Notification of Multiple Voluntary Recalls May 30, 2025  N’Refused edible The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) is issuing this notice of voluntary recall for multiple N’Refused edible products due to incomplete and incorrect regulatory compliance testing, and labeling that is attractive to children.   Spicy Mango Habanero packaging and product Sweet Strawberry packaging and product Tangy […]

OAKLAND – On May 23, 2025, the Oakland Police Department announced that its Alcohol Beverage Action Team (ABAT), the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA), and the California Department of Public Health Food and Drug Branch (CDPH) conducted a joint inspection of a smoke shop in the 3500 block of International Boulevard. The […]

Since California legalized recreational cannabis in 2016, licensed operators have faced stiff competition from the illicit market. Based on current estimates, only about 40% of California consumers purchase cannabis from legal sources. However, if new enforcement measures proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom come to pass, the tides may soon be turning in favor of the […]

Marijuana Moment A Pennsylvania Democratic senator has announced his intent to file a new bill to legalize marijuana in the state, calling on colleagues to join him on the measure days after a Senate committee killed a separate House-passed proposal to enact cannabis legalization with state-run stores. In a cosponsorship memo circulated last week, Sen. Marty Flynn […]

A Royal Navy ship has seized more than £26m of illicit drugs from a vessel in the Arabian Sea in her second raid in three months. HMS Lancaster was working in direct support of the New Zealand-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF). The vessel’s crew seized 1,000kg of heroin, 660kg […]

Haribo is recalling packets of sweets in the Netherlands after some were found to contain traces of cannabis. Several people, including multiple members of one family, reported feeling unwell after eating from a 1kg pack of Haribo Happy Cola F!ZZ. A spokesperson for the food safety body in the Netherlands (NVWA) said some had reported […]