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Jury Sworn In for Santa Cruz County Cannabis Entrepreneur Trial

Jury Sworn In for Santa Cruz County Cannabis Entrepreneur Trial

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 12, 2024 /

Jury Sworn In for First Trial in Murder of Pleasure Point Cannabis Entrepreneur Tushar Atre SANTA CRUZ, CA — The trial of Stephen Lindsay, the first of four defendants charged…

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Federal Cannabis Rescheduling Raises Questions After DEA Hearing

Federal Cannabis Rescheduling Raises Questions After DEA Hearing

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 12, 2024 /

Federal Cannabis Rescheduling Process Raises Questions After Pretrial Hearing While Virginia’s efforts to establish a recreational adult-use cannabis market remain stalled at a partisan impasse, the federal marijuana rescheduling process…

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Gov. of Wisconsin Advocates for Cannabis Legalization Priority

Gov. of Wisconsin Advocates for Cannabis Legalization Priority

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 11, 2024 /

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers Pushes for Cannabis Legalization in 2025 Legislative Session As the state of Wisconsin enters a new legislative year, Gov. Tony Evers is advocating for cannabis legalization…

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New Lawsuit Aims to Overturn Nebraska's Medical Cannabis Vote

New Lawsuit Aims to Overturn Nebraska’s Medical Cannabis Vote

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 11, 2024 /

Nebraska Plaintiff Files New Lawsuit to Block Medical Cannabis Reforms In a continued legal battle over medical cannabis legalization in Nebraska, John Keuhn, a former Nebraska state senator and ex-member…

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County Budget Hearing and Cannabis Regulation on Thursday Agenda

County Budget Hearing and Cannabis Regulation on Thursday Agenda

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 9, 2024 /

Pennington County Board to Hold Public Hearing on Cannabis Ordinance, Budget and Other Key Topics THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN — The Pennington County Board will convene on Thursday, December 12th,…

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Illinois Court: Cannabis Smell Validates Vehicle Search by Police

Illinois Court: Cannabis Smell Validates Vehicle Search by Police

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 9, 2024 /

Illinois Supreme Court Rules That Smell of Raw Cannabis Justifies Vehicle Searches SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that the odor of raw cannabis can provide police…

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Texas Lt. Gov. Pushes for Complete THC Ban

Texas Lt. Gov. Pushes for Complete THC Ban

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 6, 2024 /

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Announces Senate Bill 3 to Ban All Forms of Consumable THC Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has made a bold statement this week, announcing the…

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Ohio, Florida: Rising Stars in Cannabis, MJBizCon Panel Says

Ohio, Florida: Rising Stars in Cannabis, MJBizCon Panel Says

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 5, 2024 /

Ohio and Florida Lead Key Cannabis News in 2024: A Year of Growth and Challenges LAS VEGAS — While California and Michigan dominated the battle for sales leadership in the…

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DEA Cannabis Rescheduling Hearing Paused Until January

DEA Cannabis Rescheduling Hearing Paused Until January

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 3, 2024 /

Historic Hearings on Marijuana’s Status Under Federal Law to Begin in January The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is set to initiate historic hearings in mid-January to evaluate marijuana’s classification…

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Trump’s DEA Pick: Florida Sheriff Who Backed Cannabis Decrim

Trump’s DEA Pick: Florida Sheriff Who Backed Cannabis Decrim

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 2, 2024 /

Trump Nominates Florida Sheriff Chad Chronister to Lead DEA Amid Changing Marijuana Landscape President-elect Donald Trump’s recent nomination of Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister to lead the U.S. Drug Enforcement…

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Brazil Legalizes Hemp Cultivation, Manufacturing, & Sales

Brazil Legalizes Hemp Cultivation, Manufacturing, & Sales

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 2, 2024 /

Brazil’s Supreme Court Legalizes Hemp-Derived Medicinal Products: A Landmark Ruling for the Nation’s Cannabis Laws In a historic move last month, Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled to federally legalize the cultivation,…

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Australia’s 2023 Cannabis Legalization Bill Fails to Pass

Australia’s 2023 Cannabis Legalization Bill Fails to Pass

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / November 29, 2024 /

Greens’ Cannabis Legalisation Bill Defeated in Senate Amid Growing Support for Reform Canberra, Australia – On Wednesday, the Australian Senate voted down the Greens’ Legalising Cannabis Bill 2023 for adult-use cannabis by a…

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