AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoUK Border Warning: The Home Office and Border Force warn young travellers not to accept “free holidays” or luxury trips from drug gangs, after UK airport cannabis interceptions jumped from 142 (2023) to 976 (2025) and 600 air couriers were arrested in the first half of 2026. Medical Cannabis Expansion: Curaleaf says Spain’s medicines regulator approved two standardized THC- and CBD-dominant preparations under the country’s new medical cannabis law, making it the first supplier via hospital pharmacies. Enforcement & Seizures: Hong Kong Customs seized about 7kg of suspected cannabis buds plus cannabis edibles and gummies worth $1.3m from an incoming passenger from Bangkok, and arrested him. Industry Deal Watch: Vireo Growth completed its $20m acquisition of PhytoNatural, adding a non-operational Pennsylvania medical cannabis retail permit for up to six dispensaries (pending approvals). Public Safety & Health: A UK op-ed urges parents to treat illegal “Spice” vapes as a serious threat to children, citing reports of synthetic cannabinoid contamination in school confiscations. Legal/Justice: Karnataka’s High Court quashed Siddhanth Kapoor’s 2022 drug-case FIR, citing unreliable testing and sample-handling lapses. Africa Spotlight: SAPS says a Johannesburg CBD security officer seen in a viral police-caravan video apologised and received a formal warning after inappropriate comments.
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