal.
Colorado is moving forward with its plan to regulate psychedelic mushrooms, issuing licenses and preparing for the launch of its first supervised psilocybin therapy healing centers. These facilities will allow people to take psilocybin, the active compound in psychedelic mushrooms, under controlled conditions. This shift comes after voters in the state approved legalizing natural psychedelics, […]
They seem to have the corporate language sorted! The Sun ALBANIAN crimelords are using TikTok to advertise £100,000-a-year jobs as drug dealers. The adverts promise workers up to £6,000 a month tax-free to deliver cocaine and cannabis in a network stretching from Glasgow to the South of England. That adds up to £72,000 a year. A tax-paying […]
One man has been arrested after police seized a large quantity of herbal cannabis following a search on a lorry in Co Antrim. Detectives from the PSNI’s Organised Crime Branch made the seizure of suspected Class B Controlled drugs with an estimated street value of £425,000 on Saturday March 29. “A large quantity of suspected dangerous […]
Six days after five fishermen and a pastor from Burrell Boom were allegedly caught in Orange Walk with one thousand, one hundred and thirty-seven grams of cocaine in a gold Dodge Caravan, the pastor has been released, but the fishermen are still behind bars. They’re waiting for another bail hearing, set for Friday, March twenty-eighth, 2025, and […]
DENPASAR, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities arrested an Argentinian woman and a British man for allegedly smuggling cocaine on the tourist island of Bali, officials said Thursday. The Southeast Asian country has extremely strict drug laws, and convicted smugglers are sometimes executed by firing squad. An intelligence tip led officers from the National Narcotics Agency to seize […]
Criminal groups are increasingly using sophisticated methods to smuggle cocaine into Europe, with up to 50 percent of the cocaine entering the continent hidden in materials like cardboard, concrete, and textiles, De Telegraaf reports. These methods make detection extremely difficult, according to Martin van Nes, national cocaine officer for the Dutch Public Prosecution Service. “Scanners in ports can’t […]
Here’s the introduction Forum Decriminalizing Cannabis 28 Mar 2025 Jennifer D. Oliva abstract. The United States has criminalized the manufacture, distribution, use, and possession of cannabis and its psychoactive components at the federal level since 1970. The states began to push back on national cannabis prohibition in the mid-1990s and, as a result, adult cannabis […]
This is why psychedelics will always remain interesting. The last sentence! The Phoenix New Times Arizona’s first-in-the-nation clinical trial of magic mushrooms is one step closer to becoming a reality. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a hold on a clinical trial being run by the Scottsdale Research Institute, clearing a major […]