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Dec 13
Has been rock star and former cokehead says of cannabis legalization, “It leads to other drugs. And when you’re stoned – and I’ve been stoned – you don’t think normally. Legalizing marijuana in America and Canada is one of the greatest mistakes of all time.”

The usual i can do what i like and then my personal experience is reflected in the rest of you and I get to say what was bad for me is also bad for you, nevermind all tho other societal issues that prohibition makes. Why these people get the time of day is beyond me. […]

Dec 13
Japan could imprison cannabis users for up to 7 years under new laws

Dec. 12 (UPI) — Recently revised Japanese cannabis and narcotics laws went into effect on Thursday and could land violators in prison for up to seven years. A general concern about rising use of cannabis among Japanese youth spurred the nation’s lawmakers to criminalize possession, cultivation or distribution of marijuana and cannabis products that contain the psychoactive ingredient […]

Dec 13
Friday The 13th a good day For Gov. JB Pritzker to make the case to the Illinois House of Representatives to pass a law regulating intoxicating hemp?

Green Market Report Behind a paywall https://www.greenmarketreport.com/illinois-gov-pritzker-to-take-aim-at-hemp-derived-delta-8/

Dec 13
Recent ruling by the Administrative Court of Düsseldorf has clarified that Dronabinol solutions provided in pre-prepared sets, like those from Caelo, cannot be classified as compounded medications

https://cannabis-startups.com/summary-of-the-court-decision-why-extracts-are-entering-a-new-renaissance-in-germany/ Via Cannabis Startups Opportunites and regulation in the cannabis industry are going hand in hand. A recent ruling by the Administrative Court of Düsseldorf has clarified that Dronabinol solutions provided in pre-prepared sets, like those from Caelo, cannot be classified as compounded medications. Instead, the court determined these products are finished medicinal products, requiring full […]

Dec 13
The New York Supreme Court has granted a preliminary INJUNCTION impacting Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) and the entire December provisional round.

David B. Feder, Esq Cannabis Business, Licensing and Litigation Attorney  posted the following to Linked In yesterday Major update on New York’s cannabis licensing front: The New York Supreme Court has granted a preliminary INJUNCTION impacting Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) and the entire December provisional round. In sum, applicants who met the location […]

Dec 13
Video – Lawyer, Thomas Howard: Legislating From The Bench & Hemp – Justice Scalia’s Textualism & Intoxicating Hemp Derivatives

  Also – further commentary by OR cannabis lawyer Andrew DeWeese Published on Linked In A colleague, Thomas Howard, made a video (link below) recently, claiming that federal circuit court precedent defining “hemp” under federal law was wrongly decided, smacked of judicial activism, and would have former Justice Antonin Scalia rolling over in his grave. […]

Dec 13
Thomas O’ Neill Joins Intl Soc of Cannabis As CMO

Via Linked In Thomas O’Neill I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Chief Marketing Officer at International Society of Cannabis! Looking forward to building with this new global team! First line of business is working on the Multipolar cannabis summit in Barbados, bringing in the cannabis industry to meet delegates from […]

Dec 13
Vicente Lawyer Jason Tarasek Comments On MN OCM Cancelling Lottery

Tarasek writes on Linked In BREAKING: The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management announced that it has cancelled the lottery to award cannabis business licensing “preapprovals.” Citing a recent decision from a Ramsey County district court judge that imposed a “stay” upon the lottery that had been planned for late November, OCM indicated it was cancelling […]

Dec 13
Publication: Perkins & Coie and Chambers, “Psychedelic Medicines 2024 guide on Law and Practice.”

Vis Linked In We are at the forefront in cannabis and psychedelics law and policy! The Perkins Coie Cannabis team drafted the USA Chapter in Chambers and Partners‘ Psychedelic Medicines 2024 guide on Law and Practice. Our team also drafted the Trends and Developments section focused on lessons learned from the cannabis industry. https://bit.ly/41uyYY8 Learn […]

Dec 13
Former Columbus police officer sentenced to prison for stealing, selling cocaine

OLUMBUS, Ohio – John Castillo, 32, of Grove City, was sentenced in U.S. District Court here today to 46 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. According to court documents, Castillo was previously a Columbus police officer assigned to investigate drug crimes. In February 2021, he conspired […]