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cbsnews.com - Georgia authorities intercept 1,800-pound marijuana shipment from California; sheriff warns of growing illegal market
Georgia authorities intercept 1,800-pound marijuana shipment from California; sheriff warns of growing illegal market
CBS News

Authorities intercepted a shipment containing 1,800 pounds of marijuana in Butts County on Tuesday, according to Sheriff Gary Long. The shipment originated in Sacramento, California, and Long said about half was bound for Atlanta, while the other…

foxnews.com - Stephen Sorace - Georgia sheriff seizes 1,800 pounds of suspected black-market marijuana shipped from California
Georgia sheriff seizes 1,800 pounds of suspected black-market marijuana shipped from California
Fox News

A massive shipment of 1,800 pounds of suspected black-market marijuana from California was intercepted in Georgia on Tuesday, with authorities saying the drugs were destined for Atlanta and Orlando. The shipment originated in Sacramento, where…

redstate.com - Becky Noble - America Goes to Pot: More Americans Smoking Marijuana Than Tobacco
America Goes to Pot: More Americans Smoking Marijuana Than Tobacco
redstate.com

Most people have tried it at least once. Smoking marijuana is a rite of passage almost as common as that first underage beer. Some grow out of it after high school or college. Others use it well into adulthood. There was also that first cigarette.

washingtonexaminer.com - Matt Poling - Listen to Reagan, not Joe Rogan: Why Trump must reject the weed lobby
Listen to Reagan, not Joe Rogan: Why Trump must reject the weed lobby
Washington Examiner

The promise of a safe, taxed, and regulated market which would replace the black market without creating more addiction, mental and physical illnesses, or car crashes has failed on all counts. From small-government Oklahoma to big-government…

wbjournal.com - Katie Castellani | State House News Service - Cannabis businesses call for updates to testing requirements
Cannabis businesses call for updates to testing requirements
Worcester Business Journal

Cannabis businesses and others in the industry are urging regulators to update the state's testing rules and make them more standardized and consistent with the latest data. The state's cannabis testing protocols and guidelines were last updated in…

nypost.com - Carl Campanile - Exclusive | NY legal weed wage board would cause sky-high pot prices, force closures, insiders say
Exclusive | NY legal weed wage board would cause sky-high pot prices, force closures, insiders say
New York Post

Licensed marijuana merchants are urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to slap down legislation that would create a state cannabis industry wage board, calling it a Big Labor power play that would send weed prices sky high. Advocates of New York's…

rediff.com - Hemant Waje - Govt mulls random drug tests for all pilots
Govt mulls random drug tests for all pilots
Rediff.com

The Civil Aviation Ministry and the DGCA are actively discussing to make psychoactive substance testing standards for all commercial pilots. India's Civil Aviation Ministry is exploring year-round random psychoactive substance tests for all…

foxnews.com - Leo Briceno - Trump-endorsed candidate clears key hurdle in red state gubernatorial race
Trump-endorsed candidate clears key hurdle in red state gubernatorial race
Fox News

Mike Mazzei, a former Oklahoma state senator and financial planner, won a primary election runoff on Tuesday evening with the backing of President Donald Trump to secure the GOP nomination for governor in Oklahoma. Having beaten out Genter…

thecentersquare.com - By Chris Woodward  | The Center Square contributor - Bonta praises law enforcement's success in California
Bonta praises law enforcement's success in California
The Center Square

(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta is applauding law enforcement for its efforts to combat violent crime, crack cold cases, seize drugs and disrupt human trafficking. Speaking Tuesday at a press conference in Los…

cbssports.com - Carter Bahns - Vikings' Jeshaun Jones suspended three games for violating NFL substance abuse policy
Vikings' Jeshaun Jones suspended three games for violating NFL substance abuse policy
CBS Sports

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jeshaun Jones faces a three-game suspension without pay for a violation of the NFL substance abuse policy. He is eligible to participate in the Vikings' remaining preseason activities and will begin his suspension on…

eonline.com - Howie Mandel Says He Almost Died Self-Medicating During COVID Pandemic
Howie Mandel Says He Almost Died Self-Medicating During COVID Pandemic
E! Online

Watch: Howie Mandel Jokes About Getting $25 Hand Jobs—and His Daughter Reacts Howie Mandel is sharing deeper insight into his mental health challenges. The America's Got Talent judge—who has been open about his struggles with…

nbcdfw.com - Noelle Walker - A North Texas med school student shares his journey of determination and growth
A North Texas med school student shares his journey of determination and growth
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) will hold its 'White Coat' ceremony for first-year med students. For one student, getting into school took a little more determination than most. Austin Grubbs didn't grow up wanting to be a doctor.

thehindu.com - Pti - Government mulls drug tests for all commercial pilots
Government mulls drug tests for all commercial pilots
The Hindu

The Civil Aviation Ministry is looking at the possibility of carrying out psychoactive substance tests for all commercial pilots round the year on a random basis. Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) said the…

the-express.com - Cheyenne R. Ubiera - Ronald Reagan had one complaint about Dolly Parton's '9 to 5' and wrote it in his diary
Ronald Reagan had one complaint about Dolly Parton's '9 to 5' and wrote it in his diary
Daily Express US

Ronald Reagan had a bizarre complaint about Dolly Parton's '9 to 5' movie Former President Ronald Reagan had a bizarre complaint about Dolly Parton's iconic film, '9 to 5,' which he wrote about in his diary. Less than a month into his presidency…

medpagetoday.com - MedPage Today Staff - Thyroid Meds Recalled Nationwide; Life Expectancy Rebounds; Cannabis Use Hits Record
Thyroid Meds Recalled Nationwide; Life Expectancy Rebounds; Cannabis Use Hits Record
Medpage Today

Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Vitruvias Therapeutics issued a nationwide recall of one lot of thyroid tablets USP 30 mg, used to treat hypothyroidism, due to their potential to be superpotent, according to an…

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