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Liquid Cocaine Disguised as White Wine Seized in Hong Kong
A cocaine trafficking operation discovered by authorities in Hong Kong netted two arrests and revealed a particularly creative smuggling method: liquid cocaine substituted for boxed wine.
January 24, 2024
Tens of Thousands of Drug Arrests Reported in Sri Lanka Since December
Sri Lanka began a nationwide crackdown of drug trade and drug use in mid-December of 2023.
January 23, 2024
Ukraine MMJ Bill Unblocked After Repeal Effort Fails To Receive Needed Votes
Ukraine’s measure to legalize medical cannabis is once again headed to the president’s desk after the opposing Batkivshchyna party moved to appeal the bill to the Constitutional Court to cancel the legislative vote in December 2023, ultimately failing to receive adequate support for repeal.
January 18, 2024
Tasmanian Hemp Business Owners Call on Government To Improve Regulations
Hemp seed and hempcrete producers are concerned that delay in opening up the hemp market is a “missed opportunity.”
January 17, 2024
Czech Republic Published New Draft Regulations for Cannabis Program
The draft was referred to as a “compromise version” for now, but legislators plan to push for more important regulations.
January 12, 2024
Thailand Seeks Public Opinion on Draft Bill To Ban Recreational Use After Decriminalizing
A new draft bill would clarify that smoking cannabis for recreational purposes would be banned, along with several other changes.
January 11, 2024
Wasted Weed: Canada’s Disposal of 3.7 Million Pounds of Cannabis Since 2018
Oversupply has been a real issue for the cannabis industry. Solutions, anyone?
January 10, 2024
Iran Hangs Nine Convicted Drug Traffickers
Iran is one of the worst places in the world to get caught selling drugs, and 2023 has been a particularly deadly year in the Middle Eastern country for convicted drug traffickers with another slough of executions reported this week.
January 5, 2024
Snoop Dogg To Cover Summer Olympic Games in Paris for NBC
A familiar voice will cover the Olympic Games Paris 2024 this year, the second time Snoop Dogg has been an Olympics commentator.
January 3, 2024