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A New York chimney repairman who smoked pot in the office of Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots and glorified the violence that day was sentenced this week to more than three years in prison. Brandon Craig Fellows, 29, was sentenced to 42 months in prison, which includes five months for a contempt
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Cannabis Health News has the story A ‘landmark’ Court of Appeal ruling in the UK has set a new legal precedent for businesses in the UK importing and selling CBD or low-THC hemp flower. Crucially, the Court of Appeal has made it clear that it does not consider hemp flower with a THC content below 0.2% as ‘a narcotic
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https://globalbio.me/cannabis_business/gold-leaf-acres-llc-is-doing-business-as-gold-leaf-acres-llc-in-chouteau-oklahoma-with-a-grower-license-2/MRR The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) made an arrest after an anonymous complaint about a licensed grow facility led to an inspection where thousands of untagged cannabis plants and over 600 pounds of untagged cannabis were discovered. “Public health and safety are among our top priorities. I applaud the diligent efforts made by our compliance inspectors
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The Indiana Lawyer writes Even though legal forms of cannabis can smell the same as illegal marijuana, that doesn’t mean officers can’t use the odor to establish reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed. The Court of Appeals reached that conclusion Friday in Cody Moore v. State of Indiana, 22A-CR-1979. In
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The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has accepted the ‘friend of the court’ amicus brief submitted by the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws in a case that seeks to protect the Second Amendment rights of state-authorized medical cannabis patients. Appellants in Vera Cooper et. al. v. Attorney General of the United States et. al., Docket
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Inmates serving time for cannabis possession could soon be able to get their sentences reduced thanks to a bill that passed the House of Representatives Thursday. The bill, which garnered a 138-10 vote, would require judges to schedule hearings to allow defendants to argue for a sentence modification. The bill now heads to the Senate.
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MJ Biz reports Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee on Wednesday announced three appointments to the Cannabis Control Commission, which will oversee regulation, licensing and control of the state’s medical marijuana and adult-use markets. The state launched regulated marijuana sales on Dec. 1, 2022. McKee’s nominees, which must be approved by the Rhode Island Senate, include: Kimberly Ahern,