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Chinese-owned firm takes over one of Australia's largest cannabis farms
A subsidiary of a Chinese company has taken on almost complete control of a Tasmanian medicinal cannabis business. The chief executive of Tasmanian Botanics says it is 'business as usual' for staff and customers. The Foreign Investment Review Board…
Massachusetts Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Cannabis Repeal, New Poll Finds
The campaign to end legal adult use cannabis sales in Massachusetts appears to be losing badly with the voters who will decide its fate. A new University of New Hampshire Survey Center Bay State Poll released Sept. 25 found that 71% of…
Daily Cannabis Might Make Epilepsy Worse
Adults with drug-resistant epilepsy who consume recreational cannabis near-daily experience more than twice as many convulsive seizures each year compared to nonusers. A new clinical study also revealed that frequent users progressed to treatment…
Moment police smash down door in raids on drug gang with £420k stash
Bodycam footage shows the moment police smashed down a door to raid a Pontefract drug gang's premises. West Yorkshire Police said the five men were involved in a gang which supplied cocaine, crack cocaine, amphetamine, cannabis, and ketamine. Alan…
Grimsby shop first to be shut over illegal tobacco and vape sales
Allan Watkiss East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire A shop has been ordered to close after it was found to be selling illegal tobacco, cigarettes and vapes. Orange Shop on Hainton Avenue in Grimsby has been issued with a closure order - the first of its…
Grimsby shop first to be shut over illegal tobacco and vape sales
A shop has been ordered to close after it was found to be selling illegal tobacco, cigarettes and vapes. Orange Shop on Hainton Avenue in Grimsby has been issued with a closure order - the first of its kind in North East Lincolnshire. Thousands of…
Newsom signs California law banning sales of single-use, battery-powered vapes
California will ban the sale of single-use, battery-powered vapes to fight plastic pollution under a law signed Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Vapes, sometimes called electronic cigarettes, are battery-operated devices that contain aerosolized…
Pennsylvania is poised to legalize marijuana if Democrats lead state Senate
Have a question about Philly's neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from you! Ask us a question or send us a story idea you think we should cover. If Democrats succeed in winning control of the state…
Man tried to flee over a fence naked when he was caught by police
The moment a drug dealer tried to flee police officers with no clothes on has been captured on camera. On July 23, warrants were carried out at two addresses as part of the Merseyside Police action day, Operation Vanguard. An investigation led by…
Judge says 'choices have consequences' after what was found in man's trousers
A two-time convicted drug dealer confessed to police that he had a stash of ketamine hidden down his trousers. John Dooley was given a second chance by magistrates only six months before he returned to trafficking class B substances. Having…
Newsom signs California law banning sales of single-use, battery-powered vapes
FILE - Varieties of disposable flavored electronic cigarette devices manufactured by EB Design, formerly known as Elf Bar, are displayed at a store in Pinecrest, Fla., June 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) Updated: 8:09 AM PDT Sep 29…
British mother facing 20 years in hellhole Cambodia jail insists she was 'set up
A British mother is facing decades behind bars in a Cambodia jail after she was reportedly found attempting to leave the country with cannabis in her luggage. Tamara Martins, from Croydon has claimed she was approached by a man in a bar who asked…
Changing transit modes, hired carriers: How Bengaluru cops trace drug networks
MDMA comes mostly from Delhi-NCR Police officers said ganja continues to account for a substantial share of the drug trade in Bengaluru and elsewhere in Karnataka. Investigations have traced ganja consignments to the Northeast and other parts of…
Damning messages of airport smuggler after what was caught in his suitcase
A drugs mule who was caught with a suitcase full of cannabis at Manchester Airport claimed it wasn't his, but his messages proved more than he let on. Carlos De Carvalho, 19, was stopped by Border Force officers on a flight back from Thailand via…
Tougher measures to protect young people
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is moving to bar anyone under the age of 21 from legally buying, possessing or consuming alcohol and tobacco. She is also aiming to set an even higher age threshold of 25 for cannabis (marijuana) and gambling…
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