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Enjoy Sweet Relief in Seconds With These CBD Vapes
What a long way we’ve come in the cannabis world. Now, we can have CBD all by itself in a handy vape. There’s nothing better when you need sweet, immediate relief from worries. And the Secret Nature CBD Disposable Vapes are a soothing and...

'Outlawed tribe' and their history of gun and arson attacks as former soldier back in court
A gang that stepped into the shoes of a notorious predecessor was described as a "separate outlawed tribe" that "rejected all of society's moral standards". The Croxteth Young Guns (CYG) were a bunch of violet louts who were successors to the...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, KY. GRAND JURY ISSUES 10 INDICTMENTS FOR SEPT
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY VS. CHRISTOPHER SONS The Grand Jury charges: That on or before August 9th, 2025, in Lawrence County Kentucky, and before the finding of the indictment herein, the above-named defendant: 1. Chrsitopher Sons committed the...

Missouri lawmakers pass gerrymandered congressional map to favor GOP
The Missouri Senate passed a new congressional map designed to give Republicans a 7-1 advantage in the state. Lawmakers also approved a measure to make it harder for citizens to amend the state constitution via the initiative petition process. A...

Cannabis-smoking mum caught drug-driving: ‘I use it for my back pain’
A mum-of-two caught behind the wheel of her car while more than four times the legal cannabis limit claims she smokes the drug to manage chronic back pain. Natasha Mitchell, 33, was stopped on the A2 in Dover after officers said they could smell...

CBD Oil Canada: CBDNorth Named #1 Canadian Best CBD Brand by Sarnia Journal
CBDNorth has been recognized as the #1 CBD oil brand in Canada by the Sarnia Journal, praised for quality, transparency, and community impact. MIAMI, Sept. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CBDNorth, a Vancouver‑based brand known for its organic,...

Darras Hall home found to have been converted into £50,000 cannabis farm
A home on an upmarket estate was found to contain a cannabis farm worth more than £50,000. Police attended a property on Darras Road, Darras Hall, Ponteland, back on October 7 2019 and discovered the drugs factory with Martin Hawdon and Scott...
Court fines Chinese nationals US$150 for cocaine possession
HARARE – Nine Chinese nationals arrested for cocaine possession in Harare walked free on Friday after being fined just US$150 each, a sentence that has triggered outrage over the judiciary’s soft approach to drug offences. Magistrate Vakayi...

Oklahoma Chronicle: Are state's medical marijuana laws making truck driver shortage worse?
Oklahoma Chronicle: Are state's medical marijuana laws making truck driver shortage worse? Open the video player below for Evan Onstot's conversation with Chantelle Navarro, who recently conducted an investigation into the question You might have...

Study links marijuana use to higher risk of infertility, miscarriages and genetic defects
A new study has found that marijuana use could be damaging to a woman's reproductive system. Researchers tested human eggs and embryos for the first time from more than 1,050 participants and compared the egg cells from patients who did not have...

Amish Farmers in Pennsylvania Thrive with Hemp and Multimillion CBD Sales
The Rise of Amish Cannabis Entrepreneurs In the rolling hills of Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County, a quiet revolution is unfolding among the Amish community, where traditional horse-drawn buggies now share roads with delivery trucks hauling hemp...

Over 200 cannabis plants discovered in five-room set-up after raid in Leyland
He is due to appear in court tomorrow (15 September). A spokesperson for police said: “Yesterday, we told you about the discovery of a Cannabis Farm in Leyland, and we now have an update to bring you. “To remind you: our officers attended an...

South Wales drugs gang sentenced to 38 years for international cannabis operation
Images: South Wales Police Ten members of an organised crime group have been sentenced following a proactive investigation led by Tarian, the Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) for southern Wales. Tarian, working in collaboration with UK Border...

Man arrested after hundreds of cannabis plants found
Police have charged a man after discovering a cannabis farm in Leyland. The force announced that Mann Huu Nguyen, 31, of no fixed address has been charged with being concerned in the production of a class B drug after they found more than 200...

Wigan borough man accused of producing more than 300 cannabis plants
A Leigh man has appeared in court accused of producing cannabis. Anton Mirashaj, 29, of Shelley Street, is charged with producing 385 plants of cannabis, a controlled drug of class B, at a property on Beresford Street, St Helens, on March 5. Wigan...

Arkansas Medical Marijuana Sales Are On Track To Set A New Annual Record
“A total of $1.5 billion has been spent on medical marijuana since the state’s first dispensary opened in May 2019.” By Sonny Albarado, Arkansas Advocate Arkansans spent $10 million more on medical marijuana so far this year than during the first...

From junkie to judge – how woman went from breaking the law to upholding it
Mary Beth O’Connor was 12 years old when she took her first drink. Her friend turned up at her house with a bottle of Boone’s Farm strawberry wine, carried on the back of her banana-seat bicycle. They poured the sweet drink into Flintstones jelly...

BIGWU to take government to court over URP dismissals: We not taking that
News Ryan Hamilton-Davis 4 Hrs Ago Banking, Insurance and General Workers’ Union (BIGWU) president Don Devenish - A TOTAL OF 160 trade disputes have been filed so far with the Ministry of Labour by the Banking, Insurance and General Workers’ Union...

Man arrested for suspected synthetic cannabis, heroin, cocaine trafficking
A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking after being caught with substances suspected to be synthetic cannabis, heroin and cocaine. Police said the Marsa resident was apprehended after two officers noticed “suspicious...