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Download the podcast at PODOMATIC A chance Linked in connection led us to this conversation with Kirsten. I was interested to learn what led her to authoring her Cannabis Basics Textbook and her thoughts on cannabis education generally in the US. We speak about cannabis education, community colleges, tertiary institutions, public libraries and […]
COURT: C.D. Cal. TRACK DOCKET: No. 2:25-cv-00517 (Bloomberg Law subscription) Cannabis distributor Stiiizy Inc. negligently failed to protect the personal information of customers that was exposed in an October data breach, a proposed federal class action said. Plaintiff Robert Krauth alleged that Stiiizy breached its duties under common law, contract law, industry standards, the Health Insurance Portability and […]
Cannabis Control Commission Meeting Announcement The Cannabis Control Commission Public Comment Hearing will be Friday January 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM. Please note the meeting will be held at: Public Utilities Commission 89 Jefferson Boulevard Warwick, RI 02886. Please find the agenda here. You may also submit public comment on the Commission’s proposed regulations via email […]
A 59-year-old foreign man, nationality not disclosed, was arrested in Chiang Mai for selling illicit drugs, specifically psilocybin mushrooms (commonly known as “magic mushrooms”), mixed with honey to foreign tourists. The man, who reportedly has a Thai wife, was apprehended at an unnamed shop located on Ratchawithi Road, in the Sriphum district of Chiang Mai. […]
he amount of cocaine coming into Russia has surged dramatically since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, according to a Monday report by a pro-Kremlin newspaper. Izvestia reported that data shows Russian officials seized approximately 5.2 tons of cocaine valued at 350 billion rubles ($3.4 billion) between 2023 and 2024, which represents […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The final three of eight defendants in related cocaine conspiracy cases were sentenced in U.S. District Court throughout the last two weeks, including lead defendant Herminio Gonzalez-Quintana, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The drug trafficking organization shipped tens of kilograms of cocaine into Ohio from Puerto Rico. Gonzalez-Quintana and […]
NORTH EAST — A man remains jailed after investigators confiscated nearly four ounces of suspect cocaine valued at approximately $10,000 while raiding his North East-area residence and pickup truck, ending a four-month-long investigation, according to the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators identified the suspect as 35-year-old Adrein Unique Tyler, who is charged with possession of […]
Marijuana Moment Psychedelic advocates across the Bay State scored some short-term wins last week—a dozen, to be exact—as commonwealth lawmakers submitted 12 psychedelics-related bills prior to the legislative filing deadline last Friday. This surge in activity follows the November 2024 defeat of Question 4, the Legalization and Regulation of Psychedelic Substances Initiative, which aimed to legalize […]
Several New York state lawmakers had made a previous push to legalize psychedelic mushrooms. A previous bill, from 2023, looked to legalize “possession, use, cultivation, production, creation, analysis, gifting, exchange, or sharing by or between natural persons of twenty-one years of age or older of a natural plant or fungus-based hallucinogen” for adults 21 and older. Read More: Lawmakers Push […]
Rachael Quayle, the British woman who was allegedly held with $45 million worth of cocaine inside assorted food items at Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport last August, will go on trial in the St James Parish Court on March 25, having settled her legal representation. Quayle, who is charged with possession of, dealing in, and […]