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Organized Crime Task Force Seizes Illegal Marijuana

Organized Crime Task Force Seizes Illegal Marijuana Image Cannabis NewsAugust 20, 2024 Oklahoma's Organized Crime Task Force Seizes 9,000 Marijuana Plants in Major Drug Bust. Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s Organized Crime Task Force has announced they recently seized and eradicated more than 9,000 marijuana plants and 456 pounds of unlawful marijuana in Seminole. The State Fire Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Ponca City

Cheech and Chong’s Cannabis Company Selects DogHouse Farms as Exclusive Oregon Partner

Cheech and Chong’s Cannabis Company Selects DogHouse Farms as Exclusive Oregon Partner Image Cannabis NewsAugust 20, 2024 Cheech & Chong's Cannabis Brand Debuts in Oregon with DogHouse Farms Partnership. It's not a flashback. Cheech & ChongTM have landed at a dispensary near you, and they're bringing some of Oregon's best cannabis. Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, comedic icons and cannabis culture OGs for 50-plus years Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs BDT Online

Trump Running Mate JD Vance's Fentanyl-Marijuana Remarks and Criticism of Kamala Harris Stir Debate

Trump Running Mate JD Vance's Fentanyl-Marijuana Remarks and Criticism of Kamala Harris Stir Debate Image Cannabis NewsAugust 19, 2024 JD Vance Says There's Fentanyl In Marijuana 'Teenagers Are Using,' Trump Running Mate Raises Eyebrows. Donald Trump‘s running mate JD Vance spoke at the Milwaukee Police Association‘s headquarters in Wisconsin Friday where he claimed that fentanyl-laced marijuana is turning up pretty much all over Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Cannabis Jobs Benzinga

Ron DeSantis Slams Trulieve's Alleged 'Canadian' Ties In His Battle Against Cannabis Legalization

Ron DeSantis Slams Trulieve's Alleged 'Canadian' Ties In His Battle Against Cannabis Legalization Image Cannabis NewsAugust 16, 2024 DeSantis Criticizes Cannabis Legalization Amendment, Targeting Trulieve's Canadian Ties. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came up with another reason to oppose Florida's ballot measure to legalize cannabis, also known as Amendment 3. Unlike the others — stinky weed smells choking the streets, increased Marijuana Politics Benzinga

Are casinos losing revenue by not allowing Cannabis consumption?

Are casinos losing revenue by not allowing Cannabis consumption? Image Cannabis NewsAugust 16, 2024 Nevada casinos would make a titanic splash if they pushed to allow cannabis products to be consumed in their resorts. But don’t count on that happening anytime soon. The Nevada Gaming Control Board in 2018 issued a policy following multiple meetings of the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee that Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Review Journal

More than 2.2M illegal Cannabis products seized in Los Angeles' Toy District

More than 2.2M illegal Cannabis products seized in Los Angeles' Toy District Image Cannabis NewsAugust 14, 2024 Nearly a dozen stores were targeted in the state's latest investigation. California's task force targeting illegal cannabis seized more than 2.2 million cannabis packages with the forged state seal from the Toy District in downtown Los Angeles, the office of Governor Newsom announced Tuesday. The Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs NBC Los Angeles

DeSantis paints Trulieve Cannabis company as 'Canadian' amid recreational Marijuana spat

DeSantis paints Trulieve Cannabis company as 'Canadian' amid recreational Marijuana spat Image Cannabis NewsAugust 14, 2024 'Trulieve is Florida-born,' its CEO countered in a statement. In Gov. Ron DeSantis' words, the campaign for Florida's recreational marijuana ballot measure is being driven by "one company from Canada." "How ridiculous is this, that we would let our Constitution basically be rent-seeking for some Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Tellahassee Democrat

Cannabis Rescheduling: Record 43,000 Public Comments Submitted To The DEA

Cannabis Rescheduling: Record 43,000 Public Comments Submitted To The DEA Image Cannabis NewsAugust 14, 2024 Americans Speak Out: 43,000 Comments Flood DEA on Cannabis Rescheduling. If you want to know what democracy looks like, go read some of the 43,000 public comments on the proposed federal government rule change to place cannabis in Schedule 3 of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). You may recall Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs Forbes

What Ohio principals are saying about the potential impacts on students after legalization of Recreational Marijuana

What Ohio principals are saying about the potential impacts on students after legalization of Recreational Marijuana Image Cannabis NewsAugust 13, 2024 The study found more than 50% of school principals in Ohio agreed that marijuana legalization is likely to lead to more of their students using marijuana. A recent research project done by The Ohio State University Drug Enforcement and Police Center seeks to learn more on how Ohio principals feel Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News WKYC

US Cannabis Lobbying Spikes on Rescheduling and Banking Reform Progress

US Cannabis Lobbying Spikes on Rescheduling and Banking Reform Progress Image Cannabis NewsAugust 13, 2024 Cannabis Industry Doubles Lobbying Efforts in Washington as Federal Legislation Hangs in the Balance. Cannabis companies are ramping up their lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C., spending nearly $4 million in the first half of 2024—an increase from $2.4 million in the same period last year. MJBiz Medical Cannabis News Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Business of Cannabis

