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• Oregon CIAO Guide To New Ballot Measure 119 Labor Agreement (pdf) November 20, 2024
  This means that Cannabis retailers, processors, and labs must have a signed Labor Peace Agreement (LPA) with a bona fide labor organization to renew or obtain a new license. Renewals and applications submitted before December 5 are exempt, but anything submitted after will require an LPA. It’s important to note that Ballot Measure 119 isn’t the only […]
• New legal filing vs DEA cites alleged statutory violations that include “unlawful” communication with a prohibitionist group. Says lawyer Shane Pennington November 20, 2024
  Marijuana Moment A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) judge is being asked to remove the agency from its role in an upcoming hearing on the Biden administration’s marijuana rescheduling proposal, with a new legal filing citing alleged statutory violations that include “unlawful” communication with a prohibitionist group. When the Department of Justice formally proposed moving cannabis […]
• Judge dismisses Huckabee lawsuit against Meta over ads suggesting he endorsed cannabis gummies November 19, 2024
  Header Image: U.S. District Judge Gregory Williams WILMINGTON, Del. — A federal judge in Delaware on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee against social media giant Meta over advertisements using his name and image to sell CBD products. Huckabee, a Baptist minister and President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. […]
• Paper: The ‘ban’ for public health that wasn’t? Views and impressions on cannabis retail promotion/advertising realities amidst legalization policy in Canada November 17, 2024
      Well spotted by Lex Pelger You can read all his other amazing discoveries here. https://www.cannabinoidsandthepeople.whitewhalecreations.com/ Source:  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39266073/ Benedikt Fischer 1 PMID: 39266073 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104294 No abstract availableKeywords: Advertisement; Canada; Cannabis; Commercialization; Legalization; Promotion; Public health; Regulation; Retail. PubMed Disclaimer Conflict of interest statement Declaration of competing interest Prof. Fischer has held research grants and contracts in the areas […]
• University of Cincinnati Law Review Article: October 2024 Lawyers, Guns, and Marijuana: How N.Y. State Rifle and Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen is Shaping Federal Marijuana Law November 17, 2024
        Well spotted by Lex Pelger You can read all his other amazing discoveries here. https://www.cannabinoidsandthepeople.whitewhalecreations.com/ Mia Cordle University of Cincinnati College of Law Source: https://scholarship.law.uc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1546&context=uclr  
• German Association of Judges is now calling for the cannabis reform to be improved. Specifically, a paragraph of the Consumer Cannabis Act is to be included in the catalog of the Code of Criminal Procedure. November 17, 2024
  German Cannabis Business Association Bundestag: Legal Affairs Committee discusses extension of investigative powers 2024-11-06 | The CDU/CSU parliamentary group’s  motion was prompted, among other things, by the apparently unexpected consequences of the new Cannabis Act for criminal prosecution. Since the law came into force, courts no longer consider certain evidence, in particular chat messages from the provider Encrochat, to be […]
• Germany: Aschersleben District Court (AG) sets the limit for the “not small amount” of the intoxicating cannabis active ingredient THC at 37.5 grams, Federal Court of Justice Previously Set at 7.5 grams November 17, 2024
  The German Cannabis Business Association reports AG Aschersleben contradicts BGH: 37.5 instead of 7.5 grams THC limit for cannabis 2024-11-05 | In its judgment of 24.09.2024 (Ref. 2 Ds 69-24), the Aschersleben District Court (AG) sets the limit for the “not small amount” of the intoxicating cannabis active ingredient THC at 37.5 grams, reports  LTO. This is in […]
• Houston defense attorney and 2 others charged in jail synthetic cannabis smuggling operation November 15, 2024
  A Houston defense attorney and two other people were arrested on Wednesday on charges they participated in a scheme to smuggle drug-laced papers into the Harris County jail. Hunter Hays Simmons, 39, was arrested at his downtown Houston apartment around 7:30 a.m. State records show he has been a licensed attorney since 2013. Tanisha D. […]
• NY: Group for small cannabis farmers sues state and warns industry ‘at risk of collapse’ November 15, 2024
  The Times Union writes The Cannabis Farmers Alliance says the rollout of the retail market “has been disastrous” for participants at all levels of the industry.  ALBANY — A lawsuit filed Monday on behalf of the Cannabis Farmers Alliance accuses the state Office of Cannabis Management and Cannabis Control Board of pushing growers with small […]
• Massachusetts CCC: Bulletin | Ground Cannabis Dust and Workplace Safety | November 13, 2024 November 15, 2024
  Just to remind you why this Bulletin has finally appeared. MJ Biz: Trulieve Reaches Settlement With OHSA After Death Of Employee, Lorna McMurrey. Trulieve to pay $350K fine tied to Mass. employee’s death THE BULLETIN To: Licensees and Registered Agents From: Investigations and Enforcement Department Date: November 13, 2024 Subject: Bulletin – Ground Cannabis Dust and Workplace Safety This […]
• Santa Barbara County to Appeal Ruling That Cannabis Is Illegal November 14, 2024
  The Santa Barbara Independent reports Santa Barbara County is suiting up to appeal an October 29 appellate court ruling that cannabis is illegal in California — taking it up with the California Supreme Court instead. The ruling emerged from a lawsuit filed by Lompoc property owner JCCrandall LLC, who sued the county in 2021 over […]
• More INCBA at MJ Biz Vegas November 13, 2024
  The discussion will explore critical litigation shaping hemp and cannabis treatment under state and federal law, inter-industry disputes between hemp and cannabis companies, and the evolving landscape of alternative dispute resolution and settlement enforcement in cannabis-related matters. Speakers: Priya Sopori, Lara DeCaro, Kristina Dahmann, David Sergi, and Andrea Steel. Date: December 3rd, 2024 Registration: cls2024.incba.org […]
• Law Firm Article: First Circuit Greenlights Federal Prosecution of Maine Couple in Cannabis Case November 13, 2024
  By Jean Smith-Gonnell & Carmen Williams on November 12, 2024 Posted in Appellate, Cannabis In a pivotal ruling issued on October 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision to deny a motion filed by Lucas and Alisa Sirois, a Maine couple accused of operating an illegal marijuana cultivation and distribution network, to end federal prosecution against […]
• Maldives: Canadian receives life sentence for cannabis trafficking November 12, 2024
  Not the paradise sold to you on the telly.. Story date 31 August 2024 Canadian who was arrested in 2019 while on vacation in Maalhos Island of Baa Atoll has been sentenced to life for trafficking cannabis into the Maldives. Scott William Armstrong was arrested from his room at a beachside hotel in Maalhos on […]