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The new regulation, which is expected to be announced within 40 days, will ensure cannabis is used for medical purposes and not recreationally, said Somruek Chungsaman, who heads the health ministry’s department of traditional and alternative medicine. “Anyone who wants to buy cannabis flowers to smoke, Thai or foreign, must have a doctor’s prescription for […]

Defendants charged with attempting to smuggle 1 million banned pills at airport Cairo: A Kuwaiti court has sentenced two policemen and a customs inspector to 10 years in prison each for attempting to smuggle drugs. The country’s Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of the three, including a firefighting officer, on attempting to smuggle 1 million banned […]

In a landmark agreement, the State of Minnesota and the White Earth Band of Chippewa have finalized a cannabis compact that significantly expands the tribe’s role in the state’s emerging cannabis market. This compact authorizes the White Earth Nation to operate cannabis businesses beyond its reservation boundaries, marking a historic moment in tribal-state relations concerning […]

Robust regulation of the medicinal cannabis industry is needed to tackle the highly concerning and rapid increase in medicinal cannabis prescribing, the Australian Medical Association said today. In a submission to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) the AMA noted its members had been appalled by the behaviour of some medicinal cannabis entities, most notably in the dispensing […]

The lights are dimming for the Texas hemp industry, which looks poised to suffer a massacre. As of Wednesday evening, May 21, 2025, the state legislature passed to its third (and likely final) reading of SB3, a bill that radically overhauls the state’s existing hemp laws and functions as a de-facto hemp killer. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick […]

CBS News A bill banning THC passed in the Texas House late Wednesday night. In a 95-44 vote, Senate Bill 3 passed in the House, banning all THC products. Adults would face up to a year in jail for possessing any THC product. THC is an $8 billion industry in Texas; Critics have said that many local […]

The Church of Gaia announced on Friday that it has been “granted the first-ever approval for a Petition for Religious Exemption from the Controlled Substances Act pursuant to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.” The Church of Gaia announced on Friday that it has been “granted the first-ever approval for a Petition for Religious Exemption from […]

Following Minnesota’s legalization of adult-use cannabis, the Fond du Lac Band took a proactive approach by establishing a tribal cannabis enterprise. ANANG Native Cannabis Co. officially launched as a business with a ribbon cutting at noon in Cloquet. The store is at 1508 Big Lake Road in Cloquet, Minnesota. With the Band’s sovereign authority, they […]

An Anchorage criminal defense attorney with an ounce-a-day methamphetamine habit was working for a murderous gang that smuggled hard drugs from Mexico to Alaska, according to federal prosecutors. A court filing in support of detaining Justin Facey, 44, says he bragged about being a “cartel attorney” for the traffickers, four of whom were indicted in the […]

Four men have been convicted in federal court for their roles in what prosecutors say was a “conspiracy” to bring cocaine from Mexico into Montgomery. One of those convicted, Michael Evans, was an Alabama State Trooper, prosecutors say. Jim Carter Jr., 58, of Montgomery; Francisco Lopez, 39, of Texas; Michael Evans, 53, of Montgomery; and […]