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Prolific board games thief appears in court - In the Dock
Southern Daily Echo
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RIKKI CHADWICK, 36, of Millbrook Road West, Southampton, pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal damage after damaging a motorbike belonging to a man, and a charge of assault by beating against the same man, both in Southampton on February 1. He...
Hemp-Connect Forum 2025: Rethinking Construction Amid A Housing And Materials Crisis
Scoop
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Hempcrete plays a key role in the University of Tasmania's $131 million Forestry and Timberyards redevelopment, helping to create a sustainable, state-of-the-art hub for learning and teaching in Hobart. Image courtesy of Woods Bagot. has a good...
Vape shop owners say they're selling 'perfectly legal products' amid raids in Temple, Belton
KCEN 6 - Texas
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June 14, 2025
Law enforcement agencies executed search warrants at seven vape and smoke shops across Temple and Belton, seizing products they say were mislabeled as legal hemp. TEMPLE, Texas — What started as an ordinary Friday morning turned into chaos for...
Facebook And Instagram Seem To Have Stopped Censoring Search Results For ‘Marijuana’ And ‘Cannabis’
Marijuana Moment
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June 13, 2025
Meta—the social media juggernaut behind Facebook, Instagram and Threads—appears to have rolled back a restriction on searches for words like “marijuana” and “cannabis” after criticism that the company’s censorship was overbroad and limited access...
New cannabis distribution warehouse opens in Rochester Friday
WHEC 10 - New York
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June 14, 2025
The News10NBC Team details breaking News, Traffic and Weather. ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A major cannabis wholesaler, Nabis, has opened a new distribution warehouse in Rochester this week. The 30,000-square-foot facility is located in the former Kodak...
Trial begins for woman arrested after swearing, shouting at Tarrant County Commissioners Court
KERA - Texas
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June 14, 2025
A six-member jury is in place to decide whether a woman committed a crime when she swore and shouted at a Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting in January. Carolyn Rodriguez, who goes by Carolina, has pleaded not guilty to hindering...
Oregon bill targets illegal cannabis grows, aims to curb water theft and human trafficking
KATU - Oregon
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ROSEBURG, Ore. — A bill recently passed through the Oregon senate aimed at increasing penalties for landowners with illegal cannabis grows across the state, limiting further crimes such as water theft and human trafficking. The bill, known as SB...
Kanu incited IPOB’s sit-at-home order, DSS tells court
Punch
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June 13, 2025
The Department of State Services says the broadcasts made by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, incited the sit-at-home order of IPOB in the South-East region. According to the DSS, the broadcasts also directly...
Marijuana Market Incentives May Be Reducing Biodiversity In The Plant, Causing A ‘Bottlenecking Of Cannabis Genetics,’ New Study Says
Marijuana Moment
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June 12, 2025
New research on cannabis genetics suggests that incentives in the legal marijuana market—such as the desire for plants to mature faster and produce more cannabinoids for extraction—may be leading to a decline in biodiversity of the plant...
Legalising cannabis has not curbed opioid addiction among US veterans
Scimex Newsfeed
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June 13, 2025
US scientists compared the incidence of opioid use disorder (OUD) among US veterans in states without legalised cannabis, in states with legal medicinal cannabis, and in states with legal recreational cannabis. They found that, between 2005 and...
Ohio Woman Arraigned for Drug Trafficking After Airport Marijuana Seizure
St. Thomas Source
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June 13, 2025
A 32-year-old Ohio woman was arraigned Monday in federal court on drug trafficking and conspiracy charges after authorities discovered nearly four kilograms of marijuana in her checked luggage at Cyril E. King Airport, according to the U.S....
Congressional Committee Clarifies That Hemp Ban Isn’t Meant To Restrict ‘Industrial Or Nonintoxicating’ Products
Marijuana Moment
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June 13, 2025
A powerful GOP-led congressional committee amended a report for a spending bill containing provisions that hemp stakeholders say would upend the industry, clarifying that the panel does not intend to prohibit non-intoxicating cannabinoid products...
Marijuana Use Among Older Adults Hits Record High, Says NYU Study
Muscle & Fitness - New York
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June 12, 2025
A new analysis led by researchers at New York University’s School of Global Public Health has found that marijuana use among older adults has reached a new “high” with 7% of adults aged 65 or over now taking a hit in the United States. While the...
Maine lawmakers face budget deadline as tax increase sparks partisan debate
WGME - Maine
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AUGUSTA, Maine (WGME) -- Maine lawmakers have less than a week to pass a new biennial budget. Republican leaders say for a third straight year, majority democrats are not willing to compromise or find ways to cut the budget. Instead, lawmakers...
HB 6855’s approach to kratom does not serve CT residents
The Connecticut Mirror
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June 16, 2025
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. Connecticut House Bill 6855, currently awaiting the signature of Gov. Ned Lamont, proposes sweeping changes to the state’s drug policy. Ostensibly a bill...
IGP says no need to question Anwar after court clears Yusoff Rawther of drug, firearms charges, vows internal review
Malay Mail
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June 14, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) is awaiting the full written judgment in the Yusoff Rawther case to identify any gaps or shortcomings in the investigation process. Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain...
Lawmakers approved more than AG requested for growing workload, Trump litigation
The Herald-Whig - Illinois
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SPRINGFIELD — In a year when many state agencies received little or no funding increase, state lawmakers this year approved an increase of $15.7 million, or 22.4%, for general operating expenses in Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office. That...
Why Same-Day Cannabis Delivery Is the New Standard—Not a Luxury
The Clinton Courier - Mississippi
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June 13, 2025
We’ve come a long way from hushed conversations in parking lots and sketchy drop-offs. Today, ordering cannabis feels more like ordering dinner—and for a growing number of Canadians, that’s exactly how it should be. Cannabis isn’t just legal...
Will Abbott sign the THC ban this week? Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says lawmakers have done their job
WFAA 8 - Texas
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June 14, 2025
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick discussed a potential special session for congressional redistricting, legislative wins and his own political future on Inside Texas Politics. DALLAS — After what he described as the “most conservative session” ever, Lt. Gov....
Court dispositions: April 30-May 6, 2025
Albert Lea Tribune - Minnesota
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June 12, 2025
Published 3:35 pm Thursday, June 12, 2025 Freeborn County District Court April 30 Skyler Charles Bolin, 19, 611 Freeborn Ave., Albert Lea. Count 1: Obstruct legal process. Dismissed. Count 2: Public nuisances. Local confinement for 15 days, stay...