Download The Podcast At Podomatic I speak to Varin about the parlous state of the Northern Ireland hemp industry. It has remained too long a cottage industry and without buy in from local government, Stormont and of course Westminster that’s the way it’s going to stay. It’s the story I hear the planet ..read more

Moderated by Heather Fazio, this session will delve into state policy with a comparison between the regulations for the Compassionate Use Program and the hemp program. We’ll explore how these regulations are (or are not) being enforced and discuss the importance of proper regulatory enforcement in ensuring accountability and consumer protection. Speakers include Katharine Harris ..read more

Grant Smith – Ellis was in court late last week and writes   After an explosive hearing at Suffolk Superior Court in downtown Boston on Friday –wherein both the Massachusetts CCC and State Treasurer Deb Goldberg were scolded by Judge Robert B Gordon for attempting to keep records related to the firing of former CCC ..read more

Jon Robson CEO at at MAMEDICA has just posted the following on Linked in about their latest marketing launch That looks suspiciously like Berner of Cookies but Robson doesn’t mention Cookies in his post unless the awesome thing (see below) is going to be a Cookies push into the UK. Remember this just happened in ..read more

The ad says General Practitioner & Medicinal Cannabis Authorised Prescriber (AP) High St Group Holdings View all jobs Enmore, Sydney NSW General Practitioners (Healthcare & Medical) Contract/Temp $300,000 – $450,000 per year Posted 4d ago Quick apply Save HIGH ST – A streetwise approach to health. High St isn’t just a medicinal cannabis clinic; High ..read more

The first arrest took place Tuesday at VP Snack and Soda 108 Varieties and Deli on Connecticut Avenue, according to Sgt. Ryan Evarts of the Norwalk Police Department. Evarts said store employee Mohamed Salem Yaghla, 34, of New York, was charged with possession with intent to sell 1kg or more of cannabis and the illegal ..read more

Chatham-Kent Police Service officials allege: Police seized approximately $23,000 worth of psilocybin during a January 15 search of a mushroom retail store on St. Clair Street in Chatham. The search, conducted by the Criminal Investigation Branch at 1:30 p.m., was part of an investigation into illegal activities. The Chatham-Kent Police Service warns property owners that ..read more

A man who imported £49,000 worth of cannabis to the Isle of Man, hidden in the spare tyre of a car, has been sentenced. Oliver Le-Butt-Seal brought five bags of the drug stashed in the wheel, which was strapped underneath a white car, over on the ferry on 14 December 2022. The drugs were found ..read more

Forbes write Philip Morris International (PMI), the largest tobacco company in the world by market cap, is further extending its reach into cannabis through its subsidiary, Vectura Fertin Pharma (VFP). In a press release that went mostly unnoticed, the company announced this week a collaboration with Avicanna, a Canadian biopharmaceutical firm specializing in cannabinoid-based medicine. This partnership aims to ..read more

“Hazy Hodgepodge: Navigate the Cannabis Trademark Landscape” Speaking Engagements John Fraser and Marsha Gentner will be co-presenters for the Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan and Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s Intellectual Property Law Spring Seminar 2025 on March 6, 2025, in East Lansing, Michigan. Fraser and Gentner’s session falls in the Trademark ..read more