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Mar 12
Emergency Hemp Regulations to Be Readopted

https://www.omarfigueroa.com/emergency-hemp-regulations-to-be-readopted/Emergency Hemp Regulations to Be Readopted by Omar Figueroa & Lauren Mendelsohn March 10, 2025 We previously wrote about Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health’s announcement of emergency regulations banning hemp products with any detectable amount of total THC and the subsequent approval of those regulations. We also wrote about a hemp industry group’s unsuccessful […]

Mar 12
South Africa: The Minister of Health has gazetted a sweeping regulation under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, banning the inclusion of any part of the Cannabis sativa L. plant—including non-psychoactive components such as cannabidiol (CBD), hemp seed oil, and hemp seed flour, in foodstuffs.

Header Image: Dr Pakishe Aaron (PA) Motsoaledi Current Position – Minister of Health Dr Motsoaledi was appointed as Minister of Health on 30 June 2024. He was the Minister of Home Affairs from 30 May 2019 and before that the Minister of Health from 26 May 2014. He is also a member of the African […]

Mar 12
Nevada Lawmakers File Bill To Create Psychedelics Therapy Pilot Program

Marijuana Moment Nevada lawmakers have introduced a bill to create a psychedelics therapy pilot program that would provide a treatment alternative for patients with certain mental health conditions. The legislation from Assemblymember Max Carter (D) and 18 other cosponsors was filed on Monday, setting the stage to potentially build upon Nevada’s psychedelics laws. Under the […]

Mar 12
The Gambia: Defense Lawyer Questions Credibility of DLEAG in International Cocaine Case

The Gambia  cocaine, corruption and anything else you can think of case has a new update.. Defense lawyer Lamin J. Darboe questioned the credibility of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency (DLEAG) before Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of Banjul High Court on Monday during the sitting of the international cocaine drug case involving four (4) Portuguese nationals […]

Mar 12
Mystery Aus Sydney Canna Outfit Looking For New COO According To Job Ad

They are keeping mum about who it is?   Chief operating officer – Medicinal Cannabis Industry Sydney NSW Management (Healthcare & Medical) Full time Competitive Base + Bonus package Posted 6d ago Quick apply Save About Us: We are one of the leading players in the Australian medicinal cannabis industry, driving innovation across both telehealth […]

Mar 12
Europe’s Biggest Cocaine Trial With Dozens of Defendents Gets Underway

One of Europe’s biggest cocaine trials gets underway in Belgium Key figures include Jos Leijdekkers, who is also known as ‘Bolle Jos’, Dutch for ‘Tubby Jos’ Jos Leijdekkers   Dozens of defendants, including some of Europe’s most notorious drug traffickers, have gone on trial for importing at least 25 tonnes of South American cocaine into […]

Mar 12
Texas-Mexico Border, Nearly $7 Million in Cocaine Seized

Almost $7 million worth of cocaine was found inside of a tractor trailer of a semitruck attempting to cross into the U.S. on Thursday, March 6, at a port of entry in the Rio Grande Valley. After the vehicle was sent to secondary inspection, authorities found 150 plastic-wrapped bundles of cocaine concealed in the vehicle’s cargo area. Total weight was […]

Mar 12
USA’s First Psychedelic Therapy Training Program Expands Eligibility

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, March 11, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — The California Institute of Integral Studies’ (CIIS) Center for Psychedelic Therapies & Research (CPTR), the nation’s first psychedelic-assisted therapy training and certification program, is expanding its eligibility criteria. The program will now accept applicants with an advanced degree or graduate level students in professions beyond […]

Mar 12
Husband & wife in custody for making and storing DMT in their garage

BIG LAKE, Minn. — A husband and wife from Big Lake are in custody for operating a DMT lab. The Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office says a search warrant was executed on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at the house of 34-year-old Kevin Schwietz and his wife, 32-year-old Jean Schwietz. Investigators discovered a clandestine lab in the garage […]

Mar 12
Australia: Deanne Mathews pleads guilty to drug trafficking after serving mushroom drink to woman who died

ABC Australia A self-described “healer” and “mentor” has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking, after serving magic mushrooms to a woman who died at a health retreat last year. Rachael Dixon, 53, died after consuming a mushroom tea at a private event at the Soul Barn retreat in Clunes, near Ballarat, in April 2024. Police investigating […]