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More frequent marijuana users being treated with nausea and vomiting condition: Report
Frequent marijuana users are increasingly turning up in emergency rooms with a condition that causes severe bouts of nausea and vomiting, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The condition, known as…
Why Rescheduling Might Not Move Canopy Growth's Stock as Much as You Think
Canopy Growth (CGC +4.07%) is one of a handful of marijuana stocks that were all the rage early on as investors thought pot would be a huge growth market. Pot demand has grown dramatically, but marijuana stocks didn't live up to the early hype. But…
New York Allows Cannabis Microbusinesses To Sell At Farmers Markets
New York cannabis microbusinesses can now sell marijuana at farmers markets and other approved public events under legislation signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed new legislation that allows the state's…
California cannabis sales have tumbled. Is the market finally turning a corner?
California's weed sales have tumbled from their peak, dropping by almost 17% between 2021 and 2025. Advocates in the industry say they're dealing with sky-high taxes, a patchwork of regulation across the state and competition from the illicit…
Senate tables hemp amendment at center of funding fight, allowing one-month delay of ban
A federal ban on most hemp-derived THC products is set to be delayed for a month after a last-minute effort to keep the original timeline failed. The Senate voted 61-32 to table a bipartisan amendment from Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and about a dozen…
RFK Jr. set to release food ingredient review
In his quest to overhaul the food system, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is poised to propose closing a loophole that allows food and dietary supplement companies to self-attest that new ingredients are safe. Last year, Kennedy directed the…
Small NY businesses now able to sell pot at farmers markets - allowing more competition with big guys
It's farm-fresh devil's lettuce. New Yorkers can now get all the fresh, leafy greens they want at farmers markets after Gov. Hochul signed a new law allowing small cannabis vendors to join the big guys and sell their products there. State-licensed…
Oz asks Senate to delay hemp ban to keep CBD coverage for seniors
However, Oz has stepped in as the latest Trump administration official to urge the Senate not to pass Budd's amendment to the CR, arguing it goes against CMS's work to expand access to hemp-derived CBD products to patients who use CBD supplements…
Dr. Oz urges senators to reject Budd hemp amendment
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is urging senators to not support an amendment that would allow a federal ban on most hemp-derived products to take effect in November. In a Friday letter, Oz…
Eastern Oregon state Rep. Greg Smith will pay $12k to settle latest ethics violations
This is a developing story and may be updated Oregon's longest-serving state representative will pay the Oregon Government Ethics Commission $12,000 in fines for breaking state ethics laws and leveraging his position as director of an eastern…
TMZ: Former Tallahassee mayor and gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum back in Alabama jail - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WSVN) – TMZ is reporting that the former Tallahassee mayor and 2018 Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum has been sent back to an Alabama jail. According to TMZ, prosecutors said he failed a drug test at a…
New affidavit reveals possible motive after 17-year-old accused of killing 2 men in DeLand
Updated: 10:35 PM EDT Aug 7, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ New affidavit reveals possible motive after 17-year-old accused of killing 2 men in DeLand Updated: 10:35 PM EDT Aug 7, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ DELAND, Fla. — An…
The White House's push to pause the hemp ban smells like cronyism
Senate Republicans' plan to pass a stopgap funding bill has hit a snafu: hemp. A provision in the chamber's continuing resolution would pause the upcoming ban on the sale of any 'hemp-derived cannabinoid product' with over 0.4 milligrams of total…
Inside Olivia Newton-John's surprising activism on anniversary of Grease star's death
Olivia Newton-John passed away in 2022 at the age of 73 Dame Olivia Newton-John, best known for her role as Sandy Olsson in the 1978 musical film Grease, spent her final years advocating for medicinal cannabis, describing it as a 'magical miracle…
'One Night Only' Premieres, Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman Celebrate 'Practical Magic' and This Week's Best Events
Sequel stars Joey King, Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock and Maisie Williams attended a special Cinespia screening of Practical Magic at Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Saturday. Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro paired up at the New York premiere of One…
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