Category: Politics

“We go in, we tell them what we’ve got, tell them to stop doing their business, and they won’t stop.” By Austin Fisher, Source New Mexico Part of the New Mexico House of Representatives’s agenda going into the weekend is a proposal by the state’s cannabis regulator to gain the ability to police bad actors in […]
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“I’m concerned about false positives…I just think this needs a longer, deeper look.” By Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle Marijuana, and the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels that make someone feel high, is legal for recreational purposes in three of Indiana’s four neighboring states. But figuring out when someone is too high to drive has proven to […]
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“They give you a key to a door, and behind that door is realization of things that you already know.” By April Corbin Girnus, Nevada Current In December 2020, Ben Strahan thought he’d lost the will to live. It had been a long, isolating year for the Reno-based wildland firefighter. The COVID pandemic was still […]
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“They acted outrageously and unlawfully. Their actions caused severe emotional trauma.” By Anita Wadhwani, Tennessee Lookout A Georgia mother whose five small children were taken from her after a traffic stop has alleged Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS) workers acted without a valid court order in violation of the law, new filings in a […]
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Snoop Dogg is expanding his marijuana empire yet again. After judging a blunt-rolling contest in Las Vegas on Thursday, the rapper and cannabis icon unveiled his own signature line of blunt wraps. Dogg Woods—Snoop’s latest innovation marketed under his cannabis brand Smoke Weed Every Day (S.W.E.D.)—is said to “deliver a slow, smooth burn that enhances […]
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A legislative committee in Switzerland has given preliminary approval to a plan that would legalize and regulate adult access to marijuana in the country. The proposal would bar for-profit sales, however, and impose a tax on cannabis products. The draft legislation was approved on a 14–9 vote on Friday by the Social Security and Health […]
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Russia has detained another American citizen over alleged possession of cannabis—a charge that could carry up to a 10-year sentence if he’s convicted. Just days after the Trump administration celebrated a prisoner swap that led to the release of another American, Marc Fogel, who was incarcerated in Russia over marijuana, Russia’s Federal Customs Service confirmed […]
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A federal appellate court has rejected the latest effort by a Washington State doctor who is seeking to legally use psilocybin to treat cancer patients in end-of-life care, ruling that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) provided a reasonable explanation in denying the doctor’s request. In an opinion filed on Thursday, a three-judge panel of the […]
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