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forbes.com - Javier Hasse - Cannabis Companies Were Taxed Like Drug Traffickers For Years. A New Federal Order Could Unlock Billions
Cannabis Companies Were Taxed Like Drug Traffickers For Years. A New Federal Order Could Unlock Billions
Forbes

The legal cannabis industry generated billions in revenue for years — and paid taxes on most of it, barred from deducting standard business expenses that every other legal industry takes for granted. A new analysis from GreenWave Advisors…

theguardian.com - Benita Kolovos - State-sponsored apprenticeships and decriminalising cannabis on the bill at Victoria's Labor conference
State-sponsored apprenticeships and decriminalising cannabis on the bill at Victoria's Labor conference
The Guardian

Jacinta Allan will use Labor's final state conference before the election to announce a plan for a government-owned electricity body to hire electrical apprentices to address significant workforce shortages. It will be the first time since the…

law360.com - Sam Reisman - Cannabis Grower Challenges Colorado's Pot Tax Calculus
Cannabis Grower Challenges Colorado's Pot Tax Calculus
Law360

Colorado's marijuana regulator used an 'unlawful' method for calculating average market rates of cannabis that resulted in inflated excise taxes being assessed against state-licensed operators, a proposed class action filed Thursday... To view the…

fox40.com - Brett Stover - Sacramento 'casino conman' arrested, indicted for wire fraud
Sacramento 'casino conman' arrested, indicted for wire fraud
FOX40 News

(FOX40.COM) — A man who prosecutors say solicited money from investors at California casinos, bars and restaurants for a nonexistent cannabis company made his first appearance in court Friday after being arrested and indicted for wire fraud.

forbes.com - Alonzo Martinez - When Hiring Inputs Get Mistaken For Hiring Answers
When Hiring Inputs Get Mistaken For Hiring Answers
Forbes

Hiring decisions rarely fail because data exists. They fail when employers assume the data answered the whole question. When hiring decisions are challenged, the issue is often not the data itself, but what the employer assumed the data meant.

nationalpost.com - Chris Knight - How Canadian flyers can stop their luggage from turning into a drug shipment due to airport bag tag swaps
How Canadian flyers can stop their luggage from turning into a drug shipment due to airport bag tag swaps
National Post

An investigation by CTV News has found that at least 17 passengers on flights out of Canada were detained on drug smuggling allegations in the past year after their luggage tags were switched with suitcases full of drugs. Here's what to know and…

axios.com - Erin Alberty - SLC convenience store 'influencer' accused of swapping underage vape sales for Instagram follows
SLC convenience store 'influencer' accused of swapping underage vape sales for Instagram follows
Axios

A self-styled influencer who frequently poses for photos with stacks of cash and a Lamborghini is suspected of selling vapes and beer to kids in exchange for Instagram follows. The big picture: Undercover agents listened while employees at Saif…

stokesentinel.co.uk - Dave Knapper - Stoke-on-Trent thief couldn't stop stealing motorbikes in five-month crime spree
Stoke-on-Trent thief couldn't stop stealing motorbikes in five-month crime spree
Stoke-on-Trent Live

Serial thief Ian Pawlowski stole motorbikes and even broke into a showroom during a five-month crime spree. Now the 44-year-old, from Ball Green, is behind bars after admitting a raft of offences. Police say Pawlowski was filmed getting out of a…

oxfordmail.co.uk - Toby Oliver - Scales of Justice: The latest cases from Oxford Magistrates' Court
Scales of Justice: The latest cases from Oxford Magistrates' Court
Oxford Mail

MAREK HENSZKE, 39, of Phipps Road, Oxford, pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified and without third party insurance in a Fiat 500 on Banbury Road, Oxford, on January 9 this year. He was ordered to pay costs of £85, a victim surcharge of…

manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Greta Simpson - Police arrest 60 people and seize 23 vehicles in day of action across Wigan
Police arrest 60 people and seize 23 vehicles in day of action across Wigan
Manchester Evening News

Police made 60 arrests and seized thousands of pounds in cash in one day of action in Wigan yesterday (May 21). Greater Manchester Police brought Operation AVRO to the borough, which saw a dozen warrants, traffic patrols and trading standards…

royalgazette.com - Claire Shefchik - Everest launches scholarship honouring former chairman
Everest launches scholarship honouring former chairman
The Royal Gazette

8f44431a-94bd-4f1c-894c-5b2a8f855a1b Jim Williamson, president and CEO, Everest Group (Photograph supplied) Bermudian-based Everest has launched a new scholarship programme in honour of former chairman Joseph Taranto as part of a broader effort to…

royalgazette.com - Owain Johnston-Barnes - El Niño forecast to limit Atlantic hurricane development
El Niño forecast to limit Atlantic hurricane development
The Royal Gazette

f2a460a1-0920-441c-8b78-3a248ccd6100 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 2026 hurricane season outlook (Image supplied) The US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has forecast a quieter than average 2026…

cornwalllive.com - Olivier Vergnault - Dumped dad subjected ex-partners to 'tsunami of harassment'
Dumped dad subjected ex-partners to 'tsunami of harassment'
Cornwall Live

A dumped lover subjected two women to a 'tsunami of harassment' because he could not cope with rejection. Luke Grenney made the lives of the two women hell after they ended their short-lived relationships with him. After being told their…

fool.com - Reuben Gregg Brewer - Canopy Growth Is Restating Two Years of Financials Before June 15 Earnings -- Here's What CGC Investors Need to Know Right Now
Canopy Growth Is Restating Two Years of Financials Before June 15 Earnings -- Here's What CGC Investors Need to Know Right Now
The Motley Fool

Most investors should probably avoid Canopy Growth (CGC 1.87%). There was early enthusiasm on Wall Street about the opportunity ahead for marijuana companies, but the reality didn't live up to the excitement. At this point, Canopy Growth has been…

vtdigger.org - Caroline Sherman-Gordon - Vermont's new farming legislation leaves small livestock operations vulnerable
Vermont's new farming legislation leaves small livestock operations vulnerable
VTDigger

This commentary is by Caroline Sherman-Gordon, who is the legislative director of the farmer member-led nonprofit Rural Vermont. Municipal regulation of farming drew public attention in the Essex Junction duck case and the Orleans pig case, and…

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