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Inside Dubai's 'Alcatraz' jail where Brit law student faces life sentence
Daily Star
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September 6, 2025
A British law student facing life in prison is serving her time in a hellhole prison dubbed "the Alcatraz of Dubai". Liverpool lass Mia O'Brien, 23, is being held in the UAE city's Central Prison after "making a very stupid mistake", her mum said....
Gang behind £1m Teesside cannabis farm caught out by own CCTV cameras
TeessideLive
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September 6, 2025
A gang behind a £1m Teesside cannabis farm managed to score an own goal when police officers secured their conviction with evidence from their own CCTV cameras. Vladimir Shabani, 52, Nathan Lee, 25, Flamur Pupa, 57, and Zabit Eshja were involved...
Police column: Rural crime and growing cannabis in the Scottish Borders
Peeblesshire News
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September 5, 2025
With this in mind, it is important for our more vulnerable road users to remember their visibility when on any of the Borders road network in the coming months. Please remember that with darker nights drawing in, high-visibility and reflective...
Cannabis delivery, water scam, and Christmas tree farm for sale
KSBY - California
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September 5, 2025
Happy Friday, Central Coast. Today is the second to last Concerts in the Plaza in San Luis Obispo, here’s a look at our temperatures for the event and the rest of the weekend. Cannabis delivery coming to SLO: For the first time, cannabis delivery...
NDLEA Arrests 26 in Edo, Seizes Over 41,000kg of Narcotics and Destroys Cannabis Farms
Arise News
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September 6, 2025
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Edo State Command has arrested 26 suspected drug traffickers, with a total of 41,410.53 kilogrammes of various narcotic drugs taken out of illicit circulation. NDLEA Edo State Commander, Mitchell...
Cannabis campaigner to prime minister - Thailand's new leader wins decisive vote
Heart Radio
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5 September 2025, 10:04 | Updated: 5 September 2025, 15:09 Thailand has a new prime minister. Anutin Charnvirakul won a total of 311 votes, far exceeding the 247 required majority from the House of Representative's 492 active members. He and his...
Cannabis campaigner elected Thai PM
Sky News
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September 5, 2025
Thailand has a new prime minister. Anutin Charnvirakul won a total of 311 votes, far exceeding the 247 required majority from the House of Representative's 492 active members. He and his government are expected to take office in a few days after...
Cannabis campaigner elected as Thailand’s new prime minister
The Irish Times
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Anutin Charnvirakul, a staunch royalist, has been selected as Thailand’s next prime minister, after securing the backing of the majority of lawmakers in parliament. The construction tycoon (58) turned politician is considered a conservative,...
Thailand’s new PM Anutin pledges election within four months, rules out revenge after Thaksin leaves ahead of court ruling
Malay Mail
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September 6, 2025
BANGKOK, Sept 6 — Thailand’s next prime minister has pledged to make good on his promise to lead the fractured interim government to new polls. Conservative tycoon Anutin Charnvirakul was confirmed by parliament on Friday, ending a week-long power...
New Growth Minister Embraces Weed Referendum
Channel 7 Belize
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New Growth Minister Embraces Weed Referendum posted (September 5, 2025) On October 8th, Caye Caulker is going to a referendum to determine whether marijuana should be legalized on the island. It's unprecedented and as you heard the PM say, it...
Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
iNFOnews
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September 5, 2025
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but they still...
Who Is Anutin Charnvirakul, Thailand's New PM Who Pushed Marijuana Legalization?
Tempo.co
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September 6, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Anutin Charnvirakul, confirmed by parliament on Friday, September 5, 2025, as Thailand’s new prime minister, is known as a cautious, pragmatic politician with a knack for bridging the country’s deep political divides. The...
Local cannabis grower settles environmental lawsuit with $620,000 in penalties
Santa Maria Sun - California
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September 4, 2025
In the span of two years, Central Coast Agriculture—a cannabis cultivator with facilities in Buellton and Lompoc—agreed to pay nearly $2 million for breaking state and local air quality laws. That sum doesn’t include two pending violations issued...
Caye Caulker to Make History with First Cannabis Referendum
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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September 6, 2025
Caye Caulker residents are getting ready to vote in what will be Belize’s first-ever cannabis referendum. The question is whether to legalize the sale and use of marijuana on the island. It’s not only about lighting up; it can also boost the local...
Man caught drug driving twice in five days told police he smokes cannabis daily
Isle of Wight County Press
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September 6, 2025
Kiefer Jones, of Albert Way, East Cowes, appeared before Isle of Wight magistrates on Tuesday, September 2. The 31-year-old admitted drug driving, in East Cowes, on April 23. Prosecutor, Lauren McConnell, said Jones was located by police on...
Judge sentences 15 in court hearings
KPC Media Group - Indiana
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AUBURN — Judge Adam Squiller sentenced 15 people for criminal offenses during hearings in DeKalb Superior Court I that took place Aug. 26-Sept. 3. Terra L. Geiger of the 4100 block of West, C.R. 104 South, Angola, was sentenced to 540 days of...
Court orders cops to return confiscated ganja to grower Zion Yard
The Gleaner
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September 5, 2025
In a celebrated ruling in August, the St Elizabeth Parish Court ordered the release of 295 pounds of marijuana seized from Zion Yard, a Rastafari community authorised to cultivate the herb for sacramental use. The marijuana – also referred to...
Hemp-THC sales remain unrestricted in Texas
Convenience Store News & Petroleum
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September 4, 2025
It remains legal to sell hemp-derived THC products in Texas. | Shutterstock It remains legal to sell hemp-derived THC products in Texas, the state with more convenience stores than any other. That news comes following the close of the Texas...
Hemp rising: crop with benefits for soil and health
The Scottish Farmer
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September 4, 2025
It cleans the soil, improves biodiversity, cuts the need for chemicals, and even has the potential to replace imported soya in livestock feed. Yet despite its promise, growers struggle with red tape, a lack of infrastructure, and lingering...
Judge dismisses marijuana charges against fired Fitzgerald staffers
The Detroit News - Michigan
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Two former Warren school officials scored another victory in their criminal cases Thursday when a district court judge threw out their charge of possessing marijuana within 1,000 feet of school property, leaving one of them charge-free while the...