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Congress Revives SAFE Banking Bill For Cannabis Businesses
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has renewed the push to let banks serve state-legal cannabis businesses without fear of federal penalties. A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers on Thursday refiled legislation to ease banking restrictions on…
Virginia Cannabis: Will Retail Finally Start In 2027?
Gov. Abigail Spanberger speaks at a press conference announcing there is a deal to authorize cannabis sales and put the legislation in the upcoming budget, Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Richmond, Va. (Mike Kropf/Richmond Times-Dispatch via Getty…
Congress Members Reintroduce Cannabis Banking Bill Again
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill once again reintroduced a federal bill to ease the cannabis industry's ability to access banking that previously passed the U.S. House of Representatives... To view the full article, register now.
How Cannabis Has Become a Multi-Billion-Dollar Economic Engine for America
For decades, cannabis was treated as a criminal justice issue rather than an economic opportunity. Today, that narrative has changed dramatically. Across the United States, legal cannabis has emerged as one of the most successful new industries of…
Hundreds Of Millions For Cannabis Health And Safety
Sacramento, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom praises state grants totaling hundreds of millions of dollars for cannabis health and safety that will impact the Mother Lode, as Sonora and Calaveras County will get funding to combat the impacts of…
Wisconsin cannabis shops at risk of closing amid new federal law
Updated: 8:35 PM EDT Jun 25, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Wisconsin cannabis shops at risk of closing amid new federal law Updated: 8:35 PM EDT Jun 25, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ WAUWATOSA, Wis. — Several cannabis stores are…
Global drug use reaches record high as increasingly potent synthetic drugs spread
“We have seen an unprecedented spike in new types of drugs on the market, and worryingly, some are more potent or dangerous than before,” said Monica Juma, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). An estimated…
A Moroccan court sentences 29 prominent people in major drug trafficking and corruption case
A Moroccan court handed prison sentences to 29 people, including prominent politicians and sports and business figures, in an international drug trafficking and corruption scandal that has rocked the country. The court also ordered the defendants…
Massachusetts could become the first state to reverse marijuana legalization
Massachusetts could become the first state to repeal its law allowing the sale of recreational marijuana after activists claimed to have secured enough petition signatures to force a referendum. Should the anti-cannabis movement succeed in getting…
A Moroccan court sentences 29 prominent people in major drug trafficking and corruption case
CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — A Moroccan court handed prison sentences to 29 people, including prominent politicians and sports and business figures, in an international drug trafficking and corruption scandal that has rocked the country. The…
A Moroccan court sentences 29 prominent people in major drug trafficking and corruption case
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The two men being booted out of the UK after police 'intelligence
Two men have been jailed and are due to be deported after a 'large-scale' cannabis grow was discovered in Bolton. Neighbourhood officers raided a property on Newport Street back on December 23 last year, after receiving intelligence. Greater…
CBSA lays criminal charges after seizing prohibited firearms in Lansdowne
LANSDOWNE, ON, June 26, 2026 /CNW/ - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has laid multiple charges against two individuals after seizing several firearms, ammunition, magazines and suspected narcotics at the Lansdowne (Thousand Islands Bridge)…
255 drug offenders held in 48-hour crackdown
Delhi Police arrested 255 drug offenders, registered 212 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and seized narcotics worth several lakhs during a 48-hour city-wide anti-narcotics drive, Operation Kavach 14.0…
Leesburg Babysitter Arrested After Child Ate THC Gummies
A late-night knock on a Leesburg neighbor's door ended with a babysitter in handcuffs and a small child in the hospital, according to police. The child, who had been left in an otherwise empty home, showed up at the neighbor's around 1 a.m. asking…
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