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wsvn.com - Kevin Boulandier - USCG seizes over 2,000 pounds of marijuana on boat off the Great Inagua Island; 3 arrested - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
USCG seizes over 2,000 pounds of marijuana on boat off the Great Inagua Island; 3 arrested - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

THE BAHAMAS (WSVN) — United States Coast Guard crews executed a big drug bust in the Bahamas. Crews stopped a boat smuggling marijuana about 80 miles off the Great Inagua island. Officials said over 2,000 pounds of the drug found on board…

upi.com - Mar Puig - Paraguay seizes $4.3M worth of pot hidden in trucks imported from U.S.
Paraguay seizes $4.3M worth of pot hidden in trucks imported from U.S.
UPI

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay, July 28 (UPI) -- Paraguayan anti-drug authorities seized 311 kilograms of high-potency marijuana concealed inside two pickup trucks imported from Miami, officials said Tuesday. They said the shipment was a sophisticated…

abcnews.com -  DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer - Federal survey shows promising trends for youth mental health and drug use
Federal survey shows promising trends for youth mental health and drug use
ABC News

A key U.S. government report on mental health, substance use and addiction showed continued improvements in several metrics, especially among young people. There was some uncertainty about the future of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health…

nypost.com - Anthony Blair - More Americans now use weed every day than drink or smoke cigarettes
More Americans now use weed every day than drink or smoke cigarettes
New York Post

Americans are hitting record highs. For the first time, more Americans now use marijuana on a daily or near-daily basis than alcohol or tobacco, a bombshell new survey has found. Approximately 21.4 million Americans age 12 or over used marijuana…

fortune.com - Trump fired the team tracking teen addiction. The data improved anyway
Trump fired the team tracking teen addiction. The data improved anyway
Fortune

A key U.S. government report on mental health, substance use and addiction showed continued improvements in several metrics, especially among young people. There was some uncertainty about the future of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health…

forbes.com - Danielle Chemtob - Forbes Daily: Nvidia And OpenAI's Potential $500 Billion Data Center
Forbes Daily: Nvidia And OpenAI's Potential $500 Billion Data Center
Forbes

Tens of millions of Americans are caregivers for their adult loved ones—and 26-year-old Havi Nguyen wants to help them get paid. Her startup Abby Care helps train family members or friends to become licensed caregivers, so they can earn an…

chron.com - Gwen Howerton - Texas data center boom gets a new foe: Willie Nelson
Texas data center boom gets a new foe: Willie Nelson
Chron

The popular backlash to AI data centers that's sweeping the nation has made strange bedfellows. Liberals and conservatives basically agree on one thing now, and it's that they all hate these data centers popping up in or near their communities. The…

washingtoncitypaper.com - Guest Contributor - Beyond the Smoke: The Rise of THC in Everyday Life
Beyond the Smoke: The Rise of THC in Everyday Life
Washington City Paper

THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the primary psychoactive compound found in cannabis, responsible for the plant's mind-altering effects. Over the years, THC products have evolved far beyond traditional smoking methods. Consumers today can explore a…

cbsnews.com - Joseph  Buczek - What's on the ballot in Southeast Michigan for the August 2026 election?
What's on the ballot in Southeast Michigan for the August 2026 election?
CBS News

Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, Aug. 4, in Michigan, with gubernatorial, U.S. Senate and U.S. House races highlighting this year's primary election. State House and state Senate races, as well as city council and commission races and…

ketv.com - Maddie Augustine - Democratic candidate for Nebraska governor picks farmer as running mate
Democratic candidate for Nebraska governor picks farmer as running mate
ketv

Updated: 9:42 AM CDT Jul 28, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Nebraska governor candidate Lynne Walz picks farmer Ben Steffen as running mate Updated: 9:42 AM CDT Jul 28, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ OMAHA, Neb. — The Democratic…

newsanyway.com - Stuart Mackay - Gen Z Smoking Comeback Clashes With the Lung Cancer Toll Families Know - News Anyway
Gen Z Smoking Comeback Clashes With the Lung Cancer Toll Families Know - News Anyway
Daily News Organization

The Gen Z smoking comeback has a cultural momentum behind it that the statistics struggle to match, and for families who have watched a parent suffocate in an oxygen mask, the revival lands as something more than a trend piece. Leslie Vooris…

breitbart.com - John Carney - Breitbart Business Digest: The Fatal Economics of Mamdani's Government Grocery Stores
Breitbart Business Digest: The Fatal Economics of Mamdani's Government Grocery Stores
Breitbart

Come for the Discount, Stay for the Bread Line at Mamdani's Grocery Stores New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan to open a slate of government-owned grocery stores has begun to take shape. The mayor said on Monday that the Mamdegas would sell…

marijuanamoment.net - Tom Angell - Setting Marijuana Taxes Too High Drives Consumers To The Illegal Market, Federally Funded Study Finds
Setting Marijuana Taxes Too High Drives Consumers To The Illegal Market, Federally Funded Study Finds
Marijuana Moment

States that impose high tax rates on regulated marijuana products are driving adult consumers to the illicit market, according to a new federally funded study. The research, published in the journal Health Economics, looked at past-month cannabis…

marijuanamoment.net - Tom Angell - Daily Marijuana Use Now Outpaces Alcohol Drinking And Cigarette Smoking, Federal Report Shows
Daily Marijuana Use Now Outpaces Alcohol Drinking And Cigarette Smoking, Federal Report Shows
Marijuana Moment

Americans are now more likely to use marijuana nearly every day than they are to smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol on a daily basis, according to a new federal study. The 2025 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), released on Monday…

marijuanamoment.net - Tom Angell - Banning Hemp THC Products Drives Consumers Toward Licensed Marijuana Businesses, Poll Shows
Banning Hemp THC Products Drives Consumers Toward Licensed Marijuana Businesses, Poll Shows
Marijuana Moment

With the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products looming in November, a growing number of states are enacting their own laws to ban intoxicating cannabinoid derivates. And most cannabis consumers in those jurisdictions are shifting their…

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