- A France in Shock Confronts the Violence in Its Midst
The ruthless assault that freed a prisoner and set off a manhunt has turned attention to a multibillion-dollar drug trade fueling gang warfare.
- NYC weed shop crackdown is great news, but without wider reform will just be Whack-a-Mole
Western Green, a Queens store operating in flagrant violation of the laws prog legislators assured us would make the retail pot market safe, got raided and shuttered, its copious inventory confiscated. One down — 2,900-plus to go.
- Cannabis cops uproot illegal weed shop in heart of Queens business district
"A lot of the illegal stores are going up in puff. Other stores are taking their signs down to disguise their illegal selling,'' said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards.
- State Cannabis Director to Step Down as Governor Orders Overhaul
The departure of Chris Alexander, an architect of legalization in New York, follows a report that was critical of his leadership.
- Thailand Prime Minister Seeks to Criminalize Weed in Reversal
Thailand had decriminalized marijuana in 2022, but the country’s new government is pushing for stricter drug laws.
- THC lingers in breastmilk with no clear peak point
When breastfeeding mothers in a recent study used cannabis, its psychoactive component THC showed up in the milk they produced. The research also found that, unlike alcohol, when THC was detected in milk there was no consistent time when its concentration peaked and started to decline. Importantly, the researchers discovered that the amount of THC they detected in milk was low -- they estimated that infants […]...
- How Brittney Griner survived nearly a year in a Russian jail
"I'm terrified I might be here forever," she wrote in a handwritten letter. "I realize you are dealing with so much, but please don't forget about me and the other detainees. Please do all you can to bring us home.”...
- Biden’s Stance on Marijuana Has a Political Upside, Allies Say
The president’s allies say the Justice Department’s chill take on marijuana has a political upside.
- Biden Loosens Up on Weed
The U.S. government has recommended easing federal restrictions on the drug that have been in place for decades.
- Meghan Markle is not filming Netflix show on a California cannabis farm despite rumors
"The show is not filmed on or near any cannabis farm," a source affiliated with the show tells Page Six on Wednesday after rumors swirled of the film set.
- Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana as lower-risk drug
Drug Enforcement Administration seeking to downgrade cannabis from top category to Schedule III, but still short of legalization The US Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, the Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country. The DEA’s proposal, which still must […]...
- DOJ ready to reclassify pot but critics decry Biden election-year move: ‘It will not stop arrests’
Pot is set to be moved from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, easing research into its medicinal qualities and opening the door to lawful prescriptions replacing a patchwork of state rules.
- ‘A roof over our people’s heads’: the Indigenous US tribe building hempcrete homes
Minnesota’s Lower Sioux Indian Community is pioneering green building with its fully integrated hempcrete facility – a first in the country When Earl Pendleton first heard about building houses out of hemp more than a decade ago, it seemed like a far-fetched idea. To start, it was still illegal to grow hemp – the non-psychoactive strain of *Cannabis sativa* – in the US. Importing it from overseas was […]...
- Workers at California cannabis-delivery service threaten ‘unprecedented’ strike
After Eaze workers unionized with United Food and Commercial Workers, company cut pay and wouldn’t address it in negotiations Delivery drivers and other workers at the US’s largest cannabis-delivery company are threatening to strike in what would likely be the biggest work stoppage to hit the cannabis industry. Nearly 600 workers at 11 depot locations owned by Eaze, a cannabis-delivery company in southern […]...
- Do you care if your employees are high at work? I don’t
Some companies operate a draconian policy on drugs and other intoxicants. Fine. But for me it’s performance that counts Cannabis. Caffeine. Adderall. Xanax. Ritalin. Vicodin. Tito’s and Jameson. These are all legal substances in most states. Some can only be used when medically prescribed. The others are used “recreationally” and more people are using them than ever before. I know this because I know […]...
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