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Hundreds of cannabis plants found in house

Hundreds of cannabis plants found in house

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Cannabis NewsNovember 6, 2024

Hundreds of cannabis plants worth more than £400,000 have been seized from a house in South Yorkshire. Police were called to Psalters Lane in Ferham, Rotherham, on Thursday after a man was reported to be acting suspiciously outside an address. The door of the property had been forced open, South

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New report advises regulators on how to deal with high potency cannabis

New report advises regulators on how to deal with high potency cannabis

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Cannabis NewsNovember 5, 2024

A committee of scientists and medical experts have issued a list of recommendations on how California should regulate high potency cannabis. The state-commissioned report was released at the end of October. You’ve heard it before - the weed flower of the ‘60s and ‘70s isn’t the same as what we have

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NJ-CRC extends timeline for setting the Social Equity Excise Fee on cannabis

NJ-CRC extends timeline for setting the Social Equity Excise Fee on cannabis

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Cannabis NewsNovember 5, 2024

The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission recently decided to waive a vote on a fee tacked onto the cannabis. The Social Equity Excise Fee amount was expected to have been voted on by the CRC that would determine raising the fee from $1.24 an ounce to as much as $30 for 2025 on the cultivation

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4 People Arrested After Attempting To Smuggle 150 Pounds Of Marijuana At San Diego International Airport

4 People Arrested After Attempting To Smuggle 150 Pounds Of Marijuana At San Diego International Airport

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Cannabis NewsNovember 4, 2024

Four passengers were arrested at San Diego International Airport (SAN) last week after allegedly attempting to smuggle over 150 pounds of marijuana on a long-haul flight. They were taken into custody after their luggage was inspected by US customs officials. A search of the suitcases revealed more

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Anti-marijuana campaign outspends Question 300 support 11-to-1 in latest filings

Anti-marijuana campaign outspends Question 300 support 11-to-1 in latest filings

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Cannabis NewsNovember 4, 2024

The group campaigning against recreational marijuana in Colorado Springs has outspent its opposition 11-to-1, according to the city’s latest campaign finance reports. Question 300 would allow recreational cannabis to be sold in Colorado Springs at businesses with an existing medical marijuana

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Canadian police seize cannabis edibles disguised as name-brand products

Canadian police seize cannabis edibles disguised as name-brand products

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Cannabis NewsNovember 4, 2024

Police in Canada said they dismantled an organized crime group and arrested six people suspected of involvement in distributing counterfeit cannabis-laced candy bars and edibles resembling name-brand products. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police reported the investigation began on Oct. 3 when a search

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Horror as seven-year-old boy given cannabis-infused sweets while out trick or treating as police launch investigation

Horror as seven-year-old boy given cannabis-infused sweets while out trick or treating as police launch investigation

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Cannabis NewsNovember 4, 2024

Police have launched an investigation after a seven-year-old boy was given cannabis edibles while out trick or treating with his brother. The little boy was handed a packet of 'Cannaburst', which is believed to contain the Class B drug and looks similar to the fruit-flavoured sweets Starburst. Terri

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FDA Educates Healthcare Professionals On Marijuana, Hemp And The Emerging Cannabinoid Market

FDA Educates Healthcare Professionals On Marijuana, Hemp And The Emerging Cannabinoid Market

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Cannabis NewsNovember 1, 2024

Federal officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) met this week for a wide-ranging educational webinar about cannabis, outlining matters such as the plant’s chemical makeup, differences between marijuana and hemp, clinical and therapeutic effects of cannabinoids as well as ongoing

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Recreational marijuana delivery to officially become available in Arizona Friday

Recreational marijuana delivery to officially become available in Arizona Friday

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Cannabis NewsNovember 1, 2024

PHOENIX — Recreational marijuana consumers in Arizona will no longer have to leave their homes to get products starting Friday. Marijuana deliveries will officially become available to all customers across the state. Deliveries to recreational customers were expected to begin in 2025. But, the

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7 men charged as authorities raid 9 businesses in illegal cannabis sales investigation

