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thehill.com - Scott Chipman, opinion contributor - Marijuana rescheduling is a political shortcut - not sound policy
Marijuana rescheduling is a political shortcut - not sound policy
The Hill

I did not come to drug policy through politics or academia. My perspective was shaped by lived experience, beginning more than two decades ago in my own neighborhood. I live in Pacific Beach, San Diego — a coastal community that was…

wishtv.com - Michaela Springer - Indiana regulators awaiting final federal marijuana action as lawmaker drafts legalization bill
Indiana regulators awaiting final federal marijuana action as lawmaker drafts legalization bill
Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic | WISH-TV |

(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — Indiana lawmakers could soon revisit debates over medical marijuana legalization, but state officials say it remains unclear when — or if — federal marijuana reclassification will formally trigger…

fox43.com - Ben Schittler - A closer look at the DOJ's rescheduling of medical marijuana
A closer look at the DOJ's rescheduling of medical marijuana
fox43.com

The Trump administration recently moved to reclassify state licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The change moves it from the highest schedule, Schedule I, down to Schedule III, which includes substances like ketamine, steroids, and…

washingtonexaminer.com - Michael Rubin - Albania is the world's newest narcostate threat
Albania is the world's newest narcostate threat
Washington Examiner

With thousands of dead in the latest flare-up in fighting between Hezbollah and Israel in Lebanon, it can be hard to conceive that Lebanon was once an oasis for peace and tolerance. Beirut once had a rightly deserved reputation as the Paris of the…

axios.com - Jim VandeHei - America is scaling sin in real time. We're all paying for it.
America is scaling sin in real time. We're all paying for it.
Axios

Las Vegas has long been known as Sin City for its 24/7 access to all kinds of indecencies. America is quickly becoming Sin Nation. Or, as President Trump put it while discussing prediction markets in the Oval Office last month: 'The whole world…

11alive.com - Alvieann Chandler - Man indicted, faces two charges in Beyoncé stolen music case in Atlanta
Man indicted, faces two charges in Beyoncé stolen music case in Atlanta
11Alive.com

HAPEVILLE, Ga. — A man has been indicted after allegedly stealing unreleased music from a vehicle belonging to Beyoncé in Atlanta in July. The incident happened in a parking deck on Krog Street on July 8, two days before her first…

pbs.org - Vanessa Dennis - Live Results: Nebraska midterm state and congressional primaries
Live Results: Nebraska midterm state and congressional primaries
PBS

Topping the ballot is the U.S. Senate race, where Republican incumbent Pete Ricketts is seeking a full term, following his 2023 appointment and 2024 special election victory to replace Republican Ben Sasse. Although Ricketts faces four Republican…

businessinsurance.com - No goodwill in crime film: lawsuit
No goodwill in crime film: lawsuit
Business Insurance

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's latest crime thriller “The Rip” has sparked some off-screen drama, with two South Florida police officers suing the actors' production company over claims the film hits a little too close to home…

thehill.com - Sarah Fortinsky - Battle for House control heats up in Nebraska as voters head to polls
Battle for House control heats up in Nebraska as voters head to polls
The Hill

The spotlight is on Nebraska's “blue dot” congressional district as voters head to the polls in a primary that could help shape the battle for control of the House this November. Voters in the Cornhusker State and West Virginia will…

thedakotascout.com - Hunter Dunteman - Cannabis cultivator wants red tape review in Sioux Falls suburb
Cannabis cultivator wants red tape review in Sioux Falls suburb
The Dakota Scout

City officials in the eastern Minnehaha County community of Brandon are re-evaluating the fees their town puts on the medical cannabis industry. And that comes after a Brandon-based marijuana cultivation company flagged license costs in the Sioux…

persuasion.community - Yascha Mounk - Al Roth on Why People Should Be Free to Sell Their Kidneys
Al Roth on Why People Should Be Free to Sell Their Kidneys
Persuasion

Alvin E. Roth is the Craig and Susan McCaw Professor of Economics at Stanford University and the George Gund Professor of Economics and Business Administration Emeritus at Harvard University. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2012. His…

wyff4.com - Zach Rainey - Deputies say suspect tossed bag of drugs from car during high-speed interstate pursuit
Deputies say suspect tossed bag of drugs from car during high-speed interstate pursuit
WYFF

Deputies say suspect tossed bag of drugs from car during high-speed interstate pursuit AT 645 IN TIME FOR NEWS TO GO, WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP NEWS STORIES. YOUR TRAFFIC AND YOUR WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH BREAKING…

ketv.com - Jake Anderson - 2026 primary election results: Congress
2026 primary election results: Congress
KETV

2026 primary election results: Voters deciding nominees for Nebraska's congressional districts WELCOME BACK TO KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S CHRONICLE. A FEW DAYS AGO, I SAT DOWN WITH FIVE OF NEBRASKA'S CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, TWO DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.

ketv.com - Jake Anderson - 2026 primary election results: Senate
2026 primary election results: Senate
KETV

2026 primary election results: Nebraska voters deciding nominees in Senate race WE ARE JUST OVER TWO WEEKS FROM THE MAY PRIMARY ELECTION, AND ONE OF THE BIG TICKET RACES IS FOR UNITED STATES SENATE INCUMBENT PETE RICKETTS IS HOPING TO KEEP HIS…

marijuanamoment.net - Tom Angell - California Assembly Passes Bill To Legalize Marijuana Dispensary Drive-Thru Windows
California Assembly Passes Bill To Legalize Marijuana Dispensary Drive-Thru Windows
Marijuana Moment

The California Assembly has passed a bill that would allow marijuana retailers to offer drive-thru windows to serve customers. The measure, which was approved in a floor vote of 55-9 on Monday, says that licensed cannabis retailers and…

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