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Miami International Airport is actively enhancing its services, with a notable initiative being the proposal to establish a CBD retail outlet. The Miami Herald reports that the airport has published plans for a "Cannabis Retail Shop," which would sell products made from hemp, especially those high in CBD. The USDA Improvement Act of 2018, which was signed into law by President Trump, legalized hemp and its derivatives on a federal level, provided that the psychoactive ingredient, delta 9 THC, was… Read more.

The attorney general of California has determined that the state could put itself and its employees at “significant legal risk” of federal enforcement action if it were to authorize interstate marijuana commerce. In a legal opinion sent to state cannabis regulators on Tuesday, Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said his office understands there are complex legal considerations—and that there are “strong arguments” state officials could make to contest liability if they were federally prosecuted—but that he cannot disregard the potential… Read more.

Passenger cruise lines like Carnival and Royal Caribbean have policies against marijuana, noting that the substance is illegal in many ports it sails to and that they’re following federal law. But as more people return to the ships, and as more of them come from states where the drug is legal, operators are reportedly taking more extreme measures to detect cannabis and cracking down on people who attempt to use it—including those who simply pack CBD products, which are legal… Read more.

They say when Google enters your industry it is time to sell and move on, but has that time finally come for internet website giants like Weedmaps and Leafly?  With Google Maps now listing dispensaries and reviews, and lowering both Weedmaps and Leafly's organic search traffic, the end may be near for these historic giants in the cannabis industry. The landscape of online cannabis advertising witnessed notable challenges in the third quarter of 2023 as industry leaders Weedmaps and Leafly grappled with financial… Read more.

Federal prosecutors have uncovered an extensive operation involving a group of United Airlines employees who have allegedly been engaged in the theft of marijuana from checked luggage at San Francisco International Airport for several years. The San Francisco Standard reports that the Justice Department charged two baggage handlers, Joel Lamont Dunn and Adrian Webb, with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance as part of this illicit scheme. According to court documents, Dunn and Webb orchestrated the involvement of at least three other… Read more.