Nigeria Customs Seizure Exposes Gaps in Trade-Route Cannabis Controls
Nigeria Customs Service officers at Tincan Island Port have intercepted a shipment concealing parts for more than 140 pump-action rifles alongside cannabis-infused products valued at over ₦373.8
Missouri Audit Exposes Weak Controls Over City Credit Card Spending
A Missouri state audit has found that two former Webster Groves city employees racked up more than $4,300 in personal charges on city-issued credit cards, including purchases at strip clubs, a
Ohio Taps Truth Initiative to Blunt Rising Cannabis Use Rates
Ohio's opioid settlement dollars are now funding a cannabis prevention campaign built on the same behavioral science playbook that helped drive youth smoking rates from 23% to under 2%. The
La Mesa Reaches Dispensary Cap, Closing a Chapter in Cannabis Retail
La Mesa is about to hit a ceiling. The city's 14th dispensary, now under construction at University and 70th, will be the last one zoning rules allow within its 60,000-resident footprint. What
Medical Marijuana Bans for Parolees Create Costly Legal Contradiction
Roughly four million adults in the United States currently live under probation or parole, a population nearly double the combined count of people held in jails and prisons nationwide. That scale
Hemp Coalition Sues Missouri Over Intoxicating Products Ban Before November Deadline
A coalition of Missouri hemp businesses filed a federal lawsuit Thursday targeting a state law that would remove all intoxicating hemp products from retail shelves on November 12. The suit, filed in
Red Bank Duplex Fire Displaces Two Families; AC Units Draw Investigator Focus
A fire that broke out in the early morning hours of Thursday tore through a duplex at 141-143 Chestnut Street in Red Bank, New Jersey, displacing two families and prompting a multi-department
Georgia Expands Medical Cannabis Access, Opening New Product Categories for Licensed Operators
Georgia's medical cannabis program took a significant step forward this week when a Trulieve dispensary in Marietta conducted the state's first ceremonial sale of flower and vaporization products -
Georgia Expands Medical Cannabis Access, Pushing Operators Into New Retail Territory
Georgia's medical cannabis program took a meaningful step forward this week when Trulieve opened flower and vaporization products for sale at its Marietta dispensary - the first such products legally
Virginia Approves Recreational Cannabis Retail, Setting Up a 2027 Licensing Race
Virginia has cleared the final legislative hurdle to launch a regulated adult-use cannabis retail market - and the clock is already running. State budget legislation signed into law this week caps