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January 20, 2023aggregated, Cannabis Control Board, Cherokee, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian, EBCI, indigenous, medical cannabis, news, North Carolina, tribal council

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Sends Medical Pot Regulations to N.C. Assembly

According to the Citizen Times, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Council met on Jan. 12 and successfully voted to introduce […]

January 20, 2023aggregated, cannabis delivery, Cannabis Regulatory Agency, crime, Michigan, Midwest, news, robbery, SAFE Banking Act

Weed Delivery Driver Robberies Spike in Michigan

A noticeable uptick in cannabis delivery driver robberies is being reported in Michigan, as authorities scramble to control the problem before it […]

January 20, 2023aggregated, Airport, Arrest, California, California News, customs, Drug Smuggling, Heathrow, LAX, London, Los Angeles, National Crime Agency, news, UK, World

9 Americans Arrested for Smuggling Weed Into the U.K.

The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency revealed on Tuesday that a total of nine Americans have been arrested in the span of […]

January 19, 2023Africa, aggregated, customs, Drug Smuggling, illicit cannabis, NDLEA, news, Niger/Kogi, nigeria, seizure, World

Nigerian Customs Authorities Seize Nearly 600 Pounds of Weed

Customs authorities in Nigeria announced this week that a patrol had intercepted nearly 600 pounds of cannabis along a busy highway in […]

January 19, 2023Abbotsford, aggregated, Birds, Canada, crystal meth, Drug Smuggling, meth, news, Pacific Institution, pigeon, Prison, World

Drug-Carrying Pigeon in Canadian Prison Yard

In a scheme straight out of the Middle Ages, authorities at the Pacific Institution in Abbotsford, a correctional facility about 50 miles […]

January 19, 2023aggregated, applications, Austin, Compassionate Use Program, dispensaries, Gov. Greg Abbott, licensing, Lone Star State, medical cannabis, news, Schulenberg, Texas

Texas Accepting Applications for Additional Medical Cannabis Dispensaries

Texas is now accepting applications as it looks to increase the number of licensed medical cannabis dispensaries, a state agency announced on […]

January 19, 2023aggregated, drug addiction, Fentanyl, homelessness, news, Opioid Crisis, overdose deaths, seattle, Washington

Fentanyl Crisis Behind Record Homeless Death Toll in Seattle

People living in homeless conditions in Seattle, Washington are dropping dead left and right, mostly thanks to fentanyl and its knack for […]

January 19, 2023aggregated, Brittney Griner, cannabis convictions, civil rights, criminal justice system, Martin Luther King Jr., news, pardons, Politics, pot possession, President Joe Biden, prison reform, Washington DC

Biden Mentions Freeing Prisoners with Cannabis Convictions in MLK Day Speech

On Jan. 16, President Joe Biden spoke at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast event in Washington D.C., which was hosted […]

January 18, 2023adult use, aggregated, British Columbia, Canada, Consumption lounge, Laws, legalization, news, recreational cannabis, Tourism, World

British Columbia Considers MJ Consumption Spaces, Citizens and Businesses Weigh In

If cannabis is legal, but consumers are only allowed to smoke in private residences, where does that leave tourists, or local cannabis […]

January 18, 2023aggregated, cultivation, Gov. Kevin Stitt, House Bill 2179, illegal cannabis, Kingfisher County, Licenses, Mark Woodward, medical cannabis, news, OBNDD, Oklahoma, State Question 820

Oklahoma Narcotics Bureau Investigating 2,000 Potentially Illegal Grow Licenses

A recent report from Tulsa World states that according to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (OBNDD), there are a […]