U.K. police find hundreds of cannabis plants spread across eight rooms
Not once, but twice this year, a home on Euston Rd. in a Northampton, U.K. laid out the unwelcome mat for police searching for cannabis. Read More
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Category: Legislation
Medical groups have prescription for Mississippi voters ahead of pot referendum: Just say no
Two medical associations are encouraging Mississippi voters to deny doctor-approved marijuana this November. Read More
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Cape Breton police put brakes on illicit activity connected to the Black Pistons and Outlaws gangs
Three suspected motorcycle gang members are facing charges after Cape Breton police raided multiple homes and a clubhouse in Glace Bay. Read More
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Former skeet shooting champion fined for turning a blind eye to partner’s cannabis growing operation
A former world skeet shooting champion left court with a slap on the wrist — and fewer guns — on Monday after allowing his former partner to turn his UK home into a grow op. Read More
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$211,100 in contraband, including weed, seized at Quebec’s Donnacona Institution over three days
A federal maximum-security institution in Quebec has proved a magnet for illicit products, with the Quebec arm of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) reporting that cannabis and other contraband with an “institutional value” topping $211,000 was seized over three days last week. Read More
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Sudbury police find teen missing for over a year alongside huge haul of marijuana
A juvenile that had been missing for over a year was accidentally located by Sudbury police alongside 50 pounds of pot. Read More
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Ottawa to form advisory committee after Canadians voice interest in ‘cannabis health products’
The results are in from more than two months of public consultations by Health Canada regarding cannabis health products, with more than 60 per cent of respondents indicating that they would be interested in such items. Read More
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Ganja and replica gun among several items seized at 18-year-old’s home
An Ontario man barely old enough to smoke weed legally in Canada faces a slew of charges for selling it following an investigation by the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS). Read More
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Open-air weed grow with 5,000 plants illegal, even in Canada: RCMP
It’s perfectly legal for Canadian adults 19 and older to grow as many as four cannabis plants in a residence for personal use, but cultivating 5,000 pot plants on a B.C. mountainside is simply pushing things too far. Read More
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When states pass social liberalization laws, they create regional advantages for innovation
What conditions lead to world-changing innovation? It’s an important question for business and government leaders. Read More
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