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Aurora Cannabis Inc. stock rises Wednesday, outperforms market
Shares of Aurora Cannabis Inc. ACB advanced 5.15% to $3.47 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index COMP rising 1.54% to 26,270.36 and the Dow Jones Industrial…
Spanberger vetoes marijuana regulation bill, sparking debate over Virginia's cannabis future
VIRGINIA — Governor Abigail Spanberger has vetoed legislation that would have established a regulated, adult-use cannabis marketplace in Virginia, a decision that is drawing sharp reactions from both sides of the marijuana policy debate. The…
Bay Area rapper Berner releases memoir behind Cookies cannabis empire
San Francisco native Berner released his new memoir, 'Becoming Legend,' which details his journey from hustling cannabis and making music to building the global Cookies brand. The rapper and entrepreneur reflected on surviving cancer, navigating…
Virginia Gov. Spanberger vetoes retail cannabis legislation
It is still legal to consume, grow and possess marijuana and cannabis products in Virginia, but a plan for retail sales — something Gov. Abigail Spanberger said she supported while campaigning — has just been vetoed by her. The move…
Va. Gov.'s Cannabis Bill Veto Keeps State In Legal Limbo
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger's veto of legislation to tax and regulate the sale of adult-use cannabis will keep the commonwealth in a state of cannabis legal limbo for the foreseeable future.... To view the full article, register now. Already a…
Dark story behind man bringing 16 packs of cannabis through Birmingham Airport
A smuggler who tried to sneak cannabis through Birmingham Airport has been spared jail after the dark story behind it was revealed. Joshua Galland flew back from Thailand via Doha in Qatar on January 24 this year. Border Force officials intercepted…
Scientists discover cannabis compounds that may help weight loss and blood sugar control
Cannabis is widely known for increasing appetite, often called giving people the “munchies.” But for years, scientists have noticed something puzzling: people who regularly use cannabis often have lower body weight and a lower risk of…
More than 1,000 pounds of illicit cannabis product worth $10M seized during Bell Boulevard raid in Bayside: DA
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Tuesday the closure of an unlicensed storefront cannabis dispensary on Bell Boulevard in Bayside after a court-authorized search of the premises on Thursday, May 14, resulted in the seizure of…
Virginia retail marijuana push vetoed again
(The Center Square) – Gov. Abigail Spanberger vetoed legislation that would have created Virginia's retail marijuana market, extending a years-long debate over how the commonwealth should regulate cannabis sales. The veto blocks House Bill…
Andrew Left scrutinized hedge fund deals while cashing hedge fund checks, prosecutors say
Prosecutors in Andrew Left's securities fraud trial say the prominent short-seller wasn't always working alone in the tweet-and-trade tango he's been accused of. The Citron Research founder is accused of manipulating the market and deceiving retail…
TSA Updated Its Weed Policy: Here's How to Travel High This Summer
Airport weed culture has changed a lot over the last few years, even if federal law hasn't exactly kept up. Plenty of people are already traveling with gummies, vape pens, pre-rolls, rosin jars, and small mylar bags of flower the same way they…
WBJ's Eric Casey named Journalist of the Year
The Alliance of Area Business Publishers has named Worcester Business Journal Managing Editor Eric Casey as its Journalist of the Year, one of five AABP awards WBJ won on Tuesday, including a bronze award in the Best Newspaper category.
Brave' soldier 'medically evacuated from Afghanistan' trying to 'blur memories
Former soldier Benjamin Mears who turned to supplying cocaine and cannabis has been spared jail. The 33-year-old served his country in a 'distinguished and incredibly brave way'. But when he was in a Ford Focus seen by police in Anchor Road…
Toxic betrayals & 'burning' skin - inside UK's most horrifying gangland murder
FLASHING a £65,000 Rolex and a smile while holding up his young daughter in front of the Arabian Desert's ever-flowing sands, Ryan Kennedy could easily be any of Dubai's wealthy British expats. But the south-east Londoner, 26, known as…
Why some Virginia CBD sellers support Gov. Spanberger's marijuana market veto: 'We live to fight another day
RICHMOND, Va. -- The latest attempt to establish a recreational marijuana market in Virginia has gone up in smoke. Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Tuesday vetoed bills that would have legalized sales of recreational marijuana. Some CBD sellers feared…
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