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wtkr.com - Web Staff - Virginia lawmakers propose framework to open retail marijuana sales in 2026
Virginia lawmakers propose framework to open retail marijuana sales in 2026
News 3 WTKR Norfolk

RICHMOND, Va. — Efforts to allow retail marijuana sales in Virginia have failed multiple times, but lawmakers are now working on a new framework aiming for Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger's signature. On July 1, 2021, the General Assembly…

wtkr.com - Major Hampton investment, Va. marijuana proposal, more details on boat strikes: Sunrise Brief
Major Hampton investment, Va. marijuana proposal, more details on boat strikes: Sunrise Brief
News 3 WTKR Norfolk

Hampton Mayor Jimmy Gray announced a large investment during the inaugural State of the City address on Wednesday. Hampton Mayor announces HII spending $28M to upgrade facility in the city HII, the company that owns Newport News Shipbuilding, will…

fastcompany.com - Taylor Hatmaker - Hemp-THC drinks were the hottest thing in zero-proof culture. Congress just put them on notice
Hemp-THC drinks were the hottest thing in zero-proof culture. Congress just put them on notice
Fast Company

The bill that brought the government back online last month ended the shutdown with an unexpected catch that could crush an entire industry. A hidden provision slipped into the bill just before it passed has nothing to do with the federal shutdown…

reason.com - Ilya Somin - The Supreme Court Should Hear Case Seeking to Overturn Gonzales v. Raich
The Supreme Court Should Hear Case Seeking to Overturn Gonzales v. Raich
Reason Magazine - Free Minds and Free Markets

A recent petition for certiorari in the case of Canna Provisions, Inc. v. Bondi, asks the Supreme Court to overrule its terrible decision in Gonzales v. Raich (2005), which held that Congress' power to 'regulate commerce…among the several…

marijuanamoment.net - Kyle Jaeger - GOP Congressman Presses Federal Financial Officials On Marijuana Industry's Banking Access Problems
GOP Congressman Presses Federal Financial Officials On Marijuana Industry's Banking Access Problems
Marijuana Moment

A GOP congressman is pressing federal financial regulators about the ongoing issues that state-legal marijuana businesses face when trying to access basic banking services under federal prohibition. At a hearing before the House Financial Services…

thestar.com.my - Drugs syndicate busted with RM13.8mil haul, six arrested
Drugs syndicate busted with RM13.8mil haul, six arrested
The Star Online

PETALING JAYA: Police have crippled a drug trafficking syndicate with the seizure of methamphetamine and ketamine worth RM13.8mil in raids conducted in the Klang Valley and Perak on Monday (Dec 1). Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation…

foxnews.com - Bonny Chu - DHS arrests dozens of illegal immigrants within 24 hours of launching New Orleans operation
DHS arrests dozens of illegal immigrants within 24 hours of launching New Orleans operation
Fox News

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Thursday that it had made dozens of arrests in New Orleans just one day after launching Operation Catahoula Crunch, the latest federal immigration operation cracking down on criminal illegal…

thewrap.com - Raquel Calhoun - Jon Stewart Weighs in on Trump's Flagrant Pardoning of Criminals: 'I Used to Think Crime Doesn't Play' | Video
Jon Stewart Weighs in on Trump's Flagrant Pardoning of Criminals: 'I Used to Think Crime Doesn't Play' | Video
TheWrap

Jon Stewart slammed President Trump's pardoning of infamous criminals, recalling the time when even the pettiest of crimes couldn't grant a person the same privileges. “I kind of dig what he's doing,” Stewart said sarcastically…

sltrib.com - Latest from Mormon Land: For our 400th newsletter, enjoy some past tidbits
Latest from Mormon Land: For our 400th newsletter, enjoy some past tidbits
The Salt Lake Tribune

The Mormon Land newsletter is The Salt Lake Tribune's weekly highlight reel of news in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Join us on Patreon to receive ad-free podcast episodes, the full newsletter and access to all of our…

marketbeat.com - Promising Cannabis Stocks To Follow Today - December 4th
Promising Cannabis Stocks To Follow Today - December 4th
MarketBeat

MarketBeat Week in Review – 09/29 - 10/03 Tilray Brands, Canopy Growth, Aurora Cannabis, Flora Growth, and SNDL are the five Cannabis stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Cannabis stocks are publicly traded…

law360.com - Sam Reisman - Dem Lawmakers Push Equity-Focused Cannabis Reforms
Dem Lawmakers Push Equity-Focused Cannabis Reforms
Law360

A group of Democratic Congress members on Thursday unveiled a proposed U.S. House of Representatives resolution urging Congress to push policies strengthening equity in the state-regulated marijuana markets and for the... To view the full article…

usmagazine.com - Chris Harris - Fitness Influencer Arrested for Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Girl, 16
Fitness Influencer Arrested for Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Girl, 16
Us Weekly

A fitness influencer with more than 112,000 Instagram followers and 101,000 YouTube subscribers has been arrested in Indiana, where authorities allege he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl on at least three occasions.l; Brian Divine, 44, was…

blockclubchicago.org - Mack Liederman - Chicago Could Ban Hemp Products As Push Advances To Final Vote
Chicago Could Ban Hemp Products As Push Advances To Final Vote
Block Club Chicago

CITY HALL — A citywide ban on hemp products will advance to a final vote in front of the City Council, setting up a day that could make or break hundreds of local businesses selling the legally hazy highs. Ald. Marty Quinn (13th) was met…

allhiphop.com - Houston Williams - SIGNS: Kunta Kinte Lives, Nearly Takes Lives Using AR-15
SIGNS: Kunta Kinte Lives, Nearly Takes Lives Using AR-15
AllHipHop

Kunta Kinte. I thought this was a fictional character from the legendary movie “Roots.” But in 2025, we take nothing for granted. Kunta Kinte Lives As An Alleged Menace To Society. Kunta Kinte Taylor and a hail of bullets headline one…

americanbanker.com - Ebrima Santos Sanneh - Hemp ban chills prospects for progress on cannabis banking
Hemp ban chills prospects for progress on cannabis banking
American Banker

Key Insight: Most hemp products — which had been legalized in the 2018 Farm Bill — will become illegal next year as part of the legislation to reopen the government last month, chilling the policy outlook for cannabis banking reform.

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