ollowing the legalization of recreational cannabis in California in 2016 and the subsequent implementation of licensing regulations in 2018, the Carpinteria Valley witnessed a surge in cannabis cultivation operations. With this growth came an onslaught of resident complaints regarding the pungent odor emanating from these facilities. Since 2019, 3,900 complaints have been filed about the […]

Obviously not conducive to using any form of psychedelics! Willamette Week reports A client says she ended up in a cramped Airbnb, not the peaceful house she was promised. In what may be the first consumer-protection lawsuit filed against a psychedelic mushroom retreat company, a woman has sued Eugene-based Mandala Journey Work LLC for promising […]

A man has been arrested after police discovered an active cannabis operation at a Central Otago house. A police search at a Roxburgh house on January 17 led to the discovery of five indoor tents which contained 12 mature cannabis plants, Sergeant Adam Elder said. More at  https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/man-arrested-after-police-find-illegal-cannabis-operation-in-roxburgh-otago/QEYGBIZVB5HMBB6PFO5OYLND4Y/

The Santa Maria Times A disappointing first quarter for fiscal year 2024-25 garnered only $1.3 million in cannabis tax revenues for Santa Barbara County, the worst first quarter showing since the program began in 2018, the county CEO’s office reported this month. The first quarter, covering July through September, does not include the twice-yearly spring […]

On January 13, the chief administrative law judge of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), John Mulrooney, postponed the highly anticipated hearing on the rescheduling of cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), which was set to begin on January 21. The order postpones the rescheduling hearing for at least three months. The judge’s order […]

Hemp Today Swedish building materials maker Ekolution has opened a state-of-the-art bast fiber processing line at a factory in Malmö. The line, by Austrian technology group ANDRITZ, will expand production capacity for Ekolution, which makes environmentally friendly hemp fibers and nonwoven felts. The technology supplied includes equipment for hemp decortication and refining, combined with a […]