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Feb 03
Missouri courts close to finalising cannabis expungement review

Iron County Circuit Clerk Sammye White searches for marijuana cases in the office storage room in Ironton (Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent).   The Missouri Independent reports More than 140,000 marijuana cases have been expunged since Missouri legalized recreational cannabis in 2022 Missouri courts have expunged more than 140,000 marijuana cases since voters approved the 2022 constitution […]

Feb 03
The Royal Canadian Mountain Police are charging a 30-year-old BC resident for his role in a multi-million-dollar money laundering scheme involving illegal online cannabis sales.

Mugglehead report The Royal Canadian Mountain Police are charging a 30-year-old BC resident for his role in a multi-million-dollar money laundering scheme involving illegal online cannabis sales. In a press release Thursday, the police revealed that they had arrested Harry Seo of Burnaby on Dec. 30. He was supposed to appear in court on Friday […]

Feb 03
Grey Dynamics Website Publish Sinaloa Cartel Profile – Jan 2025

The Sinaloa Cartel is one of the oldest of the dominant players in Mexico’s current drug trafficking scene. This group was not the first of its kind in the country, but it has become one of the most powerful. This Cartel has expanded into Europe and has a strong foothold in the United States. It […]

Feb 03
Paper: Fine and Ultrafine Particle Concentrations in a Cannabis Consumption Lounge

Thanks to Lex Pelger and his winderful newsletter for alerting me to this https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cp130-cbd-rare-conditions-cannabis-crohns-parkinsons-lex-pelger-d0v8e/ Abstract Click to copy section link With widespread adult-use cannabis legalization in the United States, cannabis consumption lounges have rapidly emerged. However, studies of indoor cannabis exposure are still lacking, particularly in public spaces. We measured fine particle (PM2.5) mass concentrations […]

Feb 03
Paper: Research Letter: Unveiling the boundaries: Analysing advertising breaches in the promotion of medicinal cannabis in Australia

      Thanks to Lex Pelger and his winderful newsletter for alerting me to this https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cp130-cbd-rare-conditions-cannabis-crohns-parkinsons-lex-pelger-d0v8e/   Abstract – reference More Information at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/00048674241307158  

Feb 03
The World Drug Report 2024: A failed attempt to reframe the right to health of people who use drugs

In 2024, the World Drug Report broke its historical silence on the human rights dimension of drug policy with a special chapter on “Drug Use and the Right to Health.” The present analysis compares this chapter with the April 2024 report on “Drug Use, Harm Reduction, and the Right to Health” by the UN Special […]

Feb 03
Legalise Cannabis WA makes $300m spending commitment to hemp industry

Header Image: Mel D’Ath Cannabis Party WA Cannabiz Australia report Legalise Cannabis WA has pledged A$300 million to create a Hemp Innovation Fund ahead of the state election in March. The funding commitment was made by the party’s regional development spokesperson, Mel D’Ath, at a policy forum in Mount Hawthorn in front of a number […]

Feb 02
Philippines – Article: Duterte’s drug war not legitimate law enforcement policy says current Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile.

The bloody war on illegal drugs of ex- President Rodrigo Duterte that killed more than 6,000 mostly poor drug suspects is not a legitimate law enforcement policy, according to Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile. Enrile made the remarks more than a week after he asked if Duterte was serious or joking about killing […]

Feb 02
Spain: Costa del Sol cannabis smokers’ association shut down – The president of the club in Fuengirola has been arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking offences

Spain’s National Police have broken up an association of cannabis smokers in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. The president of the club has been arrested for drug trafficking and allegedly distributing different narcotic substances to non-members who accessed the premises to purchase drugs. An inspection was also carried out on the premises, where 640 […]

Feb 02
IMPOSING DUTIES TO ADDRESS THE FLOW OF ILLICIT DRUGS ACROSS OUR NORTHERN BORDER EXECUTIVE ORDER February 1, 2025

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), and section 301 of title 3, United […]