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Here’s the update on their annual shindig.. December 10, 2024 – The Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA), a non-partisan, non-profit association of government agencies involved in cannabis, cannabinoid, and hemp regulation, held their 4th Annual Member Meeting in San Diego, California from Dec. 2-5. The meeting was restricted to member government agencies and invited governments and included

I used an AI generated image from Gencraft for the header image for this upadate  which is a perfect illustration as to why AI has a long way to go. I asked for a generated image of “Regulators Meeting”. I didn’t even bother to write USA because i knew that bias would immediately make it

Cannabis Business Times The rescheduling hearing will begin Jan. 21, 2025, and run through March 6, according to the Prehearing Ruling signed Dec. 4 by Quinn Fox, staff assistant to the Chief Judge, Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ). The ruling (DEA Docket No. 1362, Hearing Docket No. 24-44) also lays out the hearing schedule

A Treez software engineer from India who works in the U.S. and provides services to state-legal cannabis businesses was wrongfully denied an H-1B visa, a federal judge ruled on Dec. 3. A California-based company, Treez Inc.’s services include point-of-sale and inventory tracking software solutions for cannabis dispensaries. The lawsuit stems from October 2022, when the U.S. Citizenship

He’s also the the Chief of Staff at the NY Senate.. nobody (in this article ,at least) thinks there might be a conflict of interest. So i’ll say it first, heading up the NY Senate as cheif of staff and running a weed dispensary is, I humbly suggest, future political dynamite and especially so in

MJ Biz A group representing licensed medical marijuana operators in New York is suing the state over a $20 million “special licensing fee” that the lawsuit calls “punitive and unconstitutional.” The suit is the latest in a string of legal challenges that have contributed to a shaky rollout of New York’s recreational cannabis industry. The lawsuit, filed by the New

Header Image Robert Tafoya resigned as legal counsel for the West Valley Water District in Rialto on Thursday, Nov. 10 Orange County Register The U.S. Attorney’s Office has revealed that Baldwin Park’s former city attorney and Commerce’s former city manager secretly pleaded guilty a year ago to charges related to their participation in a cannabis

The formal hearing proceedings regarding the proposed rescheduling of cannabis began on Dec. 2 at the headquarters of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The preliminary hearing was a procedural day for Judge John Mulrooney to address legal and logistical issues and discuss future dates for the evidentiary hearing on the merits. No witness testimony was

The Colorado Attorney General’s (AG) Office recently entered into a settlement agreement with Bee’s Knees Enterprises, LLC, dba Bee’s Knees CBDs, addressing allegations of violations of the Colorado Consumer Protection Act (CCPA). The CCPA generally prohibits deceptive trade practices, including false representations or advertising, and allows for public or private enforcement and civil penalties. The settlement agreement

Header Image: DEA Administrative Law Judge John Mulrooney Marijuana Moment The first Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hearing on the Biden administration’s cannabis rescheduling proposal took place on Monday, with proponents and opponents appearing for a largely procedural meeting to prepare for more substantive hearings next year. The judge overseeing the proceedings made clear that the hearings are