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Kamloops pot shop caught selling to undercover minor
A Kamloops cannabis store was fined after selling to a minor. The 16-year-old customer happened to be undercover, which led to a $7,000 penalty for North Shore pot shop Fiore Fresco more than six months later. BC Liquor and Cannabis…
Cannabis now allowed on some outdoor patios in BC
The BC government now allows cannabis smoking or vaping on the same outdoor patios cigarette smoking is allowed. Any restaurants, bars, festivals that allow outdoor smoking can now give the OK for cannabis too, according to a provincial government bulletin…
Thailand looks set to crack down on legal pot market with ban on ‘recreational’ use
BANGKOK (AP) — Two years after Thailand made pot legal, the country appears set to crack down on its freewheeling drug market with a ban on “recreational” use. Legal cannabis has fueled Thailand's tourism and farming trades and spawned thousands…
German man arrested in Russia for allegedly smuggling cannabis gummies
A Moscow court on Wednesday remanded a German citizen into custody after his arrest over possession of cannabis gummies and accusations of smuggling drugs, Russian state news agency Tass said. Patrick Schobel, 38, was detained at Pulkovo airport in St.…
Man sentenced to life in prison for killing 4 workers at Oklahoma pot farm
KINGFISHER, Okla. (AP) — A man was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing four workers at an Oklahoma marijuana farm in 2022. Chen Wu pleaded guilty at a court hearing Friday to four counts of first-degree…
Cannabis company Canopy Growth reports $216.8M Q3 net loss
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. – Canopy Growth Corp. reported a net loss of $216.8 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $264.4 million a year earlier. The cannabis company says the loss amounted to $2.62 per diluted share…
Aurora Cannabis buys Australian medical pot firm as losses continue
Aurora Cannabis Inc. bolstered its international presence Thursday with a deal to buy the 90 per cent of Australian medical cannabis company MedReleaf Australia it didn't already own. The deal valued the Australian medical cannabis distribution company, formally known as…
As investors pile into psychedelics, idealism gives way to pharma economics
Money is pouring into the fledgling psychedelic medicine industry, with dozens of startup companies vying to be among the first to sell mind-expanding drugs for depression, addiction and other mental health conditions. While psychedelics are still illegal under federal law,…
California could legalize psychedelic therapy after rejecting ‘magic mushroom’ decriminalization
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A pair of California lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill on Tuesday to allow people 21 and older to consume psychedelic mushrooms under professional supervision as part of an agenda to tackle the state's mental health and…
Cannabis use linked to anxiety diagnoses, worsened anxiety disorders: study
Cannabis use may increase the risk of developing a new anxiety disorder or worsen existing anxiety, a large Ontario study suggests. The study looked at health data of 12 million people between January 2008 and March 2019 and found that…
Aurora Cannabis to consolidate shares on a one-for-10 basis
EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. has announced a plan to consolidate its shares on a one-for-10 basis. The company says it expects the move will restore compliance with Nasdaq listing rules and ensure the company continues to have access to…
iN VIDEO: 5 suspects arrested in California desert killings in dispute over marijuana
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — The six men found dead at a remote dirt crossroads in the Southern California desert last week were likely shot to death in a dispute over marijuana, sheriff's officials said Monday as they announced the…
Okanagan cannabis worker says weed products are unfairly taken off market
Some workers in the Okanagan cannabis industry say that dozens of weed products are frequently taken off the market unfairly. There are thousands of cannabis products available in BC from Organic Comatose flower to Berry Blitz gummies, so many consumers…
With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in Oregon on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping new bill that would undo a key part of the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law, a recognition that public opinion has soured on the measure amid rampant…
Wisconsin Republicans appear to be at an impasse over medical marijuana legalization plan
MADISON, Wis . (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans appear to be at an impasse over a proposal to legalize medical marijuana. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Tuesday that he would not compromise with state Senate Republicans to address their concerns with…