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Jan 14
South Dakota man who attempted to change a ballot initiative by gathering signatures to repeal medical cannabis is now attempting to change it again as a newly elected state legislator.

Dakota News Now When Measure 26 was approved by South Dakotans in 2020, it allowed the use of medical marijuana. There was an attempt to overturn IM 26, according to New Approach South Dakota’s Executive Director, Melisa Mentele. “Representative Ismay did attempt to run a ballot initiative that would do the exact same thing. Repeal […]

Jan 14
Health Safety Advisory due to the identification of contaminated and potentially contaminated Regulated Marijuana flower(bud/shake/trim) produced by Levels IV Inc and SKL Holdings III LLC.

To Interested Parties, The Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR), in conjunction with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), is issuing a Health and Safety Advisory (HSA) due to the identification of contaminated and potentially contaminated Regulated Marijuana flower(bud/shake/trim) produced by Levels IV Inc and SKL Holdings III LLC. Please find this and previous HSAs […]

Jan 14
Rulemaking Notice – Amending Administrative Rules

The Notice as published   https://ccb.vermont.gov/sites/ccb/files/2025-01/2025-01-06%20Rules%20Hearing%20Notice.pdf

Jan 14
Judge rules Monday (Jan 13 2025) raids of hemp stores by NYC sheriff, state officials were improper

Times Union Decision prohibits NYC sheriff from raiding licensed hemp stores and orders state regulators to no longer enter those premises armed or with police State cannabis regulators overstepped their authority and the constitutional rights of licensed hemp stores when they used heavy-handed tactics to conduct warrantless raids of the shops, according to a court […]

Jan 14
How Will the Cannabis World Look When Marijuana Is Rescheduled?

A few weeks ago, someone at a holiday party asked “Whitt, why doesn’t Budding Trends take on the weighty legal issues of the day and instead resort to cheap pop culture references and puns?” I thought about responding with a quote from “Run Like an Antelope” but then it hit me: Maybe we should give some thought […]

Jan 14
Marijuana rescheduling process paused indefinitely after judge cancels hearing

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will wield a heavier hand than expected over the ongoing marijuana rescheduling saga after the agency’s chief administrative law judge canceled hearings scheduled for next week. Marijuana rescheduling process paused indefinitely after judge cancels hearing is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness […]

Jan 14
UK: Three former law firm staff disqualified from profession for drugs convictions

Legal Futures (UK) Two fee-earners at conveyancing giant ONP Solicitors have been disqualified from the profession after they were jailed for drug dealing. Alexandra Ditcham and Jordan Heeley were both case managers in the remortgage department of Stockport-based ONP, according to notices published last week by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). It said that, in […]

Jan 14
Ireland: Men charged after 2.25 tonne cocaine seizure to apply for charges to be dismissed

Six of seven men who were due to go on trial on Monday for offences relating to one of the largest drugs’ hauls in Irish history will apply to have the charges against them dismissed. The Special Criminal Court heard on Monday that the six, who are charged with offences arising from the seizure of […]

Jan 14
Nigeria: NDLEA intercepts Australia-bound cocaine hidden in face cream bottles

https://www.thestar.ng/ndlea-intercepts-australia-bound-cocaine-hidden-in-face-cream-bottles/Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 20 wraps of cocaine weighing 330 grams from a cargo going to Australia at a logistics firm in Lagos State. The NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, January 12, 2025. Babafemi noted that the illicit […]

Jan 14
Press Release: atai Life Sciences Announces Key Leadership Appointments as it Advances its Pipeline of Novel Psychedelic Therapeutics for Mental Health

Srinivas Rao M.D., Ph.D. succeeds as sole Chief Executive Officer– Kevin Craig, M.D. promoted to Chief Medical Officer– Glenn Short, Ph.D. promoted to Chief Scientific Officer– Gerd Kochendoerfer, Ph.D. joins as Chief Operating Officer NEW YORK and BERLIN, Jan. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ: ATAI) (“atai” or “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to […]