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Coast Guard Seventh District – (305) 415-6683 https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3900888/coast-guard-offloads-more-than-54-million-in-illegal-narcotics-interdicted-in-c/ MIAMI – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence offloaded more than 4,125 pounds of cocaine with an assessed street value of approximately $54 million in Port Everglades, Monday. Coast Guard crews, working alongside interagency and international partners, seized the illegal drugs in the international waters of […]
The Jordanian army forces seized sacks with 75 kilograms of hashish on the Jordanian side of the border, south of the Dead Sea. The drug smuggling attempt was thwarted after it was reported that two suspects were approaching the border. Scans are carried out to rule out infiltration. In the meantime, Jordanian media announced that […]
The Sports Tribunal of New Zealand has sanctioned softball athlete Mikayla Werahiko for one month after a positive test for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive compound in cannabis. Ms Werahiko was tested during the Softball New Zealand Women’s Open Club National Championship in March and attributed her positive test to the recreational use of cannabis. […]
Missouri marijuana operators are adjusting to plain packaging rules enacted this month amid a massive product recall in the state. Missouri operators comply with new packaging rules amid marijuana recalls is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Source: German Cannabis Business Association Further news Industrial hemp Federal government provides information on industrial hemp imports 09/06/2024 | A minor interpellation by the CDU/CSU parliamentary group refers to announcements by Federal Minister Cem Özdemir on the cultivation of cannabis and its implementation. The federal government has now responded to the question and stated that farmers in Germany are currently not allowed […]
ABA, CBA release ad urging Rep. Pettersen to keep fighting to help legal cannabis businesses operate safely The American Bankers Association and the Colorado Bankers Association released a new ad highlighting Rep. Brittany Pettersen’s (D-Colo.) support for legislation that would enable banks to provide services to licensed cannabis businesses in states where cannabis is legal. The ad […]
Source: German Cannabis Business Association German justice system reviews 280,000 old cases after cannabis amnesty 09/04/2024 | Following the partial legalization of cannabis on 1 April 2024, the German judicial authorities are faced with reviewing around 280,000 old cases, as reported by the Augsburger Allgemeine. This includes the reassessment of proceedings in which people were convicted […]
Source: German Business Cannabis Association Bavaria: 24 applications from cultivation associations 09/02/2024 | A total of 24 applications for cannabis cultivation associations have been submitted in Bavaria since July 1, 2024. However, none of these applications have yet been approved, as they are all still under review, reports Merkur. Over 280 applications have been submitted […]
Source: German Cannabis Business Association After FC Bayern’s win against Freiburg, Thomas Müller and Serge Gnabry caused a stir with an unusual celebratory gesture. The two players were filmed symbolically pulling on an imaginary joint. As reported by Merkur, this action could be interpreted as an indirect allusion to the current cannabis debate in Bavaria. Markus Söder, the Bavarian Minister President, had previously announced […]
Thanks to Independent Journalist Grant Smith Ellis for the tip Here is Julie Johnson’s, PhD, Chief of Research, at the Cannabis Control Commission public statement She doesn’t name anybody specifically in the statement but it sounds like it is a plea to replace management in its entirety. Re: Recent CCC media and public investigatory […]