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New York City’s illicit marijuana crackdown is unconstitutional, judge rules is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Eating THC in pizza and other fatty foods makes the effects of the drug stronger, experts say. A pizza shop in Wisconsin shocked patrons when it apologized for inadvertently selling… The post A pizzeria mistakenly sold pizza laced with THC. Here’s how it happened. appeared first on Cannabis Business Executive – Cannabis and Marijuana industry […]

A Queens judge ruled Tuesday that the local law that let New York City rapidly shut down more than 1,000 businesses accused of selling cannabis without licenses is unconstitutional because it denies… The post NYC law used to shutter unlicensed weed bodegas is unconstitutional, judge rules appeared first on Cannabis Business Executive – Cannabis and Marijuana industry […]

Opening arguments began Tuesday in an extraordinary last-minute court challenge lodged against a Nebraska medical marijuana legalization campaign as voters continued to cast ballots a week before Election Day. Nebraska medical marijuana ballot initiatives go to trial amid early voting is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Marijuana is root cause of lawlessness

Four Vietnamese nationals who were promised $150 a day to work at a multi-million-dollar illegal cannabis farm likely face deportation after being released on suspended sentences. Huu Hai Do, aged 55,  Minh Van Lu, 29, Tuan Xuan Vu, 35, and Thang Van Pham, 41 pleaded guilty in Brisbane District Court on Wednesday to producing cannabis […]

October 29, 2024 Elaine Watson Rare Earth Global—a UK-based startup on a mission to simplify access to industrial hemp products for feed, construction, and energy—has raised a £1 million ($1.3 million) pre-seed round to expand its platform. The round was led by a UK-based family office and includes contributions from an impact fund, angel investors, […]

MJ Biz Two years after beginning the process, Costa Rica has finalized the licensing for businesses seeking to cultivate and produce hemp-derived products. The Central American country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) on Sept. 3 awarded 57 licenses for the two categories, according to The Tico Times. The licenses are good for six years. Most of […]

A man in his 20s who sold 260 million won worth of hemp through the so-called “dark web,” which is difficult to track, was also sentenced to prison in the second trial. According to the legal community on the 29th, the Seoul High Court’s Criminal Department 3 (chief judge Lee Chang-hyung, Nam Ki-jung and Yoo […]

Illicit snacks mimicking real-life candies include ‘Reefers’ and ‘KushKat’ chocolates As Halloween approaches, police on Vancouver Island are urging the public to use caution after officers seized more than 120,000 cannabis-laced edibles, including chocolate and candies with packaging that mimics recognizable treats. RCMP shared photos showing illicit cannabis snacks with names such as “Reefers” for […]