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IN the early morning hours of late September, some 30 Drug Enforcement Administration agents in tactical gear, with high-powered rifles drawn, raided a warehouse near Raleigh, North Carolina. The officers seized intoxicating hemp-derived THC vapes and joints, along with cash, computers and cars. The agents, who were armed with a federal search warrant, froze the... Continue Reading →
With Oct. 17 marking the sixth anniversary of Canada’s legalization of recreational cannabis, a Brock researcher says it’s time to examine how the process has impacted the medical cannabis market. Associate Professor of Operations Research Michael Armstrong’s new study shows that while the shift to nationwide legalization was accompanied by fewer patients in the medical... Continue Reading →
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL) have filed a bill to repeal a decades-old federal statute that’s led to the denial of housing for millions of people with prior drug convictions. The Fair Future Act would strike a section of the 1988 Fair Housing Amendments Act that the lawmakers say has... Continue Reading →
Barely a month after an Oregon law that recriminalized possession of personal-use amounts of drugs took effect across the state, organizers in Portland say they’re working toward putting an initiative on the city’s 2026 ballot that would protect people who use certain psychedelic drugs from arrest and criminal consequences. As drafted, the Portland Psychedelic Health... Continue Reading →
Plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to overturn California’s new emergency regulations banning intoxicating hemp products are asking a state judge to temporarily halt enforcement of the new rules while the legal challenge proceeds, arguing that the prohibition is unlawful and will cause irreparable harm to the hemp industry. The filing announced on Friday by the... Continue Reading →
A marijuana legalization initiative on North Dakota’s November ballot is ahead in a new poll—but without the majority support needed to pass at this point due to a sizable share of voters who remain undecided on the reform. The survey, conducted by the firm WPA Intelligence, found that a 45 percent plurality back the legalization... Continue Reading →
Pennsylvania lawmakers are advancing legislation to correct an omission in a law that unintentionally excluded dispensaries from state-level tax relief for the medical marijuana industry. About three months after the legislature approved a budget bill that the governor signed containing tax reform provisions as a partial workaround to a federal ban on tax deductions for cannabis... Continue Reading →
Massachusetts voters next month will have the chance to legalize five different psychedelic drugs for use in treating mental health disorders, with Question 4 on the state ballot. If the initiative is victorious, it’ll make Massachusetts the third state to take such a policy leap, following Oregon and Colorado, which both also had versions of... Continue Reading →
The Drug Enforcement Administration has rejected witnesses and testimony from the group fighting to keep two psychedelic compounds out of Schedule I. The agency has a meeting scheduled in November to consider banning the two drugs. Green Market Report wrote in August that the DEA proposed to put 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine (DOI) and 2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloroamphetamine (DOC) in Schedule... Continue Reading →
Teamsters Added 50,000 New Members In Less Than 3 Years, Partly Due To Cannabis Industry Growth Image Cannabis News October 4, 2024 The Teamsters' expansion into the cannabis industry reflects a broader trend of workers in emerging markets seeking union support. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has experienced substantial growth, adding 50,000 new members in... Continue Reading →
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