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A state law that has allowed New York City to padlock hundreds of suspected illegal cannabis shops is unconstitutional, a Queens judge said in a bombshell ruling Tuesday. Judge Kevin J. Kerrigan ruled that the mandate, which grants the City Sheriff’s Office authority to keep illicit cannabis sellers

A judge in Queens has ruled that the city shutting down a cannabis shop that was operating without a license was unconstitutional. The decision calls into serious question the Mayor Eric Adams' enforcement program, Operation Padlock to Protect. That operation has closed down some 1,000 stores

The Arizona Dispensaries Association (ADA) has announced a milestone for the state's marijuana industry. Starting November 1, 2024, marijuana deliveries will be available to adult-use consumers across Arizona. Previously, legal marijuana delivery services were only available to the state's medical

There are 33 offenses in Singapore that warrant capital punishment, including murder, drug trafficking, terrorism, kidnapping and use of firearms. After a pause of more than two years, the country resumed execution by hanging in March 2022. Since then a total of 16 people have been executed — all

New York's Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) recently ordered a halt to two caffeine-infused THC products by Hudson Cannabis and its brand 1906. According to the New York Post, the two affected product lines – "Go" and "Genius" – had been on the market since early 2023, marketed for specific

‘Dangerous’ levels of mold, yeast, lead, E.coli and salmonella have been found in UK street cannabis. Researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University, in conjunction with Curaleaf Clinic, analyzed 60 samples seized by police in Greater Manchester and Northumbria. And 90 percent of what was

The new credit facility from Bengal Catalyst Fund carries an 18% annual interest rate. Body and Mind Inc. BAMM, BMMJ, a multi-state cannabis company, announced a new credit facility with Bengal Catalyst Fund, LP, securing up to $2.3 million to support its U.S. expansion efforts. The financing aims

Nearly 775,000 illegally cultivated cannabis plants across the state were eradicated in a joint effort by California Attorney General Rob Bonta's office and local and federal law enforcement partners. The enforcement was part of the Eradication and Prevention of Illicit Cannabis program (EPIC)

The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy on Thursday expanded a previous recall of recreational cannabis to include additional products manufactured by Nova Farms and sold for more than a month. The updated recall includes preground flower, prerolls and blunts of the strain “Frosted Cookies” produced by

Millions of Americans use cannabis to treat a plethora of health conditions. They are rarely under a health care provider’s supervision and their access to quality information about the substances they are consuming and their potential risks is limited at best. A paper published yesterday in the

A federal appeals court has scheduled oral arguments for a case challenging the U.S. government's ban on marijuana for December 5, just three days after a separate hearing on the Biden administration’s proposed reclassification of marijuana. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit released a

The penalty consists of "a mix of disgorgement, administrative fines, daily penalties, and revenue-based penalties." A small store in upstate New York near Rochester has been slapped with a $9.5 million fine after the owner disregarded a cease-and-desist order to halt cannabis sales without a

One of the best-selling pizzas from a Düsseldorf pizzeria had a special side dish: cocaine. On the menu, the slice was called "pizza No. 40" and was apparently quite popular. Criminal director Michael Graf von Moltke confirmed to reporters in Düsseldorf that it was one of the best selling pizzas

The State of California is cracking down on illegal cannabis growing operations. California Governor Gavin Newsom says that since the month of July, the State Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force has seized more that $70 million in illegal cannabis throughout the state. The Governor's Office says

The Manitoba government is extending, by more than a year, a temporary moratorium on some new cannabis outlets. Last spring, the government paused new licences for “controlled-access” stores that sell cannabis in urban areas, including Winnipeg and surrounding communities. Unlike stand-alone

Four suspected drug offenders, aged between 24 and 36, were arrested. SINGAPORE: Drugs with a street value of more than S$321,000 have been seized in two operations by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) over two days. The large haul of drugs seized, including more than 6kg of cannabis, "could feed

Louisiana's hemp industry faces legal conflict over new THC regulations that could criminalize popular hemp-derived products. Louisiana’s hemp industry faces a legal showdown. Local businesses and farmers filed a federal lawsuit Friday against state authorities over recent legislative changes. Act

The cannabis business is booming in New Mexico, according to the industry's top officials, so much so that compliance officers are struggling to keep up. That's according to industry leaders and state authorities who gave an update of the industry to the Economic and Rural Development Committee

A proposal to convert a former diner into a marijuana dispensary has been snuffed out by voters. Residents took to the polls Tuesday and narrowly rejected an option to allow retail cannabis in town by a vote of 137 to 135. The result puts a risk a plan by Chelsea resident Sean Trombly to turn Sandy

As Kansas lawmakers once again take up the issue of marijuana reform, a top state regulator is advising that it would be "easier to implement" recreational legalization first, rather than start with a medical cannabis program as other states have done. Ahead of the 2025 session, the legislature's