{"id":79576,"date":"2024-12-31T03:24:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T11:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2024\/12\/31\/dea-fails-to-post-cannabis-enforcement-report-newsletter-december-31-2024\/"},"modified":"2025-01-01T19:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T03:46:21","slug":"dea-fails-to-post-cannabis-enforcement-report-newsletter-december-31-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2024\/12\/31\/dea-fails-to-post-cannabis-enforcement-report-newsletter-december-31-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"DEA fails to post cannabis enforcement report (Newsletter: December 31, 2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-19.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Biggest international marijuana news of 2024; Psychedelics reform wins &amp; losses; Cannabis pollen study<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Subscribe<\/a>\u00a0to receive Marijuana Moment\u2019s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/dea-fails-to-release-updated-marijuana-arrest-and-seizure-data-drawing-criticism-from-legalization-advocates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Drug Enforcement Administration is under fire from NORML for failing to publish updated annual data on marijuana-related arrests and seizures<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as it has done in prior years.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/2024-saw-major-international-marijuana-news-in-germany-ukraine-australia-poland-and-other-countries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2024 saw big marijuana policy developments on the international stage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014with Germany enacting legalization, Ukraine allowing medical cannabis, United Nations 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HEALTH<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study found that \u201cfollowing the 2018 legalization of non-medical use of cannabis in Canada, the prevalence of use of cannabis in the past year by a sample of Canadian workers increased steadily\u201d but that \u201cthe prevalence of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iwh.on.ca\/sites\/iwh\/files\/iwh\/reports\/iwh_issue_briefing_cannabis_use_by_workers_2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">workplace cannabis use<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014that is, use at, during or within two hours before work\u2014did not change.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study found that \u201ccertain dimensions of psychedelic experience correlated with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0165032724020494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">depression improvement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ BUSINESS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/news-releases\/simply-solventless-announces-strategic-acquisition-of-cannabis-cultivator-delta-9-bio-tech-adding-approximately-12-million-annual-revenue-25-increase-and-2-5-million-annual-adjusted-ebitda-23-increase-for-consideration-of-nil-net-of-expecte-850426351.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Simply Solventless Concentrates Ltd.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is acquiring Delta 9 Bio-Tech Inc.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/news-releases\/ianthus-acquires-lifestyle-vape-brand-cheetah--866026040.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is acquiring the Cheetah vape brand from Cheetah Enterprises Inc.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make sure to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">subscribe<\/a> to get Marijuana Moment\u2019s daily dispatch in your inbox.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(function() {<br \/>\n\twindow.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {<br \/>\n\t\tlisteners: [],<br \/>\n\t\tforms: {<br \/>\n\t\t\ton: function(evt, cb) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\twindow.mc4wp.listeners.push(<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t{<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tevent   : evt,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcallback: cb<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t);<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t}<br \/>\n\t}<br \/>\n})();<br \/>\n<!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.9.20 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\">Get our daily newsletter.&#013;<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\t<label>Email address: <\/label>&#013;<br \/>\n\t&#013;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\t&#013;\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><label>Leave this field empty if you&#8217;re human: <\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-response\" \/><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin --><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/dea-fails-to-post-cannabis-enforcement-report-newsletter-december-31-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DEA fails to post cannabis enforcement report (Newsletter: December 31, 2024)<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nRead More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/dea-fails-to-post-cannabis-enforcement-report-newsletter-december-31-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DEA fails to post cannabis enforcement report (Newsletter: December 31, 2024)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biggest international marijuana news of 2024; 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