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Dec 30
The Guardian: ‘Who knows what they’re going to do?’: US cannabis industry braces itself for Trump administration

Too true… For those awaiting the end of cannabis prohibition in the US, 2024 began on a hopeful note, but as the year comes to a close, many of those hopes remain unfulfilled. “The big issue is rescheduling, and there was a lot of excitement about that, but it’s been sort of mired down,” said Alex Halperin, […]

Dec 30
Media Report Says 8 Medical Cannabis Dispensaries Closed Down In South Dakota In 2024

South Dakota Searchlight The trouble signs started about a year in. B.J. Olson had opened his medical cannabis dispensary, called “Unity Rd.,” in the summer of 2022, less than a month after medical pot sales became legal in South Dakota. That first month or two, things were fine. Olson’s revenue lined up nicely with his […]

Dec 29
And No.3 Article In The Australian Newspaper’s Series Of Cannabis Articles

As it is behind a paywall I don’t know what ithe article says but after the prior two headlines it’s not hard to guess .. The use of the phrase “moral hazard” is a bit rich coming from a newspaper who won’t say the same thing about alcohol or gambling  but for entirelly different reasons […]

Dec 29
Generative AI and Cannabis Education: Preparing students for the workforce.  

Author: June Mclaughlin Higher Education is grappling with generative Artificial Intelligence, and graduates will need some understanding of it as a tool in the workplace. Current institutional capacity to achieve that preparation varies widely among colleges. Students are using AI but how ethically or safely and with what faculty support? A 2024 survey by the Center […]

Dec 28
Over 30 arrests as police intercept international drug trafficking network into Portugal and Spain

Hundreds of kilos of cocaine and hashish seized Spain’s Guardia Civil has dismantled an international network that introduced “large quantities” of cocaine and hashish from Latin America and West Africa into Portugal and Spain, the force  announced today. During the investigation, which involved the collaboration of the Portugal’s PJ Judicial Police and its GNR, 278 […]

Dec 28
UK – BBC Suffolk: Ten ways to spot a cannabis farm in your area !

27 December 2024 Every year hundreds of thousands of cannabis plants were seized by police forces across the country. Data published in January showed more than half a million were discovered in England and Wales in 2022-23 – some of those sites were found in the East of England. But how can you spot a […]

Dec 28
The Australian Newspaper Has It In For Cannabis This Week.. 2nd Article In As Many Days

Previously it was cannabis aand teens and now a “Top” doctor etc etc As always it’s behind a paywall

Dec 28
Fiji: More Marijuana Find On Christmas

Police arrested a 38-year-old unemployed man in Nabua, Suva, after being found with seven sachets of dried leaves believed to be marijuana wrapped in aluminium foil. Six men are in Police custody awaiting drug analysis after allegedly being found in possession of marijuana on Christmas day. They were arrested as the Fiji Police Force continues […]

Dec 28
Thailand: Koh Phangan Cleaning Business Front For Euro Run Ecstasy, Mushroom & Cocaine Dealers

KOH PHANGAN  — Four European nationals have been arrested following a nine-month investigation that uncovered a network on Koh Phangan using Thai nominees to establish legitimate-looking businesses for money laundering, with cash flows exceeding 71 million baht (US$2 million). Police Major General Panthana Nuchanart, Deputy Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, updated the press on December […]

Dec 28
Backpacks containing $1.1 million of cocaine discovered in the wilderness near Canadian border

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents assigned to a region near the Canadian border in Washington found two backpacks left out in the woods containing an estimated $1.1 million of cocaine, officials said. Image via U.S. Customs and Border Protection. December 27th, 2024 | ABC News Radio (NEW YORK) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection […]