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Marijuana Moment A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) judge is inviting the prohibitionist group Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) to explain recent allegations that it was involved in “unlawful” communications with the agency as it considered the Biden administration’s cannabis rescheduling proposal. Separately, the judge has denied a request from a cannabis and psychedelics researcher to postpone an

Avextra Portugal launches an innovative in-house breeding program to develop proprietary cannabis varieties with specific, consistent and reproducible cannabinoid and terpene profiles. Over a two-year period, a total of 5,000 seeds will be used for a comprehensive phenohunt of the Avextra cultivar. So far, 600 seeds have been utilised in the process. Led by industry

This means that Cannabis retailers, processors, and labs must have a signed Labor Peace Agreement (LPA) with a bona fide labor organization to renew or obtain a new license. Renewals and applications submitted before December 5 are exempt, but anything submitted after will require an LPA. It’s important to note that Ballot Measure 119 isn’t the only

Header Image: U.S. District Judge Gregory Williams WILMINGTON, Del. — A federal judge in Delaware on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee against social media giant Meta over advertisements using his name and image to sell CBD products. Huckabee, a Baptist minister and President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S.

Declaration of competing interest Prof. Fischer has held research grants and contracts in the areas of psychoactive substance use, health and policy from public funding, philanthropic and government organizations (i.e., public-only and strictly no commercial or for-profit sources).

German Cannabis Business Association Bundestag: Legal Affairs Committee discusses extension of investigative powers 2024-11-06 | The CDU/CSU parliamentary group’s  motion was prompted, among other things, by the apparently unexpected consequences of the new Cannabis Act for criminal prosecution. Since the law came into force, courts no longer consider certain evidence, in particular chat messages from the provider Encrochat, to be

A Houston defense attorney and two other people were arrested on Wednesday on charges they participated in a scheme to smuggle drug-laced papers into the Harris County jail. Hunter Hays Simmons, 39, was arrested at his downtown Houston apartment around 7:30 a.m. State records show he has been a licensed attorney since 2013. Tanisha D.

The Cannabis Farmers Alliance says the rollout of the retail market “has been disastrous” for participants at all levels of the industry.  ALBANY — A lawsuit filed Monday on behalf of the Cannabis Farmers Alliance accuses the state Office of Cannabis Management and Cannabis Control Board of pushing growers with small operations to the brink

The Santa Barbara Independent reports Santa Barbara County is suiting up to appeal an October 29 appellate court ruling that cannabis is illegal in California — taking it up with the California Supreme Court instead. The ruling emerged from a lawsuit filed by Lompoc property owner JCCrandall LLC, who sued the county in 2021 over

The discussion will explore critical litigation shaping hemp and cannabis treatment under state and federal law, inter-industry disputes between hemp and cannabis companies, and the evolving landscape of alternative dispute resolution and settlement enforcement in cannabis-related matters. Speakers: Priya Sopori, Lara DeCaro, Kristina Dahmann, David Sergi, and Andrea Steel. Date: December 3rd, 2024Registration: cls2024.incba.orgMore information: