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Innovative Industrial: Cannabis Rescheduling Changes Everything; A Conviction Buy (IIPR)
Innovative Industrial Properties is upgraded to a conviction buy as imminent cannabis rescheduling could dramatically improve tenant fundamentals and stock valuation. IIPR's 16% dividend yield appears mispriced given its low leverage (<1.5x…
British national sentenced for cannabis cultivation
By Wu Sheng-ju and Jason Pan / Staff reporters A British national received a more than four-year sentence in a Keelung District Court ruling for cultivating cannabis and making related products. The English-language teacher, named Paul, bought…
Reefer Reels: Cannabis Boomer's Top 10 cannabis culture movies for the holidays and the ultimate list of cannabis cinema across generations
The cannabis movie genre has evolved remarkably over five decades, mirroring the cyclical cultural acceptance of cannabis itself. As drug historian and Cannabis Boomer Podcast Guest Emily Dufton documented in Grass Roots, marijuana culture has…
What Michigan's new marijuana wholesale tax means for businesses and consumers
MICHIGAN, USA — There's a new law in effect that has the cannabis industry bracing for impact. It's a 24% wholesale tax on marijuana, paid by the retailer to the distributor. The tax is intended to fund road repairs, but cannabis industry…
New York's legal pot shops more than doubled in 2025 - as sales surpassed $2.5B
More New Yorkers got high on legal pot last year — despite some despite dopey bungling by the state's cannabis regulators. New York's legal cannabis market surpassed $2.5 billion in sales — including more than $1.5 billion in business…
Paying overtime? You may owe less tax next year
BUFFALO, N.Y. — As we get ready to flip the calendar, there are some new tax laws for 2026 when you file your taxes for this year. If you are paying off a car loan, or get paid overtime at your job, there is a chance you could have a lower…
Why 'worst man' on the internet Jack Doherty is facing a dark future
Even YouTube prankster Jack Doherty's fawning parents have been forced to acknowledge their son's rude behaviour. But it doesn't take much of a cyber trawl to find far more damning descriptions of him: ‘obnoxious', ‘unbearable' and…
Solicitor struck off after paying mortgage with drugs money
A solicitor has been struck off after he paid off his mortgage with £166,000 of drugs money - which he claimed he earned with a fictitious 'life coach' job. Paul Green, 47, was a respected solicitor before he got involved in a scheme to…
Santa Cruz County Supervisors Monica Martinez and Kim De Serpa reflect on 1 year in office
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... SANTA CRUZ — As local ballot totals poured in on election night in November 2024, there was clear cause for optimism for then candidates for the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Monica…
Should the NHS really use magic mushrooms to treat mental health?
Larissa Hope truly believes that psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, saved her life. Back when she was 17 and starting out as an actress, she was cast in the TV drama Skins, but the new-found fame brought out a previously buried…
Should the NHS really use magic mushrooms to treat mental health?
Pallab GhoshScience Correspondent Larissa Hope truly believes that psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, saved her life. Back when she was 17 and starting out as an actress, she was cast in the TV drama Skins, but the new-found fame…
The rats ate the ganja, Your Honour
January 2, 2026 07:10 AM IST First published on: Jan 2, 2026 at 07:10 AM IST There is a faraway country where every silence is punctuated by the sound of man's best friend chewing dutifully on man's child's homework notebook. Where everyone has an…
Over a dozen new laws will take effect in Washington state in 2026. Here's what they are
WASHINGTON, USA — Over a dozen new laws are taking effect in Washington state in 2026. These laws increase protections for workers, modify the state's impaired driving deferred prosecution statutes and make technical changes to Washington…
Beating high school censorship & threats
This essay was the grand prize winner of the Think for Yourself college scholarship sponsored by Let Grow, a nonpartisan group promoting childhood independence and resilience. “Watch out, [Mispronounced Name]. You gonna write another…
Deadly Oklahoma weed shootings expose network tied to New York money and China: report
A string of deadly shootings connected to Oklahoma marijuana farms — including a quadruple execution and a home-invasion murder — has exposed a shadow network tied to New York money, organized crime and groups with links to China…
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