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Dec 14
Older Australians turning to cannabis as cigarette prices rise

Australian authorities have failed to get the balance right with cigarette taxes creating a huge black market.. I only recently tested the theory in downtown sydney and bought a packet of “Double Happiness” cigarettes for the crazy price of $AUD25 for 20… if i’d bought the legal ones they’d have cost me upwards of $AUD50 […]

Dec 14
California Cannabis Task Force Seizes Over $19 million in Illegal Cannabis and Products SF Bay Area

“It is astounding the amount of illegal cannabis being grown and processed in California.  This illegal and underground activity threatens the legal market, the environment, and public safety.” – CSLEA President Alan Barcelona SACRAMENTO – On December 10, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom announced California’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce (UCETF) recently seized a combined total of […]

Dec 14
DEA Hearings: ALJ Sets Schedule and Ground Rules for Evidentiary Hearings on Marijuana Rescheduling – Thankyou To Foley Hoag

Foley Hoag have kindly published a simple overview and the dates of the evidentiary hearings After months of uncertainty and what Administrative Law Judge John J. Mulrooney called “spirited motion practice by the Designated Participants,” we finally have some clarity on the path forward toward the potential rescheduling of marijuana. Following a preliminary hearing on […]

Dec 14
Press Release: Hempalta Corp Expands with Hemp Carbon Acquisition

Hempalta Corp. has acquired full ownership of Hemp Carbon Standard, enhancing its capacity to deliver sustainable carbon credit solutions from industrial hemp farming. This strategic move allows Hempalta to expand in the voluntary carbon market, offering high-quality credits and maximizing value for farmers and corporate buyers. https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/hempalta-corp-expands-with-hemp-carbon-acquisition-1034120458

Dec 14
Media Report Says Portugal The “El Dorado” Of Cannabis — Only One Problem El Dorado A Myth!

We can takle this little discussion a touch further as Portuguese 15th century engagement in South America was partly founded on this myth and engendered genocide and cruelty on par with the Belgians in the Congo a few centuries later. Let’s hope that Portugal isn’t the El Dorado of Cannabis Fortune “We should be the […]

Dec 14
Man in Havana sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling hashish

A 22-year-old Cuban man was sentenced by the Provincial Court of Havana to 15 years in prison for selling hashish and other drugs. The accused, whose face was concealed from the press, was arrested on the street, where the police seized 24 packages of synthetic cannabinoids (known as synthetic marijuana, these are laboratory-manufactured substances that […]

Dec 14
Gibraltar launches cocaine awareness campaign in the run-up to the festive season after spike in deaths of young men

MALES in Gibraltar between the ages of 19 and 39 are being warned of the dangers of taking cocaine following a spike in deaths of men within this age group.  Read more https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/12/11/know-the-risks-gibraltar-launches-coke-awareness-campaign-in-the-run-up-to-the-festive-season-after-spike-in-deaths-of-young-men/