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forbes.com - A.J. Herrington - Congress Revives SAFE Banking Bill For Cannabis Businesses
Congress Revives SAFE Banking Bill For Cannabis Businesses
Forbes

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has renewed the push to let banks serve state-legal cannabis businesses without fear of federal penalties. A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers on Thursday refiled legislation to ease banking restrictions on…

forbes.com - Peter Su - Virginia Cannabis: Will Retail Finally Start In 2027?
Virginia Cannabis: Will Retail Finally Start In 2027?
Forbes

Gov. Abigail Spanberger speaks at a press conference announcing there is a deal to authorize cannabis sales and put the legislation in the upcoming budget, Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Richmond, Va. (Mike Kropf/Richmond Times-Dispatch via Getty…

law360.com - Sam Reisman - Congress Members Reintroduce Cannabis Banking Bill Again
Congress Members Reintroduce Cannabis Banking Bill Again
Law360

A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill once again reintroduced a federal bill to ease the cannabis industry's ability to access banking that previously passed the U.S. House of Representatives... To view the full article, register now.

theweedblog.com - Leah Maurer - How Cannabis Has Become a Multi-Billion-Dollar Economic Engine for America
How Cannabis Has Become a Multi-Billion-Dollar Economic Engine for America
www.theweedblog.com

For decades, cannabis was treated as a criminal justice issue rather than an economic opportunity. Today, that narrative has changed dramatically. Across the United States, legal cannabis has emerged as one of the most successful new industries of…

mymotherlode.com - Tracey Petersen - Hundreds Of Millions For Cannabis Health And Safety
Hundreds Of Millions For Cannabis Health And Safety
myMotherLode.com

Sacramento, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom praises state grants totaling hundreds of millions of dollars for cannabis health and safety that will impact the Mother Lode, as Sonora and Calaveras County will get funding to combat the impacts of…

wisn.com - Jasmine Franklin - Wisconsin cannabis shops at risk of closing amid new federal law
Wisconsin cannabis shops at risk of closing amid new federal law
wisn

Updated: 8:35 PM EDT Jun 25, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Wisconsin cannabis shops at risk of closing amid new federal law Updated: 8:35 PM EDT Jun 25, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ WAUWATOSA, Wis. — Several cannabis stores are…

un.org - Global drug use reaches record high as increasingly potent synthetic drugs spread
Global drug use reaches record high as increasingly potent synthetic drugs spread
United Nations

“We have seen an unprecedented spike in new types of drugs on the market, and worryingly, some are more potent or dangerous than before,” said Monica Juma, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). An estimated…

independent.co.uk - Akram Oubachir - A Moroccan court sentences 29 prominent people in major drug trafficking and corruption case
A Moroccan court sentences 29 prominent people in major drug trafficking and corruption case
The Independent

A Moroccan court handed prison sentences to 29 people, including prominent politicians and sports and business figures, in an international drug trafficking and corruption scandal that has rocked the country. The court also ordered the defendants…

independent.co.uk - Joe Sommerlad - Massachusetts could become the first state to reverse marijuana legalization
Massachusetts could become the first state to reverse marijuana legalization
The Independent

Massachusetts could become the first state to repeal its law allowing the sale of recreational marijuana after activists claimed to have secured enough petition signatures to force a referendum. Should the anti-cannabis movement succeed in getting…

wral.com - AKRAM OUBACHIR — Associated Press - A Moroccan court sentences 29 prominent people in major drug trafficking and corruption case
A Moroccan court sentences 29 prominent people in major drug trafficking and corruption case
WRAL News

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — A Moroccan court handed prison sentences to 29 people, including prominent politicians and sports and business figures, in an international drug trafficking and corruption scandal that has rocked the country. The…

winnipegfreepress.com - Akram Oubachir, The Associated Press - A Moroccan court sentences 29 prominent people in major drug trafficking and corruption case
A Moroccan court sentences 29 prominent people in major drug trafficking and corruption case
Winnipeg Free Press

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manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Stephen Topping - The two men being booted out of the UK after police 'intelligence
The two men being booted out of the UK after police 'intelligence
Manchester Evening News

Two men have been jailed and are due to be deported after a 'large-scale' cannabis grow was discovered in Bolton. Neighbourhood officers raided a property on Newport Street back on December 23 last year, after receiving intelligence. Greater…

newswire.ca - Canada Border Services Agency - CBSA lays criminal charges after seizing prohibited firearms in Lansdowne
CBSA lays criminal charges after seizing prohibited firearms in Lansdowne
CNW

LANSDOWNE, ON, June 26, 2026 /CNW/ - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has laid multiple charges against two individuals after seizing several firearms, ammunition, magazines and suspected narcotics at the Lansdowne (Thousand Islands Bridge)…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - 255 drug offenders held in 48-hour crackdown
255 drug offenders held in 48-hour crackdown
The Hindu

Delhi Police arrested 255 drug offenders, registered 212 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and seized narcotics worth several lakhs during a 48-hour city-wide anti-narcotics drive, Operation Kavach 14.0…

hoodline.com - Miguel Rodriguez - Leesburg Babysitter Arrested After Child Ate THC Gummies
Leesburg Babysitter Arrested After Child Ate THC Gummies
Hoodline

A late-night knock on a Leesburg neighbor's door ended with a babysitter in handcuffs and a small child in the hospital, according to police. The child, who had been left in an otherwise empty home, showed up at the neighbor's around 1 a.m. asking…

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