Scammers in Delaware claiming to represent Fresh Delaware — a state-licensed cannabis business — are saying they will deliver products to customers, which is not allowed under state law. The state Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement (DATE) said it has received reports of fraudulent business cards and flyers in the Newark area, which includes the University of Delaware campus.

“The public should know that no licensed recreational marijuana distributor in Delaware is allowed to offer marijuana or marijuana products. Any business claiming to offer such distribution services is operating illegally.” – DATE in a press release

The flyers include the Fresh Cannabis name and logo, while one claims “fast delivery to students on campus” and offers a free eighth for signing up for the service and a free ounce for student referrals.

A Fresh Delaware employee said Delaware Online that the dispenser does not offer deliveries.

DATE said it is actively investigating the scheme and asked the public to provide the agency with any information about the materials. Jon Peterson, a spokesman for DATE, said Newark Post that “Scammers are trying to trick potential customers into buying marijuana products illegally.”

Google has launched a pilot program in Canada that allows licensed cannabis vendors to advertise their products online using Google ads.

First reported by CARTSaid Google on a August 20th adjournment For the company’s advertising policies that “the goal of the program is to explore the user’s interest and to inform possible policy updates in the future”. The program will last up to 20 weeks.

Only licensed federal cannabis companies in Canada will be able to participate in the Pilot Google ADS program. Moreover, if users see ads for cannabis products during the pilot program, but you will prefer not, “you will be able to give up and manage your advertising preferences,” the company said.

Federal Canadian law imposes major restrictions cannabis; However, licensed cannabis brands are allowed to share information as long as the audience is of legal consumption age. As an online platform, Google’s continuous monitoring and customer data collection can make it especially suitable for the age -advertising audience.

In the US – where cannabis remains forbidden federal – Google Ads has allowed advertising for topical hemp cannabinoid products, the report said, but thus demanding that advertisers apply for permission, and they may face further restrictions depending on the target products and markets.

A group of cannabis distributors owners filed a lawsuit against New York state regulators last week, claiming they could be forced by business because their stores are very close to schools, despite being approved by regulators, The New York Times Reports. In July, nearly 200 retail license holders of use of retail retail were informed From the cannabis management office that the location of their business “is contrary to the” state cannabis law.

The judicial proceeding, set up in the Supreme Court of the State, seeks to block the correction of the proposed proximity rules and consider businesses in accordance with the previous interpretation that allowed them to open the business in the approved place, despite the law.

In the letter to businesses, the director of OCM Acting Felicia AB Reid ESQ apologized and said she was “aware” that the information would have “consequences” for business owners. Reid added that while the affected businesses “are currently not required to change” location, it will become a matter at the time of the renovation of the license “.

“OCM cannot use the past illegal standard of review to consider a license after renovation,” the letter reads.

A bill To correct the regulatory error and grandfather in influential businesses was introduced on August 4. She is currently on the State Senate Committee.