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Aug 31
Mandelbaum Barrett PC named a finalist for the New Jersey Law Journal Legal Awards 2024 in the Cannabis Law category

They write  via Linked In We are thrilled to announce that Mandelbaum Barrett PC has been named a finalist for the New Jersey Law Journal Legal Awards 2024 in the Cannabis Law category! ⚖️ Under the leadership of Joshua S. Bauchner, our Cannabis, Hemp & Psychedelics Law Practice Group is not just about navigating legal […]

Aug 31
Australia: Legalize Cannabis Party Announces lead Senate candidates for Victoria and NSW for the upcoming Federal election.

Here is the party’s announcement We are delighted to announce our lead Senate candidates for Victoria and NSW for the upcoming Federal election. In Victoria, Fiona Patten will be known to many of you. She was first elected to Victoria’s State Parliament in 2014 and re-elected for a second term in 2018. During those eight years she was a champion […]

Aug 31
Ghanaian Fishermen: ‘We were paid N50,000 each to carry hemp from Togo to Nigeria’

Four fishermen arrested on Lagos waters with N216 million worth of Indian hemp have confessed being paid N50,000 to ferry 72 bags into Nigeria from Lome, Togo. The suspects, Monday Pongne (30), Eegbe Philip (31), Godswill Favour (29) and Agbedo Gomeda, were arrested by naval officers from NNS BEECROFT. The suspects, who are all Ghanaians, […]

Aug 31
Israel’s InterCure partners with Cookies to launch cannabis pharmacies in Germany

HERZLIYA, Israel – InterCure Ltd. (NASDAQ: INCR) (TASE: INCR), a leading vertically integrated medical cannabis company, has entered into a strategic agreement with the globally recognized cannabis brand Cookies to introduce Cookies Corners in Germany. This collaboration is set to cultivate, manufacture, import, and distribute Cookies branded products in Germany, expanding InterCure’s European presence which […]

Aug 31
Texas: Allen police raid 9 hemp shops accused of selling products with illegal levels of THC

San Marcos-based attorney David Sergi, who represents at least eight of the shops targeted by police, said his clients have been accused of manufacturing and distributing illegal tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, products. Police say the products had THC levels of 7% to 78% compared to the legal 0.3%, but a lawyer representing at least eight of […]

Aug 31
Massachusetts: Investigative reporter public records request reveals minutes of Massachusetts CCC inner discussions from 2022

Investigative reporter Grant Smith – Ellis writes For the first time, as a result of a public records request from this reporter, the Massachusetts CCC has released video copies of their internal executive sessions related to governance, held between 2022 and 2024. For the first time, as a result of a public records request from […]

Aug 31
UK – BBC: Cannabis clinics see rise in patients

At a glance Medical whole cannabis was legalised in 2018 after a campaign to make it available to children with severe epilepsy Private clinics are seeing a rise in patients, but the drug has only been prescribed to a handful of people on the NHS Campaigners are calling for it to be more widely available […]

Aug 31
Paper: Products and patterns through which adolescents, young adults, and adults initiate co-use of tobacco and cannabis

Thanks to Lex Pelger’s newsletter for the tip(s) The patterns of youth initiating the co-use of tobacco & cannabis Products and patterns through which adolescents, young adults, and adults initiate co-use of tobacco and cannabis https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460324001540   Highlights • Among participants who used tobacco and cannabis in the past 30 days: • 71% reported using tobacco […]

Aug 31
Paper- Article: Magic of the Mushrooms: Effects of Psilocybin Decriminalization

Thanks to Lex Pelger’s newsletter for the tip. Here’s the abstract – You can read the paper at source but there is a charge How the reforms around psilocybin mushrooms have increased public interest in psilocybin with cross-effects for LSD & MDMA Magic of the Mushrooms: Effects of Psilocybin Decriminalization https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02791072.2024.2376755   ABSTRACT In the […]

Aug 31
Paper: Uses and Implications of Marijuana from the Perspective of Islamic Law

Thanks to the Lex Pelger newsletter for the pointer to this article Abstract Objectives: The study aims to determine whether all uses of Marijuana are considered haram (prohibited) or if there are any exceptions. Methodology: It employed a qualitative methodology and rigorously examined relevant materials from a jurisprudential perspective, including textual and contextual aspects. Data […]