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Jamaica’s Cannabis Licensing Authority Seeks Fourth CEO In 24 Months

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The Cannabis Licensing Authority, CLA, is set to appoint its fourth CEO in two years.

The office holders since 2021, of which two were interim bosses, were Daenia Ashpole, Faith Graham, and Lincoln Allen.

“As my tenure as CEO of the CLA comes to an end, I reflect on the journey with great appreciation for the work done in improving the local cannabis industry,” said Ashpole in a message to stakeholders seen by the Financial Gleaner. “While I have demitted the CEO’s office, I remain confident that the CLA will stay its course in ensuring the development of a sound and resilient medicinal cannabis industry in Jamaica.”

The latest data on CLA site shows an industry with over 106 issued licences, 30 applications are awaiting licences, and a further 333 applications are at the conditional approval stages.

The position of CEO remains a difficult job, according to a senior government source, speaking on condition of anonymity, who added that the pay isn’t great at roughly $6.5 million plus an additional $1.5 million for travelling.

Ashpole became ‘interim CEO’, based on CLA press releases, having replaced another interim CEO, Faith Graham, who was tapped to act in the position after former CEO Lincoln Allen demitted office on February 28, 2021. Allen served in the post for three years since March 1, 2018.

Applicants have until February 10 to apply for the vacant CEO position.

That person’s job will entail “strategic leadership of the Cannabis Licensing Authority, while managing the regulation of Jamaica’s legal cannabis industry within the context of the strategic plan,” the agency said.

The applicant should hold a post-graduate degree in economics, business administration, or any other related field, and have at least six years of senior management experience

“I really hope they can put someone inside that actually has run a profitable business so they would have the means of streamlining the efficiency of how it [CLA] is run,” said a member of the cannabis industry whose business is regulated by the CLA.

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“It would also be nice if they have at least five years of knowledge inside a regulated cannabis industry so we can actually move this forward in terms of growth in revenues, acceptance of edibles and basic amendments to the act, which has not been changed since 2015 where several states have moved from medical to recreational in same time period,” the person said.

The Cannabis Licensing Authority is an agency of the Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce. It was established in 2015, under the Dangerous Drug Amendment Act, with a specific role to establish and regulate Jamaica’s legal ganja and hemp industry.

The agency is now chaired by Chris McPherson, who did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Previous chairs included LeVaughn Flynn and Cindy Lightbourne.

Source: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/business/20230205/ganja-regulator-hunting-fourth-ceo-two-years



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It All Turned A Bit Bogan At Aussie Medical Cannabis Symposium

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Thanks to Hemp Gazette for spotting this – I have to admit I missed it and unsurprisingly nobody made me aware of it The Linked in Post from the organisers Some Comments



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And Today’s Mass CCC Drama Is… plot to “take out” O’Brien as punishment for investigating serious allegations of cover-ups, abuse and misconduct within the agency.

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C/- Grant Smith – Ellis

I do hope there is a Netflix scriptwriter following his posts – all this would make a perfect update to Parks & Recreation or The Office..

Here’s a taste of the latest episode

 

In shocking development, former Massachusetts CCC Chair Shannon O’Brien alleges State Treasurer Deb Goldberg violated court order in an attempt to keep secret details about a plot within the CCC to “take out” O’Brien as punishment for investigating serious allegations of cover-ups, abuse and misconduct within the agency.

Furthermore, say O’Brien’s lawyers, Goldberg attempted to spread this incorrectly redacted document to the press in an attempt to obfuscate the serious allegations directed at CCC staff (and currently being hidden from the public by way of these risky redactions).

A section of Thursday’s motion from former CCC Chair Shannon O’Brien, alleging violations of a court order by State Treasurer Deb Goldberg. (Released via MassCourts, 2/13/25)

O’Brien, in turn, is asking the court to order the entire document unsealed for pubic review as a sanction for Goldberg violating the court’s specific instructions as to redactions.

“Given the nature of the underlying proceedings, and the asserted bases for Plaintiff’s removal as Chair of the CCC, the Court is, frankly, skeptical that the administrative record itself is likely to contain a significant amount of protected personal information that satisfied the narrow definition of same under SJC Rule 1:24,” said judge Robert B. Gordan (who is specially assigned to the matter) in a prior ruling instructing Goldberg as to how to go about filing the redacted document in question. Read more background about that ruling here – https://www.patreon.com/posts/121109593

A section of the original court order that O’Brien alleges Goldberg violated. (Released via MassCourts, 1/30/25)

Then, in a strong, rebuke to Goldberg, Judge Gordon went on to say, …[T]he Treasurer has not identified, and the Court has not located, any case authority suggesting that an administrative record filed in the context of a review under G.L.c. 249 Section 4 or G.C.c. 30A is subject to the broader strictures of [the Fair Information Practices Act/FIPA], to claims of attorney-client privileges asserted after the subject information was disclosed in an administrative proceeding, or to a privet promised of confidentiality that a governmental agency may have extended to a complaining employee, such as would justify impoundment or redaction of the administrative record on those grounds.”

In turn, Goldberg’s shocking decision to attempt to hide most of the document in question from public view may well draw the ire of the court upon review thereof.

A hearing on the matter has been requested, but not yet scheduled, in Suffolk Superior Court.

’Brien alleges that a group of CCC staff members –attempting to cover up serious allegations of abuse, misconduct and corruption– “took out” O’Brien with pre-textual smears after she attempted to reform the beleaguered regulatory juggernaut.

Goldberg, O’Brien further alleges, is attempting to hide documents related to O’Brien’s suspension (and eventual dismissal) that may show a plot by Nurys Camargo, Shawn Collins, Cedric Sinclair and other CCC personnel to “take out” O’Brien with pretextual allegations of misconduct. Those documents are currently being kept private by Goldberg’s office because of the explosive allegations of misconduct (directed at some of Goldberg’s friends/allies) included therein.

Plenty more at

https://www.patreon.com/posts/new-overnight-in-122264111?utm_campaign=patron_engagement&utm_source=post_link&post_id=122264111&utm_id=8eb034e7-1b0e-497d-b0de-90b535ee76e9&utm_medium=email

 



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Royal Queen Seeds Fund Campaign In Germany Saying There’s A Lot of Poo In Illegal Weed.. and yes hilarity ensues with puns about smoking good shit

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Only one in five samples classified as “clean”

After eight months of work and with the fantastic support of over 200 volunteers, the submitted samples were tested for biological components, pesticides, and other drugs.* And the results were shocking: Out of more than 300 samples tested, only around 20 percent were classified as safe and clean products. The majority of the remaining 80 percent contained traces of substances such as human and animal feces, Covid-19, and influenza viruses. We also found traces of cocaine, ketamine, crystal meth, MDMA, and even compounds from hairspray, as well as traces of toxic pesticides that are classified as illegal in Europe.

Worst test results in Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich

How the individual cities performed in the study is shown in the following overview, listed in descending order from most to least contaminated samples from 30 German cities and 20 other European metropolises.

*Please see below for detailed information on the analysis methodology.



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