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One thing about being at war it concentrates the mind. While most of the rest of the planet (except the Chinese) umm and ahh about hemp processing investment the Ukrainians are getting on with it. A new $25M industrial hemp processing plant with an initial capacity of 4,500 tons per year will be opened in […]
ESHAWAR, Jan 20 (APP):In ongoing anti-drug operation, Khyber Bara Police have seized 64 kilograms of hashish in two separate actions. Under the leadership of District Police Officer (DPO) Rai Mazhar Iqbal, a crackdown on drug smugglers is underway. In the first operation, a checkpoint was set up at Al-Haj area, where SHO Bara Hardam Gul, […]
KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Police arrested 36-year-old Suklal Maharjan of Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-12 with 195 kilograms of marijuana in Birgunj Metropolitan City-19, Parsa on Saturday night. Maharjan was caught while unloading the marijuana from a truck numbered (Ba Pra 03-001 Kha 3587) and attempting to hide it in a straw pile before fleeing. Officers from the […]
Interesting development and I can’t imagine this is coincidence 24 hours after the new administration comes into play I would suggest this is a key set of words.. “unconstitutionally seizing state-regulated marijuana products and detaining industry workers at interior checkpoints.” Both agencies want, I. imagine, an unfettered abilty to seize and arrest to comply with […]
Licensees impacted by wildfires can request disaster relief from the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC). Licensees facing an immediate wildfire threat do not need to contact DCC before moving cannabis or cannabis products. Products must be moved to a secure location where access is restricted to the licensee and the licensee’s employees and contractors. […]
The Pine Journal “This is not easy work. It is not for the faint-hearted, and it’s for people who are really committed to this kind of work,” Charlene Briner said Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management Interim Director Charlene Briner in her office on July 22, 2024. The agency is tasked with regulating the state’s budding […]
Students at the Cheeba Cannabis & Hemp Academy will be taught about the entire supply chain, including medical cannabis and commercial cultivation For the first time, South Africans keen to venture into the business of cannabis will be able to do so armed with a formal qualification… unfortunately it’s all behind a paywall https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times-daily/news/2025-01-20-higher-certificate-in-cannabis-an-option-for-tertiary-study/
Three men have been charged in the murder of a Michigan marijuana business owner who was shot dead at his work in the first homicide of 2025 in Oakland County. On Monday night Sam Simko, 66, was found with a fatal gunshot wound at his business on the 1000 block of University Drive in Pontiac. Deputies were […]
It’s MLK Day once again. I’ve been writing an MLK Day post on this blog for eight consecutive years. The theme of my posts is that cannabis is a civil rights issue, and that Dr. King would have advocated for ending prohibition based on that fact. Each year, I have demonstrated with facts (upon facts […]
They write In 2022, the U.S. cannabis seed market was valued at $567.76 million and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.2%, reaching $2.02 billion by 2030, according to Data Bridge Market Research. This rapid growth, fueled by legalization efforts and the rise of home cultivation, represents a golden opportunity for […]