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Apr 04
Sydney: NSW Police Raid Drill Rappers – Press Release, “Drugs, firearms and cash seized from Western Sydney drill group during Raptor Squad operation”

Raptor Squad officers have charged nine people following an investigation into the alleged criminality of a western Sydney drill group under Strike Force Cipolin. Strike Force Cipolin was established in December 2024 by State Crime Command’s Raptor Squad to investigate the drug and firearm supply of members and associates of a drill group hailing from […]

Apr 04
Indonesia: 700 drug convicts eligible for amnesty: Minister Agtas

Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas at an Eid al-Fitr gathering hosted by People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Ahmad Muzani in Jakarta on Wednesday (April 2, 2025). (ANTARA/Melalusa Susthira K.) Antara Jakarta (ANTARA) – Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas informed that the government has determined at least 700 prisoners convicted for drug offenses eligible for amnesty, […]

Apr 04
Very English – Cannabis Trades Assoc Meeting Held At The Boozer

Well.. I suppose it’ll be a while yet before you can pop into  your local weed cafe in London.. s0 per this Linked In post – off to the boozer it is Although that sid if they’d headed sout of the river i could show them a couple of spots ! Well done Cannabis Trades […]

Apr 04
Courses NY:  Cannabis Product Safety and Responsibility/ Cannabis Workforce Responsibility: 

Good afternoon, New York State’s adult-use cannabis industry continues to grow rapidly, creating new opportunities and responsibilities for businesses and workers across the state. To uphold the highest standards of health, safety, and compliance, cannabis employees must be properly trained and informed. To support this effort, the New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), […]

Apr 04
Dentons 3 April 2025 Weekly Cannabis Client Alert

April 3, 2025 In this week’s edition: Feds Say Cannabis Can Be Seized From State-Legal Businesses FDA Sends Warning to Injectable CBD Product Company States Ramp Up Enforcement on Hemp THC Products Tariffs on China Affecting the US Cannabis Industry Edible Arrangements Launches Hemp Product Delivery Watch the Dentons and Perfectly Dosed Webinar on the […]

Apr 04
CRA Education Session: FDA Ingredient Compliance with the CRA Enforcement Division

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) is announcing the date, time, and location for its next education session featuring CRA Enforcement Division Specialist Christina Stemple and CRA Enforcement Division Director Mandi Cooley. Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM Eastern Time Place: Zoom Webinar Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88589135242?pwd=0f8be8vb5oaLIYEtpJ7h1Rk7bLqSio.1 Passcode: 868282 Telephone: USA 215 446 3656 US Toll USA 888 363 4734 US […]

Apr 04
NSW Drug Summit Recommends Scrapping Strip Searches and Sniffer Dogs at Music Festivals

A report on addressing drug policy reform in NSW has outlined more than 50 recommendations, including calling for an end to strip searches and sniffer dogs at music festivals. Last year, the NSW Government held the state’s second drug summit, 25 years after the historic 1999 Drug Summit, to seek “ideas, policies and strategies to […]

Apr 04
Podcast: Global Drug Policy: “Countries are being freed up to actually speak their minds”

Listen at https://www.wola.org/multimedia/global-drug-policy-countries-are-being-freed-up-to-actually-speak-their-minds/   For the second year in a row, what had been an uneventful, consensus-driven United Nations meeting on drug policy saw unexpected drama and signs of real change. At the 68th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna in March 2025, governments approved the formation of an independent […]

Apr 04
NORML: Ohio: Governor’s Proposed Doubling of Marijuana Sales Tax Nixed

House lawmakers have rejected plans to include a tax hike on adult-use cannabis sales in the state’s two-year budget proposal. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine had called for provisions to be included in the budget raising the sales tax on retail cannabis products from ten percent to 20 percent. The Governor had suggested that the tax increase was necessary to […]

Apr 04
Netherlands: Coffee shops can still sell illegal hash during final stage of legal cannabis experiment says Minister of Justice David van Weel

NL Times Coffee shop owners will not be punished for selling illegal hash during the final stage of the legal cannabis experiment. This was confirmed by Minister of Justice David van Weel and State Secretary for Prevention Vincent Karremans. The last phase of the experiment begins on April 7, next Monday. It was previously noted that […]