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Jan 31
Proposed action will add chitosan to the list of active ingredients permitted in exempted pesticide products

NOTICE OF PROPOSED REGULATORY ACTION The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) proposes to amend Title 3, California Code of Regulations (3 CCR) section 6147(a)(5)(A). This proposal will affect pesticide regulatory program activities pertaining to pesticide registration. In summary, the proposed action will add chitosan to the list of active ingredients permitted in exempted pesticide products. […]

Jan 31
New York: Elmira offers cannabis education course.. yes it’s Green Flower again

  Elmira College is teaming up with Green Flower to offer a groundbreaking nine-week course on cannabis education and workforce development, designed to provide essential job skills for the growing cannabis industry. Here in New York, the cannabis market is projected to generate over a billion dollars in 2025, matching the revenue produced in 2024. […]

Jan 31
Prohibition Partners Publish Global Cannabis Report: 5th Edition costs £1,690

Read the blurb here https://prohibitionpartners.com/reports/the-global-cannabis-report-5th-edition/?__hstc=4138415.abcd9b810072258107ef1a21b0a948e4.1673623811207.1738236947151.1738243261810.2051&__hssc=4138415.1.1738243261810&__hsfp=773164536&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_1VBz9ApOJlh_FZxzpJMVXfMMlnGU-rxELht60baqBdUdhPhZExsNWX9TugJfUEjh86sDy1Cq4hh8AtYSliUai7gD7HQ&_hsmi=103585223&utm_content=103585223&utm_source=hs_email There’s a free precis but you will have to pump in a bunch of details about yourself The Global Cannabis Report: 5th Edition The Global Cannabis Report: 5th Edition delivers a thorough analysis and insight into the world’s key cannabis markets, organised by region. This edition explores the global evolution […]

Jan 31
Pharmacy Times Case Summary: Employee Terminated for Being Impaired by Medicinal Marijuana at Work

Author(s): Joseph L. Fink III, JD, DSC (Hon.), BSPHARM, FAPhA Key Takeaways Employers can prohibit marijuana use at work, even with a medicinal prescription, if it violates drug policies. The court requires evidence that termination was solely due to a medicinal marijuana prescription to challenge it. SHOW MORE The court also addressed the employer’s basis […]

Jan 31
Tory MP Says In Medicinal Cannabis Debate -A “progressive approach” to medicinal cannabis could increase British farmers’ incomes”

It looks like a few people turned up to the debate Here’s a report from the Independent Farmers should grow cannabis to increase their income, an MP has said. A “progressive approach” to medicinal cannabis could increase British farmers’ incomes, a Conservative former minister has argued. David Mundell, MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, said the medicinal cannabis […]

Jan 31
Navajo men and a business partner are indicted for illegal marijuana grow operations

It took a while A federal grand jury has indicted a Navajo man, his father and a business partner on charges that they were running illegal marijuana growing operations in New Mexico and on the Navajo Nation to supply the black market ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal grand jury has indicted a Navajo man, his father […]

Jan 31
Come Work with the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission! Career Opportunities Fiscal Specialist

Laugh or cry – I leave it up to you.. The Fiscal Specialist is responsible for ensuring proper financial control environment, conformance and compliance with state finance law, policies and procedures, United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and directing the general accounting and accounts payable functions for the Commission. For details and to learn […]

Jan 31
Press Release: Governor Newsom offers fee relief to licensees affected by the Los Angeles fires

On January 29, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order outlining resources and relief as part of ongoing actions to support workers and businesses impacted by the Los Angeles Fire. The order provides a one-year fee deferral to Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) license holders that have fees due before July 1, 2025, and whose premises […]

Jan 31
Recent Guidance and news updates – Guidance for Verifying the Potency Information on Medical Cannabis & Cannabis Product Labels / Adult Use Sample Collection Follow Up and Pre-rolls Testing Guidance

Adult Use Sample Collection Reminders and Mandatory Testing for Pesticides Guidance This guidance reminds adult use licensees to adhere to OCP’s rules related to self-sampling and mandatory testing. It also clarifies that when testing cannabis concentrate for pesticides, licensees should refer to 18-691 CMR, ch. 5 which requires concentrate to be tested for pesticides regardless of whether the source flower or trim […]