The NZ Herald Stiff prison sentences have been handed out to South American citizens who, while working on farms in the South Island, formed themselves into a drug-smuggling syndicate that brought millions of dollars of cocaine into New Zealand. Ric Stevens reports on the Colombian connection to rural Canterbury. Hororata is a village on the […]

The Bermuda Royal Gazette A jury heard how customs officers discovered packages of cannabis hidden in a box shipped to Bermuda as the trial of two men began in court. Melvin Simmons and Kanhai Armstrong have both denied charges that they conspired to import cannabis into Bermuda and sell the controlled drug. The offences were […]

Header: Sheriff Billy Honsal said Humboldt’ County HUMBOLDT – Humboldt County’s sheriff says Northern California’s illegal cannabis farming is rife with labor exploitation and it’s going to be addressed with new grant-funded staff. Three new Sheriff’s Office positions were approved at the Aug. 27 Board of Supervisors meeting. Sheriff Billy Honsal said Humboldt’s control of […]

Michael Mullette, who joined Lykos as chief operating officer in 2022, will serve as interim CEO. Additionally, Dr. David Hough has been promoted from an advisory role to chief medical officer. Read the full report on all the layoffs and the re-org at Lykos CEO Steps Down In Management Shakeup   The Press Release Lykos […]

California’s cannabis industry is on the brink of extinction. Many cannabis operators are rapidly pivoting into the hemp market to stay alive. Despite this, Governor Newsom and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) are taking drastic action to kill the state’s hemp industry and pull the rug out from underneath its cannabis economy. Reg […]

Header Image: Gov. Mike Parson speaks at  Capitol press conference announcing Executive Order 24-10 that bans the sale of intoxicating hemp products in Missouri “until such time approved sources can be regulated by the FDA or State of Missouri through legislative action,” he said (photo courtesy of Missouri Governor’s Office).   The Missouri Independent State […]