Stuff NZ Police have raided “Gandalf”, a renowned “Green Fairy”, destroying greenhouses that supplied hundreds of patients with black market medicinal cannabis. The 66-year-old from Northland is devastated and concerned for the people he says he helps. He is one of New Zealand’s most well-known “Green Fairies”, a term used to describe those who provide […]

and this week’s unfortunate small time dealer is …. The Financial Police of Pesaro and Urbino, within the framework of ainvestigation into drug trafficking, performed a house search of a person residing in the areas surrounding Pesaro. During the search, the military and the canine unit found approximately 600 grams of hashish, already portioned into small loaves of […]

The Bois Forte Band of Chippewa will open a new 2,000 square foot cannabis dispensary near Fortune Bay Resort Casino and RV park near the town of Tower. “If the tribe does business the right way this will be a huge game changer for Bois Forte,” interim tribal council chair Shane Drift said in a […]

Cannabis, cash and firearms recently seized from 13 homes and sheds, including on Mi’kmaw reserves RCMP have laid dozens of charges against 21 people after raiding cannabis dispensaries they say have been operating illegally across Nova Scotia, including on four Mi’kmaw reserves, prompting a protest by advocates of Indigenous treaty rights. Supt. Jason Popik said the months-long investigation targeted […]

In January, the U.S. Sentencing Commission announced proposed amendments to federal drug sentencing guidelines, including lowering the highest base offense level for drug sentences. The proposal also considers reducing sentences for drug offenses that meet specific mitigating factors. This marks the first time in years that substantive changes to federal drug sentencing guidelines have been […]

Medicinal cannabis products that meet the minimum quality standard The Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Regulations 2019 (the Regulations) set the minimum quality standard that medicinal cannabis products and ingredients must meet before they can be supplied in New Zealand. Importers, manufacturers, and suppliers must apply for assessment and provide evidence to the Medicinal Cannabis […]