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This includes $70 million directed to countries with the death penalty for drug-related charges. A recent report from Harm Reduction International (HRI) sheds light on how richer countries like the United States and Europe continue to provide substantial foreign aid for the global War on Drugs

Oklahoma Authorities Close Five Medical Marijuana Businesses Following Inspections. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority partnered with the Kay County Sheriff’s Office and other local law enforcement to investigate 11 complaints of medical marijuana businesses in the Ponca City area. When they

Concepcion to lead in O’Brien’s absence. You would think the people in charge of the weed would be a little more chill. An attempt by state pot regulators to appoint an acting chair to fill the void left by their suspended leader grew heated enough Monday morning that commissioners had to take a

New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission Seeks Public Input on Medical Cannabis Expansion Proposals. New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) is calling for public feedback on new proposals that seek to expand access to medical cannabis for patients in the state and establish research

A man with Tourette's who spends thousands on medicinal cannabis has called on the government to make the drug more readily available on the NHS. Conor Ryder, from Dorset, gets his prescriptions from a private clinic and said it was the only drug that controlled his severe tics. But cannabis has

The relationship between cannabis medicine and women’s health is not a new area of study. In fact, there is a long-standing tradition of utilising cannabis extracts in obstetrics and gynaecology dating back centuries. Today, modern medical research is hard at work to develop a comprehensive

Cannabis is on the cusp of one of the biggest changes in recent federal drug policy. In late August, a senior official from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) formally advocated for marijuana reclassification as a Schedule III substance. The recommendation was sent in a letter to the

Former Michigan House Speaker Accused of Accepting Bribes, Including Commercial Sex, During Tenure as Cannabis Licensing Board Chair. In addition to cash payments and private jet travel, former Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson received "thousands of dollars worth of commercial sex" with a sex

They might not be profitable yet, but California’s biggest pot farms are here to stay in Santa Barbara County. When pot farms showed up in Santa Barbara County in 2017, the wine industry went on the attack, vowing to launch a “giant legal battle” against the “horrifying” pot farms that they said

Prosecutors allege Rush contributed to delinquency of minor. A former Chico Police Department officer had his felony charge reduced to a misdemeanor during a preliminary hearing in Butte County Superior Court in Oroville Tuesday, according to a press release. Prosecutors alleged that 49-year-old

A bipartisan coalition of senators behind a cannabis banking bill is pushing for a markup and working to clear key hurdles on both sides of the aisle to lock down support. As advocates work to drum up momentum for the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, some proponents in the upper

Oklahoma Supreme Court Defers Challenge to Medical Marijuana License Fee Hikes. The Oklahoma Supreme Court declined this week to consider a challenge to a bill dramatically raising fees associated with medical marijuana licenses, kicking the lawsuit down to district court in Oklahoma County. The

Republican lawmakers have called on the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to reject recommendations from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to reschedule cannabis in the US. A group of 14 republicans have penned a letter to DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, urging the

A group of 14 congress members wrote a letter stating that recommending cannabis to be rescheduled is “irresponsible.” A group of Republican legislators recently sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) asking for the agency to reject the recent recommendation to reschedule

Judge Mary Barglind denied the request for an intervention from the Committee for Economic Development in a recent court hearing involving the newest marijuana case in the 41st Circuit Court in Menominee. The state court case filed by The Fire Station, Rize and the Committee to Stop Unlimited

Maybe it was inevitable. Anyone who has seen another state award competitive licenses for a limited number of cannabis operators knew well that Alabama’s process would result in litigation. That was not an indictment of Alabama or those appointed to select licensees; rather, it was the natural next

After facing a 98-year prison sentence for cannabis, Richard DeLisi assists drug war prisoners with his brand, DeLisioso. The U.S. justice system is irrefutably flawed and has a dark side, but one company rose from the ashes of a cruel ruling. Richard DeLisi is one of America’s longest-serving and

In a historic vote, members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina voted in favor of a proposal last week to allow recreational marijuana for adults on tribal land. For North Carolina, where both recreational and medical cannabis are both illegal under the state’s law, the outcome

A multi-story, green-and-white sign reading “Con Bud” is being erected over the facade of 85 Delancey St on the Lower East Side, where Coss Marte plans to open his marijuana dispensary. Marte put down a $420,000 deposit on a 10-year lease in the building and is on the hook for $38,000 a month in

A former owner of a Warren marijuana dispensary faces at least nine years in federal prison for tax evasion and obstructing the IRS, officials said. Ryan Richmond, 46, of Bloomfield Hills, was found guilty by a federal court jury, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement Monday. Richmond