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DPS seizes 460 pounds of marijuana after high-speed pursuit in Starr County
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety seized 460 pounds of marijuana following a high-speed pursuit in Starr County on April 23, 2026. Just after 10:30 a.m., a DPS trooper attempted to stop a maroon Chevy Avalanche…
IRS Plans a Full-Year Pass on 280E for Medical Marijuana
Treasury and the IRS dropped a press release on April 23, 2026, outlining how they plan to handle the DOJ's Final Order moving certain medical marijuana products from Schedule I to Schedule III. There is good news, but narrower than cannabis…
Criminal justice measures largely founder in Maine's latest legislative session
The latest legislative session in Maine saw few changes to the state's criminal justice system. Lawmakers pursued three overarching types of reform: adding oversight of prisons, reestablishing parole and expanding criminal record sealing. The first…
Votes and Verdicts: Iran, Musk v. OpenAI, Live Nation, Visa, Pot
A deadline for US President Donald Trump to seek congressional authorization for further military action in Iran, the first week of trial in Elon Musk's suit against OpenAI, and next steps for Live Nation after being found liable for antitrust…
What to Know About Medicare's Hemp-Derived Product Program
Proponents of medicinal hemp and medical marijuana are generally pleased with the pilot program launched in April by CMS to allow certain Medicare enrollees access to hemp-derived products. Unlike the 2013 Cole memorandum issued by the Justice…
Why Trump says the US-Iran war is over
Trump's plan to evade an Iran deadline, briefly explained. Cameron Peters is a staff editor at Vox. This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political…
Home distilling hits a wall of government overreach and confusion
Novelist William Faulkner reportedly observed that “civilization begins with distillation.” Yet how civilized is any society that criminalizes the American-as-apple-pie hobby of home-distilling, a proud tradition carried on by our…
As U.S. eases cannabis curbs, firms may get access to IPOs and private funding
Companies developing cannabis-based medicines say U.S. moves to loosen restrictions on the drug could unlock private funding and the public markets, providing a lifeline to the struggling cannabis industry. The U.S. Department of Justice last week…
If states are going to legalize weed, the least they can do is order warning labels
If you buy cigarettes anywhere in America, the pack will include a dire warning that “smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema.” Smoking pot may do the same — but only three states of 24 where recreational cannabis…
Secret compartments conceal millions of dollars in deadly drugs as Border Patrol arrest dozens
Drug traffickers tried to outsmart authorities by stuffing narcotics into a vehicle's roof, but federal officers shut down the scheme and seized nearly $3 million in fentanyl and methamphetamine in two rapid-fire busts this April. At the San Ysidro…
D.C. Memo: Hegseth in the hot seat
WASHINGTON — After King Charles III, who gave a rare address to a joint session of Congress, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth received the most attention on Capitol Hill this week. Hegseth spent two days being grilled by members of the House…
Harris County DA to law enforcement: Lab testing limits charges that can be filed involving THC vape pens
HOUSTON – Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare's office is telling local law enforcement agencies it cannot accept charges against individuals possessing a vape pen suspected to contain THC, according to new guidance obtained by KPRC 2…
What do former grisly mob haunts say about modern day Greater Boston?
SOMERVILLE — Where there was once bloody violence and criminal plotting, there is now preaching of salvation and grace. The auto garage that once acted as thede facto headquarters for one of Greater Boston's most notorious organized crime…
SHR 25.18: From medical marijuna to two politicians - Statehouse
BIG STORY, analysis: Is medical marijuana now legal in S.C.? ROUNDUP: 9 S.C. House members call for S.C. State defunding LOWCOUNTRY, Ariail: Once again BRACK: About a former governor and someone who wants to be MYSTERY PHOTO: Placid picture…
House Republicans push to lift DC's 'right turn on red' ban
The GOP proposal is drawing concern from elected officials in D.C., a deep-blue enclave of nearly 700,000 people that, due to its unique “home rule” status, constantly faces the threat of Congress overruling its actions. That's always…
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