The new 2021 World Drug Report shows cannabis potency has skyrocketed in parts of the world and that has the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) thinking member states should consider outlawing weed advertising.

In just 24 years, “cannabis potency had increased by as much as four times in parts of the world, even as the percentage of adolescents who perceived the drug as harmful fell by as much as 40 per cent,” notes a UNODC press release accompanying the release of the report Thursday.

The county seat may become the county hub for recreational marijuana businesses.

An ordinance allowing licensed cannabis establishments in all six classes approved by the state to operate in the city is slated for a public hearing and final passage early next month.

The six classes of licenses allowed for recreational marijuana in New Jersey are grower, manufacture, wholesale, distributor, retailer and delivery.

The hearing on the  ordinance will be held at 5:30 p.m. July 7 in the New Brunswick City Hall Council Chambers.

Let’s be honest, the cannabis market is becoming a cut-throat one, with everyone looking to make a buck, a range of low-level and possibly dangerous products on the market, and a rush by local governments to save revenue by outlawing what they can’t regulate. This brings up the question of whether a hemp-derived THC like delta-8 threatens the revenue of the legal cannabis industry, and explains why recreational states are quickly banning it.

Fraud charges have been laid against CannTrust Holdings Inc.’s former chief executive Peter Aceto and two former directors, all of whom face possible jail time of up to five years if found guilty in a sweeping quasi-criminal case led by the Ontario Securities Commission.

Company co-founder and former board chair Eric Paul and former director Mark Litwin are also charged with insider trading following a months-long investigation by Canada’s largest capital markets regulator. The OSC moved in following blockbuster revelations in the summer of 2019 that a Health Canada inspection of the publicly traded company uncovered unlicensed cannabis growing at its Pelham, Ont. facility.

 The county seat may become the county hub for recreational marijuana businesses.

An ordinance allowing licensed cannabis establishments in all six classes approved by the state to operate in the city is slated for a public hearing and final passage early next month.

The six classes of licenses allowed for recreational marijuana in New Jersey are grower, manufacture, wholesale, distributor, retailer and delivery.

The hearing on the  ordinance will be held at 5:30 p.m. July 7 in the New Brunswick City Hall Council Chambers.

Home delivery of cannabis is an advantage for B.C.’s illegal producers that Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says is ending as of July 15.

B.C. had the biggest illegal cannabis market in Canada when recreational use was legalized in 2018, and Farnworth says allowing online ordering and delivery is another step to a goal of getting to 70 per cent market share for the network of government and licensed retail stores in four years. The COVID-19 pandemic has restricted retail store attendance and illegal dealers have benefited.

Tiny Township residents voiced their concerns about cannabis within the municipality at a recent virtual town hall meeting - their first opportunity since an illegal grow op in the township was shut down by OPP months ago.

Comments were based around the illegal grow operation on Concession Road 6 East, where OPP seized over 9,000 cannabis plants during a drug bust on April 20.

"How can citizens and politicians of Tiny Township join together to stop legal grow-ops from sprouting up in our area?” asked Joanne Ritchie.

She continued by laying out the timeline of events for the “size of a Wal-Mart” operation, remarking upon its 2020 construction permit allowance, as well as the installation of enough hydro “to supply seven large homes.”

North Brunswick Township will hold its second Cannabis Town Hall at 7 p.m. June 21, a virtual discussion with the public on the new cannabis legislation requirements.

Open to North Brunswick residents who want to share their opinions.

For the log in information, visit https://northbrunswicknj.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/062121-Special-Council-Meeting-Notice.pdf?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=june-16-website-updates-covid-19-briefing-video

If you feel like you’ve been catching a lot of Delta-8 THC content in the media lately, those aren’t just your social media apps hacking your brain. Hemp-derived Delta-8 THC is having a big moment in 2021 in terms of popularity and, most recently, in terms of concerns over legality, safety, and accuracy. This hot new cannabinoid has been branded as “legal marijuana” as the main intoxicating compound in cannabis but one most commonly derived from hemp for commercial use. Social listening data reveals that conversations around Delta-8 grew by a whopping 163% from December 2020 to April 2021, but all is not rosy for this latest trend in cannabis or for companies jumping into production to respond to the surging interest.

The Municipal Council Meeting on June 9 was set to address a zoning amendment for Cannabis Production and Processing Facilities in North Grenville. The recommendation from Director of Planning and Development Amy Martin was to repeal the Interim Control By-Law that has been in place since 2019, and approve and enact a new by-law.