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smh.com.au - Michael Koziol - 'We're back!': How influencers (and cannabis) caused a stink at the US Open
'We're back!': How influencers (and cannabis) caused a stink at the US Open
The Sydney Morning Herald

New York: They are easy to find. Dressed to impress, posing for selfies and sometimes carrying tripods, the influencers - and the wannabes - have hit this year's US Open with a vengeance. Joe Bonham, a 29-year-old content creator from Dallas, is…

castanet.net - Kirk Penton - Kelowna cannabis company undergoes EU good manufacturing practice audit
Kelowna cannabis company undergoes EU good manufacturing practice audit
Castanet.net

Avant Brands made a $2 million investment in LED lighting. A Kelowna cannabis company has taken a key step toward international growth. Avant Brands has completed its European Union good manufacturing practice audit at its largest cultivation…

noozhawk.com - Jack Dindia, Noozhawk Staff Writer - Guadalupe Voters to Decide Cannabis, Bed Tax Measures in November
Guadalupe Voters to Decide Cannabis, Bed Tax Measures in November
Home | Noozhawk

City of Guadalupe voters will decide two new tax measures in November — one dealing with commercial cannabis and the other with the city's transient-occupancy tax. The new taxes would be paid by shoppers buying cannabis or visitors staying…

dailymail.com - Sophia Stanford - Drug smuggler, 19, caught with £600,000 worth of cannabis at Heathrow
Drug smuggler, 19, caught with £600,000 worth of cannabis at Heathrow
Mail Online

A 19-year-old who was lured on Snapchat with a free holiday to Thailand has been jailed after he was found with £600,000 worth of cannabis in his luggage. Noah Barker was recruited on the social media by a crime group to smuggle nearly 20kg…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Customs seizes 6.1 tonnes of drugs worth $1.4bn in four-month joint operation, arrests 150
Customs seizes 6.1 tonnes of drugs worth $1.4bn in four-month joint operation, arrests 150
The Standard

Hong Kong Customs has seized about 6.1 tonnes of drugs with an estimated market value of HK$1.4 billion and arrested 150 suspects during a four-month joint anti-narcotics operation with mainland Chinese and overseas law enforcement agencies. SCROLL…

scmp.com - Emily Hung - Hong Kong seizes HK$1.4b suspected drugs over summer as cartels target students
Hong Kong seizes HK$1.4b suspected drugs over summer as cartels target students
South China Morning Post

Hong Kong customs has smashed an international drug trafficking network over the summer, seizing 6.1 tonnes of suspected narcotics worth more than HK$1.4 billion (US$178.5 million) and arresting 150 people as syndicates actively recruited students…

iol.co.za - AFP - France's BIC sees high potential in US pot smokers
France's BIC sees high potential in US pot smokers
IOL

Paris - BIC, the French specialist in disposable pens, razors and lighters, has a plan to spark up its profits in the United States -- turn on more marijuana smokers. With a recent revival of the iconic 'Flick my Bic' advertising slogan from the…

whyy.org - Cris Barrish - Delaware retail weed sales hit record $5.6M in July but remain below projections
Delaware retail weed sales hit record $5.6M in July but remain below projections
WHYY

What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What would you most like WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Thirteen months after Delaware's first retail marijuana stores opened, sales of bud, gummies and tinctures averaged about $4.5…

examinerlive.co.uk - Sophie Corcoran - Bathroom escape plan scuppered for construction hopeful turned cultivator
Bathroom escape plan scuppered for construction hopeful turned cultivator
Yorkshire Live

A man who was caught by police trying to climb out of a window of a Bradford cannabis farm has been jailed. Marjus Wysa, 26, claims he believed he had been offered a cash-in-hand job in construction after entering the UK illegally. Bradford Crown…

independent.co.uk - Natalie Wilson - Thailand laws you need to know before visiting
Thailand laws you need to know before visiting
The Independent

Thailand, a popular stop on southeast Asia 's tourist trail, is a favourite of young backpackers, honeymooners and solo travellers. With culture-stacked cities, a jungle interior and some of the continent's best beaches, Thailand welcomed over 32.9…

france24.com - France's BIC sees high potential in US pot smokers
France's BIC sees high potential in US pot smokers
FRANCE 24

With a recent revival of the iconic 'Flick my Bic' advertising slogan from the 1970s, the company wants to introduce its pocket lighters to the growing numbers of American cannabis users. 'I'm from Amsterdam, but I can tell you that marijuana use…

nonprofitquarterly.org - Chelsea Higgs Wise - Guarantees of Repair in Marijuana Legalization Offer a Vision for Our Nation's Next 250 Years
Guarantees of Repair in Marijuana Legalization Offer a Vision for Our Nation's Next 250 Years
Nonprofit Quarterly

As the United States continues in its 250th year since signing the Declaration of Independence, we are invited to honor the strength of our founding ideals. As we do so, this milestone also demands that we examine whether our current systems truly…

minnpost.com - Scott Gillespie - As a Gen Zer, I wasn't sure how to build my future until I became an employee-owner
As a Gen Zer, I wasn't sure how to build my future until I became an employee-owner
MinnPost - Nonprofit, independent journalism

Like many young people entering the workforce, I wasn't sure what came next for me. When I graduated in 2024 with good grades and a degree in business management and marketing, I had very little corporate work experience. Most of my previous work…

tomsguide.com - Alix Blackburn - Netflix top 10 shows - here's the 3 you need to binge-watch this week (September 8-14)
Netflix top 10 shows - here's the 3 you need to binge-watch this week (September 8-14)
Tom's Guide

It's pouring with rain as I'm writing about the most binge-worthy shows on Netflix right now, and honestly, it feels perfectly fitting. There's no better time to cozy up with a new series and settle in for a binge-watch. However, knowing what to…

404media.co - Joseph Cox - A Secretive DHS 'Predictive Policing' Unit is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over
A Secretive DHS 'Predictive Policing' Unit is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over
404 Media

Border Patrol is running secretive predictive policing units that analyze Americans' financial activity and other data, then feed that intelligence to local police who pull people over who are not suspected of any specific crime, but which the…

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