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Court admits ‘Radio Biafra’ transmitter allegedly smuggled into Nigeria by Kanu
News Diary Online
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June 13, 2025
..Guns recovered from house of IPOB leader’s associate – DSS A Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted in evidence a radio transmitter allegedly smuggled into the country by the detained self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra...
Court admits ‘Radio Biafra’ transmitter as evidence in Nnamdi Kanu’s trial
Daily Post
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June 13, 2025
The Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted in evidence a radio transmitter allegedly smuggled into the country by the detained self acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Justice James Omotosho admitted the...
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 Editorial • Democracy works best when the public and government engage
Lassen County Times - California
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June 16, 2025
Publisher’s note: This editorial originally appeared in the Tuesday, June 16, 2015 edition of the Lassen County Times. At this point, no one knows what the Susanville City Council will finally decide regarding the cultivation of medical marijuana...
Wishaw delivery driver made almost half a million pounds from illegal activities
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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June 17, 2025
A delivery driver serving time for organised crime offences made almost half a million pounds from illegal activities, a court has heard. Anthony Kelly, 38, made a total of £462,375 from his involvement in drug dealing in Lanarkshire between...
Legal vices: cannabis and gambling
NEPM - Massachusetts
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We’re presenting a “Legal Vices” edition of The Rundown, exploring the current status of legalized gambling and marijuana in the 413. As the cannabis industry faces challenges, growers and sellers raise issues with a 1970’s law they say are...
Pa. city decriminalizes marijuana use for adults
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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June 14, 2025
After months of debate, marijuana usage will no longer be a misdemeanor in Easton. A new ordinance, brought forth by Councilman Frank Pintabone and passed in a 4-3 vote at Tuesday night’s city council meeting, will treat possession of a small...
ZYUS Life Sciences Announces Closing of First Tranche of Unit Offering
Financial Post
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June 17, 2025
This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws relating to the Company’s business, the Company’s ability to advance clinical research activities, obtain regulatory approval of...
Men and women who ended up in court for what they did at airports
Liverpool Echo
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June 14, 2025
These people decided to defy the law Airports, despite being stressful at times, are usually a place where people are looking forward to a holiday or returning home. Security is strict in airports and most holidaymakers adhere to the rules....
Pennsylvania state budget talks go down to the wire
Altoona Mirror - Pennsylvania
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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and state lawmakers are getting down to crunch time, with big questions still outstanding about how to balance the Democrat’s spending request. A push is also on to make Pennsylvania the 25th state to...
Legalizing pot, taxing skill games in focus at Pa. budget crunch time
The York Dispatch - Pennsylvania
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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and state lawmakers are getting down to crunch time, with big questions still outstanding about how to balance the Democrat's spending request. A push is also on to make Pennsylvania the 25th state to...
Bucks drug dealer, 19, jailed after police seize £22,000 haul of cash and cannabis
Bucks Free Press
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June 13, 2025
Karol Wieczorkowski was sentenced to a total of two years, three months in prison at Amersham Crown Court after police executed two warrants at his address. The court heard how on October 18, 2024, police attended the 19-year-old's Milton Keynes...
Letter: Calling hemp intoxicating is pure lunacy
Eagle-Tribune - Massachusetts
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In 1619, the Virginia Assembly mandated that all farmers cultivate hemp – a ruling primarily driven by England’s insatiable appetite for raw materials like rope, sails, and other naval supplies deemed essential for its fleet. Hemp was also used to...
Health regulator raises alarm over fraudulent cannabis dispensaries
Alberton Record
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Cannabis dispensaries, displaying fake licences to gain public trust and allow them to operate as a seemingly legit business, are increasing, says the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA). SAHPRA has warned the public to...
The £4.50 B&Q gadget gardeners are loving for removing stubborn dandelions in lawns & it works on all stubborn weeds
The Sun
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June 14, 2025
GARDENERS are raving over a B&Q weeding gadget that users say "takes the hard work out of weeding". The Magnusson Weeder features a carbon steel head designed to make uprooting pesky weeds as easy as possible. 3 The £4.50 B&Q gadget gardeners are...
Ban for motorist who crashed car into ditch with alcohol and drug in his system
Lincs Online
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June 17, 2025
A motorist who crashed his car upside down into a ditch had alcohol and cannabis in his system. Although he was not over the legal limit for either drugs or alcohol, Sam Foxcroft was handed a 17-month ban from the roads when he appeared in court...
U.S. House bill may limit hemp THC products in Arizona
Phoenix New Times - Arizona
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The Republican-controlled Congress is pushing forward a federal ban on THC products derived from hemp, including Delta-8. If it passes, it could spell disaster for Arizona’s hemp industry. On June 5, a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee...
Arrests In Brevard County: June 16, 2025 – Suspects Presumed Innocent Until Proven Guilty
SpaceCoastDaily.com - Florida
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June 17, 2025
Home » Home » Arrests In Brevard County: June 16, 2025 – Suspects Presumed Innocent Until Proven Guilty BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The suspects below were arrested by various law enforcement agencies on the Space Coast! PLEASE NOTE: All suspects...
Hemp shop owners fear new law will devastate business
WBRC 6 News - Alabama
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June 13, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Small business owners in Birmingham are sounding the alarm over a new law with strict regulations on Alabama’s hemp industry. Some business owners feel regulating it, especially with kids, is a good thing. But they...
Best CBD Gummies for Sleep in 2025
South Africa Today
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June 14, 2025
If you struggle to fall asleep, stay asleep, or wake up feeling groggy, you’re not alone. Insomnia and sleep disturbances affect millions of people—and many are now turning to CBD Gummies for Sleep as a gentle, natural alternative to...
Telford man, 37, denies ordering cannabis from America to sell
Shropshire Star
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June 14, 2025
Tyrone Toussaint, aged 37, appeared at Telford Magistrates Court accused of being concerned in the supply of cannabis in March and April 2023. Toussaint, of The Common, Donnington, pleaded not guilty to the charge.