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A Maine peninsula's towns keep saying no to marijuana stores
Residents of a Blue Hill peninsula town voted for the third time in one year on Tuesday not to allow recreational marijuana sales, putting an end to a local's goal of opening the area's first such store — for now. Sedgwick residents voted…
California legalized medical marijuana 30 years ago - how changes like 'THC inflation' have made using it more complicated
What a long, strange trip it's been. Thirty years ago, California made history as the first state to legalize medical marijuana, blazing a trail that now stretches across almost the entire country. But today's cannabis isn't your grandfather's…
Wisconsin legislature shift could lead to marijuana legalization
Updated: 6:28 PM CST Nov 4, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Updated: 6:28 PM CST Nov 4, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ MADISON, Wis. — A shift in Wisconsin's legislature is expected to lead to the legalization of recreational marijuana…
Nepal court gives green light to 'controlled' cannabis cultivation
Nepal's top court gave the green light to regulated cannabis cultivation for some uses, decades after the Himalayan nation banned the crop, a petitioner in the case told AFP on Thursday. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The Supreme Court ordered the…
Legalized Weed Created Is A Disaster That's Going To Get Worse
Four years ago, the 2022 midterms brought recreational cannabis to several new states. Even then the warning signs were already clear. The commercialization of marijuana would outpace clinical reality, high-potency formulations would transform the…
Democrats have won the Pennsylvania House and Senate, handing Shapiro a powerful trifecta
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG —…
Nepal court gives green light to 'controlled' cannabis cultivation
The Supreme Court ordered the government to make the 'necessary arrangements' for the 'controlled cultivation and production of cannabis'. The framework would allow cultivation for medicinal, scientific, agricultural, horticultural and industrial…
Wisconsin election results brings hope to cannabis shops facing hemp ban
Election results bring new hope to Wisconsin cannabis shops facing a federal hemp regulation. Business owners face potential closures when federal rules take effect Dec. 11. Wisconsin Family Action plans to oppose Gov.-elect David Crowley's…
Dan Patrick crusaded against THC. Texas voters rolled him up and smoked him.
At a June 23, 2025 news conference after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned the sale of THC products in Texas, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was furious. He accused Abbott of trying to 'legalize recreational marijuana in Texas.'…
Did the midterm elections just kill MAGA?
On this special edition of The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss the sweeping Democratic victory in the midterm elections and what it means for the future of MAGA. With…
Omaha THC Warehouse Case: Abdulmalek Nagi Sentenced
The Omaha man accused of running a warehouse that supplied area smoke shops with illegal THC products has been sentenced to 18 months of probation after being found guilty of an amended possession charge. Abdulmalek Nagi, 31, was sentenced Tuesday…
Lincoln County Jail docket: 9 arrests made on DUI, drug charges
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Lincoln County Jail docket, Oct. 26-29, 2026: • Mack Tracey Pickett, 07/10/1959, 105 Meadowbrook Drive — arrested on Mississippi Department of Corrections warrant, by Lincoln County Sheriff's…
Russell Brand's rise and fall from TV fame and scandals to rape conviction
Russell Brand was remanded in custody after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault today, giving no reaction other than to close his eyes when he learned his fate in court. The comedian and actor was described as 'predatory' by a senior…
Pope Leo to head home to Latin America for his longest and farthest trip yet
Pope Leo XIV is embarking on the longest and farthest trip of his pontificate: a 12-day, three-nation tour of Latin America. The gruelling November 6 to 17 trip, which includes a dozen flights and two helicopter rides covering 31,000km (19,000…
Democrats win top offices statewide, but Republicans still hold the line in the Texas Senate
Democrats will take over the governor's office, the lieutenant governor's office and the Texas House, but Republicans still hold the Texas Senate, meaning any change to state law will take compromise. Christian Archer, a political strategist for…
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