Activism January 23, 2025 Battle Brews Over B.C. Civil Forfeiture After Vancouver Drug Activist Targeted The B.C. government says more than $100,000 seized in police raids of Vancouver mushroom dispensaries should be forfeited
January 20, 2025 Biden Administration Announces Commutations for Nearly 2,500 Non-Violent Drug Offenders President Joe Biden announced today that he is commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 federal inmates
Activism January 14, 2025 Marijuana Rescheduling Judge Blasts DEA For ‘Unprecedented, Astonishing’ Behavior The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s refusal to comply with direct orders from the administrative law judge overseeing
Activism January 13, 2025 The Conservatives Should Apply Common Sense To Cannabis Policy in Canada Canada’s cannabis industry needs smarter, precise regulation and a lighter touch consistent with the freedom Tories favour
January 9, 2025 Could a New Conservative Government in Canada Address Cannabis Industry Concerns? Sooner or later, Canada will have an election in 2025. Increasingly, it seems like this could happen sooner rather than later.
January 8, 2025 Cannabis Companies Say DEA Has Closed Mind Against a Less-Dangerous Pot Ranking Advocates accuse Drug Enforcement Administration of blocking the reclassification of cannabis as a Schedule III drug
December 18, 2024 Canadian Man Faces Life In Prison In Dubai For Travelling With Cannabis A Mississauga man is facing life in prison in Dubai for travelling with more than 100 grams of cannabis products his wife says he was using to help cope with chronic pain related to Addison’s disease.
December 18, 2024 Canada Announces Plans to Reform Cannabis Excise Tax in 2025 Canada is set to explore a new excise tax system for cannabis businesses next year in welcome and long-awaited efforts to ‘cut red tape’.
December 9, 2024 UN Human Rights Chief Says War On Drugs Has Failed “Completely And Utterly” The UN human rights chief has called on leaders and international stakeholders to radically rethink global drug policy
December 4, 2024 DEA Judge Scolds Agency For Failure To Submit Marijuana Rescheduling Evidence A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) judge is scolding the agency for failing to provide required documents