A Swedish lawyer said he has identified as many as 170 individuals, banks and companies with connections to a massive cannabis fraud he claims bilked investors out of as much …
Lawyer says banks, regulators, media facilitated $2.5 billion cannabis scam Read More »
Portuguese law authorities have returned 40kg of hemp flowers to an entrepreneur who was acquitted of drug trafficking charges in April. The return of the products was part of a …
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Prosecutors in Ohio say two men pocketed nearly $800,000 in investor funds collected in a bogus medical cannabis and CBD business. A Warren County grand jury indicted Aaron Pitman, and Ryan …
Ohio prosecutor says two men pocketed cash in investor scam Read More »
A Virginia boy’s death that has been attributed to over-ingestion of hemp-derived delta-8 THC from gummies is likely to have serious repercussions in the U.S. CBD sector after the story …
Child’s death attributed to delta-8 THC is another blow to CBD sector Read More »
A county judge in Oregon has dismissed the bulk of claims in a securities fraud case involving two U.S. cannabis companies, citing jurisdictional grounds. The Multnomah County Circuit Court rejected …
Oregon judge dismisses most claims in fraud case over failed CBD maker Read More »
German hemp stakeholders say action is needed by lawmakers to shield producers from prosecution after the country’s high court confirmed convictions in two cases involving the trade of CBD flowers. …
Conviction in German CBD case has country’s hemp sector up in arms Read More »
Hong Kong will criminalize CBD early next year, categorizing the compound as a dangerous drug. Under changes to Hong Kong’s drug control laws expected to take effect Feb. 1, 2023, …
Criminalization of CBD will bring harsh punishment in Hong Kong Read More »
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has targeted two privately held California pharmaceutical companies, seeking $6.6 million over an alleged inside deal involving the licensing of a cannabis delivery …
SEC says California CBD exec accused of fraud lined his own pockets Read More »
Two Colorado companies have been awarded $1.14 million after bringing suit over a CBD biomass deal that went bad. A U.S. federal court for the District of Colorado found that …
Colorado companies awarded $1.14 million over failed CBD biomass deal Read More »
A judge in Kentucky has barred law enforcement from meddling in the production and sale of delta-8 THC but dismissed an injunction against the state agriculture agency, raising the fear …
Cops can’t charge delta-8 stakeholders, but hemp licensees at risk in Kentucky Read More »
