Staff at New York airport checkpoints will no longer be looking for and seizing weed

Good news, New Yorkers! People who like to combine their travel plans with a toke or two will reportedly no longer have to worry about hiding their stash when passing through airport checkpoints. Police will no longer be...

9h

The Growth Op

Dubai tourist claims he believed big bags of bud were bananas

A Dubai tourist who was busted with two large bags of cannabis that he claimed he thought were bananas has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Last November, the accused arrived at the Dubai National Airport with some large...

1d

The Growth Op

Boston woman gets time served for role in multi-million-dollar cannabis enterprise

A Boston woman involved in a cannabis delivery service with revenue exceeding US$14 million ($17.8 million) over a two-year period that didn’t pay any taxes has been sentenced to time served. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy...

1d

The Growth Op

Report: Columbus man shot while delivering illicit weed in his car takes Uber to hospital

Police called to a reported shooting in northeast Columbus, Ohio just before 1 a.m. on Thursday had no problem finding a bullet-riddled car, but the driver was nowhere to be seen. That’s because the intended target apparently...

1d

The Growth Op

OPINION: Let artisanal cannabis growers replace black market with home-grown

An excellent article in Forbes about the pending legalization of cannabis in New York State points out a common failing in various state legalization laws. I have been very critical of most state legalization policies because...

2d

The Growth Op

Cannabis arrests cost Wyoming $29 million per year: NORML

The Wyoming chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is working to ensure that the legalization of medical cannabis appears on the 2022 General Election ballot, pointing out that cannabis...

3d

The Growth Op

Police in Kawartha Lakes remove 10,000 cannabis plants after growers evicted from site

Members of the City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service removed approximately 10,000 cannabis plants from a site in Lindsay, Ont. late last month, according to a news release. The address was being used by two licence-holders...

3d

The Growth Op

Deported veteran Howard Bailey returns to U.S. after a decade of exile in Jamaica for a cannabis conviction

U.S. Navy veteran Howard Bailey has reunited with his family after spending more than a decade in Jamaica following a cannabis conviction that was later pardoned. “Eleven years ago, I went to bed with my family and woke...

3d

The Growth Op

South Dakota Takes Step Toward Approving Medical Marijuana Rules

The legislative panel responsible for approving the rules that will govern South Dakota’s new medical marijuana law has approved a number of proposed regulations and sent other proposals back for review, in what was a crucial...

4d

High Times

Maryland Lawmakers Plan Cannabis Legalization Measure for 2022 Election

Maryland state lawmakers announced last week that the legislature will turn to the voters on the issue of cannabis policy reform by placing a marijuana legalization measure on the statewide ballot next year. Maryland House...

4d

High Times

Researchers welcome temporary drop in opioid emergency visits associated with cannabis use

A new study out of the University of Pittsburgh has found U.S. states with legal recreational cannabis witness a short-term decline in opioid-related emergency department (ED) visits. Data from California, Maine, Massachusetts...

5d

The Growth Op

Grateful Dead provides inspiration for Toronto-based cannabis retail store

Dead Heads will feel at home at Scarlet Fire Cannabis Co., one of the latest retail cannabis stores to open in Toronto. Founded by David Ellison, a former securities lawyer, the shop reflects Ellison’s passion for the Grateful...

6d

The Growth Op

Canadian study: Recent cannabis use linked to doubling of heart attack risk in those under 45

Canadian researchers looking at U.S. data found that adults under 45 years old who reported recently using cannabis were two times more likely to have had a heart attack. Published today in the Canadian Medical Association...

6d

The Growth Op

GOP Congressman makes big show of bulldozing illegal weed grows with police

Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) in California recently asked for help to curb the surge of illegal grow-ops and received aid from a Republican congressman who has been none too shy about his opposition to cannabis. Rep....

1w

The Growth Op

Adults with a history of cannabis use have subtle, but long-lasting, changes to speech

Stereotypical “stoner” speech and cadence have long been the butt of well-intentioned joking, but an Australia-led team of researchers wondered if weed consumers actually speak differently than non-consumers. They decided...

1w

The Growth Op

South Dakota Subcommittee Says No to Home Grown Medical Marijuana

A recommendation from the South Dakota Legislative subcommittee comes from a group of lawmakers working to draft rules to limit provisions of Initiated Measure 26 (IM26), a ballot measure to legalize medical marijuana that...

1w

High Times

Vermont customs officers find vacuum-sealed packages of weed worth $3.3 million

The vigilance of U.S. customs staff has not waned during COVID-19 restrictions, with officers in Vermont discovering more than US$2.6 million ($3.3 million) in cannabis inside a commercial shipment manifested as “food product.” “Our...

