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Marijuana Industry Money Is Boosting Republicans Who Oppose Legalization
Some of the largest marijuana companies in the U.S. are funding a political group that is spending to reelect Republican lawmakers who have opposed easing federal cannabis laws, according to Federal Election Commission filings. America First…
Marijuana Legalization's Broken Promise to Black America
Marijuana legalization has often been presented as an economic opportunity for communities disproportionately affected by the War on Drugs. Years into legalization, have black Americans actually shared in the wealth created by the legal cannabis…
Hemp industry fights to save itself from looming federal ban
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In a commercial kitchen outside Raleigh, North Carolina, Nicholas Hohns spreads a blue-green goo into a gridded mold, making one of his company's signature products: potent THC gummies, featuring the…
Charleston White Faces New Texas Felony Drug Case After Latest Arrest
Charleston White faces two new drug possession allegations in Texas less than a month after his Florida battery arrest. A booking record lists October 4 as his booking date in Tarrant County. The record names Arlington police as the agency behind…
$28B hemp THC industry fights to save itself from ban
In a commercial kitchen outside Raleigh, N.C., Nicholas Hohns spreads a blue-green goo into a gridded mold, making one of his company's signature products: potent THC gummies, featuring the primary intoxicating compound found in marijuana. It's a…
Charleston White Arrested Again On Texas Drug Charges
Charleston White is facing another criminal case after authorities booked the controversial internet personality in Texas on two drug possession allegations over the weekend. The latest Charleston White arrest occurred October 4 in Tarrant County.
Paul Stam: Who could vote against a constitutional amendment limiting income tax rate to 3.5 percent? - Salisbury Post
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Government should tax only to raise money for its essential functions. I support a thorough review of expenditures each year. A goal I share with proponents of this amendment is a mechanism that will…
Monday Executive News Summary
G7 distributing up to 100 million barrels of reserves On Friday, Group of Seven countries agreed to release tens of millions of barrels of diesel and crude oil to combat high gas prices. Diesel fuel prices in particular have risen in recent months…
Congresswoman Says Massachusetts Voters Should Reject Anti-Marijuana Ballot Question
A Democratic congresswoman from Massachusetts is urging voters to defeat an initiative on the November ballot that would roll back the state's marijuana legalization law. “Cannabis legalization and regulation is positive for small…
Key races to watch with control of the Wisconsin Legislature up for grabs in November
Control of the Wisconsin state legislature is on the ballot this November. All 99 Assembly seats and half of the State Senate seats are up for election. Democrats need to flip just two GOP Senate seats to take control of that chamber. With control…
Nashville Man Sentenced in North Nashville Drug Trafficking Case
Source: Google Street View A 56-year-old Nashville man has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to cocaine distribution and related trafficking charges stemming from a federal investigation that unraveled in 2023. David Marsh…
Marijuana Opponents And Pharma Company File Brief Asking Court To Block Trump's Hemp CBD Medicare Coverage Plan
A coalition of anti-marijuana groups and a cannabis-focused biopharmaceutical corporation have filed a new brief in their lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's initiative to cover up to $500 worth of hemp-derived products each year for…
There Are 'No Deaths From Overdose Of Marijuana,' DEA Confirms In Updated Report
Marijuana can have a number of effects on people who use it but there are no known instances of someone fatally overdosing from consuming cannabis, federal officials say. “No deaths from overdose of marijuana have been reported,” the…
Daniil Medvedev DQ'd After Hitting Spectator During Wild Scene At China Open Semi-Final vs. Novak Djokovic [VIDEO]
Novak Djokovic returned to the China Open this week with an unbeaten history in Beijing already hanging over the draw. The Serbian star last lifted the title in 2015, and he also arrived after a long stretch away from the event. He opened the week…
I Was Hired by One of the 'Cornell 7' Last Year. I Know Well How This Case Has Gone Uniquely Wrong.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The shocking details in a woman's lawsuit against Cornell University, a fraternity, her sorority, and (most infamously)…
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