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Feb 17
Does Somebody In The Trump Administration Have It In For Aldous Huxley’s, “Brave New World” ?

Whilst reading through my daily American book banning stories, there’s a lot more books being “banned” that you might like to think . I came across this report today in Task & Purpose… A high school student at a DoDEA school in Europe compiled a list of books pulled from their library, which the student’s […]

Feb 16
Karma Koala Podcast 229: Evan Mills, Energy Use In The North American Cannabis Markets, Regulated & Illegal, “An Inconvenient Truth” Part 1

          Download at Podomatic https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/karmakoalapodcast/episodes/2025-02-15T23_46_19-08_00 A couple of weeks back I noticed a post on Linked In where Evan mentioned he’d just published a report that he’d worked on as private paper without funding. “Energy-intensive indoor cultivation drives the cannabis industry’s expanding carbon footprint” I was immediately more than intrigued and […]

Feb 16
Hawaii Senate Is Still Riding The Cannabis Bill Wave – As They Say In Hawaii – Eddie Would Go – Will The Legislators?

Maui Now Two Senate committees voted Thursday to recommend passage of a bill to legalize adult personal use of cannabis Hawaiʻi and establish taxes on its retail sale and medical use. Senate Bill 1613 Senate Draft 1 is the companion bill to House Bill 1246 House Draft 1, which was initially recommended for passage by the House committees […]

Feb 16
Update: Application instructions and resource documents now available on OCM’s website

I’m getting a number of messages from MN that it is all a bit of a shitshow. Yes i know i’ve used that phrase a number of time in the last week on range of topics but it does seem to be the word of the week! Here’s the official version in terms of it’s […]

Feb 16
Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association (BPA) President Dr. Marvin Smith.. What About Cannabis Training For Pharmacists

The Nassau Guardian Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association (BPA) President Dr. Marvin Smith told Guardian Business that despite the possibility of cannabis dispensing licenses being granted to pharmacists by the second quarter of 2025, his members have not gotten a response from the government on joint training programs with the Ministry of Health. Smith, responding to comments made by […]

Feb 16
New Report: The Great Hemp Hoax

HempHoax.com is an educational and advocacy project of the San Diego/Imperial Counties Joint Labor Management Cannabis Committee. https://www.hemphoax.com/ The Press Release New Report Exposes “The Great Hemp Hoax”: Synthetic Drugs Masquerading as Hemp Products in California Analysis Reveals Widespread Use of Synthetic Cannabinoids, Extreme Potencies, and Systemic Tax Evasion in the Unregulated “Hemp” Market SACRAMENTO, […]

Feb 16
NY OCM Launch New Division, Trade Practices Bureau

Find them here https://cannabis.ny.gov/tpb   This is what they say they will do   Trade Practices Bureau (TPB) The New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) knows that the regulated cannabis industry is rapidly developing–rife with opportunity, high stakes, and significant risk. Inter- and intra-state movers, influences, and operations daily threaten to undermine New […]

Feb 16
Berkeley CRC Conversation Series: Ekaterina (Katya) Moiseeva

Join the Berkeley Cannabis Research Center in dialogue with Ekaterina (Katya) Moiseeva to discuss her work, “The Logic of NIMBYism: Class, Race, and Stigma in the Making of California’s Legal Cannabis Market.”     Register / Read More https://berkeley.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OWt_tIHzRIufCdAI6Xd7vw?_ga=2.101245697.1665072959.1730918725-163542007.1726071959&_gl=1*zi8ufm*_gcl_au*MTQ2ODEzMDgwLjE3MjYwNzE5NTg.*_ga*MTYzNTQyMDA3LjE3MjYwNzE5NTk.*_ga_L8TBF28DDX*MTczMDkyMTg4OC43Mi4xLjE3MzA5MjI4MjEuMC4wLjA.#/registration

Feb 16
Lawyer & Former Chair of the Cannabis Law Section of the Colorado Bar Assoc Writes Open Letter About Continued Public Funding of State’s Cannabis Business Office

Here’s her letter that says without continued funding smaller and social equity businesses will be left high and dry.

Feb 16
Fiona Patten Tells Cannabiz – I Want To Win Federal Senate Seat On Cannabis Ticket, “There’s Unfinished Business”

Cannabiz write Fiona Patten has called for the industry’s support as she bids to become the first Legalise Cannabis MP elected to the federal parliament. The former Reason Party leader and current deputy chair of the Australian Medicinal Cannabis Association (AMCA) has written to potential supporters outlining her plans to advocate for the sector if […]