1w

The Growth Op

The Bob Marley Museum in Jamaica is getting a cannabis retail store

In 1987, Bob Marley’s former home in Kingston, Jamaica was converted into a museum by his wife, Rita Marley. The museum displays Marley’s personal artifacts and treasures, and the property also features a theatre, photo...

1w

The Growth Op

Effect on driving not much different between regular and occasional weed smokers: study

A new study exploring the impact of cannabis use on driving performance in regular and occasional weed consumers did not find many differences between the groups once they got behind the wheel. Researchers out of Colorado,...

2w

The Growth Op

Smugglers evade police, but attempt to ship $3 million worth of weed proves a bust

A recent intelligence-led operation paid off Friday when officers seized about 100 kilograms of suspected cannabis with a street value of €2 million (almost $3 million) from various parcels at a Dublin premises. The find...

2w

The Growth Op

Couple making cannabis oil causes over $40K in damage after explosion rocks house

A New Zealand couple has caused more than $46,000 in damage (about C$40,400) to a house in the suburb of Invercargill after their attempt at making cannabis oil resulted in a massive explosion. Samuel Paul Just, 29, and Rebecca...

2w

The Growth Op

Nebraska Advocacy Group Working on Two Petitions for Medical Cannabis

Nebraska is currently working on petitions that could legalize medical cannabis.  Following the failure of an initiative to legalize medical cannabis in Nebraska in 2020, advocates immediately set to work on not one but...

2w

High Times

Man with weed-sounding name busted for, well, weed

The decision to take an early-morning drive with cannabis debris clearly visible inside his vehicle turned out to be a bad one for a 20-year-old California man with a weed-sounding moniker. This past Saturday proved anything...

2w

The Growth Op

Ottawa-based HEXO Corp. to acquire 48North Cannabis in $50 million deal

HEXO Corp., a consumer packaged goods (CPG) cannabis company, is looking to cement a top-two position in the Canadian recreational weed space by acquiring all shares of 48North Cannabis Corp. for $50 million. The companies...

2w

The Growth Op

Amazon Went to Space, Now on to Cannabis

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos just went to space. Now his company looks poised to embark on a new frontier—marijuana legalization. It was just last month that Amazon officially announced that it was doing away with drug screening...

2w

High Times

German customs officers seize enough cannabis seeds to cover 336 soccer fields

German customs officers checking cargo at the Cologne Bonn Airport have apparently achieved a new record for the country, seizing 2.3 million cannabis seeds said to have a street value of €2.3 billion ($3.5 billion). The...

2w

The Growth Op

U of G researcher partners on first-of-its-kind Canadian cannabis tourism study

A University of Guelph researcher is collaborating with New Heights Cannabis on a first-of-its-kind research study about Canadian cannabis tourism. The study seeks to understand what experiences canna-tourists are interested...

2w

The Growth Op

Environmental group and allies voice intent to sue U.S. Forest Service for failure to clean up trespass cannabis grows

The Environmental Protection Information (EPIC) and allies have served notice that they plan to sue the U.S. Forest Service for not cleaning up hazardous waste from illegal cannabis grows found on agency land in California. Pointing...

2w

The Growth Op

Kevin Durant signs multi-year agreement with Weedmaps, wants to counter cannabis stereotypes

Kevin Durant, arguably the best basketball player on the planet, has inked a multi-year deal with Weedmaps, an online cannabis platform, to counter negative stereotypes about cannabis use and promote the plant’s potential...

2w

The Growth Op

Irish police discover elaborate cannabis operation worth almost $600,000 after receiving public tip

Irish police shut down a massive cannabis grow-op in Dublin late last week after an anonymous tip led them to a residence that yielded about 450 illegal plants worth an estimated 400,000 euros ($596,000). Upon receiving the...

3w

The Growth Op

FIKA lifestyle brand set on redefining cannabis retail

Toronto’s historic Distillery District has become home to the city’s first-ever FIKA Herbal Goods store, a brand that’s hyper-focused on customers by taking a three-S approach: sophisticated, stylish and shameless. Often...

3w

The Growth Op

Porcupine Health announces COVID-19 outbreak at northern Ontario dispensary

Ontario’s Porcupine Health Unit (PHU) is warning cannabis consumers about a COVID-19 outbreak at a licensed dispensary in Timmins. “The PHU is also declaring a COVID-19 oubreak at Dutch Love Cannabis in Timmins,” the...

3w

The Growth Op

Two-time Super Bowl champ Charlie Batch joins biotech company Hemp Synergistics

Charlie Batch’s Pennsylvania roots run deep. The former National Football League (NFL) quarterback played the majority of his 15-year career with his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers, earning two Super Bowl rings with the team...

3w

The Growth Op