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Person at center of NY Office of Cannabis Management enforcement sues state agency. The subject of the state’s first public recall of a cannabis product – who recently made allegations of retaliation and “selective enforcement” against the Office of Cannabis Management – sued the state agency on

Number of Marijuana Offenders Under 20 Hits Record High in Japan. The number of marijuana offenders under the age of 20 increased 34% to 1,222 last year, marking a record high, according to National Police Agency data released Thursday. The figure for cannabis cases involving those under age 20 had

The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management warned people in the state who are selling illegal flower. Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced Tuesday that it will begin to crack down on the illegal sales of cannabis flower across Minnesota as the state’s adult-use market takes

About 11 percent of 12th graders in U.S. reported using Delta-8-THC in the past year, according to new analysis. Adolescents are using an often unregulated, psychoactive derivative of cannabis, according to national data released Wednesday, as the Biden administration deliberates expanding access to

Unions Push for Enforcement of Labor Agreements in Legal Marijuana States. As more states legalize marijuana, unions are crying foul over loopholes and a lack of enforcement that have kept state-backed labor peace deals from delivering the promised boon of organizing the industry. Out of the 25

Manhattan’s Upper West Side is awash with unlicensed weed shops — and the budding problem continues to grow worse. At least 53 delis, smoke shops and grocery stores in the uptown neighborhood are hawking marijuana without licenses, according to a recent block-by-block survey conducted by a crack

Efforts to put guardrails around the largely unregulated market for intoxicating hemp products have repeatedly sparked lawsuits. Mississippi is confronting an unlikely new drug scourge: Hemp. Intoxicating, hemp-derived products — which aren’t subject to testing or packaging requirements — are being

The Office of Cannabis Management has received complaints about illegal sales. Minnesota regulators announced Tuesday they will be cracking down on retailers who sell illegal cannabis flower ahead of the launch of the state's recreational marijuana market. The Office of Cannabis Management has

The New Orleans Police Department’s headquarters has a unique problem and the police chief believes it’s high time something is done. Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told City Council that rats have overrun the evidence and property room at the facility and that they’re eating the marijuana

Russian Court Extends Detention of German Man Caught with Cannabis Gummy Candies Until April 15. A Russian court on Tuesday extended until April 15 the pre-trial detention of a German man who was arrested last month on suspicion of carrying gummy candies containing cannabis into Russia. Patrick

Amsterdam will not be part of an experiment with regulated cannabis now underway in the Netherlands after a vote in the country’s Parliament last week. Amsterdam, a city long associated with relaxed weed rules, has been left out of a pilot experiment with legal cannabis sales now underway in the

North America’s cannabis industry can’t afford much more political heartbreak. In the 14 months since the last failed US attempt at meaningful cannabis reform, weed stocks have tanked, investment’s dried up, sales have stagnated and spending on growth has shrunk. The industry’s now placing its hope

The effort to legalize adult recreational marijuana use survived in the Senate but, once again, faces an uncertain fate in the House. Bills to legalize some form of gambling in Hawaii and recreational marijuana are introduced routinely, but have ultimately failed in previous years. Last year the

Oklahoma's multicounty grand jury is continuing to focus on the medical marijuana industry, indicting six more people Thursday. The latest grand jury has issued a series of indictments out of investigations of pot farms since convening last June. Grand jurors next meet April 9-11. “The menace of

A prior executive order directed federal agencies to reevaluate the drug’s classification. President Joe Biden reiterated that nobody should go to prison for cannabis use, and touted his administration’s moves to evaluate whether federal marijuana restrictions should be loosened. “Keep building

Illegal Market Poses Threat to Nevada's Burgeoning Cannabis Industry, Experts Say. One of the biggest challenges facing the burgeoning cannabis industry – both in Nevada and nationwide – is the illegal market, experts say. Although it’s hard to know for certain exactly how much business the illegal

The debate on medical marijuana continues in South Carolina. A Senate bill once again has made its way to the Statehouse where a former version died in 2023. This year’s version is being called the most restrictive cannabis law in the country. “It's not California, it's not Colorado, it's not a

Hawaii Senate Passes Bill to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis, Moves to House for Approval. Hawaii has moved one step towards adult-use cannabis legalization after a landmark bill was passed with a strong majority through the state’s Senate. Yesterday (March 05), Senate Bill 3335 was approved by 19 votes

Advocacy Groups Warn Rescheduling Cannabis Falls Short of Biden's Promises. Cannabis rescheduling would ‘continue the very criminalization that Biden said he would end’, according to leading US advocacy groups that have urged the government to go further. Last week, the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA)

Hawaii Senate Committees Approve Recreational Marijuana Legalization Bill. Two legislative committees last week approved a bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Hawaii, leaving the measure one step away from approval in the state Senate. The legislation, Senate Bill 3335, was approved by the