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thedakotascout.com - Joe Sneve - Time's up? South Dakota's medical marijuana watchdog faces dissolution
Time's up? South Dakota's medical marijuana watchdog faces dissolution
The Dakota Scout

PIERRE — A layer of bureaucracy around South Dakota's budding medical marijuana industry could be going away. The state House voted 41-26 Monday to dissolve the Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee, advancing House Bill 1160 after months of…

washingtonexaminer.com - Diane Carlson - The hemp loophole must be fully implemented - without delay
The hemp loophole must be fully implemented - without delay
Washington Examiner

Unfortunately, bad actors exploited the 0.3% dry weight THC potency allowance in legal hemp crops (which accounted for naturally occurring levels of THC in nonintoxicating hemp plants). They lab-produced derivative psychoactive drugs, often using…

thenews.com.pk - The News Digital - Charley Crockett's Canadian tour cancelled after being denied entry into Canada over past felony conviction
Charley Crockett's Canadian tour cancelled after being denied entry into Canada over past felony conviction
The News International

Charley Crockett's Canadian tour has been cancelled after the American country singer was denied entry into Canada. Crockett was scheduled to perform Thursday at Winnipeg's Burton Cummings Theatre but called off all Canadian dates after being…

news5cleveland.com - Morgan Trau - What the fight against total 'intoxicating' hemp ban looks like from rural Ohio
What the fight against total 'intoxicating' hemp ban looks like from rural Ohio
News 5 Cleveland WEWS

TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, Ohio — A group of Ohio farmers has joined the fight to repeal legislation that would completely ban 'intoxicating' hemp products. From sunrise to sunset, the Ellwood family makes a living in their fields. 'We have 19…

wsj.com - Laura Cooper - Hemp Drinks That Get You High Are About to Vanish. This CEO Wants to Save Them.
Hemp Drinks That Get You High Are About to Vanish. This CEO Wants to Save Them.
Wall Street Journal

The health-conscious and sober-curious are cutting back on cocktails and beer, but one buzz-inducing beverage has been climbing the charts: THC drinks, in flavors ranging from ginger lemon grass to tangerine. Consumers have flocked to drinks like…

nypost.com - Carl Campanile - NYS liquor stores may get OK to sell cannabis drinks - but there's a catch
NYS liquor stores may get OK to sell cannabis drinks - but there's a catch
New York Post

New York State may soon allow licensed liquor stores to sell cannabis-infused drinks — but they would only be able to stock low-dosage options. State lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow liquor stores to get permits to sell weed…

sfist.com - Joe Kukura - Third Suspect Charged In Early January Oakland Triple-Homicide, Which Police Say Was Over a $10 Bag of Weed
Third Suspect Charged In Early January Oakland Triple-Homicide, Which Police Say Was Over a $10 Bag of Weed
SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports

A measly dime-bag of pot deal gone wrong left three men dead in Oakland last month, and now the marijuana dealer has been arrested too, but boy did he have a lengthy list of priors. We've noted that New Year's weekend was an especially deadly…

axios.com - Torey Van Oot - Lawmakers weigh delay of in-state testing for THC seltzers amid bottleneck
Lawmakers weigh delay of in-state testing for THC seltzers amid bottleneck
Axios

Minnesota lawmakers are weighing a one-year delay of in-state testing requirements for the low-dose THC seltzers and gummies that have flooded breweries and liquor stores. Why it matters: The move could alleviate a backlog at state labs and offer…

politifact.com - Maria Ramirez Uribe - Drugs entering the US by sea down 97% since vessel strikes?
Drugs entering the US by sea down 97% since vessel strikes?
PolitiFact

President Donald Trump has cited dramatic results from U.S. strikes on vessels in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, saying they've nearly stopped the flow of drugs trafficked to the U.S. by water. Since September 2025, the U.S. has struck at…

indianexpress.com - Express News Service - Class 10 boy killed by minors outside Shivamogga govt school while intervening to save friend: Police
Class 10 boy killed by minors outside Shivamogga govt school while intervening to save friend: Police
The Indian Express

2 min read Bengaluru Make us preferred source on Google Tension flared up in Karnataka's Shivamogga after a 16-year-old student was allegedly murdered by a group of minors on Monday outside a government school while returning from a special class…

buzzfeed.com - Alanna Marshall - 18 Winter Olympics Moments So Unforgettable People Are Still Reeling Years Later
18 Winter Olympics Moments So Unforgettable People Are Still Reeling Years Later
BuzzFeed

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wral.com - The Associated Press - The Latest: Trump threatens countries to abide by tariff deals despite Supreme Court decision
The Latest: Trump threatens countries to abide by tariff deals despite Supreme Court decision
WRAL | News and Weather in Raleigh NC

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened countries around the world to abide by any tariff deals they agreed to despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down many of his far-reaching taxes on imports. And he said he wants a global…

wbjournal.com - Katie Castellani | State House News Service - Social equity businesses push cannabis regulators to extend cannabis delivery license exclusivity
Social equity businesses push cannabis regulators to extend cannabis delivery license exclusivity
Worcester Business Journal

Regulators are eyeing a three-year extension to the period that cannabis delivery licenses are restricted to social equity applicants, but businesses and advocates want a lengthier extension to make up for the program's shortfalls. “We're…

kgw.com - HANNAH SCHOENBAUM - Trial begins for Utah mom accused of killing husband then writing a children's book about grief
Trial begins for Utah mom accused of killing husband then writing a children's book about grief
kgw.com

PARK CITY, Utah(AP) — Prosecutors portrayed a Utah mother and children's book author as a money-hungry killer Monday on the first day of a murder trial in her husband's death, while her defense team urged jurors not to make judgments before…

dailymail.co.uk - Guy Adams - How Cardiff has become one of Britain's most crime-ridden cities...
How Cardiff has become one of Britain's most crime-ridden cities...
Mail Online

Two young men stride across a small park and approach the front door of a red-brick house in Pontprennau, a residential neighbourhood on the northern outskirts of Cardiff. It's 7.30pm on a Saturday in June and the warm aroma of summer barbecues…

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