Cannabis Association of NY loses bulk of its board of directors

Cannabis Association of NY loses bulk of its board of directors Image Cannabis NewsAugust 13, 2024 Leadership Shake-Up at the Cannabis Association of New York as Four Board Members Resign. Four board members at the Cannabis Association of New York resigned last week in another shake-up at one of New York State’s largest cannabis industry trade groups. Daniel Dolgin, David Falkowski, Jason Klimek Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Syracuse

N.J. panel to to hear new case of cop fired for using Cannabis

N.J. panel to to hear new case of cop fired for using Cannabis Image Cannabis NewsAugust 13, 2024 New Jersey Police Officer Fights Termination Over Cannabis Use as State Legal Battles Continue. Nearly two weeks after a federal judge said he wouldn’t weigh in yet on whether it’s legal for New Jersey cops to use marijuana, the Civil Service Commission is set to decide the fate of another police Marijuana Politics Cannabis Jobs New Jersey Monitor

Milford shooting at home where cops found drugs, gun came after suspected Cannabis robbery

Milford shooting at home where cops found drugs, gun came after suspected Cannabis robbery Image Cannabis NewsAugust 12, 2024 Milford Police Connect June 13 Shooting to Cannabis Robbery, Charge Two Men. Surveillance video indicates a June 13 shooting at a Gulf Street home was prompted by an armed robbery of cannabis, according to an arrest warrant affidavit on gun and drug charges for the man living there. Officers Marijuana Politics CT Post

Cannabis extracts recalled due to high concentration of THC

Cannabis extracts recalled due to high concentration of THC Image Cannabis NewsAugust 12, 2024 Health Canada has published an expanded recall for cannabis extract products sold by iNaturally Organic Inc due to incorrect values on the products' labels. The recall applies to more than 17,000 units of Emprise CBN+CBD Softgels, NuLeaf Naturals Full Spectrum Hemp Multicannabinoid Oil and Softgels Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News CTV News

Missouri's Governor Faces Backlash for Banning Hemp-Derived THC Products

Missouri's Governor Faces Backlash for Banning Hemp-Derived THC Products Image Cannabis NewsAugust 12, 2024 Hemp industry leaders call Missouri governor’s order banning THC products an ‘overreach’. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson holds up an example of a legal package of Life Savers Gummies, left, and a slightly smaller package of hemp-derived gummies, right, at the Capitol in Jefferson City on Thursday, Aug. 1 Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs STL Today

Police seize $5M worth of Marijuana products in Astoria, one of NYC's largest pot busts ever

Police seize $5M worth of Marijuana products in Astoria, one of NYC's largest pot busts ever Image Cannabis NewsAugust 9, 2024 According to New York City, more than 750 illegal marijuana shops have been padlocked since enforcement began back in April. Thanks to the NYPD and the New York City Sherriff's Office, a Queens warehouse has now been added to that growing list. They discovered hundreds of pounds of marijuana, worth Marijuana Politics ABC 7

Cannabis Reform Gains Bipartisan Momentum as Trump Hints at Decriminalization

Cannabis Reform Gains Bipartisan Momentum as Trump Hints at Decriminalization Image Cannabis NewsAugust 9, 2024 Historic Election: Both Major Party Candidates Now Back Cannabis Reform. The future of cannabis reform in the US is now looking increasingly positive, with both presidential candidates now appearing to show their support for change. While attention has been squarely focused on the Democratic Marijuana Politics Cannabis Jobs Business of Cannabis

Why Thailand legalized Marijuana — and then almost banned it again

Why Thailand legalized Marijuana — and then almost banned it again Image Cannabis NewsAugust 7, 2024 In sticky, sweaty Bangkok, there seemed to be more weed shops than there were Buddhist temples — and there were a lot of temples. Some shops were decorated with psychedelic art on the walls, beanbags laid out over the floor and ambient music playing; others were little more than just wooden table Marijuana Politics Salon

US Cannabis Industry ‘Thrilled’ at Choice of Pro-Cannabis Democratic VP Candidate Tim Walz

US Cannabis Industry ‘Thrilled’ at Choice of Pro-Cannabis Democratic VP Candidate Tim Walz Image Cannabis NewsAugust 7, 2024 Kamala Harris Picks Cannabis Advocate Tim Walz as Running Mate for Historic 2024 Campaign. Despite the 60-year-old political veteran appearing popular with voters, with past polling suggesting higher approval ratings than his Republican counterpart, JD Vance, Walz is a relative unknown in the US Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Cannabis Jobs Business of Cannabis

Italian Hemp Industry in Battle for Survival After Amendment Criminalising All Hemp Is Approved by Two Committees

Italian Hemp Industry in Battle for Survival After Amendment Criminalising All Hemp Is Approved by Two Committees Image Cannabis NewsAugust 6, 2024 Italy Moves to Ban Flowering Hemp: A Blow to the Cannabis Industry. Italy’s government has approved a controversial amendment to its Security Bill, which, if passed by the Chamber and Senate, would effectively shut down the country’s hemp industry. On July 31, the joint Constitutional Affairs and Marijuana Politics Business of Cannabis


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