Views: 4 Taking a note from the Philippines, President Trump has once again stated his desire to enact the death penalty for drug dealers. The statement was made during a White House event with governors across the country. He was asked to speak about fentanyl by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster. Trump said in response, […]
Views: 4 As Pennsylvania legislators debate the future of marijuana legalization, a new poll indicates that nearly seven in ten registered voters in the state support legalizing adult-use cannabis. The survey, conducted by Change Research on behalf of advocacy group ResponsiblePA, found that 68 percent of respondents favor the policy shift, with bipartisan backing signaling […]
Views: 4 The Russian story revolving around marijuana continues to grow new tentacles. Brittney Griner, the WNBA player who was locked up in a Russian jail for 293 days due to a weed vape pen in her luggage, had plans to give a talk at a cannabis event titled Women Grow Leadership in Maryland last […]
Views: 5 Robert O’Neill, the highly decorated former Navy SEAL credited with taking down Osama bin Laden, is making a bold career shift into the cannabis industry. O’Neill has founded Operator Canna Co., a state-licensed marijuana brand, with plans to sell his products in New York City dispensaries. A portion of the company’s proceeds will […]
Views: 2 After Brittney Griner back in 2022, two more Americans were freed from Russia after an exchange and upcoming war talks. First up was Marc Fogel who was detained in August 2021 for possession of medically prescribed marijuana. He was exchanged for a Russian Cybercrime boss who was arrested in 2017. Then, yesterday another […]
Views: 4 Marc Fogel, an American history teacher detained in Russia since August 2021 for carrying medically prescribed marijuana, has been freed and is on his way back to the United States, the White House announced last Tuesday. Fogel, 63, was serving a 14-year sentence after being convicted in 2022 for attempting to bring a […]
Views: 2 It’s common practice these days to say whatever is needed in order to get confirmed by the Senate, and RFK Jr. is falling into line. Just after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed to be the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, he had a conversation with the Senator […]
Views: 2 Just last week we posted a story of a Colorado company deciding to take lab testing into their own hands and see how off the mark labels in the state really were. In that case, they found almost every sample sent in to have a wide gap between the results and what was […]
Views: 16 Elon Musk, the chair of the Trump administration’s newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has signaled support for a proposal that would mandate immediate and widespread drug testing for federal employees. The endorsement comes as Musk pushes for deep cuts to government spending and agency staffing. In an X post on Saturday, […]
Views: 9 A Colorado cannabis company called Ripple decided to take the lab testing question into their own hands after the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division wouldn’t punish companies who misled with their labeling. The CEO, Justin Singer, told his employees to go to local retail shops and buy an assortment of flower, shake, and pre-rolls. […]
