A cannabis grower and former Army Green Beret has sued the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, saying deputies illegally raided his farm in late 2022 on Torres Martinez tribal land near Mecca. Preston McCormick, the grower, said his business is located on reservation property and was licensed through the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, to whom […]
Jan. 8—Niagara County Community College will be the site of the 2024 SUNY Cannabis Conference, which will take place today and Tuesday. This two-part event delves into the blossoming cannabis industry, providing attendees with valuable insights from industry leaders and networking opportunities. “We’re proud to announce the return of this event,” said Brian Michel, NCCC’s […]
Jan. 8—Niagara County Community College will be the site of the 2024 SUNY Cannabis Conference, which will take place today and Tuesday. This two-part event delves into the blossoming cannabis industry, providing attendees with valuable insights from industry leaders and networking opportunities. “We’re proud to announce the return of this event,” said Brian Michel, NCCC’s […]
Minnesota law enforcement is trying out a new tool to test for drivers using legal cannabis, hoping that it could help save lives lost to impaired driving. In August, cannabis became legal for adults 21 and older to use and possess in Minnesota. But it still can’t be used while behind the wheel of a […]
Jan. 4—EAST LYME — The pharmacist behind a cannabis dispensary approved more than a year and a half ago hopes the future is now. Resident Laurie Zrenda on Thursday said she’ll be applying for a building permit for the hybrid medical and recreational facility next week. She was optimistic the shop, where she’ll serve as […]
SUNLAND PARK, NM (KTSM) — Cannabis sales in Sunland Park, New Mexico are booming and contributing to the community while also attracting tourists. Statistics show that in 2023 from January to November, Sunland Park had over $30 million in sales. Cannabis sales statistics Sunland Park Mayor Javier Perea told KTSM there are over two dozen […]
Jan. 3—Nearly two years after the Legislature approved the legal production, use and sale of cannabis in New Mexico, lawmakers are grappling with an unforeseen problem. The FBI is not authorizing national criminal background checks on licensed cannabis operators as required by the state’s Cannabis Regulation Act, signed into law in April 2021. And while […]
Jan. 2—The New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department’s Cannabis Control Division, which oversees the cannabis industry in the state, announced Tuesday it has revoked the licenses of two producers in Torrance County. According to a news release, Bliss Farm and Native American Agricultural Development Co. have been “ordered to immediately stop all commercial cannabis activity.” […]
cannabis garden The legal marijuana market has been evolving rapidly since 2012, when Colorado and Washington became the first U.S. states to legalize cannabis for recreational adult use. 22 additional U.S. states, two U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia have since joined them. On the world stage, recreational cannabis is now legal in Canada, […]
Dec. 26—Board has until Jan. 1, 2025 to create established ordinance for the county The Mower County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday morning passed a pair of ordinances regarding cannabis sales and use in the county. After being advanced from a previous meeting, the council unanimously adopted both a cannabis interim ordinance and cannabis use […]
Ukraine’s Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) parliamentary faction has blocked the signing of a bill legalizing the use of medical cannabis, which was approved by the 248 deputies of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada on Dec. 21, MP Yaroslav Zalizniak reported on Telegram. The bill will remain blocked until mid-January when it may potentially be unblocked by the parliament and signed by the president. “And since the law will come […]