ABC New Australia In short: Indonesia’s government has signalled a shift in its approach to some drug laws, in part to address overcrowding in jails. A senior minister told reporters that drug users would be sent to rehabilitation instead of prison. What’s next? Legal experts warn the move will just relocate drug users from prisons […]

Press Release Jim Vollendroff Appointed LCB Board Chair. OLYMPIA – The Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) today announces that Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Jim Vollendroff, MPA, as chair of the LCB board. Chair Vollendroff will fulfill former Chair David Postman’s term which concludes in Jan. 2027. Postman vacated the board chair position recently to […]

As it is Christmas this is a timely piece Although outlawed federally, cannabis is legal in more than three dozen states either medicinally, recreationally or both. Just last month, a handful of states had marijuana on the ballot, and Nebraska voted to allow medical marijuana. Marijuana, which is the most commonly consumed illegal drug in […]

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This contributed guest column was originally published in MJBizDaily on December 13, 2024 and is reprinted with permission. All rights reserved. With Republicans’ new trifecta of control over the White House, U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, it’s likely federal marijuana policy will change. But what could – or should – federal marijuana policy look like under a new Trump […]

NBC The Cannabis Control Commission will offer the executive director position to Travis Ahearn, Holliston’s town manager, commissioners said in a Wednesday meeting, after its first choice turned down the job. Ahern was among four finalists to interview publicly for the executive director role in October. https://www.nbcboston.com/boston-business-journal/mass-cannabis-control-commission-director-selected/3581349/ also at (paywall) https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2024/12/18/ccc-selects-executive-director-again.html   This is what he says about […]