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Ganjapreneur The Canadian government has missed the legislated deadline to fully implement a program to pardon citizens with cannabis possession records, the CBC reports. Legislation passed in 2022 – four years after cannabis was legalized federally – requires the sequestration of all cannabis possession records in the country, which would prevent them from appearing on background checks; however, that […]
In July 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) received a formal notification by the Plurinational State of Bolivia requesting the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) to conduct a critical review of the coca leaf, and to provide recommendations on its status within the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. This critical review comes nearly […]
The Global Commission on Drug Policy’s report, Beyond Punishment: From Criminal Justice Responses to Drug Policy Reform, exposes how punitive drug policies have driven mass incarceration and grave human rights violations. In 2023 alone, over 3.1 million people were arrested for drug-related offenses, with 20% of the global prison population detained for such crimes – nearly […]
11 December 2024 Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) Harm Reduction International (HRI) U.S. leads global drug war The role of the United States in exporting the destructive war on drugs to other countries is unparalleled. Since 1971, the U.S. has spent more than a trillion dollars on the war on drugs, prioritising law enforcement responses and […]
Header Image: Let’s remeber that this is about the death of a human being called Lorna McMurrey aged only 27 with a whole life ahead of her It’s a timely vignette both about the insurance industry and the cannabis industry considering the events of the past couple of week Green Market Report A Berkshire Hathaway […]
What to say except there it is ! The Barren County Economic Authority Board of Directors unanimously voted to disallow medical marijuana growing or processing facilities. President and CEO of the authority Maureen Carpenter presented the board members with the “South Cooper Industrial Park Restrictive Covenants,” which outlines things like the location of loading docks, […]
Kloten / Tokio AstraSana Japan Co., Ltd. has formed a capital and business alliance with Japan’s GSI Creos Corporation, bolstered by their investment. This partnership will enhance the wholesale distribution of CBD raw materials across Japan, leveraging the strengths of both companies. Through this alliance, the AstraSana Group, headquartered in Switzerland, will establish a robust […]
Rubio is in for some hefty legal fees.. A recently unsealed plea agreement suggests that state Sen. Susan Rubio was part of a sprawling cannabis bribery scheme when she served on the Baldwin Park City Council in 2018. Rubio denies wrongdoing. Rubio said she talked to federal authorities and was told she is not a […]
Notification of Voluntary Product Recall December 13, 2024 The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) is issuing this notice of voluntary recall for multiple Dixie Elixir beverage products. These products are acidified beverages and are therefore prohibited. Consumers who purchased these products are urged to check their packaging for the UID and batch number listed on DCC’s website. Product […]
Major Regulatory Deadline Approaching If your provisional license expires in 2025, you must transition to an annual license before you will be eligible to renew. After January 1, 2025, the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) can no longer renew provisional licenses. Only locally verified equity retail licenses with valid provisional licenses may be eligible for provisional […]