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Feb 09
Recreational Cannabis and the Indiana-Illinois Divide: Navigating Dispensary Laws and Social Lounge Experiences

    Recreational cannabis has sparked conversations all across the Midwest, especially among individuals who live near the Indiana and Illinois state line. There’s been a growing curiosity about how the laws differ and what the experience of visiting a cannabis shop might look like. Some enthusiasts are also drawn to the idea of a […]

Feb 08
Article / Paper: Facilitating the Sacred: The Role of Chaplains in Psychedelic Law and Policy – Victoria Litman

And that’s why ypu have to love psychedelic law. It can pull up the most esoteric of topics to cover and an extra excuse  for me to post a header image of the Rockin’ Vickers… can you spot Lemmy?

Feb 08
Rob McPherson Isn’t Overly Impressed With The Marketing Dept At Cannabis Drinks Outfit , The Tinley Beverage Company

It seems apt that for his 2 cents worth their stock trades at 2 cents Within seconds they are using the word elixir on the website which has to ring alarm bells straight away He writes on Linked in and I do love him for it. … This crap business has been (kinda) in business […]

Feb 08
PDF: CANNABIS POLICY REFORM & ORGANIZED CRIME: A model for South Africa  – Published Feb 2024

This is a year old now but worth a read if you need to mug up on South Africa CANNABIS POLICY REFORM & ORGANIZED CRIME: A model for South Africa  Cannabis law and legislation in South Africa. Jurisdiction on medical use; The medical use of cannabis in South Africa is regulated in terms of the […]

Feb 08
Filed: Washington DC -“To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to maintain the prohibition on allowing any deduction or credit associated with a trade or business involved in trafficking marijuana.”

The campaign gets more Napoleonic by the day   Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mr. RICKETTS) introduced the following bill I like to put faces to names   Just so we are clear – their words This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Deductions for Marijuana Businesses Act’’. The lawfare word in the following […]

Feb 08
Bloomberg: Rhode Island Cannabis Regulators Dodge Suit Over Equity Program

Header Image: District Judge Melissa DuBose   Rhode Island’s Cannabis Control Commission escaped a lawsuit brought by a prospective marijuana business owner claiming that the state’s social equity licensing program is unconstitutional. The Cannabis Act gives special treatment to licensing applicants disproportionately impacted by criminal enforcement of marijuana laws. “The plaintiff’s claims are not ripe […]

Feb 08
Hawaii: Cannabis Rides The Pipe In Committees But Wipes Out In Legislature – Oh well wait for 2026 swell

Almost but not quite ! Marijuana Moment Hawaii Lawmakers Vote To Delay Consideration Of Marijuana Legalization Bill Until Next Year Hawaii’s House of Representatives has voted to delay a sweeping proposal that would have legalized marijuana, effectively halting the bill’s progress until next legislative session. Though companion legislation is still alive on the Senate side, […]

Feb 08
Article – CBD Oracle Critiques SAM’s “‘Third Way’ and Its Hidden Agenda”

Header Image: Dr. Kevin Sabet Yes this is one of the must read pieces of the week. If you’ve been keeping up with discussions around cannabis legalization, you’ll have undoubtedly heard of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM). They’re an advocacy group run by Dr. Kevin Sabet, an ex-government advisor for Clinton, Bush, and Obama, and they’ve been […]

Feb 08
Argentina gang crackdown has dried up cocaine exports, security minister says

Patricia Bullrich says crackdown on drug gangs is succeeding Cocaine exports to Europe have been blocked, she says Murders in Rosario hub lowest in at least a decade BUENOS AIRES, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Patricia Bullrich, Argentina’s security minister, is on a mission to stamp out drug gangs in the South American nation that have […]

Feb 08
News Report: Coast Guard crew returns to Newport after $91M cocaine bust at sea

NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — A Newport-based U.S. Coast Guard crew seized more than 8,000 pounds of cocaine, valued at over $91 million, during a 63-day patrol in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Ocean. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Campbell returned home Monday after targeting known drug trafficking zones, where they intercepted six panga boats […]