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WASHINGTON – Jennifer Brunenkant, 68, of Washington, DC, was charged today in a 19-count indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court with evading and failing to pay federal income and employment taxes associated with her business Herbal Alternatives II, LLC, which at all relevant times operated a marijuana dispensary that was licensed in the District of […]
Author: Retired Lt. Diane Goldstein is a 21-year police veteran and executive director of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership, a nonprofit group of police, judges, and other law enforcement professionals who support policies that improve public safety and police-community relations Austin American Statesman Lawmakers have wasted little time prioritizing a misguided measure that would […]
Published: Friday 7 March 2025 at 12:00 pm Police have dismantled an alleged drug trafficking network following an investigation into the importation and distribution of a commercial quantity of ketamine in Victoria’s southwest. Detectives from Warrnambool Crime Investigation Unit, with support from Icarus Taskforce, commenced an investigation earlier this year after Australia Border Force detected […]
Marijuana Moment As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares to leave office, Canadians are giving him an exit review—and he’s evidently earned the highest marks for his role in legalizing marijuana nationwide. A survey of Canadian adults from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute found that, among the prime minister’s policy achievements, cannabis reform was the […]
The BBC Thousands of cannabis plants with an estimated value of more than £8.7m have been seized in a week-long operation across Yorkshire and the Humber. The region’s four police forces located 35 active cannabis grows containing 8,716 plants. The action was part of national scheme Operation Mille and was coordinated by the Yorkshire and […]
They operated in plain sight between November 2020 and February 2024, posing as legitimate workmen with liveried vans, barriers and signage. They even closed some roads… ‘Slipshod and dangerous’ Criminals used a registered utility company as cover to dig up the streets and supply electricity to cannabis farms on behalf of Albanian gangsters. Bosses Ross […]
BBC Police uncovered 10 cannabis farms, made seven arrests and seized drugs worth £1.7m during a national operation to tackle criminal gangs. Operation Mille sees police forces nationwide work together to tackle the trade in cannabis and the associated violent crime and exploitation. Last month, Cambridgeshire Police, with the support of the Norfolk and Lincolnshire […]
BBC Cannabis worth more than £4.5m has been seized and 10 people arrested during a series of raids. Norfolk Police said nine warrants were carried out to disrupt criminal networks involved in drug dealing, money laundering and violent offences. Dried cannabis weighing 154kg (24st 4lb) and 1,757 plants with an estimated street value of £4m […]
Notification of Multiple Voluntary Recalls March 7, 2025 Hard Eighth infused flower The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) is issuing this notice of voluntary recall for multiple for multiple Hard Eighth infused flower products due to incomplete and incorrect regulatory compliance testing. Consumers who purchased these products are urged to check their packaging for the UID and batch number listed […]
Defendant Ordered a Mexican Military Helicopter to Be Shot Down and Was One of the Earliest Fentanyl Traffickers A U.S.-Mexican dual national and co-founder of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) — an international drug trafficking organization — was sentenced today in the District of Columbia to a term of life in prison plus […]