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thehill.com - Scott Chipman, opinion contributor - Marijuana rescheduling is a political shortcut - not sound policy
Marijuana rescheduling is a political shortcut - not sound policy
The Hill

I did not come to drug policy through politics or academia. My perspective was shaped by lived experience, beginning more than two decades ago in my own neighborhood. I live in Pacific Beach, San Diego — a coastal community that was…

wzzm13.com - Steven Bohner - Michigan monthly marijuana sales continue to rise in April, fueled in part by 4/20 pot holiday
Michigan monthly marijuana sales continue to rise in April, fueled in part by 4/20 pot holiday
WZZM13.com

Local News After the cannabis industry saw one of its lowest monthly sales of adult-use marijuana in years, the industry has posted increasing monthly sales ever since. LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan cannabis industry is continuing to rebound…

wishtv.com - Michaela Springer - Indiana regulators awaiting final federal marijuana action as lawmaker drafts legalization bill
Indiana regulators awaiting final federal marijuana action as lawmaker drafts legalization bill
Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic | WISH-TV |

(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — Indiana lawmakers could soon revisit debates over medical marijuana legalization, but state officials say it remains unclear when — or if — federal marijuana reclassification will formally trigger…

nypost.com - Carl Campanile - New York's legal weed sales top $5M a day - but illegal market could be 10 times larger
New York's legal weed sales top $5M a day - but illegal market could be 10 times larger
New York Post

New York State's daily legal weed sales topped $5 million for the first time in history, new data showed — but experts estimated illicit sales could be a whopping 10 times higher. Daily sales averaged $5.14 million in April up from $4.85…

washingtonexaminer.com - Michael Rubin - Albania is the world's newest narcostate threat
Albania is the world's newest narcostate threat
Washington Examiner

With thousands of dead in the latest flare-up in fighting between Hezbollah and Israel in Lebanon, it can be hard to conceive that Lebanon was once an oasis for peace and tolerance. Beirut once had a rightly deserved reputation as the Paris of the…

axios.com - Jim VandeHei - America is scaling sin in real time. We're all paying for it.
America is scaling sin in real time. We're all paying for it.
Axios

Las Vegas has long been known as Sin City for its 24/7 access to all kinds of indecencies. America is quickly becoming Sin Nation. Or, as President Trump put it while discussing prediction markets in the Oval Office last month: 'The whole world…

11alive.com - Alvieann Chandler - Man indicted, faces two charges in Beyoncé stolen music case in Atlanta
Man indicted, faces two charges in Beyoncé stolen music case in Atlanta
11Alive.com

HAPEVILLE, Ga. — A man has been indicted after allegedly stealing unreleased music from a vehicle belonging to Beyoncé in Atlanta in July. The incident happened in a parking deck on Krog Street on July 8, two days before her first…

newsweek.com - Jenni Fink - Dan Osborn's chances of ousting Republican Pete Ricketts
Dan Osborn's chances of ousting Republican Pete Ricketts
Newsweek

Republican Senator Pete Ricketts enters the 2026 election cycle as the favorite in deeply red Nebraska, but Dan Osborn is giving him a run for his money and could become the first independent elected to the U.S. Senate from the state in 90 years.

pbs.org - Vanessa Dennis - Live Results: Nebraska midterm state and congressional primaries
Live Results: Nebraska midterm state and congressional primaries
PBS

Topping the ballot is the U.S. Senate race, where Republican incumbent Pete Ricketts is seeking a full term, following his 2023 appointment and 2024 special election victory to replace Republican Ben Sasse. Although Ricketts faces four Republican…

businessinsurance.com - No goodwill in crime film: lawsuit
No goodwill in crime film: lawsuit
Business Insurance

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's latest crime thriller “The Rip” has sparked some off-screen drama, with two South Florida police officers suing the actors' production company over claims the film hits a little too close to home…

thehill.com - Sarah Fortinsky - Battle for House control heats up in Nebraska as voters head to polls
Battle for House control heats up in Nebraska as voters head to polls
The Hill

The spotlight is on Nebraska's “blue dot” congressional district as voters head to the polls in a primary that could help shape the battle for control of the House this November. Voters in the Cornhusker State and West Virginia will…

persuasion.community - Yascha Mounk - Al Roth on Why People Should Be Free to Sell Their Kidneys
Al Roth on Why People Should Be Free to Sell Their Kidneys
Persuasion

Alvin E. Roth is the Craig and Susan McCaw Professor of Economics at Stanford University and the George Gund Professor of Economics and Business Administration Emeritus at Harvard University. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2012. His…

wyff4.com - Zach Rainey - Deputies say suspect tossed bag of drugs from car during high-speed interstate pursuit
Deputies say suspect tossed bag of drugs from car during high-speed interstate pursuit
WYFF

Deputies say suspect tossed bag of drugs from car during high-speed interstate pursuit AT 645 IN TIME FOR NEWS TO GO, WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP NEWS STORIES. YOUR TRAFFIC AND YOUR WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH BREAKING…

marijuanamoment.net - Tom Angell - California Assembly Passes Bill To Legalize Marijuana Dispensary Drive-Thru Windows
California Assembly Passes Bill To Legalize Marijuana Dispensary Drive-Thru Windows
Marijuana Moment

The California Assembly has passed a bill that would allow marijuana retailers to offer drive-thru windows to serve customers. The measure, which was approved in a floor vote of 55-9 on Monday, says that licensed cannabis retailers and…

marijuanamoment.net - Indiana Board Of Pharmacy Discusses Federal Marijuana Rescheduling's Impact On State Policy
Indiana Board Of Pharmacy Discusses Federal Marijuana Rescheduling's Impact On State Policy
Marijuana Moment

If board members object to a federal change, they must publicly issue their reasons and allow for a hearing process before any state action moves forward. By Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle Indiana lawmakers could soon revisit debates over…

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