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DEA Kicks Off Historic Hearing On Cannabis Rescheduling Proposal
The DEA begins reviewing its proposal to move cannabis to Schedule III, even as reform advocates criticize their exclusion from the hearing process. The Drug Enforcement Administration kicks off its hearing on a proposal to reclassify recreational…
No further court action over £200,000 Ellon cannabis discovery
No further court action will be taken over £200,000 of cannabis plants discovered in an Aberdeenshire town, the Crown office has said. Hung Nguyen, 40, had been charged under the Misuse of Drugs Act after 245 plants were seized by police in…
Peptide Payments: The $1 Billion Industry Banks Won't Touch
Signage for Peptide Therapy treatments on glass, Lafayette, California, May 8, 2026. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) 'An off-rail transaction is basically closed loop, which doesn't touch Visa and Mastercard,' Mark Lewis said. He was…
Forbes Daily: Feds Probe Polymarket Over Deceptive Marketing Concerns
The U.S. government owes around $166 billion in tariff refunds. But the rebate process has been anything but simple. In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning President Donald Trump's “Liberation Day” levies, business owners like…
New Study Adds to Growing Evidence That Medical Cannabis Improves Quality of Life for Chronic Pain Patients
For decades, chronic pain patients have described something that traditional pain scales often fail to capture: improving quality of life can be just as important as reducing pain itself. A newly published study examining participants in…
St. Joseph's Cannabis Dispensary License Gets Six-month Extension Amid Site Search
The city of St. Joseph isn't giving up on a municipal cannabis dispensary. St. Joe Mayor Adam Scepaniak joined me on WJON. When a city is issued a license by the state to have a municipal dispensary there is a timeline to use it. Scepaniak says…
Virginia to allow recreational marijuana to be sold in retail stores beginning in 2027
RICHMOND, Va. — Five years after becoming the first Southern state to legalize possession of marijuana, Virginia has approved a legal way to sell it to recreational users. State budget legislation enacted Monday will allow up to 350 cannabis…
Which Continents Have The Most Drug Users?
North America leads the world in the use of cannabis, opioids and amphetamines. According to numbers published today in the UN's World Drug Report, North Americans between the ages of 15 and 64 were 75 percent to 90 percent more likely to have…
Drug dealers witnessed friend being shot dead
Two drug dealers who 'cuckooed' a woman's house witnessed their teenage friend being shot dead a matter of months later, a court has heard. Francis Harrison, who also brandished weapons in not one but two violent brawls, was said to have been left…
Can of Fanta led to his downfall
A can of Fanta found in an old man's house led to a drug trafficker's downfall. David McDonald's DNA was detected on the fizzy drink inside an address where police discovered a stash worth thousands of pounds. It came only months after a firearm…
MDMA and psilocybin therapy rules have been relaxed. Here's what might happen next
Psilocybin (the active ingredient of magic mushrooms) and MDMA (the active ingredient in ecstasy) are psychedelic or hallucinogenic drugs that can change how a person sees things and feels. In 2023, Australia became the first country to allow…
Bill Maher Hailed for Courage and Being the 'Ultimate Contrarian' as He Receives Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bill Maher was awarded the Kennedy Center 's Mark Train Prize for American Humor on Sunday in a casual and candid affair that blended accolades, insights and light-hearted roasting from an assemblage of colleagues and…
747 foreign nationals held in India in drug cases, most from Nepal: Report
2 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google A total of 747 foreign nationals were arrested in India in 2025 in narcotics cases, with the highest numbers from Nepal (203), Nigeria (143), and Myanmar (97), according to the Narcotics…
New Vermont laws for smoking products set to take effect
New Vermont laws for smoking products set to take effect Wednesday is July 1st. And NEW LAWS WILL BE TAKING EFFECT IN VERMONT AND NEW YORK. FROM NEW PENALTIES TO NEW FEES. IMPACTING things like SMOKING, NICOTINE AND TOBACCO…
Newport vape boom: City now among UK's top hotspots as concerns grow
Between barber shops, convenience stores and takeaways, vape shops have become an increasingly common sight on the city's high streets. Newport now ranks as the eighth highest area in the UK for vape shops per capita, with 9.75 shops per 100,000…
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