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The Courier reported in May 2023 that there may be plenty of parking sitting empty in Gov Hub, which has a 210-space basement car park. At the time, Gov Hub staff told us that some days, only a handful of them were being used.

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TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Organigram Holdings Inc. (“Organigram” or the “Company”) (TSX: OGI) (NASDAQ: OGI) announced today the results of voting at its annual general and special meeting of shareholders (the “Shareholders”) held virtually on January 18, 2024 (the “Meeting”). Election of Directors Each of the nine nominees listed in the Company’s management information circular dated December 20, 2023 (the “Circular”) provided in connection with the Meeting were elected as directors of the Comp

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NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the arrival of Entertainment Partner Binta Niambi Brown in the Firm’s New York office. With extensive experience working across talent management and development, as well as having led a variety of complex high-value transactions, Brown strengthens Manatt’s capabilities within the creator economy and in advising global icon clients on how to build, innovate,

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ARKANSAS, USA — On Jan. 12, the ballot committee Arkansans for Patient Access (APA) submitted a proposal to increase access to the Arkansas Medical Marijuana program, created in 2016 after voters approved Amendment 98.

“The goal of this ballot proposal is to reaffirm and build upon Amendment 98 to serve patients better,” said Amy Martin, owner of The Greenery dispensary in Fort Smith. “This amendment reflects a commitment to the principles established by the state’s voters. It reduces barriers and streamlines processes so qualifying patients can access the medicines and treatment options that best serve them.”

The 2024 Patient Access Amendment includes changes to definitions, eligibility criteria, and regulations. To improve access, particularly for Arkansans living in rural areas where primary care physicians are often limited, the amendment expands the definition of “health care practitioner” to broaden the range of qualified medical professionals who can provide written certifications. 

It will also allow patients to be assessed and certified by a qualified provider via telemedicine. 

IN an operation led by the police and guided by intelligence, four individuals were arrested on Monday. The operation, which lasted from 04:00hrs to 11:30hrs, occurred in Yarrowkabara backlands, situated off the Soesdyke/Linden Highway.

Along with the four arrests, eight fields of cannabis sativa (marijuana) plants were also discovered.

The four persons who were arrested are: 25-year-old Fayon Reeves, a farmer of Circuit Road, Timehri; Kishore Ram, a 35-year-old labourer of Cummings Lodge; 29-year-old Munesh Ram, also of Cummings Lodge; and 21-year-old Miguel Gomes of Hyde Park, Timehri.

According to the police report, Gomes was found in a camp and took the police to the field, where he was planting narcotics, all of which were destroyed along with the camp.

A nursery containing a quantity of seedlings, which amounted to around 1000 plants, was found and destroyed, and a quantity of dried cannabis was found in the camps where the other three suspects were arrested.

Moreover, the cannabis found in the camp with the other suspects was weighed and amounted to 1700 grams.

The total plants found amounted to approximately 5,000 plants. Several of these plants were uprooted and taken as exhibits.

At present, the four suspects have been placed in custody, pending charges.

The operation, led by an Assistant Superintendent from Special Branch and comprising several ranks from Regional Division 4B, resulted in the discovery of well-cultivated narcotic plants ranging from two feet…

A new collegiate athletics proposal would remove marijuana from the list of substances included in drug screenings for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship competitions, with officials set to vote on the matter in June. Proponents say the approach is consistent with designing rules to focus on reducing harm rather than punishing student athletes.

The plan would build on a 2022 change that increased the allowable THC threshold for college athletes, aligning NCAA’s rules with those of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

The latest proposal would effectively treat marijuana more like alcohol. While NCAA doesn’t intend for the change to promote cannabis use, the substance isn’t believed to give competitors an unfair advantage in sport.

“Cannabis is not a performance-enhancing drug, and we determined that the drug testing conducted at NCAA championships should focus on substances that impact competitive outcomes,” Pat Chun, athletics director at Washington State and chair of the Strategic Vision and Planning Committee, said in a statement last week. “To be clear, this does not mean that NCAA members condone or promote use of cannabinoids. However, rather than focus on testing and subsequently penalizing student-athletes who use cannabis, NCAA efforts should focus on a harm reduction strategy, similar to substances like alcohol.”

Division I Council introduces proposals into legislative cycle, including one that would remove cannabinoids…

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Cannabist Company Holdings Inc. (NEO: CBST) (OTCQX: CBSTF) (FSE: 3LP) (“The Cannabist Company” or the “Company”), one of the largest and most experienced cultivators, manufacturers and retailers of cannabis products in the U.S., announced today that, effective immediately, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has appointed David Hart, previously the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, as the new Chief Executive Officer. The Board also appoin

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Police said on Friday that they had destroyed more than six billion dollars (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents) worth of marijuana after discovering a farm had more than 10 acres of marijuana plants in addition to already cultivated marijuana and that the discovery was made during a joint operation with the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

According to a police statement, the operation netted more than 6,000 marijuana plants in addition to 8,000 pounds of dried marijuana in a house in Upper Berbice River community of Gaetroy and followed a tip-off.

But the police said no one was found at the scene and that all of the marijuana found along with the farm, a wooden house and two camps were destroyed by law enforcement officials.

The police said the estimated value of the destroyed marijuana was GUY$3.2 billion.

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Because the Office of Medical Cannabis doesn’t have the power to regulate raw flower, inspectors can’t take samples to see if it is legal or illegal.

By Peter Callaghan, MinnPost

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Minnesota’s cannabis regulators say they have a plan to fill a gap in state law that could be letting some hemp retailers sell marijuana flower without consequence.

Charlene Briner, the interim director of the new Office of Cannabis Management, said Thursday that she is working with other agencies to provide a temporary method to inspect and test raw cannabis flower to make sure it does not violate current law.

She said the agency will look into using inspectors from the Office of Medical Cannabis and the Department of Agriculture to exercise the Office of Cannabis Management’s authority to stop the sale of cannabis flower that is illegal marijuana masquerading as legal hemp.

“OCM is evaluating how to leverage existing enforcement capacity at the Office of Medical Cannabis to act on OCM’s behalf and how we can develop capacity to test raw cannabis flower,” Briner said.

“We’ll be sharing more about those plans as we put them in place,” she said.

To be legal to sell now, hemp flower must contain only 0.3 percent delta-9 THC or less. Such hemp plants do not have enough THC to be intoxicating when eaten or smoked. But by processing the hemp for edibles and beverages, the THC content can be enhanced to produce an intoxicating…