Hawaii hemp growers say new state rules will put them out of business

Gov. Josh Green’s approval of new regulations for CBD products, touted as a win for locally grown hemp, actually represents a major setback for the industry, local hemp farmers and CBD processors say. The new regulations limit the allowable level of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol,...

Most US teens are abstaining from drinking, smoking and marijuana, survey says

NEW YORK (AP) — Teen drug use hasn't rebounded from its drop during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results from a large annual national survey released Tuesday. About two-thirds of 12th graders this year said they hadn’t used alcohol, marijuana,...

Rapper Quando Rondo sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to a federal drug charge

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Rapper Quando Rondo was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to a federal drug offense in Georgia. The rapper, whose given name is Tyquian Terrel Bowman, was sentenced to two years and nine months imprisonment by U.S. District Court...

Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results

WASHINGTON (AP) — While the election was over a month ago, voters in some parts of the country are discovering that having their say at the ballot box is not necessarily the final word. Lawmakers in several states have already initiated or indicated plans to alter or nullify...

Texas Senate to pursue ban on THC products next year, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced Wednesday that lawmakers in the state Senate would move to ban all forms of consumable tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, in Texas. Patrick, who presides over the Senate and largely controls the flow of legislation in the chamber, said the THC ban would be...

Police in Trinidad and Tobago seize $6 million worth of drugs from a boat

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Trinidad and Tobago said they have confiscated more than $6 million worth of drugs, one of the biggest seizures in the history of the twin-island Caribbean nation. The seizure included more than 500 pounds (230 kilograms) of marijuana and more...

Nebraska judge's ruling moves the state closer to legalizing medical marijuana

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Three weeks after Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved medical marijuana the state moved a step closer to allowing it Tuesday when a judge ruled that the petitions that put the question on the ballot were valid. The decision by Lancaster County District Judge...

Nebraska medical marijuana legalization is closer to reality after judge’s ruling but an appeal is likely

Court agrees with ban on medical marijuana advertising in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Medical marijuana businesses in Mississippi don't have the right to advertise on billboards or other places because marijuana itself remains illegal under federal law, an appeals court says. The owner of a medical marijuana dispensary argued that the First...

Prison appears to be no barrier for Michigan county official who won another term

MONROE, Mich. (AP) — A county official in Michigan has taken the oath of office for another term, but face-to-face meetings with his constituents are unlikely. Mark Brant, reelected Nov. 5 as a Monroe County commissioner, soon will be off to federal prison. The Republican said he...