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rollingstone.com - Jahan Marcu - For Cannabis Brands, The Time To Prepare For Reform Is Now
For Cannabis Brands, The Time To Prepare For Reform Is Now
Rolling Stone

The cannabis industry has spent years waiting for reform the way sailors watch the horizon. They are reading signals, swapping rumors, convincing themselves the weather is about to turn, and covering their ears if they suspect a Siren will lure…

bbc.co.uk - Georgie Docker - Men who posed with stash at £1m Oldham cannabis farm jailed
Men who posed with stash at £1m Oldham cannabis farm jailed
BBC

Three men who were running a huge cannabis farm in Greater Manchester worth almost £1m have been jailed after they were seen in photos posing with the haul. Indrid Hysembelli, 26, Xhoi Kasaj, 30, and Romeo Tosca, 26, were found hiding in a…

fool.com - David Jagielski, CPA - 3 Cannabis Stocks That Could Soar After Marijuana Rescheduling
3 Cannabis Stocks That Could Soar After Marijuana Rescheduling
The Motley Fool

The U.S. government recently announced it has rescheduled many medical marijuana products as Schedule III substances (down from Schedule I) and would also be looking at doing the same for recreational pot. For the cannabis industry, it marks a huge…

examinerlive.co.uk - Samuel Port - Family-run gang jailed after £4m cannabis farms found across West Yorkshire
Family-run gang jailed after £4m cannabis farms found across West Yorkshire
Yorkshire Live

A gang of five men has been jailed after growing almost £4mil worth of cannabis at sites across West Yorkshire. The gang, led by Selman Hysa, and comprising of close family members and trusted associates, were involved in the industrial-scale…

stokesentinel.co.uk - Dave Knapper - 500 cannabis plants found on North Staffordshire street
500 cannabis plants found on North Staffordshire street
Stoke-on-Trent Live

Police uncovered 500 cannabis plants on a North Staffordshire street - after the smell of weed had filled the air. Now an investigation is underway over the sizeable grow in Leek. Cops had been sent to West Street at around 8pm on Saturday (April…

liverpoolecho.co.uk - Ben Haslam - £12k recovered in connection with Instagram account selling cannabis
£12k recovered in connection with Instagram account selling cannabis
Liverpool Echo

A man has been named in connection with an Instagram account selling cannabis. Police have recovered £12,000 in cash, mobile phones and drugs suspected to be cocaine and cannabis after officers executed a warrant at an address on Islington…

newswire.ca - Aurora Cannabis Inc. - Aurora Advances Global Medical Cannabis Portfolio with New Product Launches Across Key International Markets
Aurora Advances Global Medical Cannabis Portfolio with New Product Launches Across Key International Markets
CNW

Q1 launches reinforce Aurora's medical‑first strategy, expanding access to high‑quality products across multiple formats Scaled launches across Canada, Europe and Australia support growing demand in regulated international medical…

dailystar.co.uk - Joshua Whorms - 22 Buddhist monks arrested at airport after '110kg of cannabis found in luggage
22 Buddhist monks arrested at airport after '110kg of cannabis found in luggage
Daily Star

A group of Buddhist monks have been arrested after they were found with 110kg of cannabis hidden in their luggage at Sri Lanka's main international airport, police say. The 22 monks were nicked after returning from an all expense paid trip to…

marketbeat.com - Top Cannabis Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - April 28th
Top Cannabis Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - April 28th
MarketBeat

The Cannabis Sector's Billion-Dollar Tax Cut Tilray Brands, Akanda, and Canopy Growth are the three Cannabis stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Cannabis stocks are shares of publicly traded companies whose primary…

dailymail.com - Patrick Harrington - Yobs who posed next to massive piles of cannabis are jailed
Yobs who posed next to massive piles of cannabis are jailed
Mail Online

Locked inside their fortified industrial unit, three thugs posed with their mountains of cannabis, arrogant enough to believe they were beyond the reaches of the law. But Indrid Hysembelli, 26, Xhoi Kasaj, 30, and Romeo Tosca, 26, are surely now…

thetelegraphandargus.co.uk - Jess Blissitt - Five jailed over £4m cannabis operation spanning West Yorkshire
Five jailed over £4m cannabis operation spanning West Yorkshire
Bradford Telegraph and Argus

The gang, led by Selman Hysa, worked alongside close family members and trusted associates to grow cannabis at a network of commercial and residential premises between October 2024 and April 2025. Police uncovered four cannabis farms within the…

thehill.com - James D. Zirin, opinion contributor - Trump is stepping carefully into the weeds of marijuana legalization
Trump is stepping carefully into the weeds of marijuana legalization
The Hill

Unlike England, from which we cribbed our legal system, America has a dual sovereignty system — the states and the federal government. Often, this leads to inconsistent statutory regimes. For example, as of this year, 24 states…

kgun9.com - Craig Smith - Easing cannabis rules helps dispensaries
Easing cannabis rules helps dispensaries
KGUN 9 Tucson News

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Marijuana has been legal in Arizona for several years while Federal authorities classed it among the hardest of hard drugs. Now the Feds are making a major change—and it's bringing important changes for legal…

mirror.co.uk - Martin Bagot - Sellers of illicit vapes 'to kids barely in their teens' get on-the-spot fines
Sellers of illicit vapes 'to kids barely in their teens' get on-the-spot fines
The Mirror

A crackdown is being launched by the Government on the illicit and underage sale of e-cigarettes. Health Secretary Wes Streeting is launching a new vaping crack team and confirmed plans for on-the-spot fines and to sellers of vapes and illegal…

bbc.co.uk - Catherine Nicoll - Bid for 'citizens' jury' to consider Isle of Man drug policy
Bid for 'citizens' jury' to consider Isle of Man drug policy
BBC

Manx leaders will be asked to set up a panel of lay people to look at modernising drugs policy on the Isle of Man - including future regulation of cannabis. Alex Allinson MHK will ask Tynwald to back setting up a citizen's jury to look at the…

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