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omaha.com - The Public Pulse: Legalize prostitution and marijuana, collect taxes
The Public Pulse: Legalize prostitution and marijuana, collect taxes
Omaha World-Herald

All while crying crocodile tears about low-income families struggling with inflation, Gov. Jim Pillen is trying to push through a tax scheme that could completely destroy them. This trade-off of property taxes for more and higher sales taxes would…

firstcoastnews.com - Rich Donnelly - Recreational marijuana in Florida voters' hands as DeSantis continues to fight it
Recreational marijuana in Florida voters' hands as DeSantis continues to fight it
firstcoastnews.com

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An act that is punishable by up to a year in jail could become completely legal in November. When Florida voters go to the polls on Election Day they will decide if recreational marijuana becomes part of the state's…

hoodline.com - Alicia Jones - Two Injured in Nashville Shooting Linked to Alleged Marijuana Robbery Attempt
Two Injured in Nashville Shooting Linked to Alleged Marijuana Robbery Attempt
Hoodline

Source: Metropolitan Nashville Police Department An attempt to rob a man of 22 pounds of marijuana may have led to the shooting on Alabama Avenue this past Thursday, injuring two individuals. According to the Nashville Police Department, the…

wsvn.com - Julian Quintana - 5 arrested after 3 attempt to steal from suspected marijuana grow house in SW Miami-Dade - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
5 arrested after 3 attempt to steal from suspected marijuana grow house in SW Miami-Dade - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Five people were arrested after a suspected marijuana grow house was discovered during a home invasion in Southwest Miami-Dade, police said. Three of the suspects were charged with armed burglary, resisting…

nytimes.com - Francesca Paris - Americans May Not Agree on Much, but They Agree Biden Made the Right Choice
Americans May Not Agree on Much, but They Agree Biden Made the Right Choice
The New York Times

Note: Biden drop out and July 4 polls surveyed registered voters, while all other polls surveyed American adults. Sources: NYT/Siena poll (approval of Biden's decision); Pew (restaurants, marijuana, small businesses, YouTube, age limits, haircuts…

bbc.co.uk - Daniel Pardo - Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada and El Chapo's son: Who are the drug lords detained in the US? - BBC News
Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada and El Chapo's son: Who are the drug lords detained in the US? - BBC News
BBC

'They look for him everywhere and the man is not even hidden' go the lyrics to a song by Los Tucanes de Tijuana, in honour of Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada. The famous 76-year-old drug trafficker, one of the three founders and, until now, leader of…

abcnews.go.com - Deborah Kim - Kamala Harris to take over for Biden after support from Pelosi, Obama
Kamala Harris to take over for Biden after support from Pelosi, Obama
ABC News

Vice President Kamala Harris' emergence as the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination is a historic moment for the United States, as she seems poised to become the first Black woman and Asian American to lead a major party ticket.

nytimes.com - Emmanuel Morgan - Snoop Dogg, NBC's New Voice of the People
Snoop Dogg, NBC's New Voice of the People
The New York Times

Once Snoop Dogg had waded through electrical cords on the floor and ambled his lanky frame around the disorderly equipment in a partially constructed television studio in Paris, he was able to peer out over a balcony overlooking the Eiffel Tower…

nypost.com - Vaughn Golden - Top staffers flee NY cannabis regulator after Gov. Hochul dumps agency's head
Top staffers flee NY cannabis regulator after Gov. Hochul dumps agency's head
New York Post

Several high-level staffers at New York's cannabis regulator are calling it quits — after Gov. Kathy Hochul axed the agency's head and blasted it as a “disaster.” The staffers leaving the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM)…

timesleader.com - Edward Lewis - Pursuit through Wilkes-Barre ends in crash
Pursuit through Wilkes-Barre ends in crash
Times Leader

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. WILKES-BARRE — A driver initiated a pursuit with Wilkes-Barre City police in South Wilkes-Barre ending in a crash in Miners Mills Thursday night. Fernandito Arroyo, 26…

forbes.com - Benjamin Adams - Only 27% Of U.S. Cannabis Businesses Are Profitable, Survey Shows
Only 27% Of U.S. Cannabis Businesses Are Profitable, Survey Shows
Forbes

Cannabis businesses in the U.S. continue to struggle to break even—let alone become profitable—and a new survey illustrates the situation in terms of robust, data-driven numbers. On Wednesday, Whitney Economics, a cannabis and hemp…

abcnews.go.com -  ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, MARÍA VERZA and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press - Powerful cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada was lured onto airplane before arrest in US, AP source says
Powerful cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada was lured onto airplane before arrest in US, AP source says
ABC News

WASHINGTON -- A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who eluded authorities for decades was duped into flying into the U.S., where he was arrested alongside a son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, according to a U.S. law…

stltoday.com - Rebecca Rivas The Missouri Independent - Missouri cannabis leader accused of using 'predatory' contracts to win social-equity licenses
Missouri cannabis leader accused of using 'predatory' contracts to win social-equity licenses
STLtoday.com

When John Payne was leading the campaign to legalize recreational cannabis in 2022, he faced a major hurdle. Black business owners were largely excluded from the medical marijuana program when licenses to grow and sell cannabis were doled out by…

nytimes.com - Chris Branch - The Pulse: The Olympics watch guide you need
The Pulse: The Olympics watch guide you need
The New York Times

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic's daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Take a river cruise today. The USWNT is a team of multiple realities: the team that's expected…

dailymail.co.uk - Geraint Llewellyn For Mailonline - Lady Gaga rehearses ahead of her 'duet' with Celine Dion at Olympics
Lady Gaga rehearses ahead of her 'duet' with Celine Dion at Olympics
Mail Online

Lady Gaga was spotted rehearsing for the Olympics opening Ceremony on the banks of the River Seine in Paris on Friday. The songstress, 38, looked sensational as he performed on a sweeping staircase ahead of her rumoured duet with Celine Dion, 56.

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