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String of Bay Area high-profile retail robberies brings calls for action
Stores hit by groups of thieves in Walnut Creek, SF, San Jose, Hayward; ‘roving caravans’ target pot dispensaries, pharmacies in Oakland Bay Area law enforcement authorities and retail officials expressed shock and concern Monday after a string of brash public robberies over the weekend saw groups of people — as many as 80 in one case — swarm store
South Dakota Legislative Board Adopts Cannabis Study Committee’s Report
An executive board has adopted a report from a committee dispatched by the Legislature to study draft legislation on medical and adult-use cannabis. A South Dakota legislative board has adopted a report from a committee dispatched by the Legislature to study draft legislation on medical and adult-use cannabis in the state. The committee drafted nea
The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Is Nearing Enough Signatures to Advance Its Adult-Use Cannabis Proposal in Ohio
If the group gathers 133,000 signatures, the Ohio Legislature would have four months to consider the group’s initiated statute. The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol has collected nearly enough signatures to advance its adult-use cannabis legalization proposal in Ohio, according to the Ohio Capital Journal. Thomas Haren, an Ohio-based at
Fresh off of news that California is set to raise the cannabis cultivation tax despite projections of a $31 billion surplus, one marijuana entrepreneur is calling for a potential tax revolt this summer. Michael “Mikey” Steinmetz, co-founder of the company that makes the Flow Kana cannabis brand, is threatening to withhold his taxes unless Gov. Gavi
With recreational pot becoming legal in New York, health officials are expressing concern that there will be more people on the roads driving high.Experts say each person's body reacts differently to the chemicals in marijuana.Police tell News 12 that pot should be treated like alcohol, with sobriety tests being used to check drivers. As for crashe
The Village of Greenport could vote to prohibit the sale of retail marijuana following a public hearing next week. New York passed legislation earlier this year legalizing recreational marijuana use for adults 21 and over. Municipalities have until Dec. 31 to opt out of allowing on-site consumption and/or retail dispensaries from locating and opera
Indian police said on Saturday they had charged senior executives of Amazon's local unit under narcotics laws in a case of alleged marijuana smuggling via the online retailer. Police in the central Madhya Pradesh state arrested two men with 20 kilograms of marijuana on November 14 and found they were using the Amazon India website to order and furt
Mace says she turned to cannabis for relief after a traumatic life event Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., has introduced legislation that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level and give states control over cannabis laws and regulations. Speaking to Fox News about the bill, named the States Reform Act, Mace discussed her previous work on cannabi
Police say more than two-dozen bags of marijuana were found in a Wantagh home. According to police, the discovery happened following an investigation into a call about a domestic disturbance. Police say when officers responded, they also found candy bars laced with mushrooms, cartridges of THC, and nearly $31,000 in cash.The homeowner, Anthony Sal
Defence asks that the accused be dismissed from the Canadian Armed Forces and demoted to the rank of private. The defence and prosecution have made final submissions in the sentencing of Chelsea Cogswell, a bombardier who dosed soldiers with cannabis-infused cupcakes during a live-fire exercise in 2018. Cogswell, 28, was found guilty on nine charge
Several citizens spoke at the Nov. 9 meeting of the Essex Planning & Zoning Commission as its members continue to juggle two proposals related to cannabis facilities in town. The first proposal is from an Essex resident, Roger Kern, whose text amendment would ban any type of cannabis facility. The second proposal has been developed by the commissio
A new bill introduced by a House Republican and strong earnings are causing big moves. The U.S. cannabis industry remains one of the most interesting investing opportunities today. Although the companies still operate in a technically illegal business, most U.S. states have legalized cannabis, at least on a medical basis, and over two-thirds of U.S
Ontario’s Durham Region Police Service (DRPS) is still on the hunt for the sticky-fingered thief who absconded with cannabis products last month. The DRPS is hoping the public can provide a helpful assist in identifying the culprit. The police released several images of the bandit this week. The as-yet-unidentified suspect was captured, at least on
The owner and employee at smoke shops in Westchester are facing charges after being busted by investigators selling to minors during an undercover investigation, police announced. On Thursday, Nov. 11, members of the Greenburgh Drug and Alcohol Task Force and Street Crime Unit launched an investigation into the underage sale of tobacco and concentr
While Robert Califf did not share his stance on marijuana while serving with the FDA, back in 2016 at a cannabis-focused research summit, he acknowledged the healing possibilities of the plant. The Food and Drug Administration may get a new commissioner who has experienced the medical benefits of cannabis first hand. On Friday, President Joe Biden
New Jersey is finally going to start accepting licenses for recreational cannabis businesses, more than a year after the measure passed. Cannabis regulators in New Jersey announced this week that the state would begin accepting applications for marijuana business licenses next month, more than a year after voters in the state legalized recreational
The Confederation of All India Traders is urging national drug authorities to launch a probe after the company’s packaging material was found with suspects. Madhya Pradesh Police has reportedly arrested two men in India who are alleged to have sold 390 packets of cannabis weighing 1,000 kilograms. The discovery was made after police busted the drug
On the morning of July 21, 2020, more than a dozen police vehicles converged on Narrow Gauge Distributors, a medical marijuana cultivation business housed in a former shoe factory on High Street in Farmington. By noon, investigators were tossing large marijuana plants pulled from the building into the back of a shipping container and hoisting boxes
In a deep-red state that became the nation’s hottest marijuana market, keeping regulations to a minimum didn’t keep the bad guys out. LOVE COUNTY, Okla. — Shortly after sunrise on July 22, a dozen or so police officers from across Oklahoma descended on a property about 15 miles north of the Texas border. They moved past the fence with the “No Tresp
