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Ohio Senate Votes, 32-0, To Reject House Changes to Cannabis, Hemp Laws
The Ohio Senate doesn’t see eye-to-eye with its House counterpart on legislation that would revise the state’s 2023 voter-approved cannabis law and provide a legal avenue for selling intoxicating hemp products. The Senate voted unanimously on Oct....
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Lawsuits threaten timeline for Florida petition drives
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Several petition groups aiming for the 2026 Florida ballot are struggling to meet signature requirements due to new state laws. A new law, HB 1205, has introduced stricter penalties and financial challenges for groups gathering signatures for...
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New Maine Ballot Initiative Would Roll Back Marijuana Legalization Law Approved By Voters
There’s another effort brewing to undermine a state voter-approved marijuana law—this time in Maine, where a citizen initiative backed by GOP operatives has been submitted in hopes of rolling back the commercial adult-use market. Almost 10 years...
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Legal Roundtable tackles Missouri redistricting, Roundup cancer lawsuit and more
Missouri is one of several states in which legislators are working quickly to redraw voting maps to benefit the Trump administration and congressional Republicans before the next election. Those efforts have hit multiple legal obstacles in...
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Court upholds man’s conviction for cannabis cultivation, possession
On June 28 last year, the sessions court convicted and sentenced Ahmad Faridz Fadzil to 30 years’ imprisonment and six strokes of the rotan for cultivating cannabis plants. (Envato Elements pic) PETALING JAYA: The Court of Appeal has upheld a...
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Cannabis initiative back on ballot for Menominee voters
MENOMINEE, Mich. (WLUC) - Voters in the City of Menominee will again be able to decide how many marijuana stores can be in the city. In August, voters were in favor of limiting the number of dispensaries in the city to nine. But a circuit court...
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West Virginia: State Officials Refuse To Allocate Millions in Medical Cannabis Related Revenue, Despite Law Earmarking Funds for Research, Other Priorities
Charleston, WV: State officials have collected millions in taxes and regulatory fees specific to the administration of the state’s medical cannabis access program but are refusing to spend it. According to reporting by the news service Mountain...
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Marijuana industry asks court to pause impending pot tax
Michigan’s legal marijuana industry association has asked a judge to put the brakes on implementing a new excise tax on marijuana while a legal challenge is underway. The motion for an injunction filed with the Michigan Court of Claims is an early...
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State officials urge safe cannabis storage on Halloween
As families across New York celebrate Halloween, state officials are reminding parents to be extra cautious- not just about candy, but also about cannabis products that could look like treats. Lyla Hunt, Deputy Director of Public Health and...
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More than 7,000 plants counted so far at huge cannabis factory at former casino
More than 7,000 plants have been counted so far at a huge cannabis factory discovered by police at a former casino in Northampton town centre. At about 9am on Thursday October 30, Northampton’s Neighbourhood Policing Team forced entry into the...
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Fond du Lac Band enters state’s cannabis market
CLOQUET — The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa entered an agreement with the state of Minnesota allowing the band to distribute and sell its tribally grown cannabis off reservation and across Minnesota’s burgeoning cannabis market. The...
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Man in court after armed police descend on Swindon street
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Swindon Advertiser
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Jack Parfitt, 24, of Westbury Road, Penhill, was charged with two counts of actual bodily harm, aggravated burglary, attempted grievous bodily harm and possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin. He appeared at Swindon Magistrates...
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Drug dealing sisters sob in court after illegal parcels were delivered to neighbour by mistake
Paris Connolly (left) and Destiny Connolly (right) sobbed in court (Picture: MEN Media) A pair of sisters who distributed cocaine and heroin were caught after parcels of the drugs were mistakenly intercepted by a neighbour. Paris Connolly, 32, and...
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Informal traders picket outside Joburg High Court over CoJ decision to remove those operating illegally
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Dozens of frustrated informal traders are picketing outside the Johannesburg High Court on Friday afternoon. The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) and the City of Johannesburg are facing off in the court over the metro’s...
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Lanarkshire van passenger admits part in £440k cannabis operation after driver walks free
A passenger caught in a van with £440,000-worth of cannabis in Lanarkshire has admitted his involvement in the operation — two years after the driver walked free from court. 31-year-old Phu Van Hoh admitted being concerned in the supply of...
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What are your rights while interacting with federal law enforcement? DC town hall offers insight
A Thursday night town hall in D.C. saw judges and attorneys offer insight on how residents should interact with federal law enforcement amid the surge in the District. D.C. courtrooms have seen an influx of low-level offense and gun possession...
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Sisters who ran drug-dealing network exposed when package containing £10k of cannabis was delivered to NEIGHBOUR
TWO sisters who ran a drug-dealing network were exposed when a package of cannabis was accidentally delivered to their neighbour. Destiny Connolly, 26, controlled the “Kyzer” line along with her sister Paris, 32 – sending out more than 2,000 flare...
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Sisters selling cocaine and heroin snared when drug packages sent to neighbour by mistake
Amy Walker Court reporter and Cheryl Mullin 09:08, 31 Oct 2025Updated 11:01, 31 Oct 2025 From left, Paris and Destiny Connolly helped sell cocaine and heroin on the Kyzer line(Image: Facebook) Two drug dealing sisters were snared when parcels of...
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City of Joburg, informal traders face off in court
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JOHANNESBURG - The City of Johannesburg and informal traders continue their battle in court on Friday. The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa, which is representing the traders, is accusing the city of violating their constitutional...
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Humboldt Supervisors Eliminate Cannabis Excise Tax
A local cannabis industry that’s been hammered by oversupply and plunging wholesale prices now has one less cost to pay with the repeal of Humboldt County’s Measure S county excise tax. Measure S won voter support in the 2016 election and raising...
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