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While he was a state legislator representing Hartford, Brandon McGee helped draft the bill to legalize recreational cannabis use in Connecticut. Source: https://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/under-new-leadership-cannabis-industrys-troubled-social-equity-council-looks-to-relaunch That legislation included the idea for the Social Equity Council (SEC), the body charged with helping approve cannabis businesses, reinvesting the financial windfall from startup license fees into programs that help communities most impacted […]
An American national, Jarod Tyler Roberts, has denied allegations of drug possession after authorities allegedly found drugs in his rectum. Roberts was arraigned before Senior Principal Magistrate Njeri Thuku, where prosecution documents presented in court indicated that he was found carrying 60 grams of cocaine through his body cavity[rectum]. The prosecution further stated that the […]
Nigeria A Thai woman has been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos for allegedly attempting to smuggle illicit drugs out of Nigeria. Naija247news reports that the suspect was apprehended by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during a routine check on outbound passengers. According to Naija247news, the suspect, […]
Since 2022, a synthetic drug known as ‘kush’, has killed likely thousands of people in West Africa. Kush emerged in Sierra Leone, but quickly spread across countries in the subregion, including Liberia, Guinea, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal, with devastating effects. By April 2024, the health impacts of kush, a synthetic drug containing nitazenes, opioids […]
ebruary 24, 2025 – Today, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency released the latest iteration of its Best Practice Document for licensees. The newly updated version – which includes more information, links, and videos to assist licensees with maintaining compliance – now has a searchable table of contents and similar items are grouped together for better organization. General questions – or […]
There have been many substances over the years that the federal government feels should have an illegal designation. However, not all of them seem to have quite the devastating effects that propaganda films would have you believe. For instance, you only have to look at movies like Reefer Madness to see the outsized hysteria that […]
If passed, SB 56 would redirect all tax revenue from sales to the state’s general revenue fund. WFMJ reports Members of Warren City Council are being asked to approve a resolution opposing state legislation to change Ohio’s recently enacted recreational marijuana law. Councilman at Large Michael O’Brien and Third Ward Councilman Greg Greathouse are sponsoring […]
WFAE North Carolina is one of the strictest states in the nation for regulating marijuana. Even medical use is prohibited. But the state has a legal, freewheeling, and totally open market for smokable cannabis products with psychoactive effects. Stores openly sell THC-A (tetrahydrocannabinolic acid) products. Billboards advertising cannabis delivery services are plastered all over the […]
Chris Lindsey’s origin story in cannabis is a legendary one. He was once a practicing attorney that felt the strong arm of the federal government firsthand when he was charged and prosecuted by U.S. attorneys for drug crimes by virtue of advising cannabis clients on compliance with Montana law and participating in the Montana cannabis […]