Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy. A proposed rule sent to the federal register recognizes the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has...

Man convicted of murder in Detroit teen's death despite body still missing in landfill

DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit man who dropped a teenager’s body into a dumpster after dark but insisted he wasn’t responsible for her death was convicted of second-degree murder Thursday, a case that gripped the region in 2022 when police spent months combing a vast landfill for her remains. ...

Editorial Roundup: New York

New York Post. May 15, 2024. Editorial: Stop letting the skeevy legal lending industry make bank off New Yorkers It’s time to crack down on the skeevy lending practice that’s draining New Yorkers’ wallets. It’s good news that a coalition of...

Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in US drug policy

Pro-cannabis advocates in Thailand rally ahead of the government's plan to recriminalize the plant

NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) — Dozens of pro-cannabis advocates gathered Thursday at the health ministry on the outskirts of the Thai capital, Bangkok, to oppose the government’s plan to relist the plant as a narcotic, two years after it was decriminalized. The rally came after...

Driver said he smoked pot oil, took medication before Florida crash that killed 8 Mexican workers

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A man with a long record of dangerous driving told investigators he smoked marijuana oil and took prescription drugs hours before he sideswiped a bus, killing eight Mexican farmworkers and injuring dozens more, according to an arrest report unsealed Wednesday. ...

OrganiGram: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — OrganiGram Holdings Inc. (OGI) on Tuesday reported a loss of $20.1 million in its fiscal second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had a loss of 22 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 12 cents per...

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

Lincoln Journal Star. May 9, 2024. Editorial: Pillen’s job cut plan will face its challenges Days after the Legislature failed to approve his property tax relief plan that in its earliest incarnation would have raised the state sales tax by 2 cents, Gov. Jim Pillen...

Ohio adult-use marijuana sales approved as part of 2023 ballot measure could begin by mid-June

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Recreational marijuana could be available for sale in Ohio by mid-June, after new licensing rules for dispensaries cleared a key legislative hurdle Monday. Adult-use sales have been in limbo in the state since December, when an initiated statute approved by...

Senseonics: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

GERMANTOWN, Md. (AP) — GERMANTOWN, Md. (AP) — Senseonics Holdings Inc. (SENS) on Monday reported a loss of $18.9 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Germantown, Maryland-based company said it had a loss of 3 cents. The results matched Wall...