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A former police detective, who was found to have stolen cocaine from an evidence store after dropping a bag of white powder outside his child’s school, has been jailed for 19 years. Andrew Talbot, who worked for Greater Manchester Police’s serious crime division, was found guilty of misconduct in public office and supplying class A […]

Nathan Baggaley, a silver medallist and former world champion kayaker, and his brother Dru were due to stand trial over an alleged plot to smuggle $200m worth of cocaine into Australia from a foreign freighter back in 2018, after successfully appealing their earlier convictions for the plot. The pair were both facing one charge each […]

Police found a satchel containing cocaine worth £3,200 hidden under the seat of a motorcycle that was being used by a debt-ridden drug dealer. Declan Metcalf had “no fear of anything” at the time that he was caught because he was “just into drugs” and did not care. He hoped that, by selling cocaine on […]

Miguel Mota, 18, was stopped by neighbourhood police officers after he shouted abuse at them and then tried to run. In the video above, the officer can be heard saying “You’re bringing attention to yourself by saying ‘f**k you’ as we drive past you”. A Cambridgeshire police spokesperson said: “He was arrested and charged with […]

A cohort of new cannabis licensees in Maryland are facing their first hurdles and finding their identities as they set out on an 18-month venture to get their business up… The post Who won Maryland’s social equity cannabis lottery? Over 200 new licensees starting businesses. appeared first on Cannabis Business Executive – Cannabis and Marijuana […]

Medical cannabis sales in Germany are on pace to exceed a record 420 million euros (roughly $455.2 million) in 2024, a new report shows. Germany’s medical cannabis sales to exceed $455M in 2024, report says is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Adult-use marijuana sales in Illinois were down a little more than 2% in September compared to the same month last year, even though businesses sold more than $1 billion worth of marijuana faster than they have in previous years. Illinois adult-use marijuana sales drop 2% in September to $136.5 million is a post from: MJBizDaily: […]

California’s marijuana regulatory agency has cleared a huge administrative barrier that has prevented hundreds of cannabis growers in Mendocino County from securing annual licenses. California gives Mendocino cannabis farmers a path to secure annual permits is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Absent federal regulations for the $28.4 billion market for goods containing intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids, a major hemp advocacy organization has created a certification program for such products. US Hemp Authority offers certification program for intoxicating products is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Green Market Report Members of a key committee voted down the bill, with some saying it was “far too broad.” A New Hampshire legislative committee on Wednesday tabled a bill that would have legalized certain psychedelics for medical reasons, saying that not enough research into medical efficacy of such drugs is available. The bill in question, House […]