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Austria stepping up police checks in border areas after Germany liberalizes cannabis rules
BERLIN (AP) — Austria will step up police checks near its border with Germany after its neighbour legalized the possession of limited amounts of cannabis for recreational use, the country's top security official said Tuesday. Germany's new rules went into…
Germany has legalized possession of small amounts of cannabis. But the buzz may not last.
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Marijuana campaigners in Germany lit celebratory joints on Monday as the country legalized possession of small amounts of cannabis for recreational use – a step that hasn't ended the debate over the drug. The German Cannabis…
RCMP raid illegal cannabis concentrate lab in Boundary region
Midway RCMP raided a clandestine laboratory for producing a cannabis concentrate in Beaverdell this week. The lab made a cannabis concentrate known as shatter, which can be made using butane creating a dangerous situation when done improperly, according to an…
Youth who had cannabis-induced psychosis support standard dose recommendation
Two young people who were diagnosed with cannabis-induced psychosis are supporting an expert panel's recommendation that Health Canada establish a standard dose for cannabis, saying it would help nudge people toward safer consumption. In a report released last week, the…
Germany’s plan to liberalize cannabis rules clears its final parliamentary hurdle
BERLIN (AP) — The German government's plan to liberalize rules on cannabis cleared its final parliamentary hurdle Friday, paving the way for the possession of limited amounts of marijuana to be decriminalized on April 1. In a second step, “cannabis…
Federal cannabis review calls for look at tax structure among 54 recommendations
A group convened by the federal government to study the legislation that made cannabis legal is recommending the country review one of the industry's biggest gripes: excise taxes charged to pot producers. A report compiling 54 recommendations from the five-person…
Kentucky Senate proposes conditions for providing funds for the state’s Office of Medical Cannabis
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Language put in the main budget bill by the Kentucky Senate would set conditions to unlock funding to oversee the state's medical cannabis program, which is scheduled to take effect at the start of 2025. The…
New York to probe sputtering legal marijuana program as storefronts lag, black market booms
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will evaluate its troubled recreational marijuana licensing program after lawsuits and bureaucratic stumbles severely hampered the legal market and allowed black-market sellers to flourish, Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered Monday. The review will focus on…
Kelowna cannabis dispensary’s licence suspended for selling edibles to minor
A Kelowna dispensary has been caught selling cannabis products to a minor. Prime Cannabis on Pandosy Street in Kelowna will serve a seven-day licence suspension after failing an undercover inspection by the BC Liquor and Cannabis Branch. On Nov. 30,…
A Danish hippie oasis has fought drug sales for years. Now, locals want to tear up the whole street
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The inhabitants of Copenhagen's freewheeling Christiania neighbourhood plan to dig up the aptly named Pusher Street, in their latest attempt to stop illegal hashish sales which have led to deadly gang turf wars and sometimes violent…
Cannabis retailer High Tide buys pot brand Queen of Bud’s IP for $1M
CALGARY – High Tide Inc. says it has signed a deal to acquire premium cannabis brand Queen of Bud's intellectual property. Calgary-based pot retailer High Tide says it will pay $1 million for the IP, trademarks and other assets owned…
In ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ film, what’s his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the Rastafari?
NEW YORK (AP) — The biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” has been a box-office hit in the United States and several other countries. The film, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, is focused on the Rastafari legend’s story during the making of his…
Rats are high on marijuana evidence supply at infested New Orleans police headquarters
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rats have gotten into confiscated pot at New Orleans' aging police headquarters, munching the evidence as the building is taken over by mold and cockroaches, said the city's police chief. “The rats eating our marijuana, they're…
Purple Ohio? Parties in the former bellwether state take lessons from 2023 abortion, marijuana votes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For more than half a century, Ohio was one of the most important states to watch during presidential election years, a place where both parties competed vigorously for support from voters who were often genuinely undecided.…
Massachusetts governor to issue pardons for those convicted of cannabis possession
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey plans to announce this week that she's following the lead of President Joe Biden and issuing pardons to those convicted of simple possession of cannabis at the state level, her office said Monday.…