Korea’s customs authorities said Wednesday they have seized a record 1.7 tons of cocaine and referred four suspects to prosecutors on charges of attempting to smuggle the illegal drug into the country. The cocaine, an amount estimated to be enough for approximately 57 million doses, was discovered on April 2 aboard a 32,000-ton cargo ship […]

Marijuana Moment Shortly after Minnesota lawmakers passed a bill to end the criminalization of bong water containing trace amount of drugs, Gov. Tim Walz (DFL) has signed the measure into law. The change addresses an existing policy that had allowed law enforcement to treat quantities of bong water greater than four ounces as equivalent to the […]

In a leaked letter shared by Crain’s New York and Cultivated, a group of anonymous staff members urged New York state officials to remove Acting Executive Director Felicia Reid, Chief Administrative Officer Susan Filburn, and Director of Administration Amanda Wilson from their positions. The employees claim that “an environment of fear and retaliation has taken hold.” “Morale is at an […]

I am now offering a ten-series masterclass on entheogenic church advertising and promotion through my consulting firm EntheoEsq (www.entheoesq.com/courses). Currently, we will be holding the fourth course next Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. EST. All courses and recorded (live) and available for download for those who were unable to attend the live session. The Masterclass topics and […]

Release Date Fri, 05/30/2025 EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Ysleta port of entry seized 20.1 pounds of cocaine May 28. The drugs were hidden in a vehicle being driven by a 22-year-old male U.S. citizen. “The combination of officer experience, canine enforcement, tools and technology all play a […]

Nearly nine years after voters authorized the regulated sale of adult use cannabis in Massachusetts, the Joint Cannabis Committee is addressing the challenges (and that’s an understatement) the industry is facing with a very meaningful reform bill.  The bill faces a vote from the Joint Committee and has a long road ahead to pass both the […]