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Alert: Hold lifted on cannabis products with detected Aspergillus mold Agency action follows litigation on Oregon Health Authority rule Test results don’t prohibit the sale of cannabis with mold

September 20, 2023 Hold lifted on cannabis products with detected Aspergillus mold Agency action follows litigation on Oregon Health Authority rule Test results don’t prohibit the sale of cannabis with mold PORTLAND, Ore. – Today the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission notified its current 2,790 OLCC recreational marijuana licensees that detections of Aspergillus mold in marijuana items […]

Press Release: Sen. Menendez Statement on Bipartisan SAFER Banking Act

Sen. Menendez Statement on Bipartisan SAFER Banking Act   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement on the bipartisan Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act:   “I am glad we finally reached a compromise to solve the public safety threat faced by cannabis businesses operating exclusively in cash and the communities […]

“Sham Unions”: Alleged Labor Law Violations Shake California’s Booming Cannabis Industry 

Article by: Associate Michael A. Carlin Several major legal cannabis companies in California are facing allegations of violating state law by collaborating with and signing labor peace agreements with organizations claiming to be labor unions but who have failed to genuinely advocate for workers’ rights. According to California law, cannabis companies with over 20 employees are […]

Portuguese Socialist Party (PS) Forms Working Party To Look Into Adult Use Cannabis – Will Work With Others In The Parliament

Cannabis Health News One of Portugal’s major political parties is to establish a working group to explore the possibility of legalising cannabis for non-medical purposes, in collaboration with other parliamentary groups. The regulation of recreational cannabis in Portugal may be imminent, following the European trend to review drug policies. According to local media, Agência Lusa, the […]

Oklahoma officials seize thousands of pounds of cannabis, shut down five businesses

The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority announced Tuesday the agency along with law enforcement in Kay County recently shut down five marijuana businesses. This comes after the authority recently increased scrutiny of Oklahoma’s potential to overproduce and export the product, likely fed by illegal grows. According to the orders, on Sept. 11, investigators at Polar Lights LLC found […]

Virgin Islands Govt To Subsidize Cannabis Educational Courses

St Thomas Source reports Virgin Islanders hoping to enter the soon-to-be legal cannabis industry could get deeply discounted cannabis college courses courtesy of Government House. Gov. Albert Bryan’s office plans to foot up to 60 percent of tuition for courses on horticulture and plant maintenance, cannabis-related manufacturing, and the business side of the cannabis industry. […]