The most British story of the week goes to A CARLISLE drug dealer was taken to hospital after he tried to destroy evidence of his crime – by eating sandwiches in which he had hidden his cocaine. Matthew Mitchinson, 20, was in a car that was stopped by the police on Scotland Road in the […]

Canada’s Largest Medical Cannabis Company to Participate as an Industry Leader in the Inaugural Regulatory Event in Washington, D.C. EDMONTON, AB, March 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – Aurora Cannabis Inc. (NASDAQ: ACB) (TSX: ACB), the Canadian-based leading global medical cannabis company, is pleased to be attending, sponsoring and speaking at the 2025 Global Cannabis Regulatory Summit (GCRS), held within the U.S. […]

Establishing meaningful age verification through services like BlueCheck signals to policymakers the hemp industry is serious about keeping adult hemp products out of the hands of minors.  WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Hemp Roundtable, the hemp industry’s leading national advocacy organization, is proud to announce its partnership with BlueCheck, a market leader in age verification technology, to […]

Marijuana Moment As they did last year, Virginia legislators again passed a bill to legalize retail cannabis sales this session. And as he did last year, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has again vetoed it. Youngkin, who officially rejected the bill on Monday, agued in a veto statement that the legislation “endangers Virginians’ health and safety.” “States following […]

The LCB’s quarterly newsletter, Topics and Trends, is now live with the Spring 2025 Cannabis Edition on Medium. We hope you enjoy the content and find the information useful. This issue of Topics and Trends features the following stories: License to Chill: Cannabis Lounges in the U.S. Licensing and Permitting Services Move Online Mar. 31, 2025 Mandatory Signage for Cannabis […]

Office of Cannabis Management completes next step toward launching adult-use cannabis in Minnesota After significant public input, proposed rules governing legal cannabis now move to the Office of Administrative Hearings for review and approval St. Paul, Minn. – The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced today it has submitted its proposed rules governing legal cannabis […]