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Gary man gets 70 years for killing marijuana dealer
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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June 13, 2025
A Gary man got 70 years Friday for killing a marijuana dealer. Tyrone Reno, 34, was convicted last month of murder in the Nov. 15, 2021, death of Quintez Johnson, 31, plus a gun enhancement. He faced up to 85 years. Johnson’s two kids, aged 8 and...
Perry woman accused of providing cannabis edible to her child
WHAM - New York
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Perry, N.Y. — A Wyoming County woman has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Bobbie Ellis, 44, of Perry is accused of providing her kid, who is a minor, with a cannabis-infused brownie for consumption. She's also charged with...
Court relocates, inspects seized IPOB alleged smuggled container, transmitter at DSS Headquarters
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 13, 2025
Part of the proceedings of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja was on Friday, moved to the Department of State Services (DSS) Headquarters in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The...
Absolute idiot caught dealing cannabis two times after police raided his home
Wales Online
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June 14, 2025
An "absolute idiot" was found with more than £10,000 worth of cannabis when officers carried out a raid at his home. He was released on bail but was found with more cannabis and cocaine when another raid took place. Liam Donnelly, 47, was first...
Cannabis-Use Disorder Increasing in Older Veterans Despite Medicinal Use
U.S. Medicine
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June 13, 2025
Routine Screening Not VA Policy Click to Enlarge: Results shown are weighted percentages for any and exclusive use of cannabis by modes of use (smoking, vaping, dabbing, or edibles) among those who used cannabis in the past 30 days (n = 1193...
Opinion: Why more youth are landing in the ER with vomiting from cannabis use
New West Record
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June 14, 2025
Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome — with severe vomiting, abdominal pain and temporary relief through compulsive hot bathing — is increasingly affecting adolescents and young adults. As cannabis use among youth rises in Canada — and THC potency...
Genotyping in the Cannabis Industry: Interview with Anna Schwabe, PhD
Cannabis Science & Technology
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June 13, 2025
In our Women in Grow: Leadership in Cannabis Genetics and Cultivation supplement, Cannabis Science and Technology interviewed researcher and educator Anna Schwabe, PhD, Associate Lecture Professor at the University of Colorado and Chief Operating...
Medical Cannabis Telehealth Bill Vetoed by Hawaii Governor Josh Green
Cannabis Science & Technology
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June 13, 2025
Hawaii’s Governor, Josh Green, shook up the state’s medical cannabis industry by vetoing legislation which would have entitled physicians to certify medical cannabis patients through telehealth for the cannabis program (1,2). Additionally, the...
Police Minister Reece Whitby says WA’s new e-scooter laws could be toughest in the nation
The West Australian
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June 14, 2025
Police Minister Reece Whitby says WA has the opportunity to lead the nation by introducing the toughest e-scooter laws in Australia. At a press conference on Saturday, Mr Whitby said he believed there was a place for e-scooters in WA but the way...
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...
Five men appear in court after cannabis farm worth more than £1m found
Glasgow Times
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The discovery was made after officers executed a warrant at a property in Clarence Street on Thursday, June 5. An extensive cannabis cultivation was found inside, with the drugs having an estimated street value of £1,306,200. Five men, aged 17,...
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...
40 States Are Cracking Down on Hemp. Here’s Why
The Dales Report
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June 13, 2025
On this Friday edition of Trade to Black, host Shadd Dales is joined by Anthony Varrell and Guap to wrap the week with a spirited discussion on hemp regulation, North Carolina’s cannabis reform proposal, and future cannabis sponsorships in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...