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Dec 19
US Virgin Isles: Cocaine Bust in Annas Retreat

On Dec. 11, Virgin Islands Police Department officers discovered 5.5 kilograms of cocaine during an investigation in Annas Retreat on St. Thomas, the V.I. Police Department reported. The discovery occurred while officers were responding to an anonymous tip about a wanted homicide suspect, though the suspect was not located. The seized cocaine was turned over […]

Dec 19
Tennessee Authorities to Pay $735,000 for Illegal Hemp Seizure

Cannabis Biusiness Times Key Highlights: $735,000 Settlement: The State of Tennessee and the City of Spring will compensate the businesses for their unlawful losses. Legal Vindication: The lawsuit demonstrates the clear legal distinction between hemp and marijuana. Precedent-Setting Outcome: Sends a powerful message about protecting legal business interests. [PRESS RELEASE] – NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 18, […]

Dec 19
Press Release: Naropa University Announces Separation of Center For Psychedelic Studies

Memoru Center for Visionary Healing Arts Will Exist Separately From the School To Expand Services and Broaden Its Mission December 16, 2024 09:06 AM Eastern Standard Time BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Naropa University (Naropa), the birthplace of the modern mindfulness movement and one of the nation’s only higher education institutions grounded in a contemplative teaching approach, today announced […]

Dec 19
Au Revoir Medical Cannabis Warn French Patient Associations

Business of Cannabis French patient associations have warned that medical cannabis patients could soon face a disruption in treatment as its long-running experiment comes to an end with no next steps in place. The French Society for the Study and Treatment of Pain (SFETD) issued a statement this week warning that ‘in the absence of […]

Dec 19
Australia – The Pennington Institute Want You To Take Their Cannabis Regulation Test

I took it and I think my views may be somewhat too libertarian for them! They asked some very Australian questions which implly that they want to over – regulate on a number of issues which in the end will mean that they shoot themselves in the proverbial foot and don’t get the health outcomes […]

Dec 19
Marijuana Moment: Judge calls out DEA for “blunder” in cannabis rescheduling filing

The fun and games start befor the fun and games have even started! A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) judge says the agency made a critical “blunder” in its effort to issue subpoenas to force Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials to testify in upcoming marijuana rescheduling hearings—but he has allowed it to fix the error and ultimately […]

Dec 19
NIH Press Release Says – “Reported use of most drugs among adolescents remained low in 2024.. lowest rates of substance use we’ve seen in decades,” said Richard A. Miech, Ph.D., team lead of the Monitoring the Future survey at the University of Michigan”

This wouldn’t by any chance suggest that regulation is preferable to prohibition, some of those naysayer groups will have to spend more time and money inventing new spurious reasons not to regulate !   Here’s the release in full December 17, 2024 After declining significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, substance use among adolescents has continued […]