Listen up all you vape denialists; all you harm reduction haters, ‘quit or die’ devotees and ban happy regulators! We get it…between saving millions of lives and reducing the devastating health implications of cigarettes, vaping can be a complicated thing to grasp. So it’s TOTALLY understandable that the world-shifting benefits of e-cigarettes can occasionally get […]
The future of Thailand’s cannabis industry is up in the air after a new legal challenge could bring everything to a screeching halt. In response, advocates in the country are mobilizing today in Bangkok to fight back. An order, issued by Thailand’s Public Health Ministry, effectively removed cannabis from the country’s Category 5 narcotics list […]
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A record amount of cocaine seized by law enforcement in Belgium has the government in the market for some additional incinerators. Agence France-Presse reports that authorities there have “seized so much cocaine from smugglers operating through the port of Antwerp that it needs more incinerator space to destroy it.” “There’s a problem with incinerator capacity,” […]
A bill to legalize marijuana in Colombia has been approved in a Senate committee for the first time, weeks after it also advanced in the country’s Chamber of Representatives. Lawmakers have met several times in recent weeks to debate the reform proposal, which would amend the country’s Constitution to end cannabis prohibition for adults. It […]
Five licensed medical marijuana providers in Rhode Island received state approval on Tuesday to sell in the state’s adult-use market, which launches Dec. 1. Under the transition, medical marijuana dispensaries – called compassion centers in Rhode Island – applied for “hybrid retail licenses,” which allow them to sell into both the MMJ and recreational markets. […]
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of a failed crypto company FTX, sold a $300 million stake in his company following a “meme” fundraiser. The event drummed up $420.69 million from 69 investors, numbers that are references to cannabis and sex. Investors were reportedly told the money would be used to improve the user experience, help FTX […]
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of a failed crypto company FTX, sold a $300 million stake in his company following a “meme” fundraiser. The event drummed up $420.69 million from 69 investors, numbers that are references to cannabis and sex. Investors were reportedly told the money would be used to improve the user experience, help FTX […]
Food regulators in the United Kingdom have ordered nearly 100 products containing CBD to be pulled from store shelves in the country over consumer safety fears. The banned list includes three CBD oil extractions made by Colorado-headquartered Charlotte’s Web label, though thousands more were approved for consumption, Hemp Today reported. ADVERTISEMENT Though the U.K. is […]