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Trump's cannabis order will still leave users at risk of prosecution, experts say
Experts say Donald Trump 's recent executive order on cannabis rescheduling is unlikely to make a meaningful difference for those most vulnerable to cannabis-related criminal charges, which the president has ramped up in various ways during his…
Cannabis sales hit another new record in 2025
As the state's cannabis industry is gearing up for potential expansion and reform this year, marijuana sales hit $1.65 billion in 2025, marking a new record but remaining relatively flat compared to 2024. Based on information the Cannabis Control…
Kentucky's first medical cannabis processor is opening in Dayton
DAYTON, Ky. — Kentucky's first operational medical cannabis processor, Bison Processing, is opening in Dayton. As the first facility of its kind in the state, Bison Processing will be responsible for taking Kentucky-grown cannabis and…
Cannabis Grow Facility Concept Plan Submitted For Location In Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, Md. — Plans for a proposed cannabis grow facility along the Hollywood industrial corridor are moving through the early stages of county review, according to development applications and planning documents filed with St. Mary's…
Cannabis: Now you can measure how much is too much
Even just a few joints a week can make a difference ― measured in milligrams of THC. A new study by researcher Rachel L. Thorne and her team provides the first concrete thresholds for the weekly dose at which the risk of cannabis use…
West Ridge Could Get Its First Cannabis Dispensary As New Proposal Comes Forward
WEST RIDGE — A cannabis dispensary group is looking to open in a Peterson Avenue building where an earlier dispensary proposal was rejected. Eagle Dispensaries of Illinois is asking Ald. Andre Vazquez (40th) for a zoning change to open a…
New York's Office of Cannabis Management shuts down illegal weed shop in Flushing
An illegal cannabis shop in Flushing, just two blocks away from the Commonpoint Queens Youth Hub, has been shut down by the New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) after the agency conducted an enforcement action. Parsons Minimart 1…
Mass. marijuana industry reaches new high despite falling prices
Mathew Sumner FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 1, 2018 file photo, a customer purchases marijuana at the Harborside marijuana dispensary in Oakland, Calif., on the first day that recreational marijuana was sold legally in California. State regulators…
Doctors: The Illinois windfall from legal marijuana has come at a price
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In 2019, Illinois became the first state in the nation to legalize the commercial sale of recreational cannabis. Gov. JB Pritzker and lawmakers decided by themselves, promising that legalization would…
Arizona Is the Latest State to Take Aim at Legal Weed
The Trump administration may have recently issued an executive order to ease some cannabis restrictions, but that hasn't stopped prohibitionists from moving in. This time, the target is Arizona's recreational market. Arizona voters approved…
Texas medical pot industry sprouts new businesses, patients
After lawmakers blunted expansion for years, Texas' medical marijuana industry is slated to see more marijuana operators coming online, current ones opening more facilities and more Texans enrolling in the program this year. In September, Texas…
Fewer people using Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program
Pennsylvania's medical cannabis program shed users over the past year even as sales ticked up. Why it matters: The next big thing for cannabis in the Commonwealth — legalizing recreational adult use — remains in flux. State of play:…
I do weed & am teaching my son, 7, about it, I don't want him mixing sweets up
TYPICALLY parents often do all they can to shield their children from drug use. However, mum-of-two Caitlin Fladager, 30, who lives in Vancouver, Canada, is open with her kids about regularly using marijuana. Your info will be used in accordance…
Doorbell footage shows a masked gunman firing at family home as woman dials 999
A gunman is filmed firing into the front door of a terrified family as a woman calls 999 for help and sobs: 'Please, I have children in the house.' The footage was captured on a Ring doorbell in Luton and formed part of the UK's biggest-ever…
First crime & 17-year revenge wait…how Kinahan built world's most wanted gang
CARTEL kingpin Christy Kinahan is one of Ireland's most infamous names in international crime. The drug lord has become known as one of our most nefarious mobsters to emerge from the Irish capital – and he reached the summit of the criminal…
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