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Kozhikode: A man died after he swallowed two packets of MDMA (Ecstasy) to escape a police check in Kerala’s Kozhikode, officials said on Saturday. The incident took place in Ambayathode on Friday, when the local police launched an operation following inputs about use of drugs in the area. According to officials, upon spotting the police, […]
In a significant drug bust, law enforcement agencies in North Carolina have successfully seized 161 kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of $16.1 million. The operation was the result of an extensive multi-agency investigation that began in January 2025. Sheriff Danny H. Rogers of the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) reported that deputies […]
This report utilizes data from multiple sources to construct a broad overview of the progress and current state of the adult-use and medical-use markets. The seed-to-sale tracking system provides descriptive data of cannabis licensees, cultivation, products, and sales. Internal records of medical patients and industry employees from the Massachusetts Cannabis Industry Portal (MassCIP) provide registration […]
Short video about the newly opened OPC in Providence, R.I. by Marilena Marchetti
Registration is now open for the ASTM International Conference on Overcoming Barriers to Entry in Cannabis and Hemp Industries: Views from Around the World. The conference will be held virtually with the release of prerecorded presentations to registrants on April 20, 2025, followed by two live question-and-answer sessions with the presenters in May 2025. This […]
The Italian financial police have charged a father and his son with smuggling drugs from Switzerland to Italy. The two are said to have illegally transported a total of over 400 kilograms of cannabis derivatives and blocks of hashish across the border. The two Italian nationals had transported over 280 kilograms of hashish blocks with […]
Sechat Faced with the steady increase in the number of people registered to legally access adult-use cannabis and the difficulty of adequately meeting the demand in pharmacies affiliated with the distribution network, the Institute for Regulation and Control of Cannabis (IRCCA) decided to grant new licenses for the production and distribution of recreational cannabis. After a rigorous […]
Header: Dr. Lynwood Brown The Nassau Guardian The Chairman of the Bahamas Cannabis Licensing Authority Chairman Dr. Lynwood Brown said on the sidelines of the “Truth About Cannabis” forum, held at the University of the Bahamas (UB) on Thursday last week, that the authority expects to “go live” with the issuing of medical cannabis licenses […]
Headr Image: Bill Sponsor Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa The Idaho Capital Sun The Idaho House passed a resolution on Wednesday seeking voter approval to amend the state constitution and give the Legislature exclusive authority to regulate marijuana. House Joint Resolution 4 aims to eliminate voters’ ability to legalize marijuana through a ballot initiative. As a resolution, […]
A long-running saga of a Filipino national convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia underscores the need to address the transnational element of law enforcement against such activities. Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino national convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia in 2010, was repatriated to the Philippines in December 2024. After fourteen years of incarceration and narrowly escaping […]