Bill Weinberg ·
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Yet Another Deadly Prison Uprising In Mexico
The latest deadly prison uprising in Mexico wasn't due to rival narco-gangs. According to sources, it was about inhumane living conditions. → Read More
Will The Emerald Triangle's Small Growers Survive Legalization?
California is closer than ever to legal weed. The profits are predicted to be huge. But will the Emerald Triangle's small growers survive legalization? → Read More
Shatter Lab Busted in North East England
It went down yesterday. A shatter lab busted in North East England. While we all love a good "busted" story, this one in particular is making us think. → Read More
California Sheriff Appeals to Feds in Pot 'State of Emergency'
A California sheriff appeals to feds in pot 'state of emergency'. No, this isn't the beginning of a joke. But it sure feels like one. → Read More
Jazz Great Denied Entry to U.S. on 50-Year-Old Drug Charge
Bronx-born Jazz Great, Alvin Queen, 67, was denied entry to the U.S. due to a 50-year-old drug charge, forcing him to miss an upcoming concert. → Read More
Mexican Cartels (Or Cops) Kill Yet Another Journalist
The latest Mexican journalist to be killed was found dead last week, after being abducted by armed men in cop uniforms the previous night. → Read More
Colombian Security Forces ‘Massacre’ Coca Growers
Some 15 civilians were killed and more than 50 were injured when Colombian security forces opened fire during coca eradication operations. → Read More
Peru: Will Medical Marijuana Include Herbaceous Cannabis?
The dilemma now faced by several U.S. states concerning whether "medical marijuana" need include actual herbaceous cannabis is about to hit Peru. → Read More
Gotham Ganjapreneurs Schmooze at CannaGather Confab
CannaGather held its fifth confab in New York, bringing together some 200 ganjapreneurs, investors, press and activists from throughout Gotham to schmooze. → Read More
Brazil Deploys Army to Rio Favela Caught in Crosshairs of Drug War ·
As Brazil's favela wars rage on, and as drug lords battle for control of territory, the country's Army recently deployed troops in a day of violence. → Read More
Massachusetts Courts Strike Down Roadside Sobriety Tests for Weed
Massachusetts recently ruled that standard roadside sobriety tests for weed cannot reliably detect if a person is driving under the influence of cannabis. → Read More
Former Colombian Magistrate Gets Prison Time in Corruption Scandal
Former Colombian magistrate Francisco Javier Ricaurte Gómez was just sentenced to prison time for his connection to an ongoing corruption scandal. → Read More
Philippines President Duterte Threatens to Kill Son
It is beginning to smack a little of desperation—or at least we hope it is. Philippine President Rodirgo Duterte—whose “War on Drugs” has now reached the point of mass murder—was recently put ... → Read More
Kyrgyzstan Could Bring Legal Cannabis To Central Asia
The post-Soviet republics of Central Asia have emerged as a key smuggling route for hashish making its way from Afghanistan to European markets. At the same time, these countries are ... → Read More
Norway’s Crime Czar Busted for Hashish Smuggling
On Monday, a district court in Oslo sentenced Norway’s former top police official for organized crime to 21 years in prison for conspiracy to smuggle hashish. Eirik Jensen was arrested in 2014, after being secretly filmed in a meeting with Gjermund Cappelen, said to be Norway’s biggest hashish importer. The two men were tried together. The court found that Jensen had received 667,800 kroner… → Read More
California Judge Throws Out Hmong Farmers’ Discrimination Claims –
On September 12, a federal judge in Sacramento ruled that sheriff’s deputies and other officials in Northern California’s Siskiyou County did not discriminate against Hmong residents while carrying out marijuana enforcement operations and other investigations last year. “I am disappointed that the Court could not see how brutally my clients’ most fundamental American rights were violated,”… → Read More
Khat Thrives in Independent Somaliland –
Here’s a telling irony. We think of Somalia as a country that has basically had no functioning government for over a generation and is beset by insurgents linked to al-Qaeda. Certainly, how a government treats a relatively harmless psychoactive herb is a good barometer of its general commitment to freedom. The herb in question here is khat, the mildly stimulating leaf that is chewed socially… → Read More
Yemen Hashish Pipeline Thrives Amid War –
Despite Saudi Arabia’s penchant for beheading hashish smugglers, the stuff just keeps coming in—especially from its southern neighbor Yemen. In fact, it appears that the Yemen hash trade is as strong as ever, even as the country remains embroiled in civil war. The latest big haul of hash coming into Saudi Arabia from Yemen was reported in early September. That month, a Border Guard naval patrol… → Read More
Ohio: College to Test Medical Marijuana –
It has been a year and counting since Ohio passed its medical marijuana law in June 2016, and nobody has yet received any cannabis under the program. The logjam is due to the failure of the state to issue licenses to any cultivators, processors, dispensaries or testing labs. Finally, the first sign of progress is reported as a college has come forward to offer cannabis testing services.” The… → Read More
Colombia: Cocaleros Resist Forced Eradication –
Colombia’s government—under pressure from Washington—is pushing ahead with plans to forcibly eradicate 50,000 hectares of coca leaf this year, despite growing resistance from the peasant growers. In several incidents over the past weeks, forced eradication sparked violent confrontations between cocaleros and security forces. Even so-called “voluntary eradication” is now meeting with protest, as… → Read More