Kenosha County, Wisconsin prosecutors say a woman, Courtney Huffhines, who faces charges of manufacturing black market vaping cartridges with THC oil, was aware of the illegal activity and allowed some products to be manufactured at her real estate office. A criminal complaint alleges some vape cartridges were assembled in the Realty Executives office of Courtney […]
Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada, but legalization hasn’t translated into the end of the illicit market, and the price differences between the legal and illegal markets are significant. […]
Doctors in Kings County, in California’s Central Valley, saw a small but higher than normal number f patients with lung disease over recent months. Initially, patients presented with characteristics of pneumonia or bronchitis, like weakness or shortness of breath. But when placed on standard antibiotic treatment, they did not improve. After their health further deteriorated, […]
From the outside, California’s marijuana industry looks like a dream come true for Wall Street traders and Sunset Strip stoners alike. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. California’s marijuana industry is an absolute mess, according to new data from the state. Last week, the office of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) released state budget documents showing that […]
A recent Supreme Court ruling and newly-elected government suggest Mexico could soon follow Canada down the road of cannabis legalization. Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Oct. 31 – for the fifth time since November 2015 – that a total prohibition of recreational marijuana consumption is unconstitutional. By reaching five similar rulings, the Supreme Court crossed the […]
There’s a common misconception that the cannabis black market is thriving, even after legalization in nearly two dozen states. But despite the fact that there are no substantive means of measuring illicit sales of any product, new reports from the DEA and US Department of Homeland Security suggest illegal sales of marijuana is drastically lower […]
In a bureaucratic effort to control regulation and put a stop to black market weed created by “overproduction”, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission(OLCC) announced Wednesday it will temporarily pause approval of new recreational marijuana production applications. The OLCC licensing staff will shift focus to only process recreational marijuana license renewals and applications for recreational marijuana […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon’s top federal prosecutor said Friday the state has a “formidable” problem with marijuana overproduction that winds up on the black market and that he wants to work with state and local leaders and the pot industry to do something about it. U.S. Attorney Billy Williams convened the unprecedented summit of influential federal […]