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Dec 06
UK: Man charged with manslaughter after Newcastle cannabis blast kills two

The Guardian A man has been charged with manslaughter and cannabis production after a house explosion in Newcastle that killed two people including a seven-year-old boy. The blast happened in Violet Close, in the Benwell and Elswick area of the city, in the early hours of 16 October. Northumbria police said Reece Galbraith, 33, from […]

Dec 06
Despite Fits and Starts, New Tennessee Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Regulations Set to Take Effect on December 26, 2024

December 04, 2024 By Stephen L. Bartlett Categories: Hemp , Delta-8 THC , Intoxicating Hemp After an objectively troubled launch that spurred litigation, Tennessee’s permanent hemp-derived cannabinoid licensing regulations are finally set to take effect at the end of this month. This would mark the culmination of a roughly 20-month effort by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (“Department”) following the enactment of […]

Dec 06
Gro-Vida Acquires Exclusive Partnership with Lyphe Australia to Expand Medical Cannabis Offering in Australian Market

he partnership will bring premium EU-grown cannabis to Australian patients, while positioning Lyphe Australia to access a diverse range of cannabis genetics. TAVIRA, PORTUGAL, December 4, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — Portuguese-based medical cannabis cultivator, Gro-Vida, has partnered with Lyphe Australia for an exclusive supply agreement to bring EU-grown medical cannabis into the Australian market. The two […]

Dec 06
Notification of Voluntary Product Recall  December 5, 2024 – CRU pre-roll and integrated vaporizers

Notification of Voluntary Product Recall December 5, 2024  The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) is issuing this notice of voluntary recall for multiple CRU pre-roll and integrated vaporizer products due to potential pesticide category I and or category II contamination. Consumers who purchased these products are urged to check their packaging for the UID and batch number listed […]

Dec 06
Proposed Texas bill would ban sale of all THC products, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says

The Austin American Statesman   If passed, a Texas bill could ban the sale of all THC products in the state, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced Wednesday. Patrick is launching an effort to pass Senate Bill 3, which would ban all forms of consumable tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) from being sold, according to a news release from his […]

Dec 06
A Maine family developed unusual respiratory symptoms after touring a Monmouth home that had previously been used as an illicit Chinese cannabisgrow.

The Maine Wire writes… Rather worrying development.. Unbeknownst to the family, the home had only been listed for sale after it was exposed by the Maine Wire as a former unlicensed cannabis grow and an active shipping hub for Chinese-made pesticides and fungicides. The property, located at 254 Academy Road in Monmouth, was placed for […]

Dec 06
Goin’ Down South: How the Southeastern U.S. Became the Current Hotbed of Cannabis Activity

By Whitt Steineker, Slates C. Veazey, J. Hunter Robinson & Nathan P. Viebrock on December 5, 2024 Part of the reason we started a Cannabis Industry team at a Southeastern-based law firm before any Southeastern state had adopted a marijuana program was because we had a hunch that the expansion of cannabis would eventually make its way to our neck of the woods. And […]

Dec 06
Trinidad: 7 Venezuelans sentenced for drug trafficking

SEVEN Venezuelan men convicted of trafficking 72.56 kilogrammes of cocaine after they were held in the waters off the north coast of Trinidad by the Coast Guard in 2016 have been sentenced to 16 years and five months. The seven were among eight Venezuelans held, but one died before the case went to trial in […]

Dec 06
Canada: Former FunGuyz Store Employee Avoids Criminal Record

A young man who worked at an illegal magic mushroom store in Cambridge has avoided a criminal record. The 24-year-old was a clerk at FunGuyz on King Street East when undercover officers bought mushrooms at the store and also when police raided it. The Cambridge man pleaded guilty Monday to possession of psilocybin for the […]

Dec 06
Coast Guard offloads more than 8 tons of cocaine — valued at $183M — in South Florida

A U.S. Coast Guard cutter crew on Monday unloaded over 16,000 pounds of cocaine at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale that the agency says is worth hundreds of millions of dollars on the street. The contraband was delivered on board the Cutter Hamilton, a Charleston, South Carolina-based ship that is part of Interagency Task Force-South, […]