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• The case for broader accessibility to psychedelic therapies for mental disorders in Ireland October 29, 2024
  Posted on: 28 October 2024 Dr John R. Kelly writes how easing regulatory constraints would facilitate the advance of the scientific evidence underpinning psychedelics and psychedelic therapy Psychedelic therapies are emerging as promising treatments for various mental health conditions, such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and substance-use disorders.Psychedelic research in Ireland is contributing […]
• Australian Medical Cannabis Company, Montu, Loses Bid To Force Newspaper The Melbourne Age To Take Down Story “revealing allegations the company was operating a legally contentious cannabis referral system.” October 29, 2024
  Source: https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/the-age-wins-court-battle-over-medicinal-cannabis-investigation/ar-AA1t610r The Federal Court has dismissed a bid by Australia’s largest medicinal cannabis company to force The Age to take down a story revealing allegations the company was operating a legally contentious cannabis referral system. Justice John Snaden dismissed Montu’s application on Tuesday morning and ordered the company to pay The Age’s legal costs. The core issue in the […]
• Courtney N. Moran, LL.M. Earth Law receives Oregon State Bar Leland R. Berger Lifetime Achievement Award October 29, 2024
  The Oregon State Bar recently announced Courtney N. Moran, LL.M. as the second-ever recipient of the Leland R. Berger Lifetime Achievement Award!   The Oregon State Bar Cannabis and Psychedelics Law Section Leland R. Berger Lifetime Achievement Award was established in 2018 to recognize Lee Berger for his contributions and trailblazing in cannabis law. It […]
• Dutch to bring in longer jail terms for drugs offences October 26, 2024
  The maximum sentences for drugs-related crimes will go up considerably if parliament votes in favour of draft legislation published by the cabinet on Monday. The maximum jail term for smuggling hard drugs will be increased from 12 to 16 years, trading hard drugs will go up from eight to 12 years and the possession of a “major […]
• Texas: Man arrested in Allen hemp shop raids files lawsuit against city, police department October 25, 2024
  Dallas Morning News Sabhie Khan, 70, was one of six people arrested when Allen police raided nine hemp shops in the city in August. A man arrested during Allen police’s hemp shop raids in August filed a lawsuit this week, seeking a federal court’s protection to do business in the city. Sabhie Khan, 70, was one of […]
• New Mexico cannabis companies sue federal agencies over ‘unlawful’ seizures October 25, 2024
  MJ Biz Eight licensed marijuana companies in New Mexico claim in a federal lawsuit that Border Patrol agents violated their constitutional rights when they seized more than $1 million worth of “state-legal cannabis products, cash, and other property” at interior checkpoints, court records show. The lawsuit was filed this week against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security […]
• Announcement: Attorney General James Secures $9.5 Million Judgment Against Unlicensed Cannabis Store Owner in Ontario County October 25, 2024
    Canandaigua Dispensary Owner Fined $9.5 Million for Selling Cannabis Without a License and Ignoring Notice to Stop Operating October 23, 2024 NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured a $9.5 million judgment against the owner of an unlicensed cannabis dispensary in Ontario County. George West, the owner of the unlicensed dispensary Jaydega […]
• Alaska’s cannabis & alcohol czar resigns to become administrative law judge October 25, 2024
  The Alaska Beacon Reports The executive director of the Alaska Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office has resigned to become chief judge of the Office of Administrative Hearings, which handles most initial challenges to state administrative actions. Joan Wilson, the former director, had served as the state’s top alcohol and marijuana official since being appointed by Gov. […]
• Green Market Report: Investors begin class action lawsuit against Weedmaps October 25, 2024
  Green Market Report The lawsuit follows agreements by the company and former executives to pay fines regarding misleading statements. Investors filed a class action lawsuit against cannabis online marketplace WM Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MAPS), better known as Weedmaps, citing the company’s misleading and false statements. Misleading statements In September, Green Market Report wrote that Weedmaps agreed to pay the […]
• Australia: Releaf Group asks shareholders for A$2.5 million to help foot legal bills October 25, 2024
  Cannabiz Australia Read more at Cannabiz (paywall) Releaf Group asks shareholders to help foot legal bills as cash pressure mounts
• India – Mumbai: Court acquits 5 in hashish smuggling case October 25, 2024
  A Mumbai court acquitted five accused of smuggling hashish, citing police procedural lapses and lack of credible evidence after a six-year case. MUMBAI: A special court for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act cases recently acquitted five individuals accused of smuggling four kilogram of hashish, citing significant procedural lapses by the police. The case, […]
• City of San Francisco sues warehouse owner after busting huge illegal cannabis grow October 25, 2024
  Header Image: City Attorney David Chiu. SF Standard San Francisco is suing the owner and property manager of two Bayview warehouses that were illegally operating as cannabis grow houses, the city announced Thursday. The warehouse tenants had been cultivating nearly 6,000 marijuana plants without a license in violation of city and state laws, according to […]
• Alabama judge appoints a mediator in a long-running medical cannabis dispute October 23, 2024
  Stamford Advocate A judge on Tuesday appointed a mediator in the long-running dispute over who gets licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana in Alabama. Montgomery Circuit Judge James Anderson named retired Circuit Judge Eugene Reese to act as mediator in the case. Anderson wrote that he believed the use of mediation “is appropriate in […]
• NORML: FBI: Cannabis-Related Arrests Comprised Over 40 Percent of All Drug Arrests in More Than a Dozen States in 2023 October 22, 2024
  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 (Alabama, Idaho, […]