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Colorado Marijuana Testing Audit Finds Major Gaps
A new Colorado state audit examines how the state oversees cannabis testing, business inspections and public warnings about health risks. Its findings point to weaknesses across those responsibilities and renew questions about how quickly…
Marijuana regulations put consumers at risk, Colorado auditor says
Consumers of Colorado's first-in-the-nation regulated recreational marijuana market are at risk of consuming contaminated products due to deficiencies in state regulations, an audit released Monday found. The state audit into how the Colorado…
China ties suspected in sprawling California pot operations as GOP urges FBI probe
FIRST ON FOX: Rep. James Gallagher, R-Calif., urged FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday to crack down on illegal marijuana cultivation operations in Northern California. Gallagher sent the letter after the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office reported…
Study suggests price is the deciding factor in where cannabis users shop
Legal marijuana is now a multibillion-dollar business across the U.S., but the illicit market remains a major competitor to dispensaries in many places. According to new research out of Missouri, 93% of reported cannabis spending in the state went…
Albanian Student Strikes Spur a Political Crisis
Bluesky For the past week, students in the Albanian capital of Tirana have been on strike—an action that's spurred major clashes with police and widespread damage to government buildings and public property. In response, Albania's Prime…
Polymarket removes bets on 'Cornell 7' gang-rape case as activists target LeBron James, celebrity endorsers
Polymarket caved to backlash and removed a bet that allowed gamblers to wager on whether seven Cornell University fraternity members accused in a gang-rape lawsuit will face felony sex-crime charges. The company took down the wager after activists…
Kazakhstan Drops Drug Charges Against Russian Rapper Navai
Authorities in Kazakhstan have dropped drug smuggling charges against popular Russian hip-hop artist Navai and deported him from the country, local police said Tuesday. Navai Bakirov was arrested last Tuesday while entering Kazakhstan from…
Springfield Eyes Cannabis Tax Funds for Elderly Tax Relief
Springfield's cannabis shops bring in roughly $1.5 million a year in local tax revenue, and now city councilors are asking whether some of that money should go toward easing property tax bills for elderly and disabled homeowners. The idea surfaced…
Massachusetts: Poll shows voter preferences two weeks before Election Day
Gov. Maura Healey is maintaining a lead in polls two weeks ahead of Election Day, while the race is tightening around ballot questions to allow public defenders to unionize, create an all-party primary system, and constrain the state's revenue cap.
Hemp Businesses Are About To Learn What Marijuana Operators Already Know: Payroll Can Disappear Overnight (Op-Ed)
“When a payment processor leaves, a business loses convenience. When a payroll provider leaves, people miss paychecks, and employer liability goes through the roof.” By Leah Kollross, Roll With Paid Last Thursday was the final…
The separation and expansion of powers between Congress and the president
Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. This is the fourth and final part in a series for SCOTUSblog recounting two decades of…
Opening Legal Marijuana Dispensaries Provides An Economic Boost For Nearby Businesses, Study Shows
The opening of recreational marijuana dispensaries can help boost nearby businesses by increasing foot traffic, purchases and revenue, according to a new study. Researchers from the City University of New York, Northern Illinois University and…
Massachusetts Voters Want To Keep Marijuana Sales Legal, Two New Polls On Prohibitionist Ballot Measure Show
Most Massachusetts voters are not planning to support an initiative on the November ballot to roll back the state's marijuana legalization law, according to two new polls—results that come as the editorial board of the state's largest…
Trump Is Losing Support From Marijuana Consumers As Rescheduling Process Sees More Delays, Poll Shows
Marijuana consumers' support for the Trump administration's actions on cannabis continues to decline as completion of a federal rescheduling proposal remains stalled amid procedural delays in an ongoing hearing on the reform, a new survey shows.
How voters feel about trans rights and abortion access will soon be put to the test
Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT's free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. Yesterday, I read about some new research that tickled me — a recent paper that found beehives function as a kind of…
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