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Cannabis Industry Giving Back: How Brands Invest In Community
TELLURIDE, CO - JULY 8, 2014: A sign in the window of one of several medical and recreational marijuana retail stores in Telluride, Colorado, advertises its locally grown products. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images) As the cannabis industry…
ICE agents descended on a cannabis farm. The lives of an army vet, a farmworker and professor changed forever
On a sunny morning last July, hundreds of heavily armed immigration agents in camouflage stormed a greenhouse complex in Camarillo, an hour north of Los Angeles. They came with face masks, guns, chemical munitions and armored tactical vehicles…
Is Green Thumb the Safest Cannabis Stock to Own Right Now?
The cannabis industry has taught investors a painful lesson over the past five years: Revenue growth means very little if a company can't generate cash. Dozens of operators expanded too quickly, took on excessive debt, or repeatedly diluted…
Man caught with 20 kilos of cannabis in airport spared jail
A man had an emotional outburst after being spared a prison sentence for smuggling 20 kilos of cannabis. Paul Barrett, 38, was caught with cannabis and a kilo of ketamine by customs officers at Newcastle Airport. The former soldier shouted 'get in…
Plane passenger had 20 kilos of cannabis in his suitcase at airport
A former soldier was spared a prison sentence after smuggling 20 kilos of cannabis on a Jet2 flight. Paul Barrett, 38, was caught with cannabis and a kilo of ketamine by customs officers at Newcastle Airport. The 38-year-old shouted 'get in there'…
Jet2 passenger stopped by customs had cannabis in his suitcase
A former soldier has been spared a prison sentence for smuggling 20 kilos of cannabis in his suitcase. Paul Barrett, 38, was caught with cannabis and a kilo of ketamine by customs officers at Newcastle Airport. Barrett shouted 'get in there' in…
Hemp Industry Scores Major Win To Keep Intoxicating THC Products Legal
Senate leaders have introduced a plan that would delay a scheduled recriminalization of hemp THC products in a move industry insiders are calling a “lifeline” to a marijuana industry that has faced mounting pressure from federal…
Police hunt those behind 113-plant cannabis farm found in Bolton dawn raid
Officers with the Bolton North Neighbourhood Team carried out the raid at the property in Hill Cot Road. A spokesman for the neighbourhood team said: 'Inside the property, officers discovered that it had been converted into a cannabis farm. A total…
Jade Goody's widower Jack Tweed slapped with drive ban after drug driving
Big Brother star Jade Goody's widower Jack Tweed has been banned from driving after admitting to being behind the wheel under the influence of cannabis. Tweed, 39, entered a guilty plea at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court on Monday to one charge of…
Jet2 passenger stopped at UK airport shouts 'get in there' after avoiding prison
A man shouted 'get in there' when he learned he had avoided prison after being caught with 20kg of cannabis at an airport. Former soldier Paul Barrett was found to have cannabis and a kilogram of ketamine when he was stopped by customs officers as…
Phish brought near-record crowds to this Fenway dispensary - but not a product shortage
Phish fans descended on Fenway Park this weekend, but one Lansdowne Street cannabis dispensary says it was ready for them. New Dia Fenway matched the sales and foot traffic from its record-setting 4/20 weekend during Phish's two-night run at Fenway…
Machine Gun Kelly on the moment photo 'saved' his life after cocaine binge
MGK has revealed a photo of his daughter saved his life after binging on cocaine. The musician, 36, recalled the terrifying incident which he said almost caused his heart stop. Speaking candidly, the Bloody Valentine musician said that he wanted…
Police at 'disturbance' on Stoke-on-Trent estate
Police have arrested a 39-year-old after being called to a 'disturbance' on a Stoke-on-Trent estate. Officers had been spotted on the Blakelow Road area of Abbey Hulton. Today Staffordshire Police has confirmed an arrest has been made. Officers…
Jet2 drug smuggler yells 'get in there' as judge spares him prison
Jet2 passenger Paul Barrett stopped by customs at Newcastle Airport caught red A drug smuggler shouted 'get in there' after being told he wasn't being given a prison sentence for trying to import 20 kilos of cannabis in his suitcase. Former soldier…
Customs make suitcase find when they stopped plane passenger
A man had a surprise outburst in court after being spared a prison sentence for smuggling 20 kilos of cannabis in his suitcase. Paul Barrett, 38, was caught with cannabis and a kilo of ketamine by customs officers at Newcastle Airport. The former…
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