Hemp Cultivation, Processing & Extraction News

It’s a big call… Business of Cannabis Written for Business of Cannabis by Prohibition Partners Senior Analyst Lawrence Purkiss A series of proposed amendments to the Cannabis Act (CanG) which would further constrain cultivation associations could be brought in before July 1st. According to a neutral assessment from law firm Witzel Erb Backu & Partner, these

Law & Crime A California woman who admittedly stabbed a man she briefly dated to death while in a drug-induced, dissociative fugue-like state is appealing her conviction that resulted in a sentence with no jail time. Bryn Spejcher, 32, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in December 2023. In January, she was sentenced to two years of probation

Last week, my co-blogger posted about PLR 202417022, which revoked tax-exempt status from an organization that apparently hosts street festivals that promote cannabis businesses and educate participants about cannabis use. The IRS held that this organization does not qualify for tax-exempt status for numerous reasons, one of which is that it “advocate[s] and engage[s] in activities that contravene

A senior Spanish judge in the southern city of Cadiz has gone on record as condemning the failure of the Moroccan state to clamp down on hashish entering Europe through Spain, amid wider claims by her that the Port of Algeciras is becoming a point of entry for narcotics into the EU. Judge Nieves Marina made the

Ganjapreneur Following the reported move by the federal government to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act, the American Bankers Association (ABA) said Congress still needs to pass the SAFER Banking Act, which would allow state-legal cannabis companies access to traditional financial services.  In a statement, the ABA said that while it

Washington, DC (May 3, 2024) – The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) is urging President Biden to decriminalize marijuana and to grant clemency to individuals incarcerated for marijuana offenses. In a letter to the White House Counsel on April 30, the nation’s criminal defense bar urged immediate commutation of sentences, compassionate release, and second chances for persons

A Mississippi city councilman agreed to forfeit a monster truck and nearly $2 million after a federal investigation revealed he sold illicit drugs advertised as CBD, prosecutors announced Thursday. Robert Leon Deming, III, who serves on the Biloxi City Council, sold over $2 million in illegal synthetic cannabinoids as vape additives that he labeled as CBD,

TMZ report Former Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce is reportedly being sued by a man Pierce hired to help run his cannabis business, according to TMZ. Kenneth Johnson — a weed consultant — is reportedly suing Pierce for unpaid wages, which Johnson claims total $42,000. Johnson was hired by Pierce in 2016 to “design and develop

The Missouri Independent Two Missouri social-equity licensees connected to a Michigan company that used Craigslist to recruit applicants have appealed the state’s decision to revoke their dispensary licenses. The Michigan company, Canna Zoned, was behind two of the 16 microbusiness dispensary licenses issued by lottery in October — Frankenstein Enemy LLC in Columbia and Seashore

The website also alleges links between Belushi and other individuals connected to Juicy Fields who have been arrested This is what they are saying. Juicyfields promotion of ICBC and Jim Belushi Despite the international busts in the middle of April, many of the scam’s facilitators remain untouched, including celebrity Jim Belushi. It is overdue that