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law360.com - Sam Reisman - Medical Marijuana Industry Grapples With DEA's New Role
Medical Marijuana Industry Grapples With DEA's New Role
Law360

After years of allowing the state-sanctioned medical marijuana industry to operate without interference, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is stepping in to regulate a drug it once treated exclusively as contraband,... To view the full…

wpbf.com - Vanessa Laurent - St. Lucie County store bust uncovers crack cocaine, marijuana
St. Lucie County store bust uncovers crack cocaine, marijuana
wpbf

Updated: 12:57 PM EDT Aug 29, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Three arrested in St. Lucie County convenience store drug bust after detectives find crack cocaine Updated: 12:57 PM EDT Aug 29, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ ST. LUCIE COUNTY…

thebiglead.com - Matt Reed - British tennis stars slam ongoing 2026 US Open marijuana odor problem
British tennis stars slam ongoing 2026 US Open marijuana odor problem
The Big Lead

The 2026 US Open is already receiving backlash from tennis stars as the recurring theme of marijuana odor emanating around New York City's major tournament. Top players like Novak Djokovic have complained about the issue in the past. However…

nypost.com - Katie Jerkovich - Lawmaker's corruption exposed as thousands in cash found buried in his backyard
Lawmaker's corruption exposed as thousands in cash found buried in his backyard
New York Post

A major corruption scheme involving a former San Gabriel Valley lawmaker was uncovered after the FBI found a stunning $62,900 cash stash buried in his backyard. Baldwin Park councilman Ricardo Pacheco, 63, was sentenced to 18 months behind bars…

mymotherlode.com - AP News - Today in History: August 29, Hurricane Katrina strikes Louisiana
Today in History: August 29, Hurricane Katrina strikes Louisiana
myMotherLode.com

Today is Saturday, Aug. 29, the 241st day of 2026. There are 124 days left in the year. On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. Gulf Coast in southeast Louisiana, breaching levees and spurring floods that devastated New Orleans. Katrina…

usmagazine.com - Elise Nelson - Netflix Exec Cryptically Responds to Rumors Meghan Markle Is Joining 'The Gentlemen'
Netflix Exec Cryptically Responds to Rumors Meghan Markle Is Joining 'The Gentlemen'
Us

A Netflix executive issued a cryptic response to online rumors Meghan Markle is joining season 3 of The Gentlemen. “All bets are off,” Manda Levin, Netflix's scripted chief in the U.K., said at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Wednesday…

independent.co.uk - Eric Tucker - FBI drops automatic hiring ban for applicants with past prostitution encounters
FBI drops automatic hiring ban for applicants with past prostitution encounters
The Independent

The FBI is abandoning a strict hiring ban on job applicants who have engaged in sexual encounters with prostitutes, choosing instead to evaluate at least some past cases through a more holistic review, according to people familiar with the matter.

globalnews.ca - Catherine McDonald - Man sentenced to over 10 years in prison in Moss Park mass shooting
Man sentenced to over 10 years in prison in Moss Park mass shooting
Global News

A Brampton man found guilty of discharging a firearm while subject to three separate weapons prohibition orders in a deadly Moss Park shooting has been sentenced to 10 years, nine months in prison. On May 22, Nathan Bell was acquitted of…

marijuanamoment.net - Alabama's Second Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens
Alabama's Second Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens
Marijuana Moment

“Having more dispensary locations throughout the state is vital for patient access and affordability.” By Anna Barrett, Alabama Reflector Alabama's second medical cannabis dispensary opened Friday in Talladega about three months after…

earth.com - Eric Ralls - Cannabis produced a surprising heart rhythm effect in regular users
Cannabis produced a surprising heart rhythm effect in regular users
Earth.com

Millions of Americans smoke or vape cannabis. Researchers have mostly studied what the habit does to the heart by comparing users with nonusers after the fact. Those comparisons have generally linked the drug to more rhythm trouble, not less. So a…

reason.com - John Ross - Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Reason Magazine - Free Minds and Free Markets

Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for Justice. New case ! IJ clients Charles and Eli Copley own 50 wooded acres in Roxbury, Conn., where they've always welcomed hikers…

newyorker.com - Becca Rothfeld - Cinema Lessons from a Trash-Movie Auteur
Cinema Lessons from a Trash-Movie Auteur
The New Yorker

I worship at the altar of trash, by which I mean that I am one of those cinephiles with a fondness for bad movies. Perhaps I am underselling the corpus I have in mind by calling it merely “bad,” and understating my sect's feeling by…

the-express.com - Parul Sharma - Famous child star's tragic life from drug battles and jail to death at 25
Famous child star's tragic life from drug battles and jail to death at 25
Daily Express US

During a conversation with veteran journalist Bobbie Wygant, he revealed that it was 'nothing serious, you know. It's stupid. You know, drugs are really stupid.' He also encountered trouble with law enforcement for spending time with problematic…

esquire.com - Charles P. Pierce - Ron DeSantis, America's Favorite Meathead, Has Put Himself in Quite the Pickle
Ron DeSantis, America's Favorite Meathead, Has Put Himself in Quite the Pickle
Esquire

(Permanent Musical Accompaniment to the Last Post of the Week from the Blog's Favourite Living Canadian) For my money, Florida governor Ron DeSantis would have been better off remaining as roadkill along a country road in Iowa, which is where they…

marijuanamoment.net - Missouri Officials Defend Hemp Product Ban From Industry Lawsuit In Federal Court
Missouri Officials Defend Hemp Product Ban From Industry Lawsuit In Federal Court
Marijuana Moment

Plaintiffs argue in the lawsuit that the result is “a single product is simultaneously legal ‘hemp' and illegal ‘marijuana.'” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent A federal judge is being asked to decide whether…

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