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European Recreational Cannabis Reform: Will Guernsey Go Next?
The Channel Island of Guernsey appears to be throwing its hat into the cannabis legalization ring as soon as next year. For those watching the European cannabis discussion develop, one of the most interesting places to be right now is the island of Guernsey. Located between France and the UK, the island has been going gangbusters on the medical ref
Two arrested with 259 pounds of marijuana in LaGrange County
Two people from Oregon are in jail after being caught with 259 pounds of marijuana in LaGrange County. State Police pulled them over on the Toll Road yesterday. A police K9 smelled the pot and the officer searched the vehicle. Both are facing charges of dealing marijuana and possession. Rate this article: Select ratingGive Two arrested with 259 po
Landowners warned about renting to illegal pot growers
Warning included in Jackson County property tax bills The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is warning property owners they could face huge fines and even criminal charges if they lease their land to people growing illegal marijuana. The warning letter by Jackson County Sheriff Nathan Sickler went out with this fall’s property tax bills. Josephine Co
More than two in three Americans (68%) support legalizing marijuana, maintaining the record-high level reached last year. Line graph. Americans' support for legalizing marijuana -- trend from 1969 to 2021. Currently, 68% of Americans support legalizing marijuana, unchanged from 2020. Gallup has documented increasing support for legalizing marijuana
Twice last year a federal grand jury demanded the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services turn over records pertaining to the medical marijuana program. The pair of subpoenas, issued by the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri in September 2020, were redacted by the department at the request of the federal go
Oregon authorities are trying to shut down any illicit cannabis grows with ties to Mexican cartels. Law enforcement officers and other authorities in southern Oregon say that a rash of illegal marijuana cultivation operations in the area are linked to Mexican drug cartels intent on overwhelming local resources as a strategy to maximize profits. In
The city of Norfolk is developing a unit tasked with ensuring businesses follow city regulations and keep their customers and neighbors safe. City staff presented plans for a business compliance unit at Tuesday’s City Council work session. After the meeting, Deputy City Manager Michael Goldsmith said regulating businesses has long been a challenge,
A group that failed to get a recreational marijuana amendment on the ballot four years ago and sued the attorney general over procedural issues hopes to give Arkansas voters a chance to legalize recreational marijuana next year. Arkansas True Grass, a group of marijuana advocates and volunteers, is gathering signatures for a constitutional amendmen
PORTLAND, Maine - Two sheriff's deputies accepted new cars and an ownership stake in an operation that illegally sold more than $13 million in pot grown for Maine’s medical marijuana program, federal prosecutors said. Two other law enforcement officers and a prosecutor aided the operation by providing intelligence and tipping off participants, pros
Switzerland has given the green light to develop a comprehensive national framework for cannabis in the country. According to Switzerland’s government agency in charge of public health and welfare, cannabis should no longer be banned but rather comprehensively regulated. As a result, the National Council now has the task of creating said framework
Arkansas sees another campaign to potentially legalize cannabis in the state. Advocates hope this spells the end of state-wide prohibition. A group headed by a former Arkansas lawmaker has joined the charge to reform cannabis policy in the state by organizing a group to campaign for a constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana. Edd
In about one year — by October 2022 — Vermont's retail cannabis market is scheduled to go into place, and the state's Cannabis Control Board has already made some key decisions that will shape Vermont’s legal marijuana marketplace. VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb spoke with senior political correspondent, Bob Kinzel. Their conversation has been edited and con
Thirteen people, including four former law enforcement officers, a prosecutor and a former selectman, have been charged in a conspiracy to use medical marijuana grow houses in western Maine to illegally sell $13 million of the drug in and out of Maine. Court documents in the case were made public Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor after one
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has officially banned the mailing of vaping products — and that includes cannabis, as well as federally legal CBD vapes and nicotine. The agency announced the final rule on Wednesday to comply with legislation passed last year to stop nicotine vapes from being shipped through the U.S. mail. While the law bans "electro
Researchers may be one step closer to developing the equivalent of a Breathalyzer for detecting marijuana use. In an early study, scientists found that their rapid test was able to reliably detect THC in people's saliva in under 5 minutes. THC, short for tetrahydrocannabinol, is the active ingredient in marijuana. Right now, the "gold standard" for
Arrests made at Illegal Marijuana Dispensary On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at approximately 10:00 a.m., deputies from the Sheriff's Lakeside Substation Crime Suppression Team and detectives from the Sheriff's Lakeside Substation, with the assistance of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department's Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET), the Sheriff's Spe
A Columbia man was arrested and charged for smuggling weed from a California airport to Columbia. Kevin Antwan Simmons, 43, is charged with trafficking marijuana after officials found more than 40 pounds of weed and $4,000 in his suitcase at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. “Law enforcement offi
Two people were killed on Monday in a fire at an alleged illegal marijuana grow operation in Los Angeles, officials say. The Los Angeles Fire Department received reports of the warehouse fire from a paramedic crew that passed by it at around 12:18 p.m. Within moments of the report being received, the fire had already seared through the roof of the
Agents of the Paraguayan SENAD incinerated 36 tons of marijuana on September 17, 2021, in Concepción department. (Photo: Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat) On September 17, 2021, agents of the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD, in Spanish) incinerated 36 tons of marijuana in Concepción department. “It was the largest drug inc
