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Nov 16
Headset Says Everybody Was Quaffing Weed Drinks On Election Day

OK, not everybody but there was definitely a spike….. 14.2% We presume there were various factions, those who knew the outcome and wanted to block it out, those who just thought fuck it let’s get off our heads and see what decision we make when we get in the booth (bad move!) and those who […]

Nov 16
CA: $5.2 million worth of cannabis seized in Solano County

(KRON) — The Department of Cannabis Control seized 3,198 pounds of cannabis and several guns while serving search warrants in Fairfield and Suisun City, the DCC announced Friday. The operation resulted in three arrests. The DCC served six search warrants on Nov. 5 and 6. In total, it seized 5,452 cannabis plants, 3,198 pounds of […]

Nov 16
UK: Bar manager who reported cocaine use wins £33k at tribunal

HR Magazine A bar manager was unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has ruled, after blowing the whistle about colleagues drinking and using cocaine while on shift. The tribunal ruled that Nadine Fallone was dismissed as she made a protected disclosure. It awarded her £33,000 in remedies, even though she had not worked at Peckham Levels for more than […]

Nov 16
Kahnawà:ke Cannabis Control Board Issues Micro-Cultivation License

KAHNAWAKE – The Kahnawà:ke Cannabis Control Board (KCCB) is pleased to announce that a Micro-Cultivation License has been officially granted to MSJ Cultivation. This license issuance follows the thorough evaluation and approval process set out in the Kahnawà:ke Cannabis Control Law (KCCL) and the Regulation Concerning Licensing Requirements and Procedures (the Regulation). Pursuant to Section […]

Nov 16
Danish drug trafficking suspect Mike Gerner Larsen arrested in Istanbul

Mike Gerner Larsen, an international fugitive wanted by Interpol on charges of drug trafficking, was apprehended in Istanbul during a joint operation by Turkish authorities. The operation, codenamed “Kuyu-38,” was carried out by the Istanbul Provincial Police Department’s Anti-Narcotic Crimes, Intelligence, and Immigrant Smuggling and Border Gates Branch Directorates, in coordination with the Interpol-Europol Department […]

Nov 16
Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Approves Final License for Commonwealth’s First Marijuana Research Facility

Gotta be seen to be doing stuff! WORCESTER — The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (Commission) on Thursday, November 14, approved the Commonwealth’s first Marijuana Research Facility final license, marking continued progress towards achieving greater understanding of the safety and applicability of regulated marijuana products through science. Commissioners voted unanimously (4-0) at the agency’s monthly public meeting […]

Nov 16
Tilray Medical Launches its First Commercial “Grown in Germany” Medical Cannabis Products Under its Newly Expanded Cultivation License

Tilray Medical has launched its first commercial German-grown medical cannabis products from its Aphria RX facility under a newly issued cultivation license. The company received Germany’s first medical cannabis cultivation license under MedCanG on July 15, 2024, allowing them to cultivate and manufacture a broad range of medical cannabis products. The strains selected for cultivation at the indoor […]

Nov 16
Agrify reports $18.7M loss as leadership charts hemp beverage push

Green Market Report The focus on hemp-based drinks marks a new era for the firm under its new GTI leadership. Agrify Corp. (Nasdaq: AGFY) saw wider third-quarter losses driven primarily by changes in warrant valuations as its new management pivots toward hemp-derived beverages. The Michigan-based company posted a net loss of $18.7 million, or $17.31 […]

Nov 16
Russia detains Italian citizen with hashish at the border

Reuters MOSCOW, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Russia’s customs service said on Thursday that an Italian man had been detained at the border with Latvia after officers found 170 grams of hashish in his motorcycle bag with a street value of about $5,000. The 30-year-old man, whom authorities did not name, was arrested by officers from […]

Nov 16
Moroccan intelligence aids Canary Islands in seizing over 4.7 tons of hashish

The Spanish Civil Guard, with support from Morocco’s Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), seized over 4.7 metric tons of hashish aboard two rubber boats intercepted between the Canary Islands of Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura. This joint operation, facilitated by “close police cooperation” with Morocco, utilised a maritime surveillance system to locate the boats approximately 80 […]