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State audit blasts Colorado's marijuana testing framework
Regulatory gaps are limiting Colorado's ability to manage safety risks for weed products sold at dispensaries, a new state audit found. Why it matters: These gaps could leave consumers exposed to unsafe products, marking another blow to an industry…
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…
NORML Says Federal Prohibition Shouldn't Make Marijuana Industry Contracts Unenforceable
A leading marijuana consumer advocacy organization is urging a federal appeals court to reconsider its ruling that cannabis industry contracts are not enforceable as long as federal prohibition remains in effect. Last month, a panel of the U.S.
Here are all 9 of our Massachusetts ballot question explainers - plus some tips for managing all of them
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's politics newsletter, Mass. Politics. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Welcome back to Mass. Politics, where we need a nap after publishing nine ballot question…
State's first cannabis lounge in Worcester to close, owner seeks new location and state license
The Summit Lounge, a private cannabis consumption club in Worcester's Canal District, will close after eight years as owner Kyle Moon seeks a larger location and a state-licensed business model. The lounge announced a farewell event for Saturday…
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…
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.
Eric Dane Reveals Daughter Saved Him From Drowning at Height of Late Star's ALS Battle in Posthumous Memoir
Eric Dane was rescued from drowning by his youngest daughter at the height of his ALS battle, RadarOnline.com can reveal. The late actor described the moment he nearly perished in the sea in his posthumous memoir, titled My Book of Days: A Memoir…
Pennsauken NJ 7-Eleven Fire: Crews Battle Flames Monday
Source: Google Street View A fire broke out Monday morning at a 7-Eleven on the 6000 block of Westfield Avenue in Pennsauken, New Jersey, NBC10 Philadelphia reported. Smoke rose from the store as firefighters responded, and flames were visible…
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…
Military veterans support legalizing cannabis, poll shows (Newsletter: October 20, 2026)
Hemp company sends THC drinks to congressional lawmakers; NORML brief in marijuana biz lawsuit; MPP hemp op-ed Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment's newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It's the best way to make sure you know which…
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