7 men charged as authorities raid 9 businesses in illegal cannabis sales investigation

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Cannabis NewsNovember 1, 2024

Seven men face charges after as a result of a Greece Police Department investigation into illegal cannabis sales. Authorities raided nine local businesses Wednesday as part of an investigation that began in May. Red Eye, Stoneridge Plaza, Greece Red Eye, West Ridge Road & North Avenue, Greece Red

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Cookies sued for allegedly not buying $4.75M worth of cannabis products

Cookies sued for allegedly not buying $4.75M worth of cannabis products

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Cannabis NewsNovember 1, 2024

San Francisco’s most famous pot brand is getting pulled back into court, this time after a partner company accused Cookies of not paying for $4.75 million in cannabis products and then using “stolen property” to fraudulently enrich the Cookies company. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County court

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State lawmakers discuss cannabis agency overhaul as regulators pass long-awaited delivery rule reforms

State lawmakers discuss cannabis agency overhaul as regulators pass long-awaited delivery rule reforms

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Cannabis NewsNovember 1, 2024

As lawmakers met on Beacon Hill Wednesday to discuss potential reforms of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, the agency’s commissioners were meeting in Worcester to vote on long-awaited changes to the rules governing cannabis deliveries. State senators and representatives on the Joint

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80 pounds of marijuana found during Summit County speeding stop, police say

80 pounds of marijuana found during Summit County speeding stop, police say

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Cannabis NewsOctober 31, 2024

A California man was found with over 80 pounds of marijuana, among other drugs, during a speed stop on I-80 Sunday, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. Duane Joseph Lee, 50, was driving east on I-80 on Sunday morning when he was pulled over going 75 in a 65-mph zone, around five miles east of

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Police take down crime group accused of making illegal cannabis edibles packaged like name-brand candy

Police take down crime group accused of making illegal cannabis edibles packaged like name-brand candy

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Cannabis NewsOctober 31, 2024

Police in Canada said they have arrested six people and taken down an organized crime group believed to have produced tens of thousands of counterfeit cannabis-laced candy bars and edibles resembling popular name-brand products. The takedown began early this month when the Pacific Region Royal

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Dealer who spoke to police while smoking cannabis jailed

Dealer who spoke to police while smoking cannabis jailed

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Cannabis NewsOctober 31, 2024

Two drug dealers who were caught after one of them approached police while smoking cannabis in Aberdeen have been jailed. Tyrone Sealey, 24, and Jahvid Frith, 27, admitted being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine. Officers on patrol in February last year were approached by Frith, who

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Is that candy or cannabis?

Is that candy or cannabis?

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Cannabis NewsOctober 31, 2024

Over the years, rumors have arisen that dangerous drugs or poisons could be introduced into your child’s Halloween candy. The reality: intentional candy tampering is rare. No actual cases of poisoned Halloween candy have ever been reported in our region, said UVA Health's Blue Ridge Poison Center in

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Multiple agencies seize illegal marijuana from Mead warehouse

Multiple agencies seize illegal marijuana from Mead warehouse

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Cannabis NewsOctober 30, 2024

Multiple law enforcement agencies seized several dump trucks worth of marijuana plants from a Mead warehouse just off of Highway 70 Tuesday morning. Bryan County Undersheriff Joey Tucker told News 12 the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and the Drug Enforcement Agency all

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120,000 cannabis-laced candy edibles seized from Vancouver Island dispensaries

120,000 cannabis-laced candy edibles seized from Vancouver Island dispensaries

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Cannabis NewsOctober 30, 2024

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

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Law allowing NYC to padlock hundreds of suspected illegal pot shops ruled ‘unconstitutional’ by judge in bombshell ruling

Law allowing NYC to padlock hundreds of suspected illegal pot shops ruled ‘unconstitutional’ by judge in bombshell ruling

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Cannabis NewsOctober 30, 2024

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

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Judge rules against NYC in crackdown on unlicensed cannabis shops

Judge rules against NYC in crackdown on unlicensed cannabis shops

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Cannabis NewsOctober 30, 2024

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

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