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thecentersquare.com - Andrew Rice - Cannabis industry faces tax, banking hurdles
Cannabis industry faces tax, banking hurdles
The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Most financial institutions are wary of working alongside cannabis-related businesses despite widening acceptance, according to a new report. The U.S. Government Accountability Office analyzed data from the Financial…

seekingalpha.com - The Cannabis Investing Podcast - Let's Go All In On Cannabis' Grown Rogue's Obie Strickler & Josh Rosen (undefined:GRUSF)
Let's Go All In On Cannabis' Grown Rogue's Obie Strickler & Josh Rosen (undefined:GRUSF)
Seeking Alpha

Download this episode via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or listen below: CEO and founder of Grown Rogue (GRUSF), Obie Strickler and Chief Strategy Officer, Josh Rosen discuss their paths in cannabis and why operations matter more than scale (1:00)…

americanbanker.com - Ebrima Santos Sanneh - Compliance burden key barrier to cannabis banking, GAO finds
Compliance burden key barrier to cannabis banking, GAO finds
American Banker

Key insight: Cannabis businesses are accessing banking services, but such state-legal businesses have a limited array of willing partners and elevated costs because of elevated and costly compliance burdens, according to a report from the…

thedailyrecord.com - The Washington Post News Service & Syndicate - A logo is pitting UMD against a Colorado cannabis company
A logo is pitting UMD against a Colorado cannabis company
Maryland Daily Record

University of Maryland sends cease-and-desist to Terps USA Terps USA owner Ken Fry created logo inspired by Coca-Cola U-Md. claims logo use impairs goodwill of famous TERPS marks Terps USA rebranded colors to gold and green in June Do a web search…

nbcnews.com - Ollie Letrell Cader disappeared from California's Emerald Triangle in October 1981 | Dateline
Ollie Letrell Cader disappeared from California's Emerald Triangle in October 1981 | Dateline
NBC News

There's a mystery tucked away behind the Redwood Curtain. A decades-long mystery. “He's thought to be one of the oldest, if not the oldest, still open missing person cases from the area,” Carrie Cader told Dateline. The…

vtdigger.org - Shaun Robinson - State regulators say Vermont Lt. Gov. John Rodgers grew weed at unlicensed site - VTDigger
State regulators say Vermont Lt. Gov. John Rodgers grew weed at unlicensed site - VTDigger
VTDigger - News in pursuit of truth

Vermont Lt. Gov. John Rodgers is facing a $5,000 fine from state regulators after an inspector found him growing at least 100 cannabis plants at a site in Glover where he did not have permission to do so. The Cannabis Control Board issued Rodgers a…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Customs seizes $13m in drugs at HK airport in 3 passenger cases, 2 from Bangkok flights
Customs seizes $13m in drugs at HK airport in 3 passenger cases, 2 from Bangkok flights
The Standard

Hong Kong Customs arrested three incoming passengers at Hong Kong International Airport on Tuesday in three separate drug trafficking cases, seizing about 25 kilogrammes of suspected ketamine and 13kg of suspected cannabis buds with a total…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Customs seizes 6.1 tonnes of drugs worth $1.4bn in four-month joint operation, arrests 150
Customs seizes 6.1 tonnes of drugs worth $1.4bn in four-month joint operation, arrests 150
The Standard

Hong Kong Customs has seized about 6.1 tonnes of drugs with an estimated market value of HK$1.4 billion and arrested 150 suspects during a four-month joint anti-narcotics operation with mainland Chinese and overseas law enforcement agencies. SCROLL…

vice.com - Maha Haq - Toad Venom: The Most Hyped Weed Strain of 2026
Toad Venom: The Most Hyped Weed Strain of 2026
VICE

Some weed strains get famous because they're good. Others get famous because everyone on Instagram and X is arguing about who bred them, who stole them, and if the weed in the bag is even the right weed. Toad Venom somehow managed both. If you pay…

abc.net.au - Socceroo Cristian Volpato's fate uncertain after failed cocaine test
Socceroo Cristian Volpato's fate uncertain after failed cocaine test
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Young Socceroos player Cristian Volpato has been handed a fine by NSW Police after a secondary test confirmed a positive roadside test for cocaine. Volpato has maintained his innocence over the failed drugs test when he spoke to Football Australia…

iol.co.za - AFP - France's BIC sees high potential in US pot smokers
France's BIC sees high potential in US pot smokers
IOL

Paris - BIC, the French specialist in disposable pens, razors and lighters, has a plan to spark up its profits in the United States -- turn on more marijuana smokers. With a recent revival of the iconic 'Flick my Bic' advertising slogan from the…

examinerlive.co.uk - Sophie Corcoran - Bathroom escape plan scuppered for construction hopeful turned cultivator
Bathroom escape plan scuppered for construction hopeful turned cultivator
Yorkshire Live

A man who was caught by police trying to climb out of a window of a Bradford cannabis farm has been jailed. Marjus Wysa, 26, claims he believed he had been offered a cash-in-hand job in construction after entering the UK illegally. Bradford Crown…

theage.com.au - James Costa - 'Who in this country has not tried drugs?' Hanson backs Pickering in explosive interview
'Who in this country has not tried drugs?' Hanson backs Pickering in explosive interview
The Age

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has backed Warren Pickering, the leader of her party's Victorian branch and a candidate in the November state election, after he admitted to historical drug use and drink-driving earlier this week. Hanson told…

france24.com - France's BIC sees high potential in US pot smokers
France's BIC sees high potential in US pot smokers
FRANCE 24

With a recent revival of the iconic 'Flick my Bic' advertising slogan from the 1970s, the company wants to introduce its pocket lighters to the growing numbers of American cannabis users. 'I'm from Amsterdam, but I can tell you that marijuana use…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Morning Recap - September 9, 2026
Morning Recap - September 9, 2026
The Standard

SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first chief executive and a former vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, died on Tuesday night at the age of 89. Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first Chief…

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