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forbes.com - Peter Su - Cannabis Might Be Broken - Entrepreneurs Keep Betting On It Anyway.
Cannabis Might Be Broken - Entrepreneurs Keep Betting On It Anyway.
Forbes

Balkannabis Expo 2018 in Athens, Greece on June 1, 2018. Balkannabis Expo is an international trade show of Hemp and Medical Cannabis businesses and organizations that hosts top cannabis innovators, experts, industry professionals and scientists…

forbes.com - Sarah Sinclair - The Cannabis Debate Isn't Just About Legalization Anymore
The Cannabis Debate Isn't Just About Legalization Anymore
Forbes

Recreational cannabis is now legal in nearly half of U.S. states, with sales exceeding $30 billion last year (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Generations of activists have protested against cannabis prohibition, taking to the streets in cities…

forbes.com - Dario Sabaghi - Cannabis Tax Revenue Hits $28 Billion Since First Legalization
Cannabis Tax Revenue Hits $28 Billion Since First Legalization
Forbes

Marijuana lying on twenty dollar bills symbolizing the now state run industry in the United States, while it still remains illegal at a federal level. States that have legalized recreational cannabis have collected more than $28 billion in tax…

neurosciencenews.com - Legalized Cannabis Does Not Increase Consumption
Legalized Cannabis Does Not Increase Consumption
Neuroscience News

Summary: Decriminalizing cannabis or using tightly controlled legal frameworks does not increase use. However, the fully commercialized, for-profit legal markets seen in the US and Canada drive increased health risks, higher product potency, and…

knowridge.com - Knowridge - Daily Cannabis Use May Greatly Harm Mental Health
Daily Cannabis Use May Greatly Harm Mental Health
Knowridge Science Report | Inspiring science news

Cannabis has become more widely accepted in many parts of the world in recent years. Some countries and regions have legalized its use for medical or recreational purposes, and many young people believe it is a relatively harmless drug. Social…

walesonline.co.uk - Jason Evans - He was a 'removal man' but it wasn't furniture that police found in his van
He was a 'removal man' but it wasn't furniture that police found in his van
Wales Online

Three people travelled from London to Wales to carry out a 'removal job' on a cannabis farm, a court has heard. The van full of harvested cannabis was intercepted on the eastbound motorway heading for the border after eagle-eyed locals had made a…

mirror.co.uk - Tom Pettifor - Ketamine arrests double in drug 'epidemic' with £1-a-hit deals on Snapchat
Ketamine arrests double in drug 'epidemic' with £1-a-hit deals on Snapchat
Daily Mirror

Ketamine arrests have more than doubled in four years with children as young as 14 among hundreds of young people being caught with the drug, new figures reveal. Use of the deadly horse tranquiliser, which can cause permanent damage to the bladder…

stokesentinel.co.uk - Stoke-on-Trent Live - Five defendants in North Staffordshire magistrates
Five defendants in North Staffordshire magistrates
The Sentinel

Here are the latest cases from the region's courts: LEEK: Fifty-three-year-old Lee Ferns was handed a 12-month conditional discharge by magistrates at North Staffordshire Justice Centre after he admitted two charges of possessing a class B drug.

cornwalllive.com - Olivier Vergnault - Woman beater, drunk and fraudster sentenced in Cornwall
Woman beater, drunk and fraudster sentenced in Cornwall
Cornwall Live

It's time for a look at the latest cases that have recently come before Cornwall's magistrates' courts. Everyone who has been charged with an offence, from minor crimes to the most serious, appears initially before the magistrates. The most serious…

chroniclelive.co.uk - Sara Nichol - Mindless driver rammed police car at 56mph while taking them on high-speed chase
Mindless driver rammed police car at 56mph while taking them on high-speed chase
Chronicle Live

A senseless driver rammed a police car and clocked speeds of 120mph during a dangerous, high-speed pursuit along a busy Northumberland road. Thomas Burn put the lives of officers at risk when he used his vehicle to strike theirs as he was…

gazettelive.co.uk - Esther Halligan - Banned van driver smashed into police car on A66
Banned van driver smashed into police car on A66
Teesside Live

A white van man who ploughed into a police car, after a stinger was laid down on the A66 to stop him, has been jailed. Mozafar Shan, 37, had taken cocaine and was banned from the roads when he was caught behind the wheel of a Ford transit van on…

chroniclelive.co.uk - Esther Halligan - North East banned drug driver smashed into police car after stinger stop
North East banned drug driver smashed into police car after stinger stop
Chronicle Live

A white van driver who crashed into a police vehicle, following the deployment of a stinger device on the A66 in an attempt to halt him, has been imprisoned. Mozafar Shan, 37, had consumed cocaine and was disqualified from driving when he was…

thesun.co.uk - Amanda Killelea - My son was killed by driver high on hippy crack as I celebrated my engagement
My son was killed by driver high on hippy crack as I celebrated my engagement
The Sun

IT should have been one of the happiest days of Eloise McKeown's life. The mum-of-three had just got engaged and had been to a Manchester jeweller's to pick out her dream ring. But as she left the shop she got the phone call that every parent…

gazettelive.co.uk - Poppy Kennedy - Redcar man found in field after prison release died from drug toxicity - inquest
Redcar man found in field after prison release died from drug toxicity - inquest
Teesside Live

A Redcar man found in a field after his release from prison died from drug toxicity, an inquest has heard. Jordan Everington was found behind Staintondale Avenue, in Redcar, in the early hours of Saturday, November 8, last year. An inquest, held at…

marketbeat.com - Lear Corporation $LEA Stake Boosted by Pacer Advisors Inc.
Lear Corporation $LEA Stake Boosted by Pacer Advisors Inc.
MarketBeat

Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Lear Corporation (NYSE:LEA - Free Report) by 220.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 258,063…

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