Hemp Cultivation, Processing & Extraction News

The Cannabis Farmer’s Alliance extends its gratitude and thanks to Governor Kathy Hochul, the Cannabis Control Board, and the Office of Cannabis Management for heeding our call to waive licensing fees for the State’s conditional cultivators as we transition to full licensure. Per the Cannabis Control Board: “Adult-Use Conditional Cultivators (AUCCs) applying to transition to

He’s retiring so doesn’t need to hold his tongue.. Marijuana Moment A Democratic congressman laid into a top Biden administration official on Wednesday over the “political malpractice” that is the president’s failure to end marijuana prohibition. The top federal health official promised to deliver that message to the White House, but also deferred responsibility for

Nanaimo, Canada-based cannabis production company Tilray Inc. announced on Thursday its appointment of Dara Redler as general counsel. She’ll be based out of Tilray’s Toronto office. “This is an incredibly exciting time as we’re witnessing a global paradigm shift from a state of prohibition to legalization. There are very few opportunities where I would get

Attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C. are asking congressional leaders to take action on intoxicating hemp products that became legal through the 2018 Farm Bill. Federal lawmakers should amend the definition of hemp, they wrote in a letter sent on Wednesday, and clarify that states can take their own measures to regulate the

In a legal saga filled with accusations of deception and unjustified demands, Vicente LLP, a Boston-based cannabis law firm, is taking on Prime Headhunting and Recruiting Inc. over a contentious placement fee demand. Vicente LLP filed the complaint Monday in Suffolk County Superior Court, claiming that Prime Headhunting is seeking a hefty $137,500 fee for a failed

One has to snigger just a touch ! NJ.com In a lawsuit filed in the Middlesex County Superior Court last month, seven local citizens and a cannabis victims group are challenging Highland Park’s ordinances and resolutions that permit licensed cannabis businesses to operate within the town’s borders. The group argues the borough council’s legal weed

Los Angeles, CAGlass House Brands Inc. was slapped with a proposed class action lawsuit last month, alleging California labor law violations. A former worker accuses the major California marijuana producer of engaging in a systematic pattern of wage violations, including unpaid overtime and unrealistic workloads. The lawsuit, filed February 20 in Los Angeles County Superior Court

Lots of blah.. basically. Plus Ca Change! Media event date: 11 March 2024 Assistant Minister the Hon Emma McBride MP will lead Australia’s delegation to the High-Level Segment of the 67th session for the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). The session will be held in Vienna, Austria from 14 –15 March 2024. Assistant

The Court of Cassation has upheld a September 2022 State Security Court (SSC) ruling sentencing a man to five years in prison after convicting him of possessing illegal narcotics in Aqaba in January 2022. The court declared the defendant guilty of possessing Hashish at his house on January 31. The SSC handed the defendant a

MJ Biz Canadian cannabis firm BZAM, which merged with The Green Organic Dutchman in 2022, has been granted creditor protection to restructure the business and pursue a sale process. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted the request for creditor protection for BZAM and its Canadian subsidiaries under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), the Pitt