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Here's how Trump's marijuana order impacts Arkansans
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week directing federal agencies to move marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three drug. It's a move that has been drawing attention nationwide, including here…
Uruguay was the first country to legalise marijuana - with mixed results
The day Uruguay's one-time guerilla president Jose 'Pepe' Mujica signed a law legalising recreational marijuana use in 2013 was rather anti-climactic. Queues did not start forming until 2017 — when sales began. 'We sold 1,250 packages in six…
Marijuana Rescheduling Exposes Critical Gap in Impairment Detection
'A urine test can tell you if someone used cannabis in the last month. An oral fluid test can tell you if they smoked cannabis in the last couple days. There is no chemical drug test that can tell you if you're currently impaired behind the wheel…
Marijuana Rescheduling Rewards Big Weed, Leaves Social Debate Unresolved
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... President Donald Trump last Thursday signed an executive order to reclassify marijuana under federal law, moving the drug from Schedule I to the less restrictive Schedule III. “A…
Senior Republicans Oppose Trump's Cannabis Order - TT
A cashier rings up a marijuana sale at a cannabis dispensary in Las Vegas. (John Locher/Associated Press, File) Senior House Republicans urged President Donald Trump to reconsider his Dec. 18 order reclassifying marijuana as Schedule III, citing…
Bill Gates Was Introduced To LSD By This Person At Microsoft - It Is None Other Than The Guy Who Also Got Him Drunk And Gave Him Pot
Bill Gates once revealed that the same person who challenged his intellect as a teenager also pushed him into experimenting with LSD, marijuana and alcohol. In 'Source Code: My Beginnings,' officially released Feb. 4, 2025, Gates looks back on his…
Maine's cannabis industry has mixed feelings over federal drug reclassification
Last week's executive order by President Trump to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug is being heralded by Maine's marijuana industry as “the most progress in cannabis policy in decades.” But members aren't ready to celebrate…
Can J.D. Vance stop a MAGA civil war?
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch are joined by Reason reporter Eric Boehm to discuss Turning Point USA's AmericaFest and the GOP coalescing around Vice President J.D. Vance as President Donald Trump's…
What's next in Nevada for cannabis after Trump's move to reclassify it as a less-dangerous drug?
While federally decriminalizing marijuana could have “the greatest effect” on Nevada's legal cannabis industry, reclassifying it as a less-dangerous drug could ease tax-related burdens for the businesses, according to a 2024…
Up in smoke: Inside New York City's chaotic crackdown on unlicensed weed shops
On May 28, 2024, Lenore Elfand, the owner of Empire Cannabis Club, an unlicensed dispensary in New York's Chelsea neighborhood, received a frantic call from an employee. NYPD officers and deputies from the city's Sheriff's Office were lined up at…
The tragic downfall of Hollywood's brightest child stars
Do YOU have a story? Email tips@dailymail.com Childhood fame, immeasurable wealth and a cosseted life spent living in the media spotlight... it's the stuff dreams are made of, isn't it? Well, perhaps, but some might say it's a cautionary tale with…
Common Causes for Truck Driver Drug and Alcohol Use Accidents
Truck accidents are frequent on roads, involving thousands of trucks annually, with high fatalities and injuries, often to drivers and passengers of other vehicles. One of the common reasons for these truck accidents is the use of drugs and alcohol…
Opportunity fleeing the coasts, from censorship to forced speech and other commentary
“People — and, more recently, capital — migrate to places that offer greater opportunities,” explains Spiked's Joel Kotkin. In the United States now, “even industries once thought best suited to coastal economies…
Rather Brilliantly Evil': Life In The Fast Lane With Robinhood Markets
Authored by Eric Salzman via Racket News, (emphasis ours) By just about any metric it has been a blowout year for the retail brokerage company Robinhood Markets. The company's stock (HOOD) price is up about 220% in 2025, revenues and account growth…
Letter: Cheers for banning hemp THC products
There are 17 Starbucks in the city of Asheville, but more other stores are selling intoxicating, psychoactive “hemp” products. On Oct. 24, our state attorney general sent a letter to Congress calling for a ban of psychoactive…
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