Police-involved deaths: Trinidad and Tobago police say two men were killed in a raid-style anti-crime operation after both allegedly raised firearms when officers entered a home in San Fernando. Minnesota cannabis industry: Minnesota’s first-ever Minnesota Cannabis Week (Aug. 21-27) is set to connect minority, tribal, women-led and regulator groups through events and a new “Minnesota Marketplace” for entrepreneurs and consumers. Marijuana grow bust: Mt. Pleasant Township police say they found a “large-scale” marijuana operation in a barn after a parole compliance check, including heat lamps, planters/soil, and large bags of dried marijuana stems. Medical cannabis oversight: South Dakota’s medical marijuana program is expanding access (now 19,000+ cardholders) and lawmakers discussed federal reclassification’s impact on taxes and banking, while also pushing for less harsh enforcement for vendor mistakes. Court ruling on cannabis searches: North Carolina’s Supreme Court again affirmed that the smell of cannabis can justify a police search. Hemp policy hit: Tennessee reports more than $54M in lost hemp tax revenue after THC restrictions, with growers forced to pivot away from profitable products. Enforcement abroad: Nigeria’s NDLEA says it destroyed about N301bn worth of illicit drugs in Lagos, including multiple cannabis strains. Hemp access in NZ: New Zealand’s Hemp Industries Association says regulation changes now let everyday people grow low-THC industrial hemp via a new seed project. Drug case with cannabis: A traffic stop in Iowa led to THC vape pens being found in a woman’s purse and marijuana-related charges.