Hemp Legalization & Regulatory News for Hemp Businesses

The Missouri Independent reports Buchanan County can collect a special marijuana sales tax on dispensaries within St. Joseph city limits, a judge ruled Wednesday in the second decision granting counties the right to stack taxes on top of city levies. Circuit Judge Daniel Kellogg wrote in his two-page ruling that provisions in the recreational marijuana constitutional amendment passed in 2022 do

“There were 19 assaults in total, he got assaulted with fists, he was kneed in the head, he was even hit in the face with a baton,” Mr Johns’s lawyer Andrew Carpenter said. ABC News Australia In short: Jailed drug dealer Rhys Aaron Johns is suing SA Police, claiming he was assaulted by officers and that he was left

Thanks to Lex Pelger for highlighting this article in his newsletter The key sentence here is From the aspect of Islamic law, the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs expressed its willingness to discuss the issue of medical marijuana because Islam does not prohibit or restrict any discussion that brings good

It’s all getting a bit silly really MJ Biz Marijuana multistate operator Goodness Growth Holdings is seeking $860.9 million in damages from Verano Holdings Corp., alleging breach of contract after the latter MSO terminated its agreement to acquire Goodness Growth. Minneapolis-headquartered Goodness Growth filed an application on May 2 with the Supreme Court of British

SPRING HILL, Tenn. (WKRN) — It is a race against time for a smoke shop and a distributor after they claimed Spring Hill police illegally seized more than a million dollars worth of hemp. The owners of Old School Vapor and SAK Wholesale filed a lawsuit against the Spring Hill Police Department and District Attorney

Radio New Zealand A judge has expressed concern about licensed cannabis cultivators being legally allowed to source seeds and plants from “illicit sources”, saying the process gives “the appearance of government-sanctioned cultivation of cannabis”. The issue was raised this month at the sentencing of drug dealers Garry Douglas McFarlane and Melanie June Afato, who claimed

Brown v. UNITED STATESNo. 22–6389, 47 F. 4th 147, and No. 22–6640, 55 F. 4th 846, affirmed. NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been

In a post on Linked in Holon Law announced that Erin had joined the firm.. Here’s her bio Erin Alexander is an accomplished attorney with extensive experience in the regulated cannabis and gaming industries. With a unique blend of experience – from starting as a litigator at a large law firm to serving as a

The owner of a chain of unlicensed cannabis shops in the Rochester-Finger Lakes region and Central New York now faces a $15.2 million fine. David Tulley — who owned cannabis shops in Wayne, Monroe, Seneca, Cayuga and Oswego counties under the names “I’m Stuck” and “Weed Warehouse” — sold cannabis illegally and to underage customers,

There’s a lot of really murky news and updates at the moment The details of this press release don’t make for fun reading If you want some further background – head to Ganjapreneur Glass House Withdraws Defamation Lawsuit Filed Over Product Diversion Allegations Glass House Withdraws Defamation Suit, Citing Catalyst Financial Viability Concerns and Harassment