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This story was republished with permission from Crain’s Detroit. The remaining assets — ovens, centrifuges, laptops, lighting and a candy production line — of the state’s once-largest marijuana growing operation are up for auction. Skymint, whose cultivation assets have been under the authority of a court-ordered receiver since March 2023, is auctioning off the remainder... Continue Reading →
“The Sirois decision underscores the challenges criminal defendants will confront in convincing federal district courts that they should issue an injunction against prosecutors.” By Christine Baily, C Baily Law LLC Caregivers and other participants in the medical cannabis industry have long accepted the risk of federal prosecution, even if their activities are legal under state... Continue Reading →
A new federally funded study published by the Journal of the American Medial Association (JAMA) analyzed product listings on a popular marijuana advertising site and found that nearly half of all products were “flavored,” based on notes in the product descriptions. Researchers raised concerns that those flavors—along with cannabis-infused edibles, products like concentrates and merely... Continue Reading →
A majority of judges on the Arkansas Supreme Court have ordered election officials not to count votes cast in favor of a proposed ballot initiative (the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2024) because they found the measure’s ballot title to be misleading. In their opinion, judges ruled that the proposition’s title only referenced expanding the state’s... Continue Reading →
Arkansas voters will get to decide on a medical marijuana expansion initiative at the ballot next month—but those votes will no longer count following a new state Supreme Court ruling. Prohibitionists who challenged the cannabis measure from Arkansans for Patient Access (APA) successfully convinced the court that the ballot title was affirmatively misleading, and justices... Continue Reading →
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) says she will be supporting a Massachusetts ballot initiative to legalize certain psychedelics—though she stressed the reform must be enacted with a thoughtful regulatory framework in place. During a debate between the incumbent U.S. senator and her GOP competitor, John Deaton, the moderator asked both candidates about where they stand on... Continue Reading →
Double Diamond Farms receives "massive" water basin Image Cannabis News October 21, 2024 ErfGoed has partnered with Albers Alligator to deliver "the largest water basin both companies have ever constructed" at Double Diamond Farms in Canada. The basin, boasting dimensions of 426 meters (1,398 ft) in length, 69 meters (226 ft) in width, and 5... Continue Reading →
New licenses drive growth of Costa Rican hemp sector Image Cannabis News October 21, 2024 The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) has issued 57 licenses for the cultivation and production of hemp derivatives. The first license was granted on November 8, 2022, and the last one on September 3, 2024. These licenses are valid... Continue Reading →
Enforcement struggling amidst booming industry Image Cannabis News October 21, 2024 The cannabis business is booming in New Mexico, according to the industry's top officials, so much so that compliance officers are struggling to keep up. That's according to industry leaders and state authorities who gave an update of the industry to the Economic and... Continue Reading →
Marijuana-related arrests far outpace arrests for other drug-related violations in jurisdictions where its possession and use remains illegal. In three states (Iowa, Louisiana, and Nebraska), more than half of all drug-related arrests reported by local law enforcement agencies were cannabis-related, according to data provided by the FBI for the year 2023. In ten other states... Continue Reading →
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