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Massachusetts draft cannabis testing rules advance
Massachusetts is still running cannabis testing off protocols last updated in 2021. The Cannabis Control Commission is now reviewing a draft that would change how independent labs test product, handle failures, and tell buyers when something was…
SNDL: The Earnings Potential Hidden Within Its U.S. Investments
SNDL Inc. trades at a substantial discount to book and tangible book value, despite significant underlying asset value and U.S. cannabis exposure. SNDL's investments in Parallel and Skymint, via SunStream Bancorp, offer material unrecognized…
Millions of Americans use marijuana to sleep, but new study raises troubling questions
Marijuana may be making sleep quality worse, despite its widespread use as a sleep aid, a recent Northwestern Medicine study found. The findings of the study, which included 1,266 participants, showed that both lifetime and recent cannabis users…
Two people killed in car crash involving vehicle fleeing police in Leeds
Two people have been killed after their car was hit by a vehicle fleeing from police in Leeds. West Yorkshire Police said it happened at 00:44 GMT, when a blue BMW 123D failed to stop for police in Gelderd Road. It then crashed into a white…
Jeff Giordano: How Steve Lavagnino Helped Make Ricardo Valencia the 5th District Supervisor
First and foremost, I'd like to congratulate Santa Barbara County's new Fifth District supervisor, Ricardo Valencia. His victory over Maribel Aguilera was the result of an effective campaign engineered by the Santa Barbara County Democratic Central…
Two people killed after police chase ends in crash
Two people have died and four people have been arrested after a BMW that was being pursued by police collided with another car in Leeds. West Yorkshire Police say a blue BMW 123D failed to stop for a police vehicle on Gelderd Road at 12.44am on…
EXCLUSIVE: Willie Nelson, 93, Feared His Drinking Would Kill Him In His 20s
Willie Nelson feared his reckless drinking and drug use would kill him before he turned 21 – admitting his wild lifestyle was so destructive even those closest to him doubted he would survive. RadarOnline.com can reveal the country music…
12 men jailed for nearly 90 years
A teenage gun courier, a Liverpool City Council worker who used his position to assist a cannabis farm gang and a dad who tried to murder his wife with a saucepan were among the Merseyside criminals jailed over the past week. Also locked up was a…
Four bad drivers banned from Stoke-on-Trent's roads
Here are the latest cases from the region's courts: MADELEY: Forty-year-old Ilyas Said drove dangerously on the M6 and in the Newcastle area. Prosecutor Helen Shipley told North Staffordshire Justice Centre police were directed to the M6 northbound…
New data points to major inflection point in the fight against illegal tobacco
Australia's lucrative illicit tobacco market may finally be shrinking after years of rampant criminality including homicides and more than 300 firebombings that turned cigarette taxes into a frontline political issue. New federal data suggests the…
95% of hemp products could soon be illegal. Florida's small businesses are feeling the fallout.
Affluent Wellness and Vapor Lounge in Tampa sells kratom, hemp, and other botanical products that many of its customers use as an alternative to pharmaceuticals for pain. Owner Tom Mueller knows that pain firsthand. Ever since breaking his back…
Headteacher of 20 years who drug-drove to work avoids teaching ban
Amanda Rogers, formerly headteacher of South Stoke Primary School near Wallingford, was arrested in November 2024 for driving under the influence of cannabis to work. Rogers, who had been at South Stoke Primary School since September 2004, was…
Russell Brand's first love recalls awful way romance ended: 'Something dark inside him'
Russell Brand 's first girlfriend opened up about their relationship – and the way it crumbled after six years together – in a new Netflix documentary. Amanda Alguero Alejos first met Brand in 1999 when he was her teacher at the…
Shocking crimes committed by Cornish addicts
Drugs feature heavily in the lives of countless defendants appearing at court in Cornwall. Shoplifting, burglary and many cases of domestic violence commonly feature a background of drug taking. Drug use can never excuse criminal behaviour, and the…
Houston Runner DQed From NYC Marathon Over Marijuana Puff
Andrea Sager, a 35-year-old Houston lawyer and mother of two, has lost her official result in the New York City Marathon after a video showed her taking a puff from a spectator's joint during the race. She finished the 2026 event in nearly six…
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