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Dec 14
Press Release: Hempalta Corp Expands with Hemp Carbon Acquisition

Hempalta Corp. has acquired full ownership of Hemp Carbon Standard, enhancing its capacity to deliver sustainable carbon credit solutions from industrial hemp farming. This strategic move allows Hempalta to expand in the voluntary carbon market, offering high-quality credits and maximizing value for farmers and corporate buyers. https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/hempalta-corp-expands-with-hemp-carbon-acquisition-1034120458

Dec 14
Media Report Says Portugal The “El Dorado” Of Cannabis — Only One Problem El Dorado A Myth!

We can takle this little discussion a touch further as Portuguese 15th century engagement in South America was partly founded on this myth and engendered genocide and cruelty on par with the Belgians in the Congo a few centuries later. Let’s hope that Portugal isn’t the El Dorado of Cannabis Fortune “We should be the […]

Dec 14
Man in Havana sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling hashish

A 22-year-old Cuban man was sentenced by the Provincial Court of Havana to 15 years in prison for selling hashish and other drugs. The accused, whose face was concealed from the press, was arrested on the street, where the police seized 24 packages of synthetic cannabinoids (known as synthetic marijuana, these are laboratory-manufactured substances that […]

Dec 14
Gibraltar launches cocaine awareness campaign in the run-up to the festive season after spike in deaths of young men

MALES in Gibraltar between the ages of 19 and 39 are being warned of the dangers of taking cocaine following a spike in deaths of men within this age group.  Read more https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/12/11/know-the-risks-gibraltar-launches-coke-awareness-campaign-in-the-run-up-to-the-festive-season-after-spike-in-deaths-of-young-men/

Dec 14
Canadian Government Misses Deadline to Pardon Citizens with Cannabis Possession Records

Ganjapreneur The Canadian government has missed the legislated deadline to fully implement a program to pardon citizens with cannabis possession records, the CBC reports. Legislation passed in 2022 – four years after cannabis was legalized federally – requires the sequestration of all cannabis possession records in the country, which would prevent them from appearing on background checks; however, that […]

Dec 14
Publication: Righting a historical wrong: The UN review of the international status of the coca leaf

In July 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) received a formal notification by the Plurinational State of Bolivia requesting the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) to conduct a critical review of the coca leaf, and to provide recommendations on its status within the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. This critical review comes nearly […]