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Green Thumb Fired Worker Over Cannabis Allergy, Suit Says
A former employee at an Illinois unit of multistate cannabis operator Green Thumb Industries alleges in a new federal lawsuit she was unlawfully terminated from her job at a marijuana processing... To view the full article, register now. Already a…
Police settle debate on what to do if your neighbour is smoking cannabis
Cannabis is the most widely-used illicit drug in the world and the UK public is split on whether it should be legalised or not. You've almost certainly smelled it while walking down the street in any town or city and, depending on where you live…
Scarborough man jailed over cryptocurrency drug dealing
A man who used cryptocurrency to conceal his drug dealing has been jailed. Benjamin Dack, from the Scarborough area, was arrested on numerous occasions, after an investigation into suspected dealing started in 2023. The 28-year-old, of no fixed…
Swansea man jailed for plot to smuggle drugs in hollowed-out rope
A man living in a caravan conspired with a mysterious contact, known only as 'The Baron', to ship kilos of cocaine and ketamine hidden inside hollowed-out rope to the other side of the world. Gavin Smith, 44, of Swansea Road, Pontlliw, in Swansea…
Gang jailed over £2m Lincoln drugs network
A Lincoln-based drugs gang that flooded the city with £2m worth of cocaine, ketamine and cannabis has been dismantled, with four members jailed following a major police investigation. Lincolnshire Police said the drugs were supplied on to the…
Mum, 24, smuggled drugs into UK airport weighing so much she had to pay extra
A 24-year-old drug mule with a four-year-old daughter who helped a gang smuggle £13m worth of cannabis has been jailed for more than two years. Paige Crisp was among a group of 11 Brits stopped by Border Force with drugs weighing 460kg -…
Gang who smuggled drugs through Birmingham Airport jailed
A drug smuggling gang that attempted to import cannabis worth £13.8m into the UK via Birmingham Airport will face 'life-altering convictions', the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. Five members of the group who saw their plot foiled by having…
Manslaughter charge over woman's death in Skegness dropped
A manslaughter charge against a man accused of causing the death of a woman in Skegness has been dropped. Minnie Jarret, 21, was injured in an alleged altercation outside Buster's Bar on Grand Parade at about 01:00 BST on 9 August, and died later…
Dealer who kept selling after arrest tried to hide cash in Bitcoin and Rolexes
A cannabis dealer who tried to hide his drug money in Bitcoin and Rolex watches has been jailed. Benjamin Dack, 28, of no fixed address but from the Scarborough area, was sentenced to four years at York Crown Court on Friday, October 23. He had…
Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong Open Forestville Dispensary
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong are set to show up in person this Saturday for the grand opening of their first California Dispensoria, a cannabis store in Forestville that marks the comedy duo's debut retail location in their home state. The…
Drug importer and dealer and fraudster carer among those sentenced
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…
Wythenshawe drug mule in dock beside mum who married last man to see Jay Slater
a gang attempt to smuggle £13 million worth of cannabis into the country. Paige Crisp, 24, and Claire McCullough, 36, were among a group of 11 Brits stopped by Border Force with 460kg worth of drugs found collectively in their luggage.
Six defendants in North Staffordshire courts
Here are the latest cases from the region's courts: LEEK: Albanian Jurgen Brahelika has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after he admitted producing cannabis in a North Staffordshire house. Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard the 35-year-old, of…
Virginia Senator Faces Five Federal Counts in Marijuana Enterprise Case
Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas faces five federal counts in a case alleging her investment and public office aided a marijuana enterprise ahead of a planned regulated retail market. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said seven people are…
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