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Oct 29
Morocco Seizes Over 72 Kilograms of Cocaine in Two Major Drug Trafficking Operations

An investigation is ongoing in cooperation with Interpol to identify the suspects involved.  Rabat — Cooperation between Morocco’s security and customs services on Saturday enabled police to successfully conduct major drug busts. Police  seized more than 72 kilograms and 180 grams of cocaine in two separate security operations at the Tangier Med port and the […]

Oct 29
CCB Weekly Newsletter – Monday, October 28, 2024 – October Board meeting / Staff Recommendations for Initial Licensure

October Board meeting this week! The Board will convene this coming Wednesday, October 30 2024 at 1:00pm. Click here for meeting details and Microsoft Teams link. The list of staff recommendations for licensure may be found below, as well as in the Agenda on our website. Staff Recommendations for Initial Licensure Retailers Winterland Haze LLC Flower First, […]

Oct 29
Ukraine Advances Toward Introducing Medical Cannabis Circulation

Kinstellar Source: Mondaq October 2024 – During September and early October, the Ukrainian government adopted secondary legislation to further the implementation of the so-called Cannabis Law. October 2024 – During September and early October, the Ukrainian government adopted secondary legislation to further the implementation of the so-called Cannabis Law. Click on one of the images below […]

Oct 29
Cajun Cannabinoid Amendments Not Spared from Spate of Legal Challenges

With certain hemp operators and trade groups enjoying varying degrees of success challenging new state laws and regulations governing intoxicating hemp products, copycat lawsuits are being filed around the country, including, most recently, in Louisiana. On October 18, 2024, the Hemp Association of Louisiana and operator Cypress Hemp, LLC (the “Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint for declaratory and […]

Oct 29
Italy: Lazio Regional Administrative Court suspends the MoH Decree on drugs based on cannabidiol obtained from cannabis extracts

In brief The Regional Administrative Court of Lazio – Rome, with its Order No. 4234 of 11 September 2024, ruled the suspension of the Decree of the Ministry of Health dated 27 June 2024, according to which the compositions for oral administration of cannabidiol obtained from Cannabis extracts are included among the narcotic drugs in […]

Oct 29
Federal District Court Grants Partial Victory to Hemp Operators Challenging the NJHAA

October 25, 2024 By Stephen L. Bartlett , Michael McQueeny In a decision that reads as one of the strongest endorsements of state-based intoxicating hemp regulatory controls in recent memory, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (“Court”) recently upheld, in part, and struck down, in part, New Jersey’s recently enacted New Jersey Hemp Act Amendments […]

Oct 29
Courtney N. Moran, LL.M. Earth Law receives Oregon State Bar Leland R. Berger Lifetime Achievement Award

The Oregon State Bar recently announced Courtney N. Moran, LL.M. as the second-ever recipient of the Leland R. Berger Lifetime Achievement Award!   The Oregon State Bar Cannabis and Psychedelics Law Section Leland R. Berger Lifetime Achievement Award was established in 2018 to recognize Lee Berger for his contributions and trailblazing in cannabis law. It […]

Oct 29
Michigan Court Prohibits Sale of Illegal Marijuana in a Ruling Straight Out of “Duh” Magazine

By Whitt Steineker on October 28, 2024 Believe it or not, I actually spend a lot of time deciding whether something is worth taking the time to write about. Cannabis news is developing as rapidly as any area of the law, and there are only so many hours in a day. I’ll admit up front that this was […]