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Police bust huge £220,000 cannabis farm
A huge cannabis farm has been shut down by police. Officers raided an industrial building on Pickmere Lane, Wincham, at around 2.30pm on Wednesday following reports of a suspicious activity at the premises. Inside, they discovered a professional…
Contractors revisit workplace cannabis testing policies
Marijuana rescheduling is prompting employers to review drug policies. Experts advise contractors to continue workplace drug testing. State laws vary on medical marijuana and employee protections. Employers should regularly review testing policies…
Illinois Expands Access for Medical Cannabis Patients and Dispensaries
Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) issued medical cannabis dispensary licenses to 37 existing dispensaries which, beginning today, may serve both adult use customers and medical patients at…
Cannabis edibles pose a growing danger to young kids. An ER doctor explains what to know
(CNN) — Young children explore the world by touching, tasting and putting things in their mouths. That curiosity can become dangerous when something that looks like an ordinary candy or cookie contains cannabis. In the United States…
Congress banned fake hemp. Don't carve out an exception for weed soda
My research team recently evaluated this problem in hundreds of delta-9 THC edibles marketed as federally lawful hemp. We calculated how much cannabis material containing the maximum legal concentration would be needed to supply each product's…
Customs seizes over $15m in drugs at HK airport in 3 cases, 5 arrested
Hong Kong Customs arrested five passengers in three drug trafficking cases at Hong Kong International Airport on Tuesday and Wednesday, seizing about 30 kilogrammes of suspected ketamine and 14.3kg of suspected cannabis buds with a total estimated…
Quin Hillyer: New marijuana dispensary in the French Quarter is sign of a sick society
The festive opening of a cannabis dispensary in the French Quarter this week is a dreadful sign of societal decay, of refusal to acknowledge scientific fact – and of bad state lawmaking. Peer-reviewed study after peer-reviewed study for a…
Village Farms Names Hamid Shekarchi Interim Chief Financial Officer
Village Farms International has named Hamid Shekarchi interim chief financial officer of the agricultural greenhouse-facility operator. Village Farms on Thursday said Shekarchi, 41 years old, has been finance chief of its Canadian cannabis business…
Baltimore City Council set to vote on bill to 'padlock' smoke shops with repeated violations
Baltimore lawmakers are set to vote Thursday on a bill that would allow the city to 'padlock' smoke shops that repeatedly break the law. The measure was introduced back in May to bolster the Baltimore Police Department's authority to shut down…
Mail order Cornwall weed dealer busted by Post Office staff
A mail order cannabis dealer was busted after post office staff raised their concerns with police about the content of parcels he was sending and receiving. A parcel addressed to Kai Thompson's address in St Ives first raised staff's suspicion in…
New Orleans' French Quarter gets its first-ever marijuana dispensary. 'I'm speechless.'
A brass band, feathered showgirls and brightly beaded Mardi Gras Indians brought the party to Bourbon Street on Wednesday morning, but it wasn't for a wedding or a bachelor party — or anything to do with boozing on New Orleans' most popular…
VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al Makes New $3.51 Million Investment in Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. $IIPR
VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al acquired a new stake in Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (NYSE:IIPR - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 56,665 shares of the…
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A Psychedelic Compound Found in 'Magic' Mushrooms Might Prevent Debilitating Nerve Damage and Pain Caused by Chemotherapy
While chemotherapy has saved countless lives, it often comes with harmful side effects, including nerve damage in the limbs. This painful condition, called peripheral neuropathy, can cause long-lasting numbness, tingling and movement issues in the…
'Dangerous' teenager who murdered grandfather while on police bail jailed for life
A violent teenager who was released on police bail twice – leaving him free to murder a beloved grandfather in a “shocking and cowardly” attack – has been jailed for life. Rasheed Rahman, then aged 19, plunged a…
Weed Gummies Used to Make You Lazy. These Ones Make You Productive
For most of weed history, nobody was eating an edible because they had a particularly productive afternoon planned. The stereotypical gummy experience is almost the exact opposite: get high, hungry, comfortable, and accept that whatever was on your…
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