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The Cannabis Debate Isn't Just About Legalization Anymore
Recreational cannabis is now legal in nearly half of U.S. states, with sales exceeding $30 billion last year (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Generations of activists have protested against cannabis prohibition, taking to the streets in cities…
Cannabis Tax Revenue Hits $28 Billion Since First Legalization
Marijuana lying on twenty dollar bills symbolizing the now state run industry in the United States, while it still remains illegal at a federal level. States that have legalized recreational cannabis have collected more than $28 billion in tax…
Daily Cannabis Use May Greatly Harm Mental Health
Cannabis has become more widely accepted in many parts of the world in recent years. Some countries and regions have legalized its use for medical or recreational purposes, and many young people believe it is a relatively harmless drug. Social…
He was a 'removal man' but it wasn't furniture that police found in his van
Three people travelled from London to Wales to carry out a 'removal job' on a cannabis farm, a court has heard. The van full of harvested cannabis was intercepted on the eastbound motorway heading for the border after eagle-eyed locals had made a…
Ketamine arrests double in drug 'epidemic' with £1-a-hit deals on Snapchat
Ketamine arrests have more than doubled in four years with children as young as 14 among hundreds of young people being caught with the drug, new figures reveal. Use of the deadly horse tranquiliser, which can cause permanent damage to the bladder…
Five defendants in North Staffordshire magistrates
Here are the latest cases from the region's courts: LEEK: Fifty-three-year-old Lee Ferns was handed a 12-month conditional discharge by magistrates at North Staffordshire Justice Centre after he admitted two charges of possessing a class B drug.
Woman beater, drunk and fraudster sentenced in Cornwall
It's time for a look at the latest cases that have recently come before Cornwall's magistrates' courts. Everyone who has been charged with an offence, from minor crimes to the most serious, appears initially before the magistrates. The most serious…
Lawsuit claims Wynn Resorts accepted funds tied to alleged Ponzi scheme losses
A U.S. District Court judge has denied in part a motion by Wynn Resorts Ltd. to dismiss a two-year-old lawsuit filed by the president of a Canadian mining company. U.S. District Judge Anne Traum earlier this month issued an order granting in part…
Banned van driver smashed into police car on A66
A white van man who ploughed into a police car, after a stinger was laid down on the A66 to stop him, has been jailed. Mozafar Shan, 37, had taken cocaine and was banned from the roads when he was caught behind the wheel of a Ford transit van on…
Four men in Yorkshire charged with faking marriages to enter UK
Five Albanian men have been charged with faking marriages with EU citizens to enter the UK. The men are accused of using counterfeit marriage licenses with EU partners who had a right to live in the UK under the EU settlement scheme, which allowed…
26K Pot plants seized within pear orchard
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Pears weren't the only crop sprouting at a rural Rogue Valley orchard this week. On Tuesday, June 16, detectives with the Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team (IMET) executed a search warrant on the 1000 block of Old…
North East banned drug driver smashed into police car after stinger stop
A white van driver who crashed into a police vehicle, following the deployment of a stinger device on the A66 in an attempt to halt him, has been imprisoned. Mozafar Shan, 37, had consumed cocaine and was disqualified from driving when he was…
Colombia Ready for Sunday Presidential Runoff Between Abelardo de la Espriella and Iván Cepeda
Colombians are hours away from electing their president for the next four years in Sunday's runoff election between frontrunner conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella and far-left Senator Iván Cepeda. On Sunday, June 21, over 41.4…
My son was killed by driver high on hippy crack as I celebrated my engagement
IT should have been one of the happiest days of Eloise McKeown's life. The mum-of-three had just got engaged and had been to a Manchester jeweller's to pick out her dream ring. But as she left the shop she got the phone call that every parent…
Redcar man found in field after prison release died from drug toxicity - inquest
A Redcar man found in a field after his release from prison died from drug toxicity, an inquest has heard. Jordan Everington was found behind Staintondale Avenue, in Redcar, in the early hours of Saturday, November 8, last year. An inquest, held at